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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

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Normal 0 false false false EN-ZA X-NONE AR-SA Under fire Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund admitted his side were well beaten by Nigeria’s Super Eagles adding he had no excuses for the crushing defeat. Bafana were walloped 3-1 by Nigeria on Sunday evening at Cape Town stadium to bomb out of the tournament being held on home soil. The Bafana coach however, ruled out quitting saying he had tried his best but on the day had no answers to the swashbuckling Super Eagles juggernaut. “Nigeria deserved their victory, they were physically stronger, were hard running and fully capitalised on our…

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A last gasp goal by Idrissa Traoure sealed a quarter-final spot for Mali after beating Mozambique 2-1 in a Group A match played at Athlone Stadium on Sunday evening. With Mozambique playing for pride, it was all up to Mali to take the game to the opposition with all to play for. But it was the Mambas of Mozambique who threatened to tore the form book apart when they went into the break leading by a solitary strike. Mozambique took the game to their opponents and were duly rewarded for their relentless attack when Josemar Machaisse broke the deadlock with…

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Normal 0 false false false EN-ZA X-NONE AR-SA Bafana Bafana were eliminated from the CHAN tournament in embarrassing fashion when they were convincingly beaten 3-1 by a well-oiled Super Eagles side missing most of its superstars that won the Africa Cup of Nations last year. In a match in which Bafana needed only a draw at Cape Town Stradium to progress to the quarter-finals, the home side again contrived to disappoint its myriad of supporters with a below par performance. By the end of 90 minutes, Gordon Igesund’s charges were thoroughly outplayed and relieved to hear the referee’s final whistle…

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The Swallows of Burundi recorded their first ever Orange African Nations Championship victory with a 3– 2 win over fellow debutants Mauritania at Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane on Saturday 18 January. A stunning left foot strike on 90 + 4 minutes by team captain Ndikumana Selemani broke the Mauritanian hearts. The pulsating match with end to end action and kept the appreciative Polokwane spectators on the edge of their seats and it had it all, missed penalty great saves , glaring misses, great goals and prolific individual skills. Ely Cheikh Voulany kept the CHAN 2014 pattern of early…

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An early goal by Erwin Nguema helped Gabon beat DR Congo 1-0 in a Group D of the Orange African Nations Championship match played Saturday 18 January at Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane. The win takes the Panthers of Gabon to four (4) points while beaten DR Congo remain on three (3)Nguema unleashed a powerful header after mere two minutes of play that beat Robert Kidiaba in Congolese goal. It would turn out to be the only goal of the match but both sides had opportunities to add to that strike but none when made to count.The Leopards of DR…

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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 News

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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 News

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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 News

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POWER HORSE teams up with Orange CHAN 2014″Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, football enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people”, legendary Nelson Mandela said, when opening the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Four years later, South Africa is in the limelight again hosting another major football event, the Orange African Nations Championship.To be part of this unique experience, Austrian energy drink POWER HORSE has decided to become a major sponsor of the Orange CHAN 2014. The energy drink with the black stallion logo has signed a…

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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 News

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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 News

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Ethiopia coach – Sewnet Bishaw:“It is disappointing end to what was a much improved performance from our game against Libya. We did everything but score and l just do not know what to say, what can a coach do in the situation? I cannot go on the field and score the goals but we just have to keep believing that the players are learning and will gain experience and become batter players in future. To the neutrals it was an entertaining match with everything but we came into this tournament ready to do well and be competitive, it is unfortunate…

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Congo claimed their first points of the Orange African Nations Championship with a 1 -0 win over Ethiopia in a group C match played Friday 17 January night at Mangaung’s Free State Stadium. A second half strike from Rudy Ndey condemned a wasteful Ethiopia to defeat and virtual exit from CHAN 2014. For long periods it looked like it would be Ethiopia’s night as they created chance after chance but somehow could not score. Congo managed to weather an onslaught from Ethiopia and utilized their chance when it mattered most courtesy of Hardy Binguila picking out Rudy Ndey with a…

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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 News

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Ghana coach- Maxwell Konadu: “What happened today is very normal in football. We played really well in the first half and created numerous chances from which we should have scored more than the one goal we got. The team that is behind in football will normally come back strong and that is what Libya did. We accept the draw in good faith and regroup for the Ethiopia game which will be tough but we will do our best to qualify from group C. Libya coach- Javier Clemente: After a slow start and the shock of going behind to an early…

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