Ghana name 30 man provisional squad

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Friday, 07 May 2010 15:08

Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has included Kevin-Prince Boateng in his 30 man squad list, although his nationality switch is yet to be finalised by FIFA.

Michael Essien and John Mensah also made it into the list as the final 23 man squad list has to be made from this 30 man list. Bologna’s Stephen Appiah is also named despite the fact that he has not played at club level for a while.
Provisional 20 man Ghana squad

Goalkeepers: Richard Kingson, Daniel Agyei, Stephen Aholu, Stephen Adams

Defenders: John Paintsil, John Mensah, Samuel Inkoom, Hans Adu Sarpei, Rahim Ayew, Lee Addy, Isaac Vorsah, Jonathan Mensah, Eric Addo

Midfielders: Michael Essien, Kwadwo Asamoah, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Anthony Annan, Sulley Muntari, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Stephen Appiah, Andre Ayew, Laryea Kingston, Derek Boateng, Bernard Kumordzi, Haminu Draman

Attackers: Asamoah Gyan, Prince Tagoe, Dominic Adiyiah, Mathew Amoah

Algeria name preliminary World Cup squad

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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 09:30

Algeria have named a preliminary squad for the 2010 World Cup, most of whom took part in the recent Africa Cup of Nations and head coach Rabbah Saadane has confirmed that he wanted to keep the backbone of the team that got through to the semi-final in Angola.

Algeria are in the same group as England, Slovenia and United States and are thought of by some as the dark horse of the group. They are currently third favourite to go through, but a good result against either England or the United States will make them a strong contender.

"Selection has been a real headache but I wanted to keep the backbone of the team that got through to the semi-final in Angola," Saadane told journalists this week.
Algeria Squad

Goalkeepers: Fawzi Chouachi (ES Setif), Lounes Gaouaoui (ASO Chlef), Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (MC Alger), M'bohi Rais Ouheb (Slavia Sofia/BUL)

Defenders: Abdelkader Laifaoui (ES Setif), Madjid Bougherra (Rangers/SCO), Carl Medjani Carl (Ajaccio/FRA), Rafi Halliche (Nacional Madeira/POR), Anther Yahia (Bochum/GER), Haib Belaid (Boulogne/FRA), Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth/ENG), Djamel Mesbah (Lecce/ITA)

Midfielders: Hassen Yebda (Potsmouth/ENG), Mehdi Lacen (Racing Santander/ESP), Yazid Mansouri (Lorient/FRA), Adlane Guedioura (Wolverhampton/ENG), Riad Boudebouz Riad (Sochaux/FRA), Djamel Abdoun (Nantes/FRA), Fouad Kadir (Valencienne/ FRA), Mourad Meghni (Lazio/ITA), Karim Ziani (Wolfsburg/GER), Karim Matmour (M'Gladbach/GER)

Strikers: Abdelkader Ghezzal (Sienna/ITA), Rafik Djebbour (AEK Athens/GRE), Rafik Saifi (Istres/FRA)

Security plans for 2010 World Cup unveiled

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Friday, 07 May 2010 13:27

The South African Police Service unveiled plans to MPs today detailing how they aim to keep South Africa safe before and during the 2010 World Cup. The plans include the use of fighter jets, border patrols and security guards for each team.

The plans were put forward to the portfolio committee by Police Lieutenant General Andre Pruis. He also told parliament of the newly established Intelligence Co-ordinating Committee (ICC) - set up to work closely with foreign intelligence agencies and how they were prepared for any threat.

The plans are extensive. fighter jets will be used to clear airspace before, during and after every match throughout South Africa and there would be a number of no fly zones in South Africa for the duration of the World Cup.

Cruise ships are also going to be escorted into South Africa from 12 nautical miles off the coast and trains coming into South Africa from neighbouring countries would also be monitored.

Andre Pruis
The ICC operates in co-operation with intelligence services from all over the world and provides tactical intelligence, that is flowing on a minute by minute basis. Every bit of tactical intelligence is collected and liaised with intelligence personnel so that action can be taken.

