Richard Kingson

{{short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1978)}} {{distinguish|text=the English political pamphleteer and spy Richard Kingston}} {{redirect distinguish|Kingson|Kingston (disambiguation){{!}}Kingston}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Richard Kingson | image = Richard Kingston.jpg | caption = Kingson with Ghana in 2008 | full_name = Richard Kingson<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/62/69/0,,12306~158050,00.pdf |title=Premier League clubs submit squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=1 February 2011 |page=11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304053618/http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/62/69/0,,12306~158050,00.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2011}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|6|13|df=y}}<ref name="PremProfile">{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3329/Richard-Kingson/overview |title=Richard Kingson: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> | birth_place = Accra, Ghana | height = 1.83 m<ref name="PremProfile"/> | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = | years1 = 1995–1996 | clubs1 = Great Olympics | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1996–2005 | clubs2 = Galatasaray | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1998–1999 | clubs3 = → Sakaryaspor (loan) | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1999–2001 | clubs4 = → Göztepe (loan) | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2001–2002 | clubs5 = → Antalyaspor (loan) | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2002–2003 | clubs6 = → Elazığspor (loan) | caps6 = 20 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2005–2007 | clubs7 = Ankaraspor | caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2007 | clubs8 = → Hammarby (loan) | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2007–2008 | clubs9 = Birmingham City | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2008–2010 | clubs10 = Wigan Athletic | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2010–2011 | clubs11 = Blackpool | caps11 = 20 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2013 | clubs12 = Doxa Katokopias | caps12 = 10 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2014 | clubs13 = Balıkesirspor | caps13 = 13 | goals13 = 0 | years14 = 2015 | clubs14 = Great Olympics | caps14 = 0 | goals14 = 0 | totalcaps = 165 | totalgoals = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1996–2012 | nationalteam1 = Ghana | nationalcaps1 = 93 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | manageryears1 = 2017–2019 | managerclubs1 = Ghana (goalkeeper coach) | manageryears2 = 2021 | managerclubs2 = Ghana 'A' (goalkeeper coach) | manageryears3 = 2021–2024 | managerclubs3 = Ghana (goalkeeper coach) }} '''Richard Kingson''' (born 13 June 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently serves as a goalkeeper coach for the Ghana national football team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/ex-ghana-stars-laryea-and-richard-kingson-complete-coaching-course|title = Ex-Ghana stars Laryea and Richard Kingson complete coaching course|date = 20 June 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/former-ghana-goalkeeper-richard-kingson-wanted-to-go-into-farming-after-retirement|title=Former Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingson wanted to go into farming after retirement|date=11 August 2017}}</ref> He is also known by his Turkish name '''Faruk Gürsoy'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Faruk Gürsoy |url=http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil.php?id=24195 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929152414/http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil.php?id=24195 |archive-date=29 September 2007 }}</ref> and sometimes by the surname Kings''t''on, which is the surname he used in his UEFA registration<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/blackpool/9535139/Former-Blackpool-goalkeeper-Richard-Kingstons-wife-claims-she-used-her-evil-powers-to-trouble-his-career.html|title=Former Blackpool goalkeeper Richard Kingston's wife claims she used her 'evil powers to trouble his career'|date=10 September 2012|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> and also the surname of his brother Laryea Kingston. The different spelling of the surnames is due to "irregularity on his identity documents".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/6266600.stm|title=Birmingham complete Kingson deal|first=Ibrahim|last=Sannie|date=4 July 2007|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2 July 2010}}</ref> Even in his native Ghana, he was quoted as "the man who got the 't' off his surname".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.modernghana.com/sports/607485/2/richard-kingson-avram-grant-and-andre-ayew-the-thr.html|title=Richard Kingson, Avram Grant and Andre Ayew: The three major talking points|date=26 March 2015|work=Modern Ghana}}</ref>

After leaving his home country, he played for several clubs in Turkey, for Hammarby in Sweden, and in England for Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic and Blackpool, who released him at the end of the 2010–11 season.

Kingson was the vice-captain for the Ghana national football team.

==Club career== ===Turkey=== Kingson left his native Accra in 1996 to pursue a career in Turkey, where he represented six different clubs, and became a naturalised citizen, taking a Turkish name, Faruk Gürsoy, coming from Faruk Süren and Ergun Gürsoy. His first club in Turkey was Galatasaray S.K., whom he signed for in December 1996 but did not play a single game. On 2004–05 season when he played with Galatasaray again, he was suspended from football for six months after a failed doping test.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bodyforumtr.com/|title=BodyForumTR Vücut Geliştirme Forumu|website=BodyForumTR Vücut Geliştirme Forumu}}</ref>

