Ahly moved to the brink of a place at the last four after beating Ivorian side, Sewe Sport 1-0 in their day four Group B clash on Saturday in Cairo.Back from injury midfielder, Walid Soliman scored the only goal early in the first half to power his side to victory at the expense of the visitors, who finished with a man-less, after defender Kouadio Yoboue was sent-off in the dying stages for a second yellow card.The Egyptian champions, playing their first continental game under new coach Carlos Garrido made their intent clear from the onset but failed to make the…
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Coton Sport became the first team to qualify for the semis after a hard fought 2-1 win over ASEC Mimosas on Saturday in Garoua.The Cameroonian champions, unbeaten at this stage moved to 10 points, five points more than second-place AC Leopards, and will certainly finish in the top two of Group A irrespective of the outcome of their remaining two games.Semi-finalists in last year’s Orange CAF Champions League, Coton Sport are looking forward to go farthest this time after several unsuccessful attempts at laying their hands on any of the continental club championships.Boosted by the return of goalkeeper Loic Fedjou…
Zambian champions, Nkana reignited their hopes with a 4-3 win over Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia in their Group B clash on Saturday in Kitwe.The Southern Africans, who lost by a similar scoreline in the reverse fixture in Sousse last month held into victory in the thrilling encounter and boost their chances in the second-tier continental club championship.The result marks a good start for new coach Beston Chambeshi, who was confirmed few days to the encounter, as replacement for Massauso Mwale, who died in a road accident last May.The Zambians had to wait till their fourth game to grab their…
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has appointed Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba as the new Bafana Bafana coach until the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.The 63-year old takes over from Gordon Igesund whose contract was not renewed.Announcing the appointment of Mashaba at a packed media conference on Saturday, 26 July 2014, SAFA President, Dr Danny Jordaan said the entire National Executive Committee (NEC) was confident of a new era under Mashaba’s reign.“He has a proven record, is a hard worker and he fulfilled all requirements we were looking for to drive our senior national team back to where we all…
Algerian side, ES Setif moved a step closer to qualification for the next round thanks to a 2-0 win over Libya’s Ahly Benghazi in their Group B clash on Friday in Tunis.A goal in each half from El Hedi Belameiri and Sofiane Younis moved ‘Les Aigles Noirs’ four points clear at the top and in a good position to secure one of the two slots for the last four.The Setif-based club has eight points, four more than CS Sfaxien, who squares fellow Tunisians Esperance on Saturday, 26 July 2014 in the other Group B match in Sfax.Setif, unbeaten at this…
The unbeaten runs of Al-Ahly and Coton Sport comes under severe threat this weekend as the second round of the group phase of the 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup kicks off. Ahly and Coton Sport rest at the summit of Group B and A, but face stern tests against Ivorian duo, Sewe Sport and ASEC Mimosas in Cairo and Garoua respectively. Whilst Ahly will strengthen their hold on the top spot with the maximum points, Coton Sport can make certain of their place at the last four by snatching the three points at stake. Fresh from their triumph in the…
Frenchman Philippe Troussier makes a return to African football for the first time since 2005 as he guides CS Sfaxien in this weekend’s Tunisian derby against Esperance.Nicknamed “White Witch Doctor”, Troussier was a household name on the continent in the 1990’s after stints with clubs such as ASEC Mimosas, Kaizer Chiefs and FUS Rabat, and also in charge of national sides including Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Burkina and South Africa.His brief spell with the Morocco national team in 2005 was his final before journeying to Asia where had stints with Japanese lower division outfit, FC Ryūkyū and until recently Shenzhen Ruby…
The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has named a shortlist of five coaches for the vacant position of national team coach.The five made the cut from the initial list of 37 applicants after a scrutiny of the applications by the Technical Committee for the recruitment of a national coach established by the Executive Committee of FIF.The shortlisted coaches are Francis Gillot (France), Frédéric Antonetti (France), Hervé Renard (France), Jose Manuel De Jesus (Portugal) and Luis Fernandez (France). The Elephants job was left vacant following the resignation of Frenchman Sabri Lamouchi, after the Ivorians abortive campaign at the 2014 FIFA World Cup…
Tanzania’s Taifa Stars played out a 2-2 draw against visiting Mozambique in their 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) second round, first leg qualifier at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Sunday.All goals came in the second half with Taifa Stars paying for defensive lapses, conceding in the dying minutes to put a huge dent on their bid to qualify for the group phase of the qualifiers.The game started off at a cracking pace with both teams generating a number of chances in the opening exchange. The home team gradually took command and launched incursions into Mozambique’s…
Tšepo Seturumane’s headed goal on the 60th minute helped Lesotho beat Kenya 1-0 in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations first leg second round match played at Setsoto stadium in Maseru on Sunday.Seturumane found the back of the net from a good cross played by midfielder, Bushy Moletsane for the opening goal of a highly contested match.The East African country missing their top marksman Dennis Oliech started the better of the two teams, but squandered a number of goal scoring chances in the first half.Their attempts to get a goal nearly paid on the 25th minute, but an effort from…