NAIROBI Cheap Air Max TN Outlet , Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan clubs Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards will start their journey in CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, with hope of making bigger splash in the continental competitions.
Both clubs are in contention during the preliminary round, first leg ties of CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup tournaments against US Bitam of Gabon and Defence of Ethiopia in that order with muted hope they will force home advantage on Saturday and Sunday.
First up will be Gor, who are returning to Africa's top competition for the first time in 18 years when they crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of Zimbabwe giants Dynamos FC when they host Bitam on Saturday in Nairobi.
K'Ogalo, as the league champions are affectionately known, are the only Kenyan outfit to enjoy continental success when they won the 1987 Cup Winners Cup (now defunct) by beating Tunisian giants Esperance.
By twist of fate Cheap Air Max 95 Outlet , aggregate victory over the Gabonese will earn them a first round tie against the "Blood and Gold" of Tunisia in what could evoke memories of one of the biggest upsets in African club football, motivation enough for Scottish coach, Bobby Williamson and his charges to go for Bitam's jugular.
But in a country where club football is recovering from two decades of rot, corruption and mismanagement in the game, Williamson is already facing a huge hurdle to overcome what in essence, are minnows on paper.
"It's a long time since we played a match of this importance. We should have at least played a couple of league matches before we enter into a tournament of this magnitude. But we have not been afforded that so this is the first competitive game we will participate this season and hopefully we will have a good match Cheap Air Max 90 Outlet ," the coach lamented.
Lack of financial might to undertake scouting trips to Gabon and a disruptive election for the new Gor management last month means the former Uganda national team coach has little knowledge of his opponents, a recurrent handicap for Kenyan sides in continental competition.
"I don't know much about US Bitam, I have only seen them on video and they are a good team, who knows they might be not the same since we have made changes and they have done so too. We have no idea what to expect from them and I'm sure they don't know either," he admitted on Friday.
His opposite number, Francois Omam-Biyik Cheap Air Max Outlet , needs no introduction in African football, having forged the deadly partnership with Cameroonian legend, Roger Miller, at Italia 90 World Cup where the Indomitable Lions became the first team from the continent to qualify for the quarterfinals of the global showpiece.
Unlike Williamson, he has done his homework, telling local media he is well aware of what he is up against as he promised to stuff the hosts on their turf.
"Gor have a good name and I know them very well Cheap Nike Air Max TN Womens , in 1983 they played in the finals (CAF Confederation Cup) with Canon Yaounde, but they had a good squad then."
"It took a long time for Gor to win the KPL, but they have a good head coach and players since they also have excellent Ugandans. I will evaluate the players to gather more information since our target is to eliminate them," Biyik who scored the winner against champions Argentina in Italia 90 in one of the biggest upsets of the competition told.
Gor's domestic archrivals Leopards also find themselves in similar predicament as they prepare to host the Ethiopians in the Confed Cup, lack of proper build-up as well as scant information about their opponents.
"My task is to ensure we play to our best and capitalise on home advantage so that we can have an easier time when we go for the return leg," Leopards coach Cheap Nike Air Max 95 Womens , James Nandwa, offered.
The Kenyan domestic season that kicks-off in February and ends in November has been blamed for putting their clubs at a disadvantage with the rest of Africa that conforms to the FIFA calendar of August to May due to lack of proper build-up.
However, in the game of football, hope springs eternal.
BUCHAREST, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- A bread factory exploded late Thursday and then burst into big flames in Brasov, central Romania Cheap Nike Air Max 90 Womens , injuring at least five people, according to live coverage of a local television station.
The factory is located right by the city's Youth Stadium, where a football match was in progress. Thus, the powerful explosion, with images of flying bricks, broken glass Cheap Nike Air Max Womens , and other debris, was captured by cameras broadcasting the game.
The match continued despite the explosion.
Five wounded workers were taken to hospital, while several others were believed buried in the rubble, according to local DIGI 24 TV station.
Ciprian Sfreja from the local Inspectorate for Emergency Situations said one of the five wounded was in serious condition.
In turn, State Secretary of the Interior Ministry Raed Arafat said four of the injured had sustained burns to 10 percent, and one to 40 percent.
The explosion occurred at the mill of Vel Pitar bread factory where employees were working the night shift.
"There were 10 persons Cheap Air Max TN Womens , four exited on their own, five were transported to hospital and there is one person who is in the factory who will be extracted, taken out from the rubble in the warehouse," Brasov Mayor George Scripcaru said.
Regarding the causes of the explosion, the mayor said it could have been an accumulation of flour dust and improper ventilation.
The incident came at a highly sensitive moment, just six days after a fire tragedy in the capital city killed 32 people and injured more than 180 others Cheap Air Max 95 Womens , leading to the government's resignation.
BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are the top 10 Chinese athletes in the year of 2014 selected by Xinhua News Agency:
1. Li Na (tennis)
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