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James Debbah and Lone Stars Lost 3-1 in Bamako

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Listener staff report Liberia home based national team, the Lone Stars lost 3-1 Monday evening to Guinea Syli Nationales, in the first leg match of the 2016 African Nations Championship qualifiers. The Lone Stars went down 2-0, before Dweh Allison scored for the home base Stars. “Guinea added a third in the dying minutes of the match, to finish 3-1,” said the Lib Football News. The game was delayed for 24 hours due to flight difficulties Liberia had earlier experienced in getting the team to Bamako Mali, where the game…

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Bleacher Report: Winners&Losers Afcon Draw

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By Ed Dove The draw for the Cup of Nations tournament took place recently in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea. The competition has had a troubled history to date, notably a last-minute venue change when Morocco refused to host due to the Ebola crisis.The deadly virus and the erstwhile hosts were referenced during yesterday’s drawing ceremony, but there was definitely a desire to focus on the football and get down to the specifics of the event itself. The draw—conducted by CAF General Secretary Hicham El Amrani and Egypt legend…

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