Stadium security

Pruis also confirmed that the police's Special Task Force, the Defence Force Special Forces, the Bomb Squad and the National Intervention Unit would be on standby at each game, with the defence force's Seven Medical Battalion ready to deal "with any possible chemical, biological and radiological threat".

Inside the stadiums will also include public order police, local and foreign security spotters and private security firms but the stadium security doesn't end there. Ten kilometre cordons would also be set up around stadiums with emphasis on on preventing domestic extremism including strike action and service delivery protests.
Team security

Each country has also been assigned a dedicated security liaison officer and the safety of each team is of huge importance. The ICC has been in communication with intelligence agencies and police in each country and a police member will 'co-ordinate all security activities of each team'.

Profiles have been created for each team and the team hotel. Routes to and from the stadiums with 'safe haven's have been drawn up and every potential threat has been anticipated.

Bottom line; South Africa should be safe and the eyes of thousands will be on you wherever you go in South Africa and if you are ever unsure - just look up and wave as South Africa will also be using quite a few satellites to keep an eye on things too.

Squad announcement dates for 2010 World Cup

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Friday, 07 May 2010 13:02

FIFA have today confirmed all the information we need to know in relation to squad announcements from each country. The list is, as you'd expect, very detailed and specific, but that is just how we like it; detailed and specific. We were not let down.

What this list of dates basically tells us is when each country has to have a the final list of 23 players that will travel to South Africa and when we will get the final list from FIFA for each country.

However, seeing as we like lists, we are going to make one with all the important dates and information that you might need. So here goes.
Squad announcement dates

* May 11th 2010 - all 32 qualified teams must provide a list of up to 30 players
* May 13th 2010 - FIFA will publish the 30 man squad lists
* June 1st 2010 - deadline for each of the participating countries to provide a final list of 23 players that must come from the list submitted on May 11th 2010
* June 4th 2010 - final squad lists to be published by FIFA

What happens if a player is injured?

Good question. If a player is 'seriously injured' they may be replaced up to 24 hours before the team's first match and the replacement players are not limited to the list provided on May 11th 2010.

So, come back on June 4th when we will list all the players playing at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

FIFA releases information on squad lists for South Africa 2010

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FIFA releases information on squad lists for South Africa 2010
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FIFA today provided information related to the publication of the release lists of players for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™.

- According to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Regulations, the 32 qualified teams must provide a list of up to 30 players by 11 May (midnight CET).

- FIFA will publish this list on 13 May (noon CET) on its official website FIFA.com.

- The release of players on this list is mandatory as of 17 May 2010.

- The deadline for the 32 teams to provide a final list of 23 players is 1 June 2010 (midnight CET).

- The final list is limited to players on the release list provided on 11 May.

- However, seriously injured players may be replaced up to 24 hours before the team's first match, as mentioned in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Regulations.

- Replacement players for injured players are not limited to the release list provided on 11 May.

- FIFA will publish the final list on 4 June (noon CET) on FIFA.com.

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Player Statistics-Argentina Lionel MESSI