===Birmingham City=== After a three-month period on loan to Swedish club Hammarby IF, he drew attention from other clubs in Europe,<ref>{{cite news |title = Kingson set for Hammarby exit |url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6253342.stm |first=Ibrahim |last=Sannie |date=29 June 2007 |access-date=10 May 2009 | work=BBC News}}</ref> including Aalborg, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Birmingham City, eventually joining the latter. On 28 August 2007, Kingson made his debut for Birmingham in a League Cup third round tie against Hereford United. He played once in the Premier League, in a 2–0 defeat to Portsmouth in caretaker manager Eric Black's only game in charge.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7099688.stm |title=Birmingham 0–2 Portsmouth |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 November 2007 |access-date=13 May 2008}}</ref> At the end of the season, co-owner David Sullivan blamed the club's relegation on the quality of previous manager Steve Bruce's signings, branding Kingson a "complete waste of space".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=534348 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525194332/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=534348 |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 May 2011 |title=Sullivan slams fans and Bruce buys |access-date=13 May 2008 |date=12 May 2008 |publisher=ESPNsoccernet}}</ref> Kingson was disappointed and angered by the perceived unfairness of Sullivan's reaction, saying that "an older person, in his position, has to speak maturely. He has to be a responsible man as co-owner to speak well and set an example to younger people."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2008/05/19/richard-kingson-in-a-rage-over-blues-slur-97319-20931217/ |title=Richard Kingson in a rage over Blues 'slur' |work=Birmingham Mail |publisher=Trinity Mirror |last=Tattum |first=Colin |date=19 May 2008 |access-date=22 May 2008 |archive-date=26 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926025932/http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2008/05/19/richard-kingson-in-a-rage-over-blues-slur-97319-20931217/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The player's contract, which still had one year to run, was cancelled by mutual consent at the end of the 2007–08 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1313388,00.html |title=Kingson released |publisher=Birmingham City F.C |date=15 May 2008 |access-date=11 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527133033/http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10412~1313388%2C00.html |archive-date=27 May 2012 }}</ref>

===Wigan Athletic=== Kingson joined up with former manager Steve Bruce when he signed for Wigan Athletic on 12 September 2008. He was given the number 22 shirt, the same number as he wears for Ghana. He made his first-team debut in the FA Cup third round tie against Tottenham Hotspur, where his side lost 3–1. He made his first Premier League appearance for the club when he replaced the injured Chris Kirkland after 10 minutes of the away match against West Bromwich Albion on 9 May 2009. He saved a penalty from Chris Brunt, but Brunt was able to score from the rebound, and the game ended as a 3–1 defeat.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8023055.stm |title=West Brom 3–1 Wigan |publisher=BBC Sport |first=Saj |last=Chowdhury |date=9 May 2009 |access-date=10 May 2009}}</ref> He was released after his contract expired at Wigan at the end of the 2009–10 season<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/8825264.stm |title=Wigan sign keeper Ali Al Habsi on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 July 2010 |access-date=16 July 2010}}</ref>

===Blackpool=== Following his release by Wigan Athletic, he signed for Premier League newcomers Blackpool in September 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2142220,00.html |title=Premier League clubs submit squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=1 September 2010 |access-date=1 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904034333/http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0%2C%2C12306~2142220%2C00.html |archive-date=4 September 2010 }}</ref> He made his debut for ''the Seasiders'' in a 3–2 defeat to Aston Villa on 10 November 2010. Following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Matt Gilks, Kingson had an extended run in the first team. On 26 May 2011, Kingson was released, along with several other Blackpool players.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13550608 |title=Blackpool offer contract extension and release players. | work=BBC News | date=26 May 2011}}</ref>

===Doxa Katokopias=== After two years out of the game, Kingson signed a one-year deal for Cypriot First Division club Doxa Katokopias in July 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/breaking-news-ghana-goalkeeper-richard-kingson-seals-one-year-move-to-cypriot-club-doxa/ |title=Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingson seals one-year move to Cypriot club Doxa |publisher=Ghanasoccernet.com |date=6 July 2013 |access-date=18 September 2013}}</ref> He made his debut on the opening day of the league season, keeping a clean sheet as his team beat Nea Salamis 2–0.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/kingson-keeps-clean-sheet-debut-cypriot-club-doxa/ |title=Kingson keeps clean sheet on debut for Cypriot club Doxa |publisher=Ghanasoccernet.com |date=2 September 2013 |access-date=18 September 2013}}</ref>

===Balıkesirspor=== In January 2014, Kingson returned to Turkey, to play for Turkish second-tier side Balıkesirspor on a half-year plus two years deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazeteyenisoz.com/haber-8525-eski-galatasarayli-balikesirsporda.html|title=Old Galatasaray player to set a new Balıkesirspor goalkeeper}}</ref>

