Summer transfers - African related

tfco · Post by **tfco** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:04 pm

It's the silly season, so let's talk moves. A few transfers/rumours that have caught the eye this summer.

Michael Essien (Lyon to ??). Possibly the biggest transfer of the summer, if it goes through. If the tabloids are to be believed, this guy will end up being Africa's most expensive export, following Drogba's transfer from last year. Chelsea tabled GPB 26 million, Lyon told them to get lost. Well, I would too, knowing that Abramovich makes GPB 11 million a day!!

Sammy Kuffour (Bayern to Roma)...from championship team to relegation fodder. Guess he's just going to end his footballing career on a $@#% team where he's guaranteed a starting position. So long as his feud with the Black Stars brass is settled, I'm happy. Very strong defender best remembered for his pump your fist on the field act in '99 when Bayern squandered a goal lead to Man Utd in '99 CL final

John Obi Mikel (Lyn Oslo to ??)... I signed with Man Utd, but I wanna go to Chelsea. United pressured me to sign for them, I wanna I wanna I wanna go to Chelsea. You catch the drift. Only 18, but loads of talent.

Yaks Aiyegbeni (Pompey to Boro)...I was AWOL when the Super Eagles played a crucial WC qualifier vs Rwanda. Oh yeah, I had malaria, yup malaria. He then had his work permit denied because he had not played the requisite 75% games for the NT. k-a-r-m-a.

He was awarded the paper on appeal. I like this guy, as he is your strong pacy striker who will work well with Hasselbaink in the Boro attack. He is in my Premiership All Africa XI

Benni McCarthy (Porto to Blackburn)...eeek, why Benni, why?? Top goalscorer for Portuguese outfit 2 years running; also won CL with Mourinho in 2004 and now wants to play on below mid-table sh!te team.

Mamadou Niang (Strasbourg to Marseille)...Is Marseille squad Senegal-lite?Habib Beye (Senegal FOY) and Sylvain Ndiaye will be his team mates

Stephen Makinwa (Atalanta to Inter)..with Vieri given his walking papers, this young Nigerian joins his fellow countryman Obafemi Martins on the Nerazzurri list. Dunno much about his guy, but what I have read is very positive. Adriano--Martins--Makinwa. Could be deadly.

Aruna Dindane (Anderlecht to Lens)..this guy has probably won every accolade in the Belgian league. I would like to see him do well in Ligue 1, which is a little bit more taxing than that 5th rate league

Shabani Nonda (Monaco to Roma)..he was Monaco's top scorer two seasons ago. After coming back from injury, couldn't hold down a regular spot alongside Sheyi Adebayor in the Monaco strike force. Going to Roma on a free

Bonaventure Kalou (Auxerre to PSG)..expect him to be booed quite a bit after joining a rival side. Scored winning goal in the French League Cup final

balo · Post by **balo** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:27 pm

Has Makinwa's move been confirmed yet?

tfco · Post by **tfco** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:32 pm

balo wrote:Has Makinwa's move been confirmed yet?

tribalfootball says it's a done deal, which means nothng has happened yet

mblack · Post by **mblack** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:28 am

Nigerian striker Edorisi Ekhosuehi who currently plays for ES Tunis is in negotiations to move to Le Mans in France. The discussions have been ongoing on for over 2 weeks but they are still stalling on administrative details

mblack · Post by **mblack** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:41 am

Add these to the list

Utaka (NIG) from Lens to Rennes (FR)
Victor Agali (NIG) from Nice to Besiktas (TUR)
AFOLABI Rabiu (NIG) from Austria Vienne to Sochaux (FR)

Player · Post by **Player** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 1:17 am

mblack wrote:Nigerian striker Edorisi Ekhosuehi who currently plays for ES Tunis is in negotiations to move to Le Mans in France. The discussions have been ongoing on for over 2 weeks but they are still stalling on administrative details

have got any info on him

atlas86 · Post by **atlas86** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:06 pm

Hadji confirmed in Rennes's midfield to pair up with Utaka they will be playing UEFA CUP.
Bordeaux's Chamakh (10 goals last season) chased by Lyon but still claimed intransferable.

