02 June 2015 11:46 Gamtel have won the 2014/15 Gambia Premier League on the final day of the season following a 1-0 win against the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) last Sunday (31 May 2015) at the Brikama Box Bar mini stadium. The Telecom outfit finished the season on 44 points from 22 matches, enough to guarantee them the title, with two points separating them and second place, Real de Banjul who fired blank at home to Serrekunda United. Striker Yaya Ndong scored the only goal of the match from the penalty spot after a GAF player handled in…
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01 June 2015 04:43 The opening games in Groups A and B at the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 proved to be tight encounters. No fewer than three of the four matches ended all square, with USA the only victors as they edged a narrow win against Myanmar. Following that defeat, the White Angels will be desperate to get going against Ukraine in the 13.00 kick-off in Whangarei. A little later, Austria and Panama will lock horns in what promises to be a tense affair, with both sides anxious to end long winless sequences at this level. Argentina…
CAF Standing Committees for 2015-2017 cycle announced The mail has been sent successfully 01 June 2015 11:36 Herewith the list of the CAF Standing Committees and Legal Bodies for the 2015-2017 cycle following the approval of the CAF Executive Committee at its meeting on Tuesday, 26 May 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. Click below for the membership of the various committees; CAF Standing Committees for 2015-2017 Subject : CAF Standing Committees for 2015-2017 cycle announced Message : This Field is Required Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
31 May 2015 10:26 Cameroon saw their dreams of reaching the 2016 Olympic Games go up in smoke after Sierra Leone held to a 1-1 draw on Saturday in Yaoundé. ‘Les Lionceaux’ bid farewell via the away goal rule after a 1-1 tie on aggregate, and it was so painful for coach coach Pierre Ndjili Ndengue and his charges suffering the sorry fate before their fans at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium. Lazio forward Joseph Minala put the hosts in the lead on 33 minutes and with victory staring at them, the Leone Stars leveled in stoppage time after…
31 May 2015 05:50 Mali have taken an early lead in Group D at the FIFA U-20 World Cup after a 2-0 win over Mexico at Dunedin’s Otago Stadium. The match was won and lost in a crazy second-half in which three players – one Senegalese, two Mexican – were sent off before two goals in three minutes decided the outcome. El Tri will be cursing themselves, having been a man up and firmly on top, and the CONCACAF champions certainly dominated a poor first half. However, in a game of few chances, they could ill afford to miss…
30 May 2015 11:50 A stoppage-time penalty from Yaw Yeboah has denied Austria the first big upset of New Zealand 2015, snatching Ghana a 1-1 draw from the jaws of defeat. The 2009 champions had looked set to emerge empty-handed against superior Group B opponents who had earlier taken the lead through Bernd Gschweidl. Despite some unpleasant weather conditions in rain-soaked Wellington, both sides contributed to an open and entertaining encounter. Ghana were the first to threaten, with captain Joseph Bempah attempting a spectacular effort from the angle of the penalty area that was swerving towards the top corner…
29 May 2015 12:18 Namibia and Mozambique booked their places in the final of the COSAFA Cup 2015 after a dramatic days of action at the Moruleng Stadium on Thursday. Both teams netted late winners in two tense semifinal matches as eight goals were scored in the two games. Namibia defeated Madagascar 3-2 thanks to a winner six minutes from time by Paul Shalulile, whose blushes were spared after he had earlier missed an open goal. That match was 2-2 at the break as four goals were scored in 14 first half minutes, admittedly largely do you…
28 May 2015 03:09 Zimbabwe will be seeking to rewrite the history books when they face Zambia on Sunday in the second leg of the second round of the qualifiers for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. The Mighty Warriors, as the Zimbabweans are nicknamed were 2-1 losers from the first leg in Lusaka last week and face a daunting task against a team gradually carving a niche as their ‘bogey side’ in the return encounter in Harare. The Zimbabweans were denied by their northern neighbours of a place at the 9th African Women’s Championship (AWC) last…
28 May 2015 11:14 Nigeria’s U-20 side, Flying Eagles, are being touted as one of the favourites at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand following the imperious manner they won the continental title last March in Senegal. Striker Taiwo Awoniyi who was one of the stars when Nigeria won a record fourth FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2013 in the United Arab Emirates, has also been one of the Flying Eagles’ consistent performers and one of the team’s top scorer in Senegal where he notched three goals in five matches. Speaking exclusively with Cafonline.com ahead…