===Great Olympics=== In 2015, Kingson was signed in a short-term contract by Great Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/veteran-ghana-goalie-richard-kingson-yet-to-decide-great-olympics-future|title = Veteran Ghana goalie Richard Kingson yet to decide Great Olympics future|date = 16 September 2015}}</ref> The following year, Kingson stated he still dreamed of playing for Asante Kotoko before retiring<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/richard-kingson-says-dream-to-play-for-asante-kotoko-before-retirement-still-alive|title=Richard Kingson says dream to play for Asante Kotoko "still alive"|date=11 June 2016}}</ref> and it was reported that he would be signed for the team,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/asante-kotoko-to-offer-richard-olele-kingson-a-year-deal|title = Asante Kotoko to offer Richard Olele Kingson a year deal|date = 14 June 2016}}</ref> which was later denied.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/ghana-premier-league-kotoko-deny-richard-kingson-interest-id5147874.html|title = Kotoko deny Richard Kingson interest|date = 14 June 2016|access-date = 7 February 2018|archive-date = 7 February 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180207184455/http://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/ghana-premier-league-kotoko-deny-richard-kingson-interest-id5147874.html|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==International career== [[File:Richardkingston.jpg|thumb|upright|Kingson playing for Ghana at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations]]

Kingson was the starting goalkeeper of the Ghana national team, and was called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/ghanas-shirt-numbers-revealed|title=Ghana's shirt numbers revealed}}</ref>

During the 2006 World Cup, the Ghana Football Association misspelled that his name is Kingston; however, the player's shirt used the correct spelling of his name, as confirmed by Kingson himself.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.svenskafans.com/fantv/player/dev_flash.asp?clip=2705&cat=0&list=all | title = Bajens nya målvakt Richard Kingson efter sin första träning med laget. | access-date = 2008-01-21 | date = 31 March 2007 | publisher = Svenskafans.com | archive-date = 4 December 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191204052952/https://www.svenskafans.com/fantv/player/dev_flash.asp?clip=2705&cat=0&list=all | url-status = dead }}</ref>

He was voted as an All-Star Goalkeeper during the 2008 African Cup of Nations Tournament in Ghana. The Team of the Tournament was decided by the Technical Study Group (TSG) after careful observations of all the tournament's matches.<ref>{{cite news | date=10 February 2008 | url=http://cafonline.com/?lng=1&cmpt=0&module=media&ANC=&TNews=1&idrub=96400&idnews=82850-777432.html | title=CAF names Best XI for Ghana 2008 ACN | publisher=CAF Online | access-date=2008-02-10}}</ref>

In 2008, he scored a goal for Ghana in a friendly – a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Tanzania.<ref name="uk.reut">{{cite news | url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLK07374920080820 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524010457/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLK07374920080820 | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 May 2012 | title=Goalkeeper scores late equaliser in Ghana friendly | date=20 August 2008 | work=Reuters}}</ref>

As first-choice goalkeeper and team captain he was instrumental in leading Ghana to the final of the 2010 tournament, and was again selected for the all-star team along with Egypt goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Kingson was selected in Ghana's opening game against Serbia, who had Vladimir Stojković, Kingson's fellow goalkeeper at Wigan Athletic in goal on the other side, keeping a clean sheet in The Black Stars 1–0 victory. In his next game he made a mistake in the 11th minute to give the lead to Australia in a group game which finished 1–1. His final group game ended in a narrow 1–0 defeat to Germany, but the team still qualified for the knock-out stages. In the match of 16 versus USA, he was voted Turkish Airlines Top of the Match after making several saves in the 2–1 extra time victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/06/26/1997259/turkish-airlines-top-of-the-match-richard-kingson-ghana|title=Top of the Match sponsored by Turkish Airlines: Richard Kingson (Ghana)|date=26 June 2011|work=Goal.com|accessdate=22 November 2011}}</ref> The team then moved on to the quarter-finals, where a goal was prevented by Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez and which awarded Ghana a penalty kick. Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan missed the penalty and Ghana ultimately lost in a penalty shootout, with Sebastian Abreu winning it with a Panenka.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.planetfootball.com/nostalgia/an-ode-to-el-loco-the-day-sebastian-abreu-became-a-uruguay-legend/ | title=An ode to el Loco: The day Sebastian Abreu became a Uruguay legend | date=2 July 2022 }}</ref>

==Personal life== Kingson is the brother of Laryea Kingston, who was also a member of the Ghana national team.  He is a naturalised citizen of Turkey and his Turkish name is Faruk Gürsoy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberler.com/premier-lig/|title=Premier Lig Haberleri - Premier Lig Haber|website=Haberler}}</ref> Kingson is married to Adelaide Tawiah. The ceremony took place in Ghana. Kingson's national teammates Asamoah Gyan and John Paintsil were among the guests at the wedding.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

