The Federation Royal de Marocaine Football (FRMF) has appointed legendary goalkeeper Badou Zaki as head coach of the Atlas Lions for a second time.He replaces Hassan Benabicha, who held the position in an interim capacity.The 55-year old, who first tenure in charge of the Moroccan national team lasted between 2002 and 2005, will see the team through to the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations, which the North African country will be hosting.FRMF president Fouzi Lekjaa made the announcement at a press conference on Friday (2 May 2014) in Rabat.Badou was a member of the Atlas Lions squad that progressed…
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Somalia achieved an unprecedented approach in its football history on Thursday (1 May 2014) when CAF presented certificates to 25 young coaches at a ceremony in Mogadishu.The graduated coaches took part in the CAF License ‘C’ course held in August 2013.The course was the first in the annals of Somali football, as part of the joint CAF and Somali Football Federation (SFF) effort to raise the standard of the game in the war-ravaged country.SFF Technical Director Awil Ismail Mohamed remarked that Somalia was the last country to benefit from the CAF license ‘C’ course due to the civil unrest in…
MC Alger beat JS Kabylie 5-4 on penalties to win this year’s edition of the Algeria Cup.The final of the 50th edition of the annual knockout competition held on Thursday (1 May 2014) at the Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in Blida ended 1-1 in regulation time before MC Alger prevailed from kicks via the spot.MC Alger were the first to score as early as the fourth minute after JS Kabylie captain Ali Rial deflected a corner into his own net.A minute from time, the ‘Canaries’ drew level and it was captain Rial who scored from the spot to take the game…
Benin emerged winners of the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) ‘B’ U-17 Championship held from 19-27 April in Lome, Togo.The Beninois beat mali 2-1 after extra time in the final to claim the ultimate at the zonal cadet championship dubbed ‘President Cup’.The tournament, the first of the zonal union this year also provided a preparatory ground for the participating teams ahead of the qualifiers of the African U-17 Championship Niger 2015.The Beninois bounced back from a 2-1 defeat of hosts Togo in the opening game, dispatched Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 in the next game before seeing off favourites, Nigeria 3-1 on…
The Organizing Committee for Interclubs Competitions have decided to exceptionally open the second registration period for the 2014 season from 1 May 2014 to 5 August 2014, instead of the regular 1 July to 5 August.This is due to the fact that the group phase matches of the Orange CAF Champions League and Orange CAF Confederation Cup commences on the weekend of 16-18 May 2014.The decision taken at the committee’s meeting held on 28 April 2014 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt added that clubs can start registering players on condition that the new players are registered with the…
TALK FOOTBALL WITH CAFCAF will host a LIVE interactive session with media, fans and other interested persons to discuss “EVERYTHING AFRICAN FOOTBALL”. The live session will be hosted on Twitter.The LIVE discussion will be hosted via @CAF_Media on Wednesday 30th April 2014 starting at 12:00GMT.Be part of the CHAT, GET INVOLVED. Forward your questions and join the debate @CAF_Media via #CAFLIVE Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
Following the draw of the group phase of the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League and Orange CAF Confederation Cup, Cafonline.com sampled the reactions of representatives of the participating clubs. Patrick Banichay – General Secretary, AS Vita Club Now that we know our opponents, we will start preparations in earnest. All the clubs at this stage deserve to be here. We are looking to forward to our home games. Dr Hassan Ali – Director, Al Hilal It is a fair draw. There is no weak side at this stage. All the teams are capable. We are very satisfied and…
Two time winners Esperance of Tunisia will have to overcome an all- North African group if they are to add a third title in this year’s Orange CAF Champions League. The draw for the 2014 group stage of the continent’s premier inter-club competition conducted in Cairo (Tuesday 29 April) produced fascinating encounters. Recently retired Egyptian international and reigning African Player of the Year based in Africa, Mohamed Abou-Trika was at CAF HQ to assist Secretary General, Hicham El Amrani to do the draw.Abou-Trika the Al Ahly legend picked out fellow Egyptian side, Zamalek to be in group A where the,…
Al Ahly of Egypt have been drawn in group B of the 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup where they will battle with Ivorian side Sewe Sport , Etoile du Sahel from Tunisia and Zambia’s Nkana FC in their bid to win the only African club competition they haven’t won in their illustrious history. Cameroon club side Coton Sport will play in group A along with Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas , Malian side, AS Real and AC Leopards of Congo Brazzaville.Al Ahly record eight times Champions League winners have never won the second tier African club competition and will need to…
The race to crown new Orange CAF Champions League winner enters into the mini league phase of the competition after the draw conducted today at CAF HQ in Cairo and it threw an interesting twist. DR Congo ‘s two representatives, TP Mazembe and AS Vita were draw in the same group as were Esperance and C.S Sfaxien of Tunisia who complete an All-North African group (B) along with Algeria’s E.S Setif and Ahly Benghazi from Libya.Five time competition winners, Zamalek from Egypt were drawn in group A joining the DR Congo pair and Sudanese giants, Al Hilal. More to follow: Confederation…
