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Chaaban sparkles in debut
The Lebanese
Striker Ali Chaaban notched a late strike to save the day for his
club Farnborough Town in a friendly against Oxford United on
Wednesday. Chaaban, who played his first game of the pre-season
after recovering from injury, was on top form when his 78th-minute
strike gave his new club a 1-1 draw with Oxford to put the team on
the right track after several flops in past friendlies. The team
didn't taste victory in any pre-season match so far where BORO could
only draw in four matches and suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat against
Newport.
However, the team still have 4 pre-season matches and probably the
big clash with Millwall today would prove decisive for coach Tommy
Taylor who is still examining numerous triallists.
July 26, 2003 |
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Shahaf: "Safa will not loan Salame"
The games' manager
in Safa club Jihad Shahaf reported that the club refused to loan
Khodr Salame to the French Side SC Bastia for one year before taking
any decision whether to sign the player or not. "Safa asked the
19-year-old to return to Beirut after finishing the trials with the
french team" said the manager. "I think 3 weeks are enough to form
an opinion about the player to sign him"
Salame sparkled after he scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in the
Olympic Asian qualifiers last June.
July 25, 2003 |
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Safa to the semi finals of Teshrin's
football tournament
Safa qualified to the semi finals of Teshrin's
football tournament following their 3-2 over Syria U-20 team. The
team managed to collect 5 points from two draws and one win. The
second match for Safa in the tournament, finished in a 1-1 draw with
Tadamon from Kuwait.
The details:
Safa managed to snatch a point from Kuwait's side Tadamon thanks to
a late strike from substitute Bilal Abu Jabal 5 minutes before the
end. Bilal's goal cancelled an early lead for Tadamon through Bashir
Salboukh from the spot. Both teams played a good match where Tadamon
had the upper hand in the first half and opened the score sheet at
the 19th minute. In the second half, Safa's coach Nizar Mahrous
played all his cards and the substitutes Mohammed Hamidi and Abd el
Karim Jbaili managed to control the midfield and gave spirit to the
team. The other substitute Bilal Abu Jabal managed to score at the
85th minute to give Safa their second point in the tournament.
July 25, 2003 |
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Rayan to play in Lebanon
Rayan from Qatar
recieved an invitation from Mr. Sherif Wehbi to play in Lebanon as a
preparation for the team's next season. Wehbi invited the club
during his visit to Qatar later last week and the Qatari officials
were extremely delighted for this kind invitation. The team is
expected to come to Lebanon in the first week of August where the
team will play against several Lebanese teams. The team will have a
great chance in Lebanon mainly because of the hospitality of Mr.
Sherif and he promised Rayan's officials to provide the best
conditions for the team during its visit to Lebanon.
July 24, 2003 |
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 The Futsal team leave to Iran
Our
Futsal team left to Iran yesterday to participate in the AFC Futsal
Championship which will be held from 27 July till August 6. The team
was headed by Mr. Moussa Makki, Jihad Hashim (Team's manager),
Sergei Aleksandrof (Coach), Illie Kasifi (Assistant coach). The
players are: Jamal Hajj, John Kutani, Husein Yassin, Rabie' Kakhi,
George Hajj Assaf, Rabie' Juweidi Charbel Muradi, Mohammed Shheimi,
Sami Saliba, Vatshe Malkistian, Rony Azar, Dory Zakhour and Husein
Tahan. Lebanon will have a camp in Tehran and will play a friendly
match against Kuwait before playing against Iran in the opening
match of the group along with China
and Kyrgzstan.
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July 24, 2003 |
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4th Fakhri Alama football tournament
results
In group (A) Ikhaa Haret Hureik
won over Ahed (3-2). Ikhaa's goals came through Mazen Gunwi, Hasan
Nasrallah and Yaser Mizher while Husein Salame and Mahmoud Shahoud
for Ahed. In the other group, Sahel thrashed Homenmen (3-0) thanks
to goals from Hasanein Daaboul, Ahmed Safah and Fadel Najm. As for
today's matches, Ikhaa will meet Racing at 6:00 p.m. while at 8:00
p.m. the AUB take on Homenmen.
July 24, 2003 |
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 The 4th
Fakhri Alama football tournament
The
4th Fakhri Alama football tournament opened with goals
galore at Ikhaa Harat Hureik stadium. The LFA president Mr. Hashem
Haidar attended the opening ceremony in addition to several football
officials. Clubs’ presidents attended the ceremony headed by Ikhaa
Haret Hureik president Abu Saeed Khansa, Samir Dakash, Nejmeh
President Mohammed Fanj, Homenmen president Misak Najarian, Racing
president Joe Kobelli and the ex-president for Nejmeh Mr. Omar
Ghandour and Sahel President Mr. Fadi Alama.
