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INSIDE IT’S STRANGE DECIDER but TRUE MARIO VOTED ONE of the BEST ‘We Did Not Want to Battle DRESSED MEN in the WORLD Ivory Coast’ —E.Guinea PREMIERSHIP 36 Saturday, February 4, 2012 Saturday Vision UNITED TRAVEL6 164000 757112 TO CHELSEA BUT.... SPORTGOAL PULL-OUT INSIDE IT’S STRANGE DECIDER BUT TRUE MARIO VOTED ONE OF THE BEST ‘We did not want to battle DRESSED MEN IN THE WORLD Ivory Coast’ —E.Guinea M A L A B O payroll of Real Ma- Equatorial Guinea admit they drid and did not want to face Ivory Coast Benfica Saturday in the 2012 Africa Cup and now of Nations quarter-finals. with Portu- The Estadio de Malabo pairing guese outfit appears to be the mismatch of Beira Mar. the last-eight phase with 133 “It is not that places separating the countries we cannot beat on the FIFA world rankings this them, but their month. status as a star- Ivory Coast are packed with studded team is familiar English Premier League very formidable. names like brothers Kolo and There are very high Yaya Toure from Manches- expectations of us ter City, Didier Drogba and across the country,” Salomon Kalou of Chelsea and said the match-win- Gervinho from Arsenal. Quarter-Finals: ner against Libya. Equatorial Guinea do not have Today, Live on SS4/SS9 “So it would be a single footballer with interna- Zambia v Sudan 7pm catastrophic if we tional status and are competing Ivory Coast v E.Guinea 10pm were eliminated in the in the African football show- Sunday, Live on SS4/SS9 quarter-finals as many case only because places are Gabon v Mali 7pm hearts will be broken. automatically reserved for host Ghana v Tunisia 10pm Supporters are expecting nations. us to reach the semi-finals EGYPT The Ivorian build-up to the against Sudan, Burkina Faso and and even the final.” tournament was professional Angola with the minumum of Among the supporters of and smooth, but the Equatogui- fuss, Equatorial Guinea shocked the National Lightning is neans changed coaches less than Libya and Senegal before com- President Teodoro Obiang DISASTER three weeks before the kick-off ing up short against group win- Nguema, the longest serving and captain Rodolfo Bodipo has ners Zambia. “I wish we could ruler on the continent, who FIFA DEMANDS not started a match because of a have met Ivory Coast in the final expects the team to “display niggling injury. rather than now,” confessed mid- attractive football and sport- INQUIRY INTO While Ivory Coast triumphed fielder Javier Balboa, once on the ing values and win the cup”. FAN DEATHS : PAGE 35 URA wary of unpredictable Simba YOUR B y V I S I O N R E P O R T E R S take on troubled Simba in the Bell beat the soldiers at all costs. Uganda Super League today. We want the lead,” vowed SPORTS Bell Uganda Super League The tax collectors who suc- URA coach Alex Isabirye. Today, cumbed to a late Villa strike, take Simba is still reeling WEEKEND SC Villa v Victors 1pm SS9 on troubled Simba at Wanku- from a defeat to Victoria Simba v URA 3pm SS9 lukuku on day when Villa will be in the Bell Uganda Cup. IN Police v Bunamwaya hosting Victors. The day’s third en- “Simba can pull off surprises. counter will have 2010 PICTURES After being ambushed by Villa, They held us to a draw in the first champions Bunamwaya giants URA have a chance of round at Lugazi. But given our seriously searching for an See Pull-out 12 redeeming themselves when they last result against Villa, we have to away win against Police. Ivory Coast striker Drogba will be a threat for Equatorial Guinea PAGE 34: UGANDANS PROGRESS IN THE INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP Printed and published by The New Vision Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd, P.O. Box 9815, Kampala. Tel: 041 4337000. Fax: 4235843. Registered at GPO as a newspaper. Advertising Department, JR Complex, Plot 101 Jinja Rd, at junction to Vision Group offices, Tel. 4337000 Fax: 4232050.
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