Kone rated doubtful for World Cup

The Confederation of African Football believes its decision to move the timing of the Cup of Nations is paying immediate dividends in Brazil.

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What better platform to make a statement than one watched by billions around the planet?

The opposition Presidential candidate Mr Edward Lowassa has requested that the  National Electoral Commission (NEC)  be diligent in releasing election results especially in parts of the country where he believes his party has won.

The cynics can eat humble pie. Brazil 2014 has after all confounded critics to ensconce itself among the very best World Cups in history.

Brazil has spent as much as £11bn on hosting the World Cup in an effort to create the best ever tournament. The BBC's Peter Okwoche has been looking at how the competition has added up.

By Alex KajumuloGERMANY WON THE 2014 WORLD CUP. People think Germany winning the world cup was a coincidence. If you know what is going in around soccer you have to stop watching soccer as fans and you need to start analyzing. Germany had a plan to win the World Cup this year they used Barcelona to win the World Cup.  Just how Spain used Barcelona to win the World Cup.When Spain won the World Cup in 2010 they had ...nine players from Barcelona on on Spain's national team they had very good...

Preview followed by live coverage of the World Cup game between Nigeria and Argentina.

It is often said that sport in general and football in particular can be used as an agent for social change, and for an unlikely figure set to figure at the 2014 Fifa World Cup, that is very true.