Senator WIRES · Post by **Senator WIRES** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:49 pm

Kuffour and Shabani transfer get K-Leg, Roma CANNOT buy or have players transfered to the team, the club is having problem with FIFA, Auxerre, pertaining to a player called Mesi

27 · Post by 27 » Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:06 pm

'Hurricane' Could Blow In At Bolton
Tue 05 Jul, 2:09 PM

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce is chasing one of the hottest properties in African football.

Collins Mbesuma scored 35 goals for South African champions Kaizer Chiefs last season, including 25 of the club's haul of 55 in the league en route to winning the title for the second successive year.

The 21-year-old Zambian, nicknamed 'The Hurricane', is currently waiting on a visa to visit England and hopefully conduct talks next week over a move to the Reebok Stadium.

Allardyce currently heads the queue for Mbesuma, whose form guaranteed him the Player of the Year and Golden Boot awards in South Africa, as a host of clubs are understood to have expressed an interest.

But Allardyce confirmed to bwfc.co.uk: "Collins Mbesuma is a player who would interest us. He is a prolific goalscorer who has had a fantastic season in South Africa."

The Chiefs are resigned to losing their best player, but feel they cannot stand in his way.

Team manager Bobby Motaung confirmed: "He is the best I have come across in terms of a striker.

"He is a targetman who is very strong, very intelligent and very difficult to mark.

"He is not the type of player who comes into a game for a few minutes or 10 minutes. He is someone you have to keep an eye on for 90 minutes.

"I know he will do a good job for Bolton if they sign him because he will have no trouble coping with the demands of the Premiership. He will deliver.

"I would have loved to have kept him for another year or two, but we appreciate this is an opportunity for the young man, one he must take with both hands."
http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/050705/4/c41w.html

TD · Post by TD » Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:17 pm

tfco, a few observations...

Michael Essien is good, but not that good. Only Chelsea will pay anything above 20 million for him.

Stephen Makinwa was not bought to replace Vieri. Vieri left because with the emergence of Martins and Adriano, he would have had even less playing time than last season, besides he had a heavy contract and one year left on it. Good business decision. Nothing to do with Makinwa who, if this transfer comes through, will join a POOL of substitute strikers on the bench.

Roma is not relegation "fodder", whatever that means. They were second just one season back, and still have a good backbone to the team.

McCarthy's move is from a side which has peaked to one which at least has some upside. Besides it's the EPL. More money, more exposure, language and the bright lights of.. er.. Blackburn

TD · Post by TD » Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:20 pm

Senator WIRES wrote: Kuffour and Shabani transfer get K-Leg, Roma CANNOT buy or have players transfered to the team, the club is having problem with FIFA, Auxerre, pertaining to a player called Mesi

Wouldn't that be Mexes?

zeyzey1 · Post by **zeyzey1** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:23 pm

27 wrote:'Hurricane' Could Blow In At Bolton
Tue 05 Jul, 2:09 PM

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce is chasing one of the hottest properties in African football.

Collins Mbesuma scored 35 goals for South African champions Kaizer Chiefs last season, including 25 of the club's haul of 55 in the league en route to winning the title for the second successive year.

The 21-year-old Zambian, nicknamed 'The Hurricane', is currently waiting on a visa to visit England and hopefully conduct talks next week over a move to the Reebok Stadium.

Allardyce currently heads the queue for Mbesuma, whose form guaranteed him the Player of the Year and Golden Boot awards in South Africa, as a host of clubs are understood to have expressed an interest.

But Allardyce confirmed to bwfc.co.uk: "Collins Mbesuma is a player who would interest us. He is a prolific goalscorer who has had a fantastic season in South Africa."

The Chiefs are resigned to losing their best player, but feel they cannot stand in his way.

Team manager Bobby Motaung confirmed: "He is the best I have come across in terms of a striker.

"He is a targetman who is very strong, very intelligent and very difficult to mark.