Argentina

(24/06/1987)
Record at FIFA TournamentsTournaments Editions MP W D L GF GA Y 2YC R
FIFA World Cup™ Final 2006 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
FIFA U-20 World Cup Final 2005 7 6 0 1 6 0 1 0 0
Olympic Football Tournament Final 2008 5 5 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
FIFA Club World Cup 2009 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
FIFA World Cup™ Qualifier 2006, 2010 21 9 4 8 4 0 1 0 0
FIFA World Cup™Edition Venue Date Match Stage
2006 Leipzig 24/06/2006 Argentina ARG 2:1 a.e.t. (1:1, 1:1) MEX Mexico Round of 16
2006 Frankfurt/Main 21/06/2006 Netherlands NED 0:0 ARG Argentina Group matches
2006 Gelsenkirchen 16/06/2006 Argentina ARG 6:0 (3:0) SCG Serbia and Montenegro Group matches
FIFA U-20 World CupEdition Venue Date Match Stage
2005 Utrecht 02/07/2005 Argentina ARG 2:1 (1:0) NGA Nigeria Final
2005 Utrecht 28/06/2005 Brazil BRA 1:2 (0:1) ARG Argentina Semi-finals
2005 Enschede 25/06/2005 Argentina ARG 3:1 (1:1) ESP Spain Quarter-finals
2005 Emmen 22/06/2005 Colombia COL 1:2 (0:0) ARG Argentina Round of 16
2005 Emmen 18/06/2005 Argentina ARG 1:0 (1:0) GER Germany Group matches
2005 Enschede 14/06/2005 Egypt EGY 0:2 (0:0) ARG Argentina Group matches
2005 Enschede 11/06/2005 Argentina ARG 0:1 (0:1) USA USA Group matches
Men's Olympic Football TournamentEdition Venue Date Match Stage
2008 Beijing 23/08/2008 Nigeria NGA 0:1 (0:0) ARG Argentina Gold medal match
2008 Beijing 19/08/2008 Argentina ARG 3:0 (0:0) BRA Brazil Semi-finals
2008 Shanghai 16/08/2008 Argentina ARG 2:1 a.e.t. (1:1, 1:1) NED Netherlands Quarter-finals
2008 Shanghai 10/08/2008 Argentina ARG 1:0 (0:0) AUS Australia First stage
2008 Shanghai 07/08/2008 Côte d'Ivoire CIV 1:2 (0:1) ARG Argentina First stage
FIFA Club World CupEdition Venue Date Match Stage
2009 Abu Dhabi 19/12/2009 Estudiantes de La Plata ELP 1:2 a.e.t. (1:1, 1:0) BAR FC Barcelona Final
2009 Abu Dhabi 16/12/2009 Atlante Futbol Club ATL 1:3 (1:1) BAR FC Barcelona Semi-finals
FIFA World Cup™ QualifiersEdition Venue Date Match Stage
2010 Montevideo 14/10/2009 Uruguay URU 0:1 (0:0) ARG Argentina League round
2010 Buenos Aires 10/10/2009 Argentina ARG 2:1 (0:0) PER Peru League round
2010 Asuncion 09/09/2009 Paraguay PAR 1:0 (1:0) ARG Argentina League round
2010 Rosario 05/09/2009 Argentina ARG 1:3 (0:2) BRA Brazil League round
2010 Quito 10/06/2009 Ecuador ECU 2:0 (0:0) ARG Argentina League round
2010 Buenos Aires 06/06/2009 Argentina ARG 1:0 (0:0) COL Colombia League round
2010 La Paz 01/04/2009 Bolivia BOL 6:1 (3:1) ARG Argentina League round
2010 Buenos Aires 28/03/2009 Argentina ARG 4:0 (1:0) VEN Venezuela League round
2010 Santiago De Chile 15/10/2008 Chile CHI 1:0 (1:0) ARG Argentina League round
2010 Buenos Aires 11/10/2008 Argentina ARG 2:1 (2:1) URU Uruguay League round
2010 Lima 10/09/2008 Peru PER 1:1 (0:0) ARG Argentina League round
2010 Buenos Aires 06/09/2008 Argentina ARG 1:1 (0:1) PAR Paraguay League round
2010 Belo Horizonte 18/06/2008 Brazil BRA 0:0 ARG Argentina League round
2010 Buenos Aires 15/06/2008 Argentina ARG 1:1 (0:0) ECU Ecuador League round
2010 Bogota 20/11/2007 Colombia COL 2:1 (0:1) ARG Argentina League round
2010 Buenos Aires 17/11/2007 Argentina ARG 3:0 (1:0) BOL Bolivia League round
2010 Maracaibo 16/10/2007 Venezuela VEN 0:2 (0:2) ARG Argentina League round
2010 Buenos Aires 13/10/2007 Argentina ARG 2:0 (2:0) CHI Chile League round
2006 Montevideo 12/10/2005 Uruguay URU 1:0 (0:0) ARG Argentina League round
2006 Buenos Aires 09/10/2005 Argentina ARG 2:0 (0:0) PER Peru League round
2006 Asuncion 03/09/2005 Paraguay PAR 1:0 (1:0) ARG Argentina League round