Tag: African football
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Respect The Roar: Bombadiko
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France ended Morocco’s World Cup journey in Boston, but the Atlas Lions did not leave the world stage diminished. They left carrying something the football establishment once refused to grant…
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Lions At The Gate: Bombadiko
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Morocco is not asking for respect anymore. After beating Canada 3-0 in Houston and reaching the World Cup quarterfinals for the second straight tournament, the Atlas Lions have turned Abbas…
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Bombadiko’s Boys Have Arrived! ROAR!
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African football is not knocking politely anymore. It is kicking the door off the hinges. Cape Verde dragged defending champion Argentina into an extra-time knife fight. Egypt marched into the…
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Morocco Owns The Moment: Bombadiko
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Morocco is no longer asking world football for permission. After stunning the Netherlands in a Round of 32 penalty shootout, the Atlas Lions are no longer the sentimental underdog, the…
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Bombadiko: Morocco Gets No Respect
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Morocco has done everything the football establishment demanded — and still the respect does not come. The Atlas Lions battled Brazil to a 1-1 draw, beat Scotland 1-0, then fought…
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Bombadiko’s FIFA Prophecy Continues
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Egypt’s 3-1 comeback victory over New Zealand was more than a World Cup result. It was another flare shot into the night sky from African football. The Pharaohs looked sluggish…
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FIFA Whisperer Strikes Again
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Abbas Bombadiko is finished asking politely. Four years after Morocco’s 2022 World Cup semifinal run was dismissed as a miracle, the Atlas Lions are proving again that their rise was…
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FIFA’s Giants On Notice: Bombadiko
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The World Cup’s old guard is still standing, but it is getting shoved around. Morocco, Cabo Verde, and the Democratic Republic of Congo are not cute underdog stories waiting for…
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Bombadiko Says Morocco Means Business
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Abbas Bombadiko is done waiting for FIFA’s old guard to admit what Morocco already proved at MetLife Stadium. After standing toe-to-toe with Brazil in a 1-1 World Cup draw, the…
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Morocco Made Its Point
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Morocco’s 1-1 draw with Brazil was not a fluke, a charity result, or some cute African football moment for the highlight reel. It was proof that the Atlas Lions can…
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Morocco Is Done Asking FIFA For Respect
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The disrespect toward Morocco is really disrespect toward African football. Every four years, the global conversation begins with the same names: Brazil, Argentina, France, Germany, England and Spain. African nations…