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Teenager Traore, 16, heads to Nations Cup with Burkina Faso (Reuters)

OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Chelsea’s 16-year-old
prodigy Bertrand Traore, nonetheless to play a comparison bar match, was
named in Burkina Faso’s African Nations Cup patrol on Wednesday.

A member of a London club’s academy given mid-2010,
midfielder Traore won a initial top for Burkina Faso in a friendly
in September.

If he facilities in his country’s opening diversion of a Nations
Cup opposite Angola in Malabo on Jan. 22 he will turn a third
youngest actor ever during a finals.

The record was set during a 2000 finals by Ghana’s Shiva Star
Nzigou, who was 16 years, dual months and 30 days aged when he
took to a margin opposite South Africa in Kumasi, Ghana and
scored.

Former Inter Milan striker Mohamed Kallon was 15 when he
first played in a qualifiers and aged 16 years, 3 months
and 9 days aged when he came on as a surrogate in Sierra
Leone’s initial diversion during a 1996 finals in South Africa.

Traore was enclosed alongside hermit Alain, who plays during AJ
Auxerre in France, in a patrol list expelled by a Burkinabe
Football Federation.

Coach Paulo Duarte combined Maltese-based fullback Saidou Mady
Panandetiguiri and striker Prejuce Nakoulma of Polish club
Gornik Zabrze to a patrol during a final impulse after injuries.

The contest in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon gets underway
on Jan. 21.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Daouda Diakite (KV Turnhout), Moussa Germain
Sanou (St Etienne), Adama Sawadogo (Missile FC)

Defenders: Ibrahim Gnanou (Alania Vladikavkaz), Bakary Kone
(Olympique Lyon), Paul Koulibaly (Charleroi), Saidou Mady
Panandetiguiri (Valletta), Mamadou Tall (Persepolis)

Midfielders: Wilfried Balima (Sheriff Tiraspol), Charles
Kabore (Olympique Marseille), Mahamadou Kere (Konyaspor),
Mohamed Koffi (Petrojet), Djakaridja Kone (Dynamo Bucharest),
Jonathan Pitroipa (Stades Rennes), Florent Rouamba (Sheriff
Tiraspol), Bertrand Traore (Chelsea)

Forwards: Aristide Bance (Samsunspor), Moumouni Dagano (Al
Khor), Prejuce Nakoulma (Gornik Zabrze), Issiaka Ouedraogo (FC
Admira Wacker Modling), Abdou Razak Traore (Lechia Gdansk),
Alain Traore (AJ Auxerre), Narcisse Yameogo (AD Camacha).

(Reporting by Mathieu Bonkoungou in Ouagadougou and Mark
Gleeson in Cape Town, modifying by Justin Palmer)


Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:19 pm Leave a Comment

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Namibia remove bid to reinstate Burkina Faso in Nations Cup (Reuters)

ZURICH, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Namibia have mislaid their
attempt to reinstate Burkina Faso during a African Nations Cup
after sport’s top judiciary deserted their criticism about the
eligibility of a player.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) pronounced Namibia’s
appeal had been discharged by a Court of Arbitration for Sport
(CAS), clearing a West African team’s participation.

“The preference of a interest house of a CAF is confirmed,”
said CAS, according to a African confederation.

Namibia, beaten twice by Burkina Faso in a qualifiers, had
accused their opponents of fielding Cameroon-born defender Herve
Zengue when he was ineligible.

The Nations Cup, co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon,
runs from Jan. 21 to Feb. 12.

(Reporting by Brian Homewood; Editing by Clare Fallon; To
query or criticism on this story email
sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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Posted on January 10, 2012 at 12:18 pm Leave a Comment

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CAF says Namibia interest deserted by CAS (AP)

JOHANNESBURG (AP)—The African football connection says sport’s highest
court has inspected a preference to concede Burkina Faso to contest in a African
Cup of Nations and deserted an interest by Namibia over an incompetent player.

The Confederation of African Football says, quoting a statute by the
Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport, that Namibia’s interest over the
eligibility of Cameroon-born defender Herve Zengue has been dismissed.

Namibia protested to CAF over Zengue’s participation in Burkina Faso’s group after
losing out to a Burkinabes in subordinate for this month’s African Cup.

CAF also says a Namibia Football Association contingency compensate 5,000 Swiss francs
($5,275) toward a authorised fees for a CAS hearing.


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CAF says Namibia interest deserted by CAS (AP)

JOHANNESBURG (AP)—Sport’s top justice has inspected a preference to allow
Burkina Faso to contest in a African Cup of Nations and deserted an interest by
Namibia over an incompetent player, a African football connection said
Tuesday.

Quoting a statute by a Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport, the
Confederation of African Football pronounced that Namibia’s interest over the
eligibility of Cameroon-born defender Herve Zengue was discharged on Tuesday.

Emmanuel Zombre, an central with Burkina Faso’s football federation, also
told The Associated Press that a nation had defended a place during a African
Cup, that kicks off in reduction than dual weeks.

Confirmation from CAS was approaching after Tuesday, with a sports court
traditionally releasing a commentary to a parties concerned before creation the
decision public.

The Namibia Football Association had twice protested to CAF over Zengue’s
presence in Burkina Faso’s group after losing out to a Burkinabes in qualifying
for a Jan. 21-Feb. 12 Cup of Nations.

After Africa’s statute physique deserted both of those appeals, Namibia incited to
CAS.

Namibia argued that Zengue, who is married to a lady from Burkina Faso,
still did not accommodate FIFA criteria to play for his adopted country.

CAF combined that Tuesday’s preference also systematic a Namibia Football
Association to compensate 5,000 Swiss francs ($5,275) toward a authorised fees for a CAS
hearing.

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Associated Press author Brahima Ouedraogo contributed to this news from
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.


Posted on January 10, 2012 at 12:18 pm Leave a Comment

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Burkina Faso drops second actor over eligibility (AP)

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP)—Burkina Faso has forsaken a second actor from
its African Cup of Nations patrol after doubts over his eligibility.

Burkina Faso Football Federation orator Abi Ouattara pronounced on Friday
Ivory Coast-born defender Stephane Agbre was not with a training patrol during a
camp in Cameroon since “procedures” per his Burkinabe nationality
“have not ended.”

Ouattara spoke a day a Court of Arbitration for Sport began conference an
appeal by Namibia, that wants Burkina Faso thrown out of a African Cup for
fielding Cameroon-born defender Herve Zengue in subordinate matches.

Ouattara pronounced Burkina Faso did not wish to “take a risk” over Agbre, who
was enclosed in manager Paulo Duarte’s rough patrol final month. The
controversial Zengue was not named in a squad.


Posted on January 6, 2012 at 12:15 pm Leave a Comment

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