Portal:Football in Africa
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Football is the most popular sport in Africa. Indeed, football is probably the most popular sport in every African country, although rugby and cricket are also very popular in South Africa. (Full article...)
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Maghreb Association Sportive de Fès (Arabic: المغرب الرياضي الفاسي) is a Moroccan professional football club based in Fez, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football.
The club was founded in 1946. The club has traditionally worn a yellow home kit since inception. Maghreb de Fès is a well known club for the success of its football section, very popular in and outside the country. The team has played its home matches in the 45,000 capacity Fez Stadium in downtown Fez since 2007
Maghreb de Fès established itself as a major force in both Moroccan and African football during the 20th century. In domestic football, the club has won 10 trophies; 4 Botola titles, 4 Moroccan Throne Cup and Botola 2 (Morocco second tier) twice. In continental and global competitions, Maghreb Fez have won 2 trophies; one CAF Confederation Cup and one CAF Super Cup.
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Touré is known for combining passing ability and physical power with technique. A versatile player, he aspired to be a striker during his youth and has played centre back, including for FC Barcelona in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final. He frequently plays as a box-to-box midfielder for club and country and often switches from defensive and offensive positions throughout matches. Touré began his playing career at Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas, where he made his debut aged 18. He was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2011, 2012 and 2013.
His performances attracted attention from Europe, playing for clubs in various European leagues. Touré played for Beveren in Belgium, Metalurh Donetsk in Ukraine, Olympiacos in Greece, and AS Monaco in France. In 2007, Touré moved to Barcelona, playing over 100 matches for the club and was part of the historic 2009 Barcelona team which won six trophies in one calendar year.
Yaya Touré then moved to Premier League club Manchester City in 2010, where he has since scored a number of key goals for the Citizens – most notably the only goals in the 2011 FA Cup semi-final and final. Touré has a distinguished international career with 82 caps for the Ivory Coast, representing the team in their first appearance in a FIFA World Cup, in the 2006 competition, and also played in the 2010 and 2014 tournaments. He is the younger brother of his Ivory Coast teammate Kolo Touré. They also played together at Manchester City for three years, before Kolo was transferred to Liverpool in 2013. Yaya himself left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.
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Members of a 1960s Ghana national team pose with some of their trophies. The Ghana national team has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times, and is one of only three African teams to have ever reached the quarter-finals of a FIFA World Cup finals.
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