Coach, Yus, OB, Joe and all the football fans, "Happy African Nations Cup". Enjoy. Ous Bojang, if you could afford to watch just one ninety minutes, I`ll send you a tape from one of the matches. Then may-be you might join the football vous again. You`re most welcome bro. Regards, Omar. -----Opprinnelig melding----- Fra: ebrima ceesay <[log in to unmask]> Til: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Dato: 2. februar 2000 17:23 Emne: Re: Will Senegal hold on?? >Baboucarr Sillah, > >Sorry for not replying your e-mail earlier, owing to a very tied schedule. >Anyway, I am glad that Yusupha Jow was quick in posting the result of the >Senegal-Zambia soccer match to the L. > >Yus, keep it up; and yes, I concur with you observations/thoughts on this >particular match. Baboucarr Sillah, you better tell Fox News/Sportsworld, or >its owner Rupert Murdock, to behave well for you definitely need to see the >matches. (Laugh!) > >Yes, the turn-out in some of the matches, as mentioned by Madiba, is very >low, but we can find consolation in the fact some of the football is >certainly good and entertaining. > >And those of us in England are lucky to be seeing the matches via the "Euro >Sports" channel; and, so far, the technical problems encountered were very >minor. > >I, personally, am so glad that the "Euro Sports" Channel was able to acquire >the services of one of Britain's most objective soccer analysts, Gerry >Armstrong, who is also the Sky Sports (also owned by Rupert Murdock) Spanish >soccer expert. > >Gerry is covering the African cup of Nations for Euro Sports, and I am >certainly enjoying listening to his objective commentaries/analyses. > >In fact, just the other day he, Gerry Armstrong, had some good things to say >about African football and the impact the African players are making in >Europe in particular. > >By the way, Sillah, Yus and others, who do you think would win the Nations >Cup? > >Ebrima Ceesay > > >>From: "B. Sillah" <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Will Senegal hold on?? >>Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 12:19:33 EST >> >>Ebrima: >>I am awaiting the result of the much anticipated match between Senegal and >>Zambia for the right to go on to the 2nd round. What are your thoughts? >>Will >>the Lions go through? I really hope they go on as Kalusha Bwalya (Zambian >>Captain) already promised victory. >> >>I am yet to see any of the games as FoxSportsWorld (Satelite provider)are >>reportedly having "technical difficulties" since last week. It's very >>disappointing even for tape delayed broadcast! >> >>But, based on what I have read so far on the net(thank God), it may come >>down to these trio: South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria. Nigeria only because >>they're co-host and if they can over-come their "political football." For >>the other co-host; Ghana, it will be tough to bounce back after the Ivorian >>defeat, then narrowly qualifying on a tie-breaker. I have always thought >>very highly of Ghana but for some reasons they never show-up for the big >>games in the senior level. >> >>This is my take, what are yours? After the dust is settled for the 2nd >>round >>I'll give my predictions. Take care and stay warm. >> >>Regards >>Baboucarr Sillah >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>______________________________________________________ >>Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >>Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------