Mali Fans Call For Return Of Sevilla’s Frédéric Kanouté

Mali’s supporters club has called for the return of Frédéric Kanouté to the national team…By Kingsley KoboMar 24, 2011 8:20:00 PM 12bet.com Mali’s Association of Independent Supporters (ASIAM) has called for the return of Sevilla striker Frédéric Kanouté, 33, to the national team, after he retired from international football in the wake of the Eagles’ debacle at Angola 2010. 12bet.com At a press conference against violence in sports held in Mali’s capital Bamako on Thursday,12bet.com  the association made a solemn appeal to Kanoute to put an end to his retreat and make a comeback to the ailing national team. 12bet.com “The new generation of players needs to be guided and inspired by veteran players in the likes of Frédéric Kanouté, Mahamadou Diarra, Seydou Keïta and Adama...

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Kobe Bryant's parents unhurt in Japan

Kobe Bryant's parents are safe but dealing with the aftermath after experiencing the devastating earthquake in Japan.   The Los Angeles Lakers star told 710 ESPN Radio's John Ireland that he had spoken to his parents, Joe and Pam Bryant, Friday morning. Their Tokyo hotel had been evacuated but they were unhurt. Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, who played in the NBA for eight seasons and then overseas, is the former coach of the Tokyo Apache. He sat courtside next to Apache owner Michael Lerch during Wednesday's game. Joe Bryant guided the Japanese Basketball League's financially troubled Hokkaido club for the first few months of the...

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