Posts Tagged ‘footballer’
African Footballer of the Year winners (Reuters)
ACCRA, March 11 (Reuters) – List of African Footballer of
the Year award winners:
1995: George Weah (AC Milan, Italy and Liberia)
1996: Nwankwo Kanu (Inter Milan, Italy and Nigeria)
1997: Victor Ikpeba (Monaco, France and Nigeria)
1998: Mustapha Hadji (Deportivo Coruna, Spain and Morocco)
1999: Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal, England and Nigeria)
2000: Patrick Mboma (Parma, Italy and Cameroon)
Egypt footballer Ghaly tests positive for doping (AP)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP)—Egypt football player Hossam Ghaly reportedly tested
positive for doping and could be suspended for two years.
Ghaly, who plays for Saudi team Al Nasser, reportedly tested positive for a
banned substance last month after his club’s cup match against Al Hilal.
Al Riyadh daily reported Wednesday that the Saudi Football Association’s
disciplinary committee has told Al Nasser to temporarily suspend Ghaly until the
end of investigation.




