“There was no clash, no words said in anger. There was nothing serious in what went on. “We were all taken by a surprise. It is a shame that information comes out like that (from within the camp). But we are beginning to become accustomed to it.”
Domenech also rejected claims by Chelsea’s Florent Malouda he had only learnt he would not feature against Romania when he entered the dressingroom on Saturday and saw there was no shirt for him.
“The starting 11 knew who they were,” was his curt response. Domenech said that he had no qualms that the players would rise to the occasion in what is sure to be a febrile atmosphere in Belgrade. “I agree with Thierry (Henry), all the qualifiers are matches of the highest level.
A new look for 2016, this is the Kelley O'Hara number jersey will be wearing as they compete for the trophy this summer. Becky Sauerbrunn, Christie Rampone, Bobby Wood, Sydney Leroux and Hope Solo. crystal dunn jersey 2019 “All the players who play in this type of match know that it is necessary to raise their level of play.”Share The African Confederation of Football (CAF) denied on Tuesday rumours circulating that they planned to take away next year’s African Nations Cup finals from Angola over worries that preparations were behind schedule.
A CAF spokesman told AFP that the meeting in Cairo on Wednesday was a run of the mill affair planned months ago.
“There is absolutely no debate about the tournament being taken away from Angola,” said the press spokesman. “These are rumours completely without foundation. This a normal meeting which had been planned for a long time.” Earlier South Africa’s 2010 World Cup chief Danny Jordaan had said that Angola’s readiness would be up for discussion. “There are going to be discussions tomorrow (Wednesday) at the CAF meeting” in Cairo, Jordaan, who sits on the African Nations Cup committee, told a media briefing in Johannesburg.
When asked if the tournament will be transferred to South Africa amid rumours on Angola’s level of preparedness, Jordaan replied: “As for now, no decision has been taken as to whether or not Angola is ready.”
Angola is spending an estimated 1billion dollars in preparation for CAN 2010 and is building four new stadiums from scratch in Luanda, Cabinda, Lubango and Benguela, as well as creating training pitches and support sites.