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Schedule

Date

April 10

April 10

April 10

April 10

April 10

April 11

 

 

 

Time

5:30

5:30

3:00

3:00

3:00

5:00

 

All time pm

 

Teams

Comoro-sSudane

Kenya-Somalia

Ghana-Cameroon

Gambai-Nigeria

Senegal-Liberia

Morocco-Cote D'Ivoire

 

 

See the whole schedule

Field

C

B

E

D

A

G

 

 

 

Easter Sunday Massacre:

In Group B: Morocco played Gambia Sunday 4/4/2010 at High Point Park in Richardson, Texas. The powerful Moroccans, a tournament favorites and a seasoned power house of the African Tournaments circles in DFW were scheduled against a young Gambian team, a new comer  to the African Unity Cup who were without three  of their best players who had to attend college teams soccer try outs, and all factors  pointed to an Easter Day debacle for the young Gambian team.  However the gods of soccer had another saying that Sunday.
The game started with a relentless Moroccan attack in the first half and a lot of wasted chances specially by the Moroccan reliable striker Hisham who wasted 2 unbelievable chances only to see the Liberian score from a counter attack. But that only triggered a more intensified Moroccan efforts, and then against the play the Gambian Master Saiho Sonko received a ball at the center circle and then dribbled through the Moroccan middle field and center  defense and finished with a precise strike from the head of the Moroccan 18 yards line, a truly unforgettable goal.  Saeed pulled a goal back 2 minutes before half time for Morocco on a solo effort.
The second half saw a complete domination by the Gambian mid field in term of possession time that resulted in 2 more masterful goals and the Moroccans again pulled back one goal before full time. The game concluded with the Gambians wining 4/2.
This game reflected the trend of the emergence of new young teams (like Somalia. Gambia, Senegal, Cote D’Ivoire etc) that are trying to find their place in the field of DFW African soccer that is being dominated for  long by older aging teams (Sudan, Morocco, Cameroon,  Nigeria ….), and in this Easter Sunday the roaring of the young Gambians lions was louder than that of the aging Moroccan lions. Next for the Gambia is the powerful Nigerians green eagles in Trinity Park in Irving 3:00 pm Saturday 4/10/2010.  While Morocco will face another young hungry team in Cote D’Ivoire at 5:00 pm in UTD Sunday 4/11/2010.
Other results from thesecond week of the DFW African Unity Cup, Nigeria beat Sudan 3/0, Cote D’Ivoire beat the Comoros 2/1, Senegal beat Cameroon 6/0, Liberia and Kenya tied 2/2 and Ghana beat Somalia 4/2.

See all the Results

Thirdd week of African Unity Cup:

In Trinity Park Irving, this Saturday 4/10/2010 at 3:00 pm

Nigeria vs Gambia, Camerron vs Ghana

In Central Junior High School Field Euless, this Saturday 4/10/2010 at 5:30 pm

Sudan vs Comoros, Somalia vs Kenya, Liberia vs Sengall

In UTD, this Sunday 4/11/2010 at 5:00 pm

Morocco vs Cote D'Ivoire

See all the Results and Scjhedule

Fields

 

Field A: is Central Junior High School Field
at 1200 Raider Dr, Euless, TX 7604;0 it is the one furthest from Raider Dr.

Field B: is Central Junior High School Field
at 1200 Raider Dr, Euless, TX 7604; it is the middle field.

Field C: is Central Junior High School Field
at 1200 Raider Dr, Euless, TX 7604; it is the outermost field (closest to raider St.

Field D: Trinity Park in Irving Texas, 2221 E Irving Blvrd (2221 E Hwy 365), Irving TX 75060 Field # 7

Field E: Trinity Park in Irving Texas, 2221 E Irving Blvrd (2221 E Hwy 365), Irving TX 75060 Field # 5

Field F: Pennington Field (HEB Stadium) at 1501 Central Drive, Bedford

Field G: UTD Soccer Field at 800 West Campbell Road
Richardson, TX 75080-3021

City of Irving Athletic Facilities will be closed Sunday 4/4/2010 in obervance of Easter Holiday.
 
Group A

Liberia

Cameroon

Senegal

Somalia

Kenya

Ghana

Group B

Sudan

Nigeria

Morocco

Gambia

Cote d'Ivoire

Comoros

 

 

 

THE RULES

The rules of the competition shall be binding on all teams taking part.
The tournament’s organisers’ decision is final in all matters of rule interpretation.

Any team failing to comply with the rules or code of conduct may be expelled from the tournament

FEES AND FIELDS

  • All teams shall pay $ 100 registration fees
  • All teams that do not have their own acceptable pitch pay an extra $ 100
  • Payments must be received on or before Monday March 15, 2010-03-12
  •  Acceptable pitch dimensions shall be approximately 110 yards x 70 yards.
  • The goal size will be standard.
  • The penalty spot shall be 12 yards out from the goal line in the centre of the goal
  • Acceptable pitch must be approved by organizing committee
  • All teams must bring a goal net
  • All teams must bring a regulation  size 5 soccer ball
  • All teams must bring 2 side flags to each game
  • All teams must bring $ 50 each game for the referees.
  • Failure to bring any of these items will be considered forfeiture of game.

POINTS SYSTEM

  • 3 points shall be awarded for a win and 1 point shall be awarded for a draw.
  • In the event of two teams achieving the same amount of points after everyone has played their 3 games, the following criteria will apply to determine the tournament winner in the order shown:
    • Superior goal difference
    • Highest number of goals scored
    • The result of the game between the two teams in the group
    • Coin Toss

      • TROPHIES

    • The players in the winning team will receive a trophy to take away and keep and will be recognized at half time
    • The wining team will receive 20 medals dubbed gold medals
    • Runner up will receive 20 medals dubbed silver medals
    • Winner of third and fourth place game will be given 20 medals dubbed bronze medals.

      •  PROTESTS & APPEALS

      • Being an African friendly tournament.  Ruling on the field is final and can only be appealed in writing within 30 minutes of the end of each game; tournament administration decision is final and cannot be appealed. 

      THE BALL

      • Tournament will use regulation size 5 balls
      • The match ball shall be provided by the ‘home’ team.
      • Home team is the first team listed on schedule

      NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON THE FIELD / SUBSTITUTIONS

      • All teams shall play with 11 players on the pitch with 5 substitutions as desired. In the event of injuries/dismissals, a team can complete a match with a minimum of 8 players, no substitution in the final 2 minutes of the game.
      • Substitutes can be used continuously (in and out) through each game.

      EQUIPMENT

      • All players must wear shin guards.
      • Appropriate footwear should be worn.
      • No jewellery to be worn or taped up.

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