Sepp BLATTER's nightmares came true on FRI 23 JUN 2006, as the referees became the stars of the show. more...

The form book held up again as European favourites won on MON 19 JUN 2006. more...

All three matches involved a late goal – some more important than others – on WED 14 JUN 2006. more...

The final draw for the 2006 Men's World Cup paired up several well known opponents, starting in Group B, where for the second straight World Cup, England will face Sweden in the first round. In Group G, qualifying rivals France and Switzerland, who battled in UEFA Group 4, meet again. Brazil, Australia, and Japan, who regularly meet at Confederations Cup tournaments, are together again in Group F. But the consensus Group of Death is likely to be Group C, made up of Argentina, Côte d’Ivoire, Serbia-Montenegro, and the Netherlands. The tournament's opening match will be Germany-Costa Rica, FRI 09 JUN 2006 in München. more...

All five CAF second round groups were decided on SAT 08 OCT 2005. more...

FIFA's Disciplinary Committee have decided that the CAF second round Group 5 match between Kenya and Tunisia on SAT 03 SEP 2005 must be played behind closed doors after a prematch stampede killed a teenaged fan on SAT 18 JUN 2005. The committee also levied a 25,000 Swiss franc [US$19,300] fine on Kenya. The Kenya Football Federation intends to appeal.

Samuel ETO'O, Cameroon forward, won the 2004 African Player of the Year award, making it his second straight year receiving Africa's top honour. So far this season, he has scored 17 goals for his club, Spain's Barcelona, leading them to the top of the Primera Liga. Eto'o led the voting of CAF member nations with Didier DROGBA of Côte d’Ivoire in second and Jay-Jay OKOCHA of Nigeria in third. Tunisia's Ali BOUMNIJEL was selected as the Goalkeeper of the Year, with his nation's African Cup of Nations title earning them Team of the Year status. Nigeria's Obafemi MARTINS was the Young Player of the Year.

The matches that Kenya missed during their two month suspension from international football have been rescheduled. Each of the CAF second round Group 5 matches will be played on a reserved friendly date on the international calendar. Kenya will host Guinea on WED 17 NOV 2004, visit Morocco on WED 09 FEB 2005, and travel to Tunisia on WED 17 AUG 2005. The new dates were fixed by FIFA's organising committee for Germany 2006 after meetings involving the four nations.

A quick summary of action around the CAF second round on the weekend of FRI 03-SUN 05 SEP 2004. more...

The suspension placed on the Kenya Football Federation has been lifted on a provisional basis, which allows the national team of Kenya to resume playing. Kenya, which had been suspended on WED 02 JUN 2004 after KFF executive officers were sacked by the government, will belatedly begin CAF second round Group 5 action on SAT 04 SEP 2004 against Malawi. The missed matches against Guinea, Morocco, and Tunisia will be made up at a later date.