Sports magazine

.

CAIRO. Ivory Coast and Egypt are among seven nations who could qualify this weekend for the final round of 2014 World Cup eliminators in Africa.

RIO DE JANIERO. Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari cannot help but have one eye on next year’s World Cup on home soil, but if the acid test is 12 months away the countdown starts on Saturday when the Selecao take on Japan in their Confederations Cup opener.

SA PAOLO. Spain coach Vicente del Bosque says he has yet to decide who will start in goal and up front when the world champions get their Confederations Cup campaign underway against Uruguay on Sunday.

In his presentation as new Chelsea Manager, Jose ‘The Happy One’ Mourinho as he prefers to be called these days, spoke of his love for Chelsea and how he had come back to the one place where he was loved. 

Spain dominance at the ongoing Under-21 European Championships in Israel is an indication of a re-structured golden generation again.

Unlike a large section of pessimistic supporters casting doubt on Amavubi Stars ahead of last Sunday’s clash with Mali in Bamako, your columnist had opined that the Wasps, seen as underdogs, under no pressure and the promising coaches, had a good chance to pull off a surprise, and they nearly did.

Before Brazil kicks off the World-Cup next year, it will have to convince doubters that it can honour its pledge first by staging a successful Confederation Cup tournament starting this week-end, as all World-eyes will be focused on Rio de Janeiro.