Algeria, who meet Senegal on Friday in the Africa Cup of Nations final in Cairo, must travel virtually the length of the continent three times during the 2021 qualifying campaign. Forward Baghdad Bounedjah celebrates a 2-1 victory over Nigeria that qualified Algeria for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final in Cairo. (AFP/MOHAMED EL-SHAHED) The Desert Foxes were placed in Group H with three southern African states, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana, when the draw was made in Cairo on Thursday. There are no direct air links between Algiers and Lusaka, Harare and Gaborone, which will add to the travel time of a squad currently captained by Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez. It is a good draw for Algeria though, as Zimbabwe flopped in the 2019 tournament, Zambia failed to qualify and Botswana took one point from a possible 18 in their last campaign. Senegal, whose top player is Liverpool forward Sadio Mane, face a slightly less daunting travel schedule in Group I against Congo … [Read more...] about Algeria face long qualifying route to 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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Congratulations to foreign nations on National Day
On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh extended his congratulations to South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu. Also on April 26, Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong sent a congratulatory message to the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, John Magufuli, on the country’s 55th National Day (April 26, 1964-2019). Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh also congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of Tanzania, Palamagamba Kabudi. Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong sent a message of congratulations to Presidents Julius Maada Bio of the Republic of Sierra Leone on April 26, on its 58th National Day (April 27, 1961-2019), while extending congratulations to President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe Eyadema and the Republic of Togo on the country’s 59th National Day (April 27, 1960). On the occasion, Deputy … [Read more...] about Congratulations to foreign nations on National Day
Hoang Thuy’s rivals for the title of Miss Universe 2019
The first runner-up from Miss Universe Vietnam 2017, Hoang Thuy is known to vie for Miss Universe 2019. The 27-year-old girl from Thanh Hoa Province is 1.79 meters tall and measures at 81-58-90. Miss Colombia 2019 Gabriela Tafur Náder is one of Thuy’s strongest rivals at the world pageant. The 23-year-old girl is 1.80 meters tall with measurement of 88-60-94. Miss Universe Sierra Leone 2018 Marie Esther Bangura The 22-year-old girl is 1.80 meters tall. Anyella Grados, 19, from Peru The first runner-up from Miss Universe Vietnam 2017, Hoang Thuy is known to vie for Miss Universe 2019. The 27-year-old girl from Thanh Hoa Province is 1.79 meters tall and measures at 81-58-90. Miss Colombia 2019 Gabriela Tafur Náder is one of Thuy’s strongest rivals at the world pageant. The 23-year-old girl is 1.80 meters tall with measurement of 88-60-94. Miss Universe Sierra Leone 2018 Marie Esther Bangura The 22-year-old girl is 1.80 … [Read more...] about Hoang Thuy’s rivals for the title of Miss Universe 2019
Refugee team to take part at Tokyo 2020 Olympics: IOC
IOC President Thomas Bach asked members of the Olympic body at its session in Buenos Aires to support the creation of a refugee team, along the lines of the one that competed at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. The members responded with applause. * The cities of Calgary and Stockholm and an Italian bid involving Cortina D'Ampezzo and Milan officially became candidates for the 2026 Winter Olympics on Tuesday after the International Olympic Committee ratified their bids. The IOC Executive Board last week recommended the three as candidates for the Olympics in eight years time, dropping Turkey's Erzurum. * Brooks Koepka added another accolade to a sensational season on Tuesday when, as had been widely expected, he was named PGA Tour Player of the Year following a 2017-18 campaign highlighted by two major victories. Koepka landed the coveted honour despite missing nearly three months with a wrist injury as he would go on to become the first repeat US Open winner in 29 years and then … [Read more...] about Refugee team to take part at Tokyo 2020 Olympics: IOC
Julius Maada Bio wins Sierra Leone presidential runoff
Julius Maada Bio sworn in as President of Sierra Leone (Photo: AFP/VNA)Accordingly, Mr. Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) won 51.8% of a total of over 2.5 million ballots cast in the March 31st vote, beating out the ruling All People’s Congress candidate Samura Kamara, who garnered 48.2 percent. Dressed in traditional white robes, Maada Bio was sworn in just before midnight at a hotel in the capital Freetown. Mr. Bio thanked the people of Sierra Leone for taking the country in a "new direction". “This is the dawn of a new era. The people of this great nation have voted to take a new direction,” Mr. Julius Maada Bio said in a speech following the short ceremony in which he made an appeal for national unity. “We have only one country, Sierra Leone, and we are all one people.” Mr. Bio succeeds President Ernest Bai Koroma, who is stepping down after serving a second five-year term. The election was the fourth since … [Read more...] about Julius Maada Bio wins Sierra Leone presidential runoff