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July 22, 2003 |
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Safa represent Lebanon
in Teshrin Football Tournament
Safa played a
great match against Syrian team Huteen on Sunday in the team's
opening match in Teshrin Football Tournament and salvaged a point
from a 0-0 draw. The team will take on Tadamon from Kuwait
today; 22-07-2003 at 6:30 p.m. while the third and final match for
the team in group B will be against the Syrian U-21 team next
Thursday. The team will have a good preparation for the next season
since the tournament will see a great rivalry between Safa and other
top teams like the hosts Teshrin, Tersana from Egypt who sparkled
last week at the 4th Journalist Football Tournament,
Faisaly from Jordan and Huteen. The final match of the competition
will take place at the Basel's International Stadium in
Al Ladhiqiyah on Tuesday
29-07-2003.
July 22, 2003
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Lebanon's road for AFC Youth Championships
The Lebanese youth
teams were drawn in tough groups for the AFC Youth Championships
following the draw which was held yesterday at the AFC headquarters
at Kuala Lumpur. The U-20 Lebanese teams were grouped in the first
group along with Qatar and UAE where the qualification matches will
be held between October 19th and 23rd in order to have a berth at
the AFC U-20 Championship which will be played in Malaysia in 2004.
On the other hand, the U-17 team were grouped with Qatar and Bahrain
in group 4. These three teams will battle for a place at the AFC
U-17 Championship Japan 2004 where the qualifying round matches will
be played from 11 till 15 of next October.
July 19, 2003 |
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Salam suffers a heavy defeat
Salam Zgharta suffered a heavy defeat from Egyptian
Tersana with an unexpected result (0-6) at the Fourth Journalists'
Football Tournament in Aleppo - Syria. The semi-final game was
pretty hard on Salam mainly because of Tersana's good preparations
for the tournament. Salam were 2 goals down at the end of the first
half where Tersana managed to take the lead through Mohammad Abu
Treka and Alaa Nouh. At the second half, Tersana managed to score
four more goals despite the fact that they played with ten men
starting from the beginning of the second half and later on with 9
men towards the end of the match. Mohammad Abu Treka, the MVP of the
match, scored a double and Husein Chukri another double to seal the
victory for the Egyptian team and to knock-out the Lebanese players
from the semi-final with a heavy defeat.
July 18, 2003 |
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The draw for the 4th
Fakhri Alame football tournament
The general committee of Mr. Fakhri Alame Football
Tournament in its fourth edition held yesterday the draw for the
competition where it grouped 10 teams in two groups.
The first group included Sahel Hospital, Ahed, Racing, AUB and Ikhaa
Harat Hreik.
While the second group have the following teams Shabab Sahel,
Homenmen, Anwar, The Lebanese Bank and the AUST. The matches will
start next Tuesday with the opening match between Nejmeh and team of
Lebanese Club’s players with the collaboration of the LFA president
Mr. Hashem Haidar.
July 18,
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The LFA dismiss the
president of the North committee
The High Committee
of the LFA decided in a meeting last Friday headed by the LFA
president to dismiss the president of the North committee Mr. Pierre
Kekhya and ordered the vice president to continue with the
president’s job until the end of the Committee’s custody.
The dismissal came as Mr. Kekhya attacked several political
principals in Northern Lebanon in addition to an attack against one
of the members of the High Committee as a clear break for the rules
of the organization.
more
July 16, 2003 |
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The Fourth
Journalists' football Tournament
Salam qualify to the semi final
The Lebanese team Salam Zgharta qualified to the semi
final of the fourth Journalists' football tournament which is held
in Aleppo after a 1-0 victory over Jazirah (Jordan) yesterday;
14-07-2003, thanks to a solitary goal by Rami Hassan from the
penalty spot. The match was a one way traffic where Salam outclassed
their rivals and their coach - Hussein Afash - managed to steer the
players to the win.
more
July 15, 2003 |
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Salam
Zgharta get a valuable point from Aleppo’s Hurriya
Salam Zgharta drew
with Aleppo’s Hurriya with one goal each at the beginning of the
team’s matches in the Journalists’ football tournament on the 7th
of April stadium in Aleppo. Salam need one point against Jazirah
from Jordan in today’s match to reach the semi final to accompany
Hurriya to this round.
more
July
14, 2003 |
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 Salame is heading
for France
The
Lebanese Olympic player Khudor Salame who plays for Safa is
apparently making his way to be the second Lebanese professional
player after Roda Antar. Some information circulating that Salame
finished a successful try-out with the French club Bastia and he
will stay in France for another week where the club officials are
really considering signing Salame as a pro player. Note that the
19-year-old midfielder received this offer from France after
sparkling with the Lebanese Olympic team against Indonesia where he
netted 3 goals out of the Lebanese five in the Indonesian goal.
July 14, 2003 |
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A
great hail for Chaaban at Farnborough
Ali
Chaaban's arrival at the Conference division side Farnborough Town
was most welcomed by the clubs officials including
BORO's chairman Vic Searle.
Searle
was "very excited" at the arrival of the 21-year-old ace who - as
Searle claimed - will help the team to acquire a great position in
the Conference standing and will be able to be one of the top stars
in the future.
more
July 14, 2003 |
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A
Colombian striker of a Lebanese origin heading to Olympic Beirut
Olympic
Beirut officials are pending negotiations with a Colombian player of
Lebanese origin called Samras Rifaei. This player is highly rated
and he will be of a great benefit for the team next season. Rifaei
is expected to visit Lebanon in the next few days where he will
conclude the negotiations with the club. Note that this player is
one of therelatives of the world pop star Shakira and he came to
Lebanon with her during her visit last month.
source:
www.olympic-beirut.com
July 11,
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 Beirut holds the "AFC
and CAF" press conference.
