The World Health Organization “does not recommend a ban on travel to and from affected countries.” CAF affirmed that position following advice from the WHO which provided guidance on attitude’s the continental soccer governing body would observe in the management of CAF competitions scheduled to take place in countries affected by the epidemic i.e. Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. In a circular dated 12 August, 2014 the Secretary General of CAF, Hicham El Amrani, called upon member associations to relay accurate information about the mode of transmission of Ebola, its symptoms, and precautions persons needed to take against the…
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Guinea has confirmed it will host Togo in their Group E qualifier of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations – Morocco 2015 on Friday, 5 September 2014 in Casablanca, Morocco.In a letter dated 18 August 2014 and signed by General Secretary of the Guinea Football Federation, Ibrahim Barry, informed CAF that the Day One encounter will take place at the Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca.Due to the outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia; CAF ordered that Guinea and Sierra Leone cannot host matches and competitions on their territories until mid-September. The Federation Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF)…
Nigeria has qualified for the final tournament of the Orange African Youth Championship – Senegal 2015, after Lesotho was declared losers for failure to show up for the third round first leg clash scheduled for Saturday, 16 August 2014 in Kaduna.CAF Secretary General, Hicham El Amrani in a letter addressed to the Lesotho Football Federation on Sunday, 17 August 2014, said the decision was reached in line with Articles 54 and 55 of the regulations for the competitions, after the officials of match indicated in their reports that the team of Lesotho did not show up at the time fixed…
Uganda’s Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) turned heroes on Sunday evening when they edged hosts APR 1-0 to go top of Group ‘B’ and set up a quarter final clash against Atlabara FC of South sudan on Wednesday. This was the last group stage match of this year’s CECAFA-Kagame Club championship in Kigali. Steven Bengo’s stunning free kick in the 70th minute earned KCCA maximum points as the military side, APR, wasted several goal scoring opportunities which could have decided the game earlier. The quarter final pairings were completed after yesterday’s Group B matches, where highly motivated APR lost to KCCA…
The Organising Committee of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, August 17, 2014 disqualified Rwanda from the qualifiers of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2015.The decision followed a protest made by the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) during the first leg match of the second round of qualifying played against Rwanda on 20 July 2014 in Pointe-Noire.The protest by Congo contested the eligibility of the player Birori Dady aligned with Rwanda, and plays for the AS Vita Club of Kinshasa with Congolese (DRC) passport as Etekiama Agiti Tady, and a different age.Following investigations by CAF and on…
The tension is about to ratchet up a notch for France and Nigeria as the respective winners of Groups D and C head into the quarter-finals with their unbeaten records intact. Both appear well equipped to steer a route into the semi-finals at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014, with Les Bleuettes starting as favourites against Korea Republic and the Super Falconets holding all the cards against New Zealand.Their opponents have nothing to lose, in contrast, and while the Taeguk Ladies can draw strength from their remarkable recovery during the group stage, New Zealand will be relishing their…
Diables Noirs beat rivals Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglon (CARA) 2-0 on Thursday (14 August 2014) to win the 2014 edition of the Coupe du Congo in Sibiti.First half goals from Ebengo Liema (1st minute) and Hardy Binguila (25th minute) was enough to hand Diables Noirs their first triumph in the Congolese version of the FA Cup since 2012.The match, which climaxed Congo’s 54 Independence Anniversary celebrations, also coincided with the inauguration of a 7,000-seater stadium in Sibiti, a town situated in the southern part of the country.By the feat, Diables Noirs have qualified to represent Congo in next year’s CAF…
Seven places are up for grabs in the final round of the qualifiers for the Orange CAF-20 Championship–Senegal 2015, with the first leg matches taking place this weekend.The contest has been reduced to 14 teams including holders Egypt for places at the 19th edition of the biennial championship, which has always served a platform for the unearthing of talents for the senior national teams.Besides Egypt, Benin, Gabon, Ghana, mali and Nigeria, all finalists at the last edition held in Algeria last year, face tough battles to qualify yet again for the continent’s biggest stage for youth football.The journey begins on…
Hosts APR struggled to beat Telekom FC of Djibouti 1-0 to register their second win at the ongoing CECAFA-Kagame Cup on Wednesday at the Kigali Regional Stadium.Defender Emery Bayisenge scored a stunning free kick in the 36th minute to ensure APR go top of Group B with six points in two matches. The win followed another 1-0 slim victory over Burundi’s Atletico secured in their opening game.The military side took control of the game and Jean Claude Iranzi nearly secured the opening goal but his strike was well cleared by impressive Telecom defender Hussein Butoyi who was named man of the match for…
Atlabara FC from the newest footballing nation, South sudan put on a spirited performance to snatch a 2-2 draw against Tanzania champions, Azam FC at the on-going CECAFA-Kagame Cup tournament on Tuesday at Kigali Regional Stadium.Atlabara who are making their maiden appearance in the zonal club tournament started the game on an attacking note with striker Sebit Ajak testing Azam goal keeper Aishi Salum Manula with a tough shot from 30 yards.Defender Shomari Salum Kapombe had his free kick cleared by skipper Thomas Batista who turned from hero to zero following a late red card in the 90th minute following…