Former champions, Angola face a daunting task in their quest to overturn a 3-1 loss against Lesotho in this weekend’s 2015 CAF U-20 championship qualifier second round second leg clash.The Palanquinhas are faced with elimination but at least a 2-0 win at the Coquieros Stadium in Luanda will hand the former a place at the final round of the qualifiers.Since winning the continental championship in 2001 in Ethiopia, with a squad that included the likes of Pedro Montarras and Antonio Mendonca, under the technical guidance Luís de Oliveira Gonçalves, the Palanquinhas have been absent at the biennial championship except for…
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The Confederation of African Football has opened the tender for available media and marketing rights for the African Under-U23 Championship 2015.The 2015 championship will be hosted by the DRC.Concerned parties can express their interest from Sunday 25th May through Sunday 31st August 2014, according to a communique from the CAF Marketing Division.”This ITT is open to Qualified Agencies; being agencies and other organizations which have, in the sole opinion of CAF, the necessary experience in the commercial and technical exploitation of marketing and media rights of major sporting properties and more especially in Africa, with strong financial standing, sufficient resources…
Asante Kotoko has wrapped up the 2013/2014 Ghana Premier League title with two games remaining.The Porcupine Warriors made it a hat-trick of league triumphs after a 2-1 win over regional rivals, Edubiase United on Wednesday (21 May 2014). Leading marksman Seidu Bancey and Prince Baffoe scored for Kotoko whilst Emmanuel Nti Mensah grabbed a late consolation for the hosts.By the victory, Kotoko moves to 54 points, seven points richer than second-placed Heart of Lions, who beat Amidaus Professionals 3-1 in the Ghanaian port city of Tema. The outcome of the two games will make no impact at the standings at…
The qualifiers for the 9th African Women’s Championship, Namibia 2014 reaches the final lap this weekend with first leg of the second round.African champions, Equatorial Guinea, six-time champions, Nigeria, South Africa and Cameroon for the first time join the campaign for the battle for the seven spots for the final tournament later in the year in Namibia.Dicey away duels await the big guns of women’s football on the continent in this weekend’s penultimate matches of the qualifiers.The Equatoguineans will face a tricky test in Abidjan on Friday against ‘Les Elephantes’ of Cote d’Ivoire. Nzalang Nacional, now handled by Argentine Esteban…
After triumphing in the Under-20 Africa Youth Championship which they hosted in 2007 in the cities of Brazzaville and Pointe Noire, the young Red Devils of Congo have failed to qualify for subsequent continental championships.Going into the 2015 CAF U-20 finals to be held in Senegal, the Congo have high hopes of making it. But they must first overcome Benin over two-legs before they can think of the next qualifying round and dream of ending the long spell of absence from Africa’s premier youth championship which also serves as qualifiers for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup finals. This week, Congo…
The fierce rivalry between DR Congo duo, TP Mazembe and AS Vita Club takes another turn when the two sides face-off in this weekend’s Orange CAF Champions League Group A encounter in Lubumbashi.The two sides, famed for their age-long rivalry in Congolese football, a headline fixture in the national championship (Linafoot), have now taken the contest to probably the biggest platform in African football.Matches between the two teams always bring activities in the cities of Lubumbashi and Kinshasa to a halt, with their dyed-in-the-wool fans moving helter-skelter to be a part of the game either at the stadium or on…
With the huge prize of Champions League football next season and a place at this year’s FIFA Club World Cup, Morocco’s national championship, the Championnat Botola goes down to the wire this Sunday May 25 with Raja Club Athletic and Moghreb Tetoaun in a two horse race for the title.Both clubs are tied on 55 points but Raja leads the way on account of their superior number of goals. Eyeing their 12th title, Raja will be away at the El Massira Stadium as guests of Olympic Club de Safi while Moghreb Tetouan hosts Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) at the…
Kenya coach, Adel Amrouche remains confident about his team’s chances of a place at the next round of the Orange AFCON 2015 despite a narrow 1-0 win over Comoros last Sunday.The Harambee Stars’ dominated the fixture against the visitors with Johanna Omollo’s thunderous strike in 34th minute separating the two sides.Despite the outcome, Amrouche insists Kenya will finish the job in Comoros in two weeks.“I’m happy with the result because we did not concede. It could have been a bad result if Comoros got an away goal but my backline did a good job. We played well in all departments…
Indomitable Lions striker Samuel Eto’o was in the Ivory Coast from 14th through 18th May at the invitation of the Ivorian Board for Sports to grace the Copa Cola-Cola youth tournament. In between his busy schedule shuttling between the capital Abidjan and Bouaké, Eto’o took time to share his thoughts about the FIFA World Cup Brazil2014, predicting that Africa teams will do well and have a big say as to which way the trophy goes. The Lions go to Brazil together with four other African teams – Algeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria.What prospects do Africans have at the World…