Beirut
held yesterday; 09-07-2003 a press conference where both the AFC
president Mohammed bin Hammam and his CAF counterpart Issa Hayatou
returned their relationships together which broke in 2000. The LFA
president Mr. Hashem Haidar attended the press conference and he
made a speech where he said that "The LFA played a minor role to
bring both confederations together and it is a great honor to hold
such event." Note that the LFA president presented two trophies for
both AFC and CAF presidents in this occasion.
July 10, 2003 |
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Reconciliation Conference this
afternoon
The two presidents of the Asian & African Football
Federations Mr. Mohammad Ben Hammam and Isso Hayato , will be
holding a joint press conference at 4:30 this afternoon at Phoenicia
Intercontinental Hotel to ascertain their reconciliation and to
renew their cooperation.
Hayeto will be arriving to Beirut
International Airport at 2.30 this afternoon with the Secretary
General Mustafa Fahmi and the member Hani Abou Rayda.
July 09, 2003 |
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 Mr. Haidar honors Ben Hamam at his
house in Louizeh
The
President of the Lebanese Football Federation held a lunch on the
honor of the President of the Asian Football Federation Mr. Mohamad
Ben Hamam at his house in Louizeh. The lunch was attended by the
member of the Asian Football Federation Mr. Mohammad Al Mehchadi and
the Director General of Youth & Sport Mr. Zeid Khiami and the two
members of the Lebanese Olympic Committee Mr. Toni Khoury and Mr.
Nohad Schoucair and the Secretary General of the LFA Mr. Bahij Abou
Hamzeh and the members of the Executive Board of the LFA as well as
the Ex President of the Tadamon Sour Club Mr. Cherif Wehbeh and the
President of the Homenmen Club Mr. Missak Najarian and a group of
Media representatives. Mr. Zeid Khiami praised the efforts of Mr.
Hamam in servicing the Asian Football family in general and the
Lebanese Football Family in specific.
July 09, 2003 |
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 All
for Olympic Beirut, Nejmeh and Ahed at the 7th Manar
football festival
The
Lebanese top 3 clubs nearly gained everything at the 7th
Manar football festival where they all got 16 out of 20 awards
which were awarded for the best football performers this season.
The festival was
attended by several football celebrities headed by the AFC
president Mr. Mohamed Bin Hammam who presented the Golden Ball
Award for the best Lebanese player this season; Olympic Beirut's
ace Abbas Atwi. The LFA president Mr. Hashem Haidar also
attended the football show in addition to the LFA's general
secretary Mr. Bahij Abu Hamzi, clubs' officials, players and the
press. more
[Manar
Festival photo album]
July 08,
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Olympic Beirut with the double at the top of Lebanese football
The
31st edition of Lebanon's cup final was quite a great
conclusion for the 2002/03 football season in Lebanon with a tight
competition between Nejmeh and Olympic where the winner was
ambiguous until the final whistle of the Austrian referee Frisk
Shtokhlit.
The match was held at Beirut's Sporting city Stadium in front of
about 20000 spectators who witnessed a great football match between
the two top teams in Lebanon this season.
more
July 07, 2003 |
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Hagob Donabidian
presents Olympic Day Run
The Lebanese Olympic Striker Hagob
Donabidian will participate in the Olympic Day Run in Beirut where
Homentmen's player will open this festival which will be held next
sunday [6-7-2003] at 10:00 am and will be of 4Kms' distance for more
info about the Olympic Day Run you can visit the Lebanese Olympic
Committee official website
www.lebolympic.org
July 04, 2003 |
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Football co-operation between Lebanon and Sweden
The LFA's president Mr. Hashem
Haidar discussed football co-operation between Lebanon and Sweden
after he met a Swedish sports delegation of Svarker Johnson, Bonts
Sandel and Peter Barg and they were accompanied by Wadi' el Ashakar,
a Lebanese who is living in Sweden.
more
July 04, 2003 |
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Hisham Salman is the top scorer for the Special Olympics football
tournament
Hisham Salman was crowned as the top-scorer for the
Football tournament of the Special Olympic games, which were held in
the Irish Capital Dublin last week.
Salman scored 18 out of 21 goals scored by the Lebanese National
team that achieved the Bronze Medal due to several remarkable
results.
The team crashed U.S.A 8-1 where Salman scored 7 goals and Ayman
Ruslan another goal.
more
July 04, 2003 |
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 Antar signs for SC
Freiburg
The
Lebanese International Roda Antar moved to Bundesliga's new side SC
Freiburg. The 22-year-old midfielder signed
with the newly promoted club for two years where his new contract
will finish on June 30, 2005. Note that the first Lebanese
professional player signed for Hamburger SV two years ago where he
played 23 matches and scored two goals.
more
July 02, 2003 |
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