N.O.R.F Posted January 6, 2006 Somalia and Somaliland both represented Link Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urban Posted January 6, 2006 ..so did Somalia and Somaliland officially play against each other yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SoMa_InC Posted January 7, 2006 Thanks for the link Northerner. Cameroon Football National Team 23. Does that mean that they are the number one team from Africa in the FIFA ranking? Good to see Somaliland and Somalia in the rankings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nuune Posted January 7, 2006 yeah good stuff that Somaliland is included in da list, they should ask the FIFA to be included in the FIFA memebership, now they are not which is a bit sad!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar Posted January 8, 2006 Originally posted by nuune: yeah good stuff that Somaliland is included in da list, they should ask the FIFA to be included in the FIFA memebership, now they are not which is a bit sad!! Nuune, if you actually look at the site, you will realize it being not the official website of CAF. That "About Me" ayaaba ka arkeysaa that it is a personal webpage. Here's CAF's official site. Its official mentioned national members can be found here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted January 8, 2006 ^^So what is the diff between the 'personal' website as opposed to the official website? One mentions un-regisered teams while the other doesnt? THE FIRST FOOTBALL WORLD CUP FOR NATIONS THAT DO NOT EXIST By: Steve Menary The breakaway republic of Northern Cyprus is set to host the first ever world cup for nations that don't exist. Recognised only by Turkey, which invaded the Mediterranean island in 1974, Northern Cyprus will host the 16-team Viva World Cup in November 2006. The tournament is being organised by the New Federation Board, a new organisation set up by a group of Swiss, Belgians and French to cater for 'countries' outside of UEFA. With more than 90 pitches and a number of stadiums, the biggest holding 28,000 people, Northern Cyprus was given the right to host the tournament at an NF Board meeting in London in June, where the organisation's first 17 provisional members were elected. Among their number are Somaliland , an unrecognised breakaway state in East Africa and a team representing the Sami (also knowna s Lapps), an indigenous people of 70,000 scattered across Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Russia. Sami playing professionally include Blackburn's Morten Gamst Pedersen and Leif Isak Nilut, President of the Norwegian-based Sami Football Association, wants to bring as many top players to Northern Cyprus as possible. He said: "We are not a problem with FIFA or Norway because we are not a state but four different countries." The Sami will play in a warm-up tournament for the event in Northern Cyprus this autumn that will also feature Kosovo (not yet board members) and Monaco. The latter s a member of the United Nations but never pursued UEFA membership for fear of jeopardising AS Monaco's place in the French league. Other provisional NF Board members include Tibet - annexed by China in 1949 - Zanzibar, which forms part of Tanzania but retains membership of the Confédération Africaine de Football, the Roma, a team representing Europe's gypsies, and Gibraltar, refused membership to UEFA after Spain threatened to pull out of European tournaments if the Rock's residents were allowed in. The final NF Board member is a team from the Indian Ocean islands of the Chagos, whose population was cleared by the UK government in the early 1970s to make away for a US Airforce base and dumped in Mauritius and the Seychelles. After belatedly being granted leave to work in the UK, around 200 Chagos, mainly men, arrived at Gatwick Airport last year and are organising a team. Football representatives from Kurdistan in northern Iraq attended the NF Board meeting along with a member of Chechnya's national team, which is culled mostly from exiles in the UK and France, plus football federations from Occitania in southern France and Jersey in the Channel Islands. Jersey play in the South West Counties league against the likes of Devon and Cornwall and secretary Gill Morgan said: "The only concern we have with the NF Board is the cost of playing in this tournament as we don't have a sponsor." All the 'nations' at the NF Board meeting are expected to play in the Viva World Cup and a number of other non-countries denied a chance to play representative football are also interested. These include the Danish territory of Greenland, which has been denied membership of UEFA, the south Pacific island of Tuvalu and the Falkland Islands, whose national side will play in the bi-annual Island Games in Shetland during July. Link Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaylaani Posted January 9, 2006 Originally posted by Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar: ]Nuune, if you actually look at the site, you will realize it being not the official website of CAF. That "About Me" ayaaba ka arkeysaa that it is a personal webpage. Here's CAF's official site. Its official mentioned national members can be found here . Some people are so quick to discredit anything associate with Somaliland… war ninyow dadku xaasid sanaa bal maxaa uga shan ityo taban ah…does it really makes any difference to you if some body acknowledge Somaliland in their website? You should congratulate not hate! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking Posted January 16, 2006 There is a massive difference between an official site and unofficial one. The latter can contain anything while the former is the one that is OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED. For example, there is ONE official website for each football club in Europe but at the same time each club has many unofficial sites. Newspapers can use the information given on the official site while the unofficial site has no credibility at all. Let's not make this about clanism and try to be rational. The African Cup starts this weekend and I was wondering if many on these boards will be following it on Eurosport or BBC3. I find it very exciting even though (unlike other continental cups) it's played every two years. The teams have improved immensely and it would be interesting to see how the big teams that missed out on the world cup would perform (i.e. Nigeria, Cameroon, Morocco and Senegal). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted January 17, 2006 ^^saxib its all good, Somaliland would beat Somalia anyway, Arsenal style Looking forward to the Cup of Nations, it should be an exciting tournament, i tip the Lions for the cup! Cameroun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intel Posted January 17, 2006 Originally posted by Northerner: Somaliland would beat Somalia anyway, Arsenal style never sxb, you'll self distruct on the (haday kubadu kudaafdo, ninku yaanu kudaafin) style of play Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted January 17, 2006 ^^lol depends on how lenient the ref is but we have become 'cultured' in our style of play lately So who will be crowned Kings of Africa? ps did ya see the Kewell goal at the weekend? :cool: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intel Posted January 17, 2006 Originally posted by Northerner: did ya see the Kewell goal at the weekend hoping for few of those in Germany mate.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
