21 April 2015 10:49 Ivorians Didier Drogba and Assane Gnoukouri impressed in two of the biggest European club clashes of the weekend. In the twilight of an illustrious career, 37-year-old striker Drogba played the full 90 minutes for champions-elect Chelsea in a 1-0 English Premier League triumph over Manchester United. Teenage midfielder Gnoukouri made a memorable full senior debut for Inter Milan in a goalless Serie A derby deadlock with AC Milan, displaying composure and nice touches.ENGLAND MAME BIRAM DIOUF (Stoke City)The Senegal striker scored Stoke’s equaliser in their come-from-behind 2-1 win at home to Southampton when he was in…
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20 April 2015 12:54 Mali football witnessed a blighted weekend after home losses by their two representatives, Onze Createurs and Djoliba during 1/8th round first leg matches. Incidentally, both defeats came at the Modibo Keita Stadium in the capital, Bamako; Onze Createurs lost 1-0 to Ivorian giants on Sunday, ASEC Mimomsas whilst Ghana’s Hearts of Oak inflicted a 2-1 over hosts Djoliba 48-hours earlier. The two sides must turn the style in grand style in the return encounters to remain in contention in the second-tier continental club championship. Midfielder Adriel D’Avila Ba Loua scored in stoppage time…
20 April 2015 11:02 A historic last eight place is in sight for three Algerian clubs; ES Setif, MC Eulma and USM Alger after inspiring performances during the first leg matches of the 1/8th round at the weekend. The North African country is seeking to write a new chapter as far as the mini-league stage of the CAF Champions League is concerned with three representatives. Since the inception of the mini-league stage in 1997, the maximum representation by a country has been two. Egypt, Tunisia and DR Congo in recent times have had two clubs at the lucrative group…
19 April 2015 06:30 The 1(2)-1(1) penalties win for Madagascar over reigning African champions Senegal was exciting as they come, with Madagascar taking the first lead, but the Senegalese stormed back, then an cautious period led to an electric overtime, but that gave way to a penalty shootout. Even in the shootout there were saves, clutch goals, and misses. The win gives Madagascar their first every CAF African Beach Soccer Championship crow and their semi-final victory on Saturday already secured their spot in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015. Senegal came on strong in the event and wanted…
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18 April 2015 06:41 After the big upset of not getting to semifinals, Morocco got to the sand today with the clear objective of not stumbling again, and securing their berth in the fight for the fifth place. And so they did, running past hosts Seychelles to make sure they will take on Egypt with a double objective: forgetting their key defeat in the group stage, one which left them outside of the decider in this CAF Beach Soccer Championship 2015, and clinching the fifth place in this continental showdown. The Moroccans got things pretty much under control…
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17 April 2015 12:53 Swaziland police football team Royal Leopard were considered cannon fodder when the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup kicked off. But shock victories over South Africans Wits and Angolans Petro Atletico in the second-tier African club competition have placed them on the brink of creating history. If Leopard can overcome more experienced and successful V Club from the Democratic Republic of Congo in a last-16 tie, they will become the first Swazi qualifiers for the Confederation Cup play-offs. The police outfit host the first leg Saturday and only they have come close before, reaching the round-of-16 three years…