Sport Archive
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: U.S. Was “So Close” To Winning The Women’s World Cup, Says Abby Wambach
Posted on July 18, 2011 | No CommentsSunday’s World Cup final loss to Japan may have taken a toll on the U.S. national team but as they returned home on Monday, they were greeted by cheerful fans who showed up to support them in New York’s Times Square. “The support is really humbling,” striker Abby Wambach told reporters. “Truthfully, it’s probably... -
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: We Lifted Women’s Soccer Around The World, U.S. Midfielder Carli Lloyd Tells Ib Talk Online
Posted on July 18, 2011 | No CommentsInterview by Ibrahim Dabo After losing the Women’s World Cup final to Japan on Sunday, U.S. national team midfielder Carli Lloyd said her side created a buzz back home and are looking forward to a brighter future. “I was really proud,” Lloyd told Ib Talk Online when the team arrived... -
Football United: From civil war in Sierra Leone to USA success, football lends a hand
Posted on March 7, 2010 | No CommentsGoal.com talks to a remarkable young man and not just because he used to work for the site! By Clyde Tlou Ibrahim Dabo has crammed a great deal in to his young life. The former African Editor of Goal.com fled war-torn Sierra Leone in 1997 and is now making a... -
2010 African Nations Cup: The Cabinda Attack, Could It Have Been Avoided?
Posted on January 11, 2010 | No CommentsThe football world was shocked on January 8 when Angolan rebels opened fire on a bus carrying Togo football officials in the oil-rich province of Cabinda leaving the bus driver, Togo’s assistant coach and press officer dead. Several other players injured. The team was crossing the border from the Democratic Republic... -
Exclusive: MLS Regional Ambassador Dante Washington Believes The U.S. Will Defy The Odds In South Africa
Posted on December 23, 2009 | No CommentsFormer U.S. international striker, Dante Washington, who played in the 1992 Summer Olympics, says his country is placed in the best group it has ever had at a World Cup finals. The USA is paired alongside England, Algeria, and Slovenia for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. After playing... -
Exclusive Interview: The U.S. Qualifying For The World Cup Is Not Even A Question, Says Alexi Lalas
Posted on December 18, 2009 | No CommentsExcitements are mounting and the drums will soon be sounding in emphatic fashion as South Africa hosts the world’s most prestigious sporting event—the World Cup—for the first time on African soil. There has also been some very interesting analysis amongst football analysts and fans alike on how teams will fair... -
CAF Unveil Five-man Shortlist For 2009 African Player Of The Year
Posted on December 13, 2009 | No CommentsThe Confederation of African Football (CAF) in partnership with Globacom, a leading telecommunications company that provides GSM and GPRS-based mobile services, has released the shortlist for the Glo-CAF Player of the Year 2009. Amongst players making the shortlist are Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba (who won the award in 2006)... -
Exclusive Interview: Former England Ntl. Team Psychologist Bill Beswick Tips England To Win World Cup
Posted on December 5, 2009 | 1 CommentFollowing the draw for the 2010 World Cup, the first to be staged on African soil next summer, soccer pundits around the world have been scratching their heads looking into the history books and making analysis on what to expect in the tournament while millions of fans cannot just wait for... -
Exclusive Interview: Obi Mikel Eyes Champions League and Premiership
Posted on September 11, 2009 | 1 CommentNigeria midfielder, John Obi Mikel, in August signed a new five-year contract with English Premiership Club Chelsea and is already looking forward to a fruitful season. The contract will now keep the 22-year-old at the club until 2014 and he said he is happy with the deal. “I think I... -
Exclusive Interview: Salomon Kalou Anticipates A Great Season
Posted on September 2, 2009 | No CommentsChelsea striker Salomon Kalou hopes his English Club, presently in pole position in the Premiership standing on goal difference, will do well this season. Ahead of the new season, Kalou told Ibdabo.com that his expectation for the new season “is to do better than last year.” “I hope we are...