The News Review:
- Manucho stars as Angola stun Senegal
- Launch of voluntary repatriation for Mauritanian refugees from Senegal…
- Iran ready to meet Senegal’s defense needs
Manucho stars as Angola stun Senegal
Taipei Times – Jan 29, 2008
PHT :AP Manchester United-bound Manucho starred in Angola’s 3-1 upset win over Senegal to leave his side on the brink of qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. In Sunday’s second Group D tie Carlos Alberto Parreira’s South Africa folded tamely against Tunisia the 2004 title winners beating the 2010 World Cup hosts by an identical scoreline. It was a survivor from Roger Lemerre’s Cup winning Tunisian side veteran striker Francileudo Dos Santos who scored after eight and 34 minutes with Chaouki Ben Saada claiming the second. Steven Pienaar grabbed a consolation goal three minutes from full-time for South Africa who seem destined to make a third consecutive first-round exit. That left Parreira a World Cup winning coach with Brazil with a real scrap on his hands to get South Africa joint bottom on one point with Senegal into the quarter-finals.
Launch of voluntary repatriation for Mauritanian refugees from Senegal…
Reuters AlertNet – Jan 29, 2008
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Iran ready to meet Senegal’s defense needs
Tehran Times – Jan 29, 2008
Najjar in a meeting with Senegal Minister of Armed Forces Becaye Diop underlined expansion of ties with independent African Muslim states particularly Senegal which he said ?plays a constructive role in providing peace and security in Western Africa. ?Diop on his second visit to Iran over the past two years expressed his country?s interest in bolstering many-sided ties with Iran. In the wake of an invitation by Iran?s defense minister Diop arrived in Tehran last night for an official visit.