Orange CAF Confederation Cup group drawAl Ahly of Egypt have been drawn in group B of the 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup where they will battle with Ivorian side Sewe Sport , Etoile du Sahel from Tunisia and Zambia’s Nkana FC in their bid to win the only African club competition they haven’t won in their illustrious history. Cameroonian club side Coton Sport will play in group A along with Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas , Malian side , AS Real and AC Leopards of Congo Brazzaville.More to follow: Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
The procedure for the draws of the group phase of the Orange CAF Champions League and Orange CAF Confederation Cup was adopted on Monday, 28 April 2014 under the chairmanship of CAF President, Issa Hayatou.The rankings of the eight qualified teams were achieved on the performance of the last five editions (2009-2013). The rankings for the Orange CAF Confederation Cup are:Al Ahly (Egypt), Coton Sport ( Cameroon ), AC Leopards (Congo), Sewe Sport (Côte d’Ivoire), Etoile Sportive du Sahel (Tunisia), ASEC Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire), AS Real ( Mali ) and Nkana ( Zambia).In Pot 1 are Ahly and Coton Sport…
At its meeting held at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on 27th April, 2014, the Disciplinary Panel of the Confederation of African Football considered all documents concerning the comments of the Vice- President of RAJA Casablanca, Mustapha Dahnane, about CAF.After the return match between AC Horoya and RAJA Casablanca in the Orange CAF Champions League, Mustapha Dahnane accused CAF and its officials, clearly saying that the club AC Horoya “bought” CAF officials but proffered no evidence.Based on the CAF Disciplinary Code section 82, 98 and 146, the Disciplinary Panel of CAF decided to impose the following sanctions on the…
Rwanda is set to name a new coach to lead the country through the 2015 Nations Cup qualifiers and with a target to win the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN), Rwanda FA chairman Vincent Degaule Nzamwita has told cafonline.com.“We have set up a special committee which will work closely with the Ministry of Sports and Culture to assess the shortlisted coaches before naming the best man for the job. The coach will be tasked to win the 2016 African Championship Cup which will be held on home soil,” Nzamwita said.Among the eight shortlisted coaches is Ratomir Dujkovic who if named…
Tanzania has installed Martin Ignatius as national coach with a mandate to lead the country’s Taifa Stars to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.Ignatius, popularly known as Mart Nooij, starts work immediately, said the Tanzania Football Federation’s Michael Wambura.Nooij’s appointment follows the sacking of Kim Poulsen and his entire technical staff after a failed campaign at last year’s GOTV Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Kenya. Nooij, 59, takes over the Taifa Stars after a stint with Ethiopian side St George. He has also previously worked in South Africa with Santos FC, Mozambique and Burkina Faso.Tanzania get their campaign…
The Orange CAF Confederation Cup group stage draw is set for Cairo at the CAF HQ on Tuesday 29 April at 9h00 GMT. After the weekend’s play-off 2nd legs in the Confederation Cup the eight teams that qualified will be drawn into two groups of four. Egyptian side Al-Ahly and Coton Sport Garoua FC from Cameroon are the top two seeds.The seeding is based on the performance of each club in the CAF interclub competitions for the last five years. Click on the link to see the draw procedure explained. Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
Former continental club champions, ASEC Mimosas and Etoile du Sahel have made the last eight of the 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup.ASEC, 1988 winners of the prestigious CAF Champions League, completed a double over South African side, Kaizer Chiefs courtesy a lone goal win to make a first appearance at the group phase of a major continental club championship since 2011.Foba Stevens Koffi scored the only goal of the match on 76 minutes in Abidjan to hand the Ivorians a 3-2 aggregate win and a ticket into the last eight of the second tier African clubs championship.Etoile, champions in 2006…
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Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon have been handed a tough draw in the qualifiers for the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2015.The duo was drawn together in the battle for the 15 places to join hosts Morocco for the final tournament next January.Four-time winners, Cameroon, will have to contend with rivals, the Elephants of Cameroon, DR Congo in Group D. The group arguably the ‘group of death’ will be completed by the winner of the Swaziland/Sierra Leone – Gambia/Seychelles.The Indomitable Lions have been absent from the last two editions of the showpiece African football tournament and will be seeking to…
Paul Put: Burkina Faso coachAfrican football has grown a lot and there are no easy games at all but it is a good draw providing we play at our best, we stand a chance to qualify. Angola and Gabon are good sides and we know it’s a going to be tough against the other three teams. If you want to be at AFCON finals you have to do well in these qualifiers and Burkina Faso must be ready. Constant Omari: President DR Congo Football FederationIn my opinion it is a fine group. Yes you look at Ivory Coast and Cameroun…