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Keeping Up with the scores via Palm Treo

By Rab Bakari • Jan 21st, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008, Tech

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Any Palm Treo users out there? I remember using some fly-ass palm applications to feed me scores; team rosters; match time and fixtures all on my Treo 650 during the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany. I’ve reached out to these designers to design a palm app for the 26th MTN African Cup of Nations GHANA [...]



Mali Vs. Benin

By Rab Bakari • Jan 21st, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008

It was Mali 1 - Benin 0

Goal by: Frederíc Kanouté 48′ minute Penalty goal.

Interestingly enough. The price of one ticket allowed you to witness two matches. I saw busloads of Beninois with bright yellow smocks to support Les Ecureuils. It was hard to pick out the Malien fans. As a matter of fact; Mali and [...]



Is PUMA a monopoly?

By Rab Bakari • Jan 20th, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008

PUMA’s strong brand identity with the excitement and passion of African football. Namibia (Brave Warriors) is the latest African national team to the long list of PUMA-sponsored teams Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Egypt, Tunisia, Senegal, Togo, Morocco, Mozambique, Angola and Botswana, puts PUMA squarely at the forefront of African football for the 2008 [...]



Ghana Vs. Guinée

By Rab Bakari • Jan 20th, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008

The giants of Pan-Africanism clash  A Sulley Muntari stunner goal gave hosts Ghana a 2-1 victory in Group A over Guinea in the opening game of the African Nations Cup at the Ohene Djan stadium on Sunday.  Asamoah Gyan had put the Black Stars ahead 10 minutes into the second half by converting a penalty after Junior [...]



Opening Ceremony ACN Ghana 2008

By Rab Bakari • Jan 20th, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008

   One Continent; one passion; one goal.      The tickets contain a microchip inside which one must pass by a scanner to enter through the stadium turnstile section designated on the ticket. The opening ceremony was a spectacular 2,500 person expression of Ghanaian ethnic culture on the new pitch of the Ohene Djan stadium in Accra.Incredible, thunderous drumming [...]



MTN believes in African Unity!

By Rab Bakari • Jan 20th, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008

Stephen Appiah is not playing in this competition … but he sure is popular!



Arrival

By Rab Bakari • Jan 19th, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008

A little over 9 hours later..I decide to stick my camera to record what’s out the window. We have begun our descent in the Accra Metro area. I can make out the houses of East Legon; East Airportand the Tema Motorway. Arrival in Ghana is always a sweet thing for me. It’s home! I took my time [...]



Departure!

By Rab Bakari • Jan 18th, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008

Well…it was a hectic today in preparing to leave for Accra. Although I had packed my clothes for the trip; I had not sorted out all the electronic equipment I would need to do this multimedia thing. I always seem to forget one plug or adapter. I tallied up all my Firewire; USB; ethernet; Phono jack audio cables; [...]



Where is your allegiance? Club or Country?

By Rab Bakari • Jan 11th, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008, Features

Here is a very good article by Andrew Hush contributing to ESPN SoccerNet about the proliferation of African players who now disrupt many European league club competitions by choosing to vie for a spot in the African Cup of Nations.
Read Full story here!



USA… the greatest country in the world? Not when it comes to Football!

By Rab Bakari • Jan 10th, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008, Features

6 Teams in the 26th MTN African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008. I have been updating the list of the final 23-man team going out there to represent their nation in this competition.
If you go to my page TEAM Profiles; you see that I list the Nation and club of these superstar players. I [...]



I’m Confirmed! I’m on my way to Ghana to partake in Football Madness!

By Rab Bakari • Jan 7th, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008, Features

 

 
As I look at my counter to the right; The 26th version of the African Cup of Nations; the football championship of the African Continent sponsored by MTN Wireless is approaching with anxiety for many.
Now, you must understand that Delta has a lock on direct flights from the USA to Accra. Flights to Accra, [...]



VOTE/VOTEZ! for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2007.

By Rab Bakari • Jan 3rd, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008

Less than 24 hours 2 go! VOTE/VOTEZ! for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2007. Voting is officially closed at 17:00hrs GMT [...]



Allow Me To Introduce Mysef! My Name is … Rab!

By Rab Bakari • Jan 3rd, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008, DJaying, Features, Food, Graffiti, Lead Story, Music, Politics & Culture, Sci-Fi, Tech, Uncategorized

I decided to make this my first post. I would like to introduce myself . I am Rab Bakari. Connections to USA and Ghana. I am a Tech; Sci-Fi; Apple; Football (the game that really uses ‘the foot’); Graffiti; Music and Food enthusiast! I am a child of the golden years of the Hip Hop [...]