"He is not the type of player who comes into a game for a few minutes or 10 minutes. He is someone you have to keep an eye on for 90 minutes.

"I know he will do a good job for Bolton if they sign him because he will have no trouble coping with the demands of the Premiership. He will deliver.

"I would have loved to have kept him for another year or two, but we appreciate this is an opportunity for the young man, one he must take with both hands."
http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/050705/4/c41w.html

I must say, I've followed Collins Mbesuma's rise in prowess on Supersport of late, the boy is good. His left foot and footie brain reminds me of Kalusha Bwalya in his glory days. A very dangerous player indeed.
Allardyce is really a shrewd guy, he doesnt miss a thing.

Senator WIRES · Post by **Senator WIRES** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:26 pm

TD wrote:
Senator WIRES wrote: Kuffour and Shabani transfer get K-Leg, Roma CANNOT buy or have players transfered to the team, the club is having problem with FIFA, Auxerre, pertaining to a player called Mesi
Wouldn't that be Mexes?

You are right

Coeur-d'Ivoire · Post by **Coeur-d'Ivoire** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:29 am

Aruna Dindane from Anderlecht to Lens

Bakary Kone (Baky) from Lorient to Nice

mblack · Post by **mblack** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:15 am

Player wrote:
mblack wrote:Nigerian striker Edorisi Ekhosuehi who currently plays for ES Tunis is in negotiations to move to Le Mans in France. The discussions have been ongoing on for over 2 weeks but they are still stalling on administrative details
have got any info on him

Deal finally went through today

Post by **YUJAM** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:29 am

Mamadou Niang - Strasbourg to Marseille
Pierre Wome - Brescia to Inter

Papa Osei Kuffour - Bayern to Roma
Chris Obodo - Fiorentina to Udinese

Mamman Shata · Post by **Mamman Shata** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:42 am

I am still waiting for Henri Camara to move again. Im never move?

Southhampton might have already given up on the guy who moved from 3 different clubs (Wolves, Celtic, Southhampton) in the last season. Talk of loyalty!!

Sir V · Post by **Sir V** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:58 am

Francis Kunbour(Nigeria) to West Ham.

balo · Post by **balo** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:06 am

Sir V wrote:Francis Kunbour(Nigeria) to West Ham.

So he is that good?

Sir V · Post by **Sir V** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:11 am

balo wrote:
Sir V wrote:Francis Kunbour(Nigeria) to West Ham.
So he is that good?

I hear he is going to lead the West Ham attack.

TD · Post by TD » Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:14 am

Sir V wrote:
balo wrote:
Sir V wrote:Francis Kunbour(Nigeria) to West Ham.
So he is that good?
I hear he is going to lead the West Ham attack.

With Chukwu as the manager.

Sir V · Post by **Sir V** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:17 am

TD wrote:
Sir V wrote:
balo wrote:
Sir V wrote:Francis Kunbour(Nigeria) to West Ham.
So he is that good?
I hear he is going to lead the West Ham attack.
With Chukwu as the manager.

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:26 am

Here are some summer transfers involving Cameroonian players:

Pierre Wome (lb) -to Inter Milan from Brescia
Albert Meyong Ze (fw) - to Belenenses (Portugal) from Vitoria Setubal
Antoine Ateba (fw) - to Maritimo (Portugal) from Union Douala
Pierre Ebede (gk) - to Panathinaikos from Chalkidona
Andre Bikey (cb)- to Lokomotiv Moscow from Shinnik Yaroslavl
Guy Stephane Essame (mf) to Boavista (previously out of contract)
Patrice Mbock (cb/rb) to SV Pasching (Austria) from Bayern Munich reserves
Marc Gouiffe a Goufan (cb) to SC Paderborn (Germany) from Wolfsburg reserves
Julien Kemajou (mf) to Germinal Beerschot from Sable Batie
Mathias Chago (mf) to Dinamo Zagreb from NK metalac
Alexis Ngambi (cb) to Montpellier from Gueugnon

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Summer transfers - African related

Summer transfers - African related

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