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From: Eri-International Sports Comments (michael.seium@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Aug 13 2010 - 16:10:20 EDT
A very historical moment in Eritrea's history will be taking place on
August 14th, 2010 as the nation embraces eight other African nations
and the brotherly nation of Yemen which ended up replacing Burundi at
the last minute to the FRIENDSHIP & DEVELOPMENT CECAFA under 20
tournament. Already CECAFA president Nicholas Musonye has praised the
government, soccer federation and people of Eritrea for their
hospitality. According to reports tickets have sold out and the games
are slated to begin with an opening ceremony at Asmara Stadium which
will be carried on ERI-TV starting at 7:30 AM EAST COAST Time which
makes it 14:30 military Local time or (2:30 in the afternoon) Eritrea
time.
Coach Negash Teklit along with former teammates Alemseged Ephraim and
Berhane Araia (Bretta) who all played in the first ever CECAFA adult
tournament in 1994 will be coaching the Red Sea Boys under 20. The
under 20 team is mostly composed of the under 17 team that made history
by traveling to Togo for the African nations cup three years ago.
Meanwhile the Tanzanian team that Eritrea will be facing in the opening
game is well trained and the government of Tanzania and the soccer
federation of the country have been building a strong program by hiring
Brazilian coaches and taking on the Brazilian National team. The first
game will be a tough one for Eritrea. However Eritrea will also be able
to set the tone for the entire tournament.
As far as the facilities two Asmara stadiums are ready to accommodate a
two week long tournament as they both have been renovated in a
partnership redevelopment program with FIFA. The last time Asmara
stadium hosted a huge event was before independence when portions of
the 1968 African nations cup were played there and when some of the
CECAFA adult championships were played there in 1987. However what
makes this event unique is it is authentically Eritrean as the entire
country is awaiting to show the world that Eritrea as a nation is
developing in every sector including sports with out any one's
assistance.
Eri-International sports is proud to say that "it is about time" that
the renaissance of Eritrean soccer is beginning to take place and with
support from the entire Eritrean people in every corner of the world
the national team will soon make it to the African nations cup and
further. For the entire schedule of the tournament see below.
Eri-International sports will keep you update on new developments
meanwhile just follow ERI-TV for the latest news, scores and more.
See link below for complete schedule of games and groups below,
http://www.cecafa.net/images/stories/docs/U20%20Fixtures%20Asmara.pdf
CECAFA U‐20 CHALLENGE CUP 2010ERITREA 14TH AUGUST – 28TH AUGUST, 2010
Fixture Table
Group A Group B Eritrea UgandaTanzania RwandaSomalia YemenSudan
ZanzibarKenya
Congratulations to the people and nation of Eritrea. from
Eri-International sports blog.
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