The News Review:

- Boat survivor taken to Senegal
- Bacary Sagna shining in Arsenal crop
- The Sun News n-line | Sports
- Sam Allardyce wants players to talk a good game (but only if it is in…
- Bordeaux rallies to beat Valenciennes 2-1 in French league and move…
- Code of Ethics – Artifacts – Restitution – Conference- Milan – New…
- In search of Bafana Bafana

Boat survivor taken to Senegal
TVNZ – Oct 27, 2007
addParam(“wmode” “transparent”);so. addParam(“menu” “false”);so. write(“sponsor”);});11:06AM Saturday ctober 27 2007Source: ReutersReadA Senegalese lone survivor from a voyage of African illegalmigrants in which around 50 died after three weeks lost at sea wasput ashore in Senegal by a Spanish hospital ship officialssaid. A Spanish fishing boat found seven bodies and one weak survivoron Wednesday in a half-sunk open-topped wooden boat adrift offMauritania. The survivor and the bodies were transferred to the Spanishhospital and rescue vessel Esperanza del Mar which took them toSenegal’s port capital of Dakar. It was the latest tragedy involving thousands of illegalmigrants in rickety boats who attempt the dangerous journey everyyear from the West Coast of Africa to the Spanish Canary Islandsseeking work in Europe. Many die in the attempt.

Bacary Sagna shining in Arsenal crop
Telegraph.co.uk – Oct 27, 2007
It was Roux in fact who played a big part in Sagna’s decision to play for France instead of Senegal the birthplace of his parents. The youngster was still playing for Auxerre’s reserves when his father sent off several letters to Bruno Metsu the Senegal national manager asking that his son be considered for the 2002 World Cup squad. A reply never came – something Senegal would come to regret when Sagna made his Ligue 1 debut three years later. Suddenly the phone starting ringing. The country of Sagna’s descent was desperate to recruit the talented defender. Roux however had other ideas as did Rene Girard France’s under-21 coach. Between them they phoned Sagna’s father practically every day imploring him not to let Senegal get hold of Bacary since both of them thought the prospect was good enough to represent Les Bleus… Thinking back to the decision Sagna sighs with a shrug. “Now I get criticised. When I go back to Senegal loads of kids always surround me and ask why I chose France. But I am a big lad now. The advice I got at the time was good. It can’t be bad now either.

The Sun News n-line | Sports
Daily Sun – Oct 27, 2007
The French tactician who guided the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon to lift the prestigious trophy in 1988 after a silver medal with same team in 1986 will be making his sixth appearance at the Nations Cup finals come January. And the man who also tinkered Senegal to win bronze in 1992 believes that he has a balanced Black Stars team that can go all the way to give the Ghanaians the trophy for the fifth time. ne player he banks on to deliver the goals during the tournament is Udinese of Italy forward Gyan Asamoah. Hear him: "It’s my sixth African Cup of Nations and I want to win with the Black Stars because I know that the Ghanaians expect a lot from us. "I think we have a balanced team. And I believe we have something in Gyan Asamoah… I already know about 17 or 18 players. What I’m not sure of are the remaining four or five players to complete the squad. " The former Teranga Lions of Senegal coach would not be categorical in his promise to Ghanaians regarding the Black Stars ability to win the Nations Cup trophy early next year but expressed confidence in his team. "I can’t promise the Ghanaians the Nations Cup title. What I can promise is that we’ll do our best. And I think that we have a bright chance to be champions. I think everybody is trying to help us to do well.

Sam Allardyce wants players to talk a good game (but only if it is in…
Times nline – Oct 27, 2007
” Aretransgressors fined? “I haven’t gone that far but if they persist I mightconsider it” he said. The players approve of the ruling. “The manager wants us to speak English toeach other and I’m happy to do that because it’s the language of the teamand the country and it’s important for me to learn it very quickly” saidBeye a Senegal international who joined Newcastle from Marseilles. “MyEnglish isn’t too bad but it’s by no means perfect. ”In a form of words which his rivals should have no trouble comprehendingAllardyce has reiterated that Michael wen is not for sale. With the clubboosted by the knowledge that all release clauses in the striker’s contracthave now expired Newcastle are no longer prone to predatory advances whenit comes to the status of their £16 million record signing. His message to the likes of Sven-Göran Eriksson the Manchester City managerwho has a longstanding interest in wen? “You probably can’t afford him”Allardyce said.

Bordeaux rallies to beat Valenciennes 2-1 in French league and move…
International Herald Tribune – Oct 27, 2007
Sochaux edged Marseille to grab its first win at home this season and move away from the relegation zone. Sochaux goalkeeper Teddy Richert stopped a penalty kick from Djibril Cisse in the 79th after Niang collided with Richert. Senegal forward Mamadou Niang outpaced the Sochaux defense in the 9th to collect a long chipped pass from Ronald Zubar and shoot past Richert. But Sochaux equalized with an own goal from Zubar in the 31st as the Marseille defender headed in a cross from Guiranne Ndaw. Another own goal from Laurent Bonnart gave Sochaux a 2-1 lead. The Marseille fullback sent a cross from Turkish forward Mevlut Erding into his own net in the 51st. Marseille dropped back into the relegation zone with just 10 points from 12 games.

Code of Ethics – Artifacts – Restitution – Conference- Milan – New…
New York Times – Oct 27, 2007
Does a country that produced cultural property have the right to it or museum visitors around the world who get to appreciate it?Despite the proliferation of national and international laws policies and ethical guidelines some disputes remain intractable some participants noted like the long standoff between Britain and Greece over the Parthenon statues that Lord Elgin removed from the Acropolis two centuries ago. Meanwhile the looting of unpoliced sites remains a major problem. With the adoption of ethical acquisition guidelines “I don’t understand why the sacking continues” said Abdoulaye Camara director of the Museum of African Art in Dakar Senegal and a member of the ethics committee of the International Council of Museums. Still he said the museums’ ethical guidelines were better than nothing. “People criticize the codes as being too idealistic” he said “but we have to continue fighting for our patrimony.

In search of Bafana Bafana
Independent nline – Oct 27, 2007
Moeneeb Josephs has certainly staked a valid claim to being the best ‘keeper in the country while Bamuza Sono and Siphiwe Tshabalala have excelled in the Bafana midfield. And I have said it before and I will say it again the time has surely come for Vuyo Mere to replace Cyril Nzama in the Bafana side. f course Senegal Tunisia and Angola will provide far tougher opposition in the Nations Cup than the likes of Mauritius and Botswana in the Cosafa Cup. It is not about getting rid of the European-based experience altogether but about increasing the mix of youngsters in the side as we also build for 2010. Bafana are currently 83rd in the world rankings and clearly more and more changes are needed. I would also press Parreira to change his mind and look at playing a 4-4-2 system rather than his customary 4-5-1. Benni McCarthy simply does not work as a lone striker and I would like to see him paired with Fanteni on a permanent basis.