Soccer News of Thursday, 6 March 2014

Source: Africa Top Sports

Belgium-Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon-Portugal, Friendly Clashes of the Day

It is already the World Cup! First preparation matches for selections qualified for the high mass of world football. And it particularly include 5 African representatives. Some are preparing to deliver real test-games Wednesday. Starting with a highly anticipated Ivory Coast - Belgium in Brussels.

The band of Didier Drogba confronts one of the current best sides in Europe. With an in-form Red Devils crew including Hazard, Benteke, Lukaku and Kompany. Elephants can also rely on their icons Yaya Toure, Gervinho , Salomon Kalou etc... .

Another very prestigious meeting opposes Portugal to Cameroon. To face Cristiano Ronaldo, Samuel Eto'o stands up tall. Volker Finke has the opportunity to assess the shape of his players. Nigeria face Mexico in the United States, while Ghana plays Montenegro in Austria.

Finally Algeria receive Slovenia in Blida.

Program

5 p.m. Algeria - Slovenia

7:45 p.m. Belgium - Côte d' Ivoire

8:45 p.m. Portugal - Cameroon

Ghana - Montenegro

Nigeria - Mexico

Other friendlies for African teams

Senegal - Mali

Mauritania - Niger

Burundi - Rwanda

Burkina Faso - Comoros

Morocco - Gabon

Iran - Guinea

Colombia - Tunisia

Brazil - South Africa

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Egypt

Luxembourg - Cape Verde

Mozambique - Angola

Malawi - Zimbabwe

Kenya - Sudan

Zambia - Uganda

Namibia - Tanzania

Botswana - South Sudan