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12 June 2015 05:00 The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) and SPORTFIVE conclude a landmark agreement to extend their partnership for the main CAF competitions for a period of 12 years (2017-2028). CAF and SPORTFIVE extend their partnership until 2028 for SPORTFIVE to continue to commercialise the marketing and media rights of the main regional football competitions in Africa, including the Africa Cup of Nations, African Nations Championship and African Champions League. SPORTFIVE, an agency of Lagardère Unlimited – the Sports and Entertainment division of the Lagardère Group – will continue to develop and promote African football all…
12 June 2015 09:38 After jumping out to a quick 1-0 lead, Côte d’Ivoire allowed three unanswered goals before scoring a late consolation as Thailand secured a historic 3-2 win, marking the first points the Asian side have recorded at a FIFA Women’s World Cup™. Côte d’Ivoire started brightly, finding their way onto the scoresheet only four minutes into the match. After a scramble in the middle of Thailand’s penalty area and a couple of failed clearances, Ange Nguessan got the last touch with an acrobatic finish to find the back of the net for Côte d’Ivoire’s first-ever goal at the…
11 June 2015 10:34 Levin Oztunali’s first half goal was enough to take Germany through to the last eight of the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 at the expense of Nigeria. Ultimately, Frank Wormuth’s side were deserved winners against the Group E runners-up and while the Africans could not be faulted for effort, their inability to create meaningful chances proved to be their undoing. Prior to the game, it was expected that Germany would attempt to build their attacks by retaining the ball, with Nigeria utilising the counter-attack and that manifested itself during the opening 45 minutes. Yet…
10 June 2015 01:35 Plenty of goals but few upsets are likely outcomes when the six-matchday 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying competition kicks off Friday. All the first and second seeds in the 12 four-team groups enjoy home advantage, giving them a distinct early edge as they compete for 15 places at the tournament in Gabon.Recently appointed Senegal coach and former captain Aliou Cisse says ‘favourites’ in football matches are a figment of journalists’ imaginations.”Favourites belong in newspapers,” he said, scornfully dismissing the popular term as he announced a squad to play Burundi in Dakar.But what other tag could…
10 June 2015 11:45 Ibrahima Sy saved three penalties as Senegal won a dramatic shootout against Ukraine to reach the last eight at New Zealand 2015. This memorable climax came about after the sides were locked at 1-1 by the end of normal and extra time, with Artem Biesiedin’s well-worked opener in Auckland having been cancelled out by a late Sidy Sarr leveller. Ukraine came into the match having kept clean sheets in all three of their previous encounters, but faced a side intent on tarnishing that unblemished record. Senegal’s unpredictability and willingness to improvise provided a risk in itself, as…
09 June 2015 01:27 Football, like life, is full of landmark occasions. We all remember the day when we went to our first match, got our first kit and, for those lucky enough to become professional footballers, when they made their debut or scored their first goal. Gaelle Enganamouit added several entries to her list of milestones on Monday 8 June with Cameroon’s maiden outing at a FIFA Women’s World Cup, her first goal at the tournament (soon followed by her first hat-trick for her country) and a Live Your Goals Player of the Match award in recognition of these…
09 June 2015 08:25 “Don’t worry boss,” said Senegal star Moussa Kone. “I’ll sort this problem out for us.” The problem in question was that time was running out for the Senegalese in their final Group C match against Qatar at the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015. With just a point to their name going into the game, Les Lionceaux were being held to a 1-1 draw with just nine minutes left – nine minutes for them to save their campaign and avoid an early exit. It was then that Kone, whose performances had yet to reach the standard expected by…
09 June 2015 12:18 Clinton Njie bagged a late brace to give Cameroon a dramatic 3-2 weekend friendly victory over Burkina Faso as the teams prepared for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.Rising star Njie from French club Lyon equalised after 85 minutes in Paris suburb Colombes and snatched a last-minute winner for the four-time African champions. In a three-goal first half, Prejuce Nakoulma gave 2013 Cup of Nations runners-up Burkina Faso the lead, and Aristide Bance restored it after Vincent Aboubakar levelled.Cameroon launch their qualifying campaign at home to Mauritania this weekend while Burkina Faso host the Comoros Islands.…
08 June 2015 11:59 Sweden gave up a 2-0 lead to Nigeria only for substitute Linda Sembrant to put the Europeans back in the lead, which Francisca Ordega cancelled out with three minutes remaining for a dramatic 3-3 draw in the first game of Group D at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™. The Super Falcons, having never beaten Sweden on their three previous meetings, came out flying in the first few minutes and had the Swedes on the back foot for much of the first quarter of an hour. But an unfortunate own goal from Desire Oparanozie gave the…