In 2012 a controversy arose when Kingson's wife during a prayer deliverance at the Synagogue Church of All Nations Church of T. B. Joshua in Nigeria confessed that she had used spirits to destroy Kingson's career and rendered him impotent. Kingson defended his wife by saying that it was not she who spoke but a spirit that spoke through her.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/goalkeepers-bad-form-brought-wifes-curse-135302661.html|title=Former Blackpool goalkeeper Richard Kingson|work=uk.eurosport.yahoo.com|publisher=Eurosport|date=11 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912043805/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/goalkeepers-bad-form-brought-wifes-curse-135302661.html|archive-date=12 September 2012}}</ref>

==Coaching career== After Kingson retired, he went into coaching.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In May 2017, he was appointed as the goal keeper's coach for the Ghana national football team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Olele reveals ambitions for Black Stars {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/privileged-olele-reveals-ambitions-for-black-stars/v0xj862csur9103lecjxy6qbv|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.goal.com}}</ref> In 2019, he was relieved of duties along with the whole technical team. After a reshuffle of the technical national teams, he was appointed as the goal keeper's coach of the Ghana A' national football team in June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Association|first=Ghana Football|title=Annor Walker gets Black Stars B appointment|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/annor-walker-gets-black-stars-b-appointment|access-date=2021-06-06|website=www.ghanafa.org|language=en}}</ref>

Kingson also served as goal keeper's coach for his former club Accra Great Olympics in January 2021, when Yaw Preko served as the interim head coach.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-14|title=Richard Kingson returns to Great Olympics as goalkeeper's trainer|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Richard-Kingson-returns-to-Great-Olympics-as-goalkeeper-s-trainer-1154621|access-date=2021-07-27|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}</ref> The following month, he joined Accra Hearts of Oak to serve in that same capacity for an interim period.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-20|title=Richard Kingson: New Hearts of Oak goalkeepers trainer charges fans to rally behind team in difficult period|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/richard-kingson-new-hearts-of-oak-goalkeepers-trainer-charges-fans-to-rally-behind-team-in-difficult-period|access-date=2021-07-27|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref>

On 4 August 2021, he was reassigned to the Ghana national team as the goal keeper's coach.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Association|first=Ghana Football|title=Richard Kingston takes over from Najawu as Black Stars goalkeepers trainer|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/richard-kingston-takes-over-from-najawu-as-black-stars-goalkeepers-trainer|access-date=2021-08-04|website=www.ghanafa.org|language=en}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|2624|access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref> |- !National team||Year||Apps||Goals |- |rowspan="14"|Ghana |1996||8||0 |- |1997||2||0 |- |1998||4||0 |- |1999||5||0 |- |2000||9||0 |- |2001||2||0 |- |2002||1||0 |- |2004||1||0 |- |2006||10||0 |- |2007||7||0 |- |2008||15||1 |- |2009||8||0 |- |2010||16||0 |- |2011||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !93!!1 |}

:''Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kingson goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Richard Kingson !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |{{dts|20 August 2008}} |Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |{{fb|Tanzania}} |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |Friendly |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tanzania vs. Ghana|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/12440/Tanzania_Ghana.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> |}

==Honours== '''Galatasaray S.K.'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Richard Kingson (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/2624/Richard_Kingson.html |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref> * Süper Lig: 1996–97, 1997–98 * Turkish Cup: 2004–05

'''Ghana''' * Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2010;<ref>{{cite web |date=31 January 2010 |title=Ghana v Egypt - African Nations Cup |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=287699 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629024733/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=287699 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |website=espn.com |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> third place: 2008<ref>{{cite web |date=9 February 2008 |title=26th Africa Cup of Nations Ghana 2008 |url=http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=95849&ma=31&CmpetPere=0&cmpt=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214210815/http://www.cafonline50.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=95849&ma=31&CmpetPere=0&cmpt=0 |archive-date=14 February 2008 |website=cafonline.com |publisher=CAF}}</ref>

'''Individual''' * Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2008,<ref>{{cite news |date=10 February 2008 |title=CAF names Best XI for Ghana 2008 ACN |publisher=CAF Online |url=http://www.cafonline50.com/?lng=1&cmpt=0&module=media&ANC=&TNews=1&idrub=96375&idnews=82854 |url-status=dead |access-date=11 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213103432/http://www.cafonline50.com/?lng=1&cmpt=0&module=media&ANC=&TNews=1&idrub=96375&idnews=82854 |archive-date=13 February 2008}}</ref> 2010<ref>{{cite news |date=31 January 2010 |title=CAF Releases top 11 of Orange CAN |work=cafonline.com |publisher=Confederation of African Football |url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations-angola_2010/news/4614-caf-releases-top-11-of-orange-can.html |url-status=live |access-date=1 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204125848/http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations-angola_2010/news/4614-caf-releases-top-11-of-orange-can.html |archive-date=4 February 2010}}</ref>

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