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...year hailed as Africa's coming-out party on the world soccer stage began disastrously. On Jan. 8, militants mistakenly opened fire on a bus carrying Togo's national team, killing three people. The squad was traveling in the restive Cabinda region of Angola to play in the African Cup of Nations tournament, a tune-up for this summer's World Cup in South Africa. Separatist rebels apologized for the attack, explaining that an Angolan convoy had been their intended target...
Harvard was hurt considerably by the absence of co-captain epee Noam Mills, who was competing at the World Cup...
...during the 2010 MLS SuperDraft in Philadelphia, Penn., Akpan was selected in the second round (22nd overall) by the Colorado Rapids. 2008 MLS Cup Champions Columbus Crew selected Nyamekye with the team’s first pick in the fourth round (60th overall...
Akpan’s spot on the roster will be secure as the Hermann Trophy finalist signed a pre-draft contract with MLS. With the Rapids facing the possibility of losing Casey for an extended time if he is selected for this summer’s FIFA World Cup, Akpan may be able to provide depth and get some minutes off the bench...
...water: many were nipping off for lunch at a place called Kalkies, a nearby fish-and-chips shop decorated with poster-size photographs of great whites leaping out of the water, often with a seal in their jaws. (See pictures of South Africa preparing for the soccer World Cup...