08 June 2015 12:22 Egyptian and African football giants Al-Ahly kept alive hopes of retaining the CAF Confederation Cup with a penalty shootout victory over Tunisians Club Africain in a weekend play-off.Ramadan Sobhy converted his shootout spot-kick to give the winners of a record 19 CAF titles a 5-4 victory on penalties at the Stade Olympique in Tunis suburb Rades.Club Africain had scored eight minutes into stoppage time to win the return match 2-1 and level the aggregate score at 3-3 after Ahly won in Cairo by the same score. Ahly will face two more Tunisian sides, Esperance and Etoile…
08 June 2015 12:03 On 1 June, Nigeria goalkeeper Joshua Enaholo trudged out of New Plymouth’s Stadium Taranaki feeling down in the dumps. His first experience of the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 had been a sobering one, as he picked the ball out of his net no fewer than four times in the 4-2 loss to Brazil. He was not particularly culpable for the first threeCanarinho goals, but the MFM FC shot-stopper made an utter mess of the fourth, the one that put the game out of reach. “I wasn’t concentrating. The ball was wet and I failed…
07 June 2015 11:07 Ghana’s Hearts of Oak failed to advance to the mini-league stage of the 2015 Orange CAF Confederation Cup following a one-all draw with Esperance De Tunis in the reverse fixture of the 1/8th round playoff on Saturday. Hearts who lost the first leg 4-0 in Rades near Tunis, began the match confident of overturning the deficit and gave the followers a measure of hope by going ahead in the third minute through Isaac Mensah. Mensah darted to plant himself well in the visitors’ defence to tower above his markers and head home to send…
06 June 2015 11:14 Spirits were high after Ghana became the first of Africa’s four representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup to book their place in the knockout stages. Drawn into a challenging-looking Group B, the 2009 champions made it through with only an opening-game draw against Austria blemishing their record, having secured passage with a 1-0 win over Panama. The fact that pre-tournament favourites Argentina exited without a win to their name shows that the section was no formality for the West Africans. Their 3-2 triumph over the Humberto Grondona’s side, where they raced into a three-goal lead,…
05 June 2015 10:24 Ghana have qualified for the last 16 at New Zealand 2015 as Group B winners after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Panama at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium. The Panamanians, who exit as a result of the defeat, were undone by a solitary Emmanuel Boateng goal, and missed a late penalty through Fidel Escobar. Ghana completely dominated the early exchanges and it was the Tetteh brothers, Samuel and Benjamin, who were causing most of the problems. The former has been one of the stars of the Black Satellites’ campaign and in four minutes he jinked skilfully to the byline…
04 June 2015 09:21 The road to Canada The African Women’s Championship (AWC) in Namibia was only the second time in the history of the competition that Côte d’Ivoire qualified for the showpiece event of women’s continental football. Les Elephantes stunned holders Equatorial Guinea in the qualifying rounds, advancing on the away goal rule after 2-2 and 1-1 draws. But unlike their first appearance in Equatorial Guinea in 2012, the west Africans managed to escape the group phase this time around. A victory against the hosts Namibia, a draw against Zambia and a defeat against Nigeria were good enough to see Clementine…
CAF is for reforms and a FIFA accepted by everyone The mail has been sent successfully 03 June 2015 02:17 Cairo, 3 June 2015. The Confederation of African Football has taken note of the decision of FIFA President, Joseph Sepp Blatter, to resign upon disposal and convene an extraordinary congress for the election of a new president. CAF commits to supporting reforms intended for the consolidation of a FIFA that will be accepted by everyone, and reiterates its determination to cooperate in safeguarding the moral and ethical values that underlie the practice of football, its organisation, administration and development. Subject…
03 June 2015 10:41 Colombia inched towards the last 16 with a point against Senegal, though know that they should have left with more than the 1-1 draw and already be secured a place in the FIFA U-20 World Cup knockout stages. The African side were the better in the early exchanges and got just reward thanks to a fine goal from Mamadou Thiam, but Alexis Zapata ensured they stayed ahead of their opponents in Group C with an equaliser from the penalty spot. Senegal rarely troubled Portugal in their opener, having fallen behind inside 30 seconds, but they looked…
FIFA President Blatter today announced at a press conference in Zurich that he will lay down his mandate at an extraordinary elective Congress. Until that election, he continues to carry out his functions. The FIFA President also announced a significant reform programme to be driven by Domenico Scala, the Independent Chairman of our Audit and Compliance Committee. Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
02 June 2015 02:46 Record U-20 World Cup champions Argentina suffered their first defeat in 19 FIFA U-20 World Cup games as Ghana secured a heart-pumping 3-2 win in Wellington. Goals from Benjamin and Samuel Tetteh put the African side in command, before Yaw Yeboah’s penalty seemingly sealed the result, though late Giovanni Simeone and Emiliano Buendia goals meant a tense finish, but nothing more. A meeting of the two heavyweights in Group B, once the pair got into their stride they put on a show of attacking football the fixture warranted, with 44 shots on goal across 98 minutes…