Mozambique’s Mambas were the biggest winners of the first round qualifying weekend of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2015, their 5-0 defeat of debutants South sudan on a weekend of mixed results that included surprising struggles for CHAN champions Libya and Kenya while Madagascar shocked the Cranes of Uganda.South sudan were making their first ever attempt at qualifying for the continental showpiece football tournament and the Bright Stars could not illuminate in Maputo as the Mambas’ venom blackened them into a heavy hiding.A brace by Sonito and strikes from Josemar Machaisse who opened the scoring, Mexer and Isac…
Former champions, Zamalek tasted defeat for the first time after AS Vita beat them 2-1 in their Group A clash on Sunday in Kinshasa.It was the first time the five-time winners of the competition had tasted defeat or even conceded in this term’s campaign in the Orange CAF Champions League.AS Vita, who have recovered from a painful loss to bitterest rivals, TP Mazembe last week in the final game of the DR Congo premier league gave their fans a huge cause to smile with a victorious performance against the Cairo-based visitors.Dangerman Firmin Mubel Ndome, who scored a hat-trick against South…
CS Sfaxien maintained their impressive run with a 3-1 win over Ahly Benghazi in their Group B opener on Sunday in Sfax.The Tunisians gave the debutants at the group stage a feel of what to expect at the last eight of the premier continental club championship.Sfaxien, unbeaten this term churned out a performance that matches their thirst for the most sought after title in continental club football.The homers relied on their aerial superiority to score twice in each half catching the Ahly Benghazi defence off guard on both occasions.After 14 minutes, Yassine Khennesi scored the opener with a connecting header…
Liberia began their 2015 Orange AFCON qualifiers with a narrow 1-0 over the visiting Crocodiles of Lesotho on Sunday at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia.South Africa-based forward Anthony Laffor scored the lone goal on 40 minutes after a crispy pass from former CSKA Moscow attacking midfielder, Sekou Jabateh, now on loan at Greek club PAOK Salonika.The captain took the ball around the Crocodiles penalty area and drove through to beat Lesotho goalkeeper Makhognae Kananelo before placing the ball in the lower left corner of the net just before half time.Back from the break, Liberia enjoyed more ball possession and…
Johannah Omollo’s goal was enough to give Kenya a slim advantage as they won 1-0 against Comoros at the Nyayo National Stadium on Sunday in the first round first leg of the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.Both teams were slow to get into the game but the first real chance of the game fell the way of the visitors on 17 minutes with Nchangama Youssef’s freekick deflecting off the wall for an easy pick for Wilson Obungu.The Harambee Stars had their first chance after 25 minutes and it was Victor Wanyama with a half volley that went just…
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Egyptian giants, Al Ahly started the mini league stage of the 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup with a 2-0 victory over Zambian visitors Nkana on Saturday in Cairo.Second half goals from Amr Gamal and Mohamed Nagy “Geddo” gave Ahly their first three points in Group B of the second-tier continental club competition.After a barren first half, substitute Amr Gamal needed just 50 seconds to break the deadlock with virtually his first touch, whilst Geddo headed in from Ahmed Fathy’s corner on 56 minutes.“It’s not important that I score goals, what’s important is to do my job with full commitment”, the…
Rudolf Bester came off the bench to score the winner as Namibia won 1-0 against Congo in their first leg of their 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday at the Sam Nujoma Stadium.Bester came on for Panduleni Nekundi with less than 20 minutes remaining, and after seeing his fine finish into the back of the net ruled off for offside. He was again at the receiving end of a through pass from Heinrich Isaacks on 88 minutes and this time he timed his run to perfection, kept his composure and picked his spot, as he shot low…
COMPETITIONS Men’s Competitions : Orange CAF Champions League Orange CAF Confederation Cup Orange CAF Super Cup Orange Africa Cup Of Nations Orange African Nations Championship Orange African Youth Championship CAN U-17 CAF U-23 Championship Futsal All Africa Games African Qualifiers : FIFA World Cup 2014 Olympic Qualifiers Women’s Competitions : African Women Championship CAN U-20 Women CAN U-17 Women All Africa Games Women Olympic Qualifiers Orange CAF Confederation Cup Players’ list Orange CAF Champions League Players’ list Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
COMPETITIONS Men’s Competitions : Orange CAF Champions League Orange CAF Confederation Cup Orange CAF Super Cup Orange Africa Cup Of Nations Orange African Nations Championship Orange African Youth Championship CAN U-17 CAF U-23 Championship Futsal All Africa Games African Qualifiers : FIFA World Cup 2014 Olympic Qualifiers Women’s Competitions : African Women Championship CAN U-20 Women CAN U-17 Women All Africa Games Women Olympic Qualifiers Orange CAF Confederation Cup Players’ list Orange CAF Champions League Players’ list Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
Liberia begins yet another journey for a place at the Africa Cup of Nations, a gathering of the continent’s football elite.The Lone Stars’ last appearance at the showpiece African football event was in 2002 in mali and interim coach, Thomas Kojo, incidentally a member of the 2002 squad is hoping to guide the team to break the jinx for over a decade.Kojo, a South African trained coach with spells at Johannesburg-based second-tier side, FC AK, believes the Lone Stars can erase the painful nightmares that have haunt them in times past with the determination of the current group of players…