27 May 2015 11:47 The COSAFA Cup Plate semifinals on Wednesday contain some of the heavyweights of the continent in what will be two fascinating match-ups at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace. West African guest nation Ghana take on defending COSAFA Cup champions Zambia (kick-off 17h00 local; 15h00 GMT), while hosts South Africa entertain Malawi (kick-off 19h30 local; 17h30 GMT). Few would have predicted that line-up ahead of the quarterfinal matches played Sunday and Monday, but it should make for some rich entertainment for fans. Ghana were undone by Madagascar 2-1 in their Last 8 clash, conceding…
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26 May 2015 08:28 African champions, ES Setif have won the 2014/2015 Algerian Premier League title, the seventh time in their history. Setif, holders of the CAF Champions League made certain of the title after a 2-0 win over CS Constantine in the penultimate match of the season last Saturday (23 May 2015) at home. Striker Mohamed Benyettou and Central African Republic-born midfielder Eudes Dagoulou’s first half strikes was all the Black Eagles needed to seal their first ever league crown since the 2012/2013 season. Setif now have 48 points, four more than rivals, MO Bejaia, who…
25 May 2015 02:30 This weekend’s first leg matches of the second round of the African U-23 Championship Senegal 2015 were headlined by shocking and surprising results. Three teams namely Cameroon, Zimbabwe and Rwanda were involved in the shocking outcomes during the weekend highlighted by narrow wins. Cameroon failed to make their home advantage count after Sierra Leone held them to a 1-1 draw on Sunday. The Leone Stars hosted the game in Yaounde due to the home ban due to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in their territory, but held their own against the highly…
24 May 2015 12:40 Visiting Equatorial Guinea proved too strong for their Congolese hosts, managing a 3-0 win in the first leg of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games qualifier on Saturday in Kinkala, a town situated in the south-eastern part of Congo. The victory has almost but sealed Les Nzalang Nacional place at the third round of the continental qualifiers. As early as the sixth minute, the visitors were up courtesy Jumaria Barbosa de Santana, with a shot that beat the Congolese goalie, Ornella Batangouna. Four minutes later, Jade Boho Sayo doubled the lead before…
24 May 2015 11:13 Uganda shocked Rwanda 2-1, beating their neighbours 2-1 in the first leg of the second round qualifier for the African U-23 Championship Senegal 2015 on Saturday in Kigali. The Kobs, under the technical direction of Serbian Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic, who was in charge of the Rwanda two years ago, took the lead in the ninth minute when Farouk Miya curled a beautiful free kick punishing Olivier Kwizera who had stepped out of the goal area with the ball in his hands. Midfielder Dominique Savio Nshuti restored parity for the Amavubis with a well-taken strike…
Renard steps down as Ivory Coast coach The mail has been sent successfully 23 May 2015 01:52 Frenchman Herve Renard has stepped down as coach of his Africa Cup of Nations winners Ivory Coast, according to official sources on Friday. The charismatic 46-year-old led the ‘Elephants’ to their first African title since 1992 in February, when they defeated Ghana on penalties, but is now hotly tipped to take over at Ligue 1 side Lille. “I said to myself, that after the success at the CAN, it would be difficult to do better and I have to open myself up to…
Liberia given greenlight to host matches at home The mail has been sent successfully 22 May 2015 03:40 The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) has through a circular dated Thursday, 21 May 2015 and signed by General Secretary, Hicham El Amrani informed its 54 Member Associations that the Liberia Football Association has received authorization to host CAF competitions on their territory. This follows a further exchange of correspondence between CAF and the World Health Organization (WHO). The latter confirmed that Liberia was officially declared “Ebola Free” on 9 May 2015, and hence advised CAF to allow the possibility to…
22 May 2015 08:33 The Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games is a year away, however the battle for places takes another turn this weekend with the first leg matches of the second round of the continental qualifiers. Seven teams will emerge from the knockout rounds to join hosts Senegal for the African U-23 Championship from 28 November to 12 December 2015, where the top three teams will qualify for the final tournament in Rio de Janeiro. Leading pack in the penultimate round of matches in the qualifiers are Cameroon and Ghana, two big names as far as Africa’s…
21 May 2015 12:23 South Africa’s foremost women’s footballer, Portia Modise has called time on an illustrious career spanning over a decade. The retirement of the 32-year old was announced by the South African Football Association (SAFA) president, Danny Jordaan at a press briefing on Tuesday, 19 May 2015; marking an end to the career of unarguably the most gifted South African female footballer of all time. The news comes as a blow to the South Africans, due to face Gabon in a second round qualifier for the 2016 Olympic Games qualifier on Saturday in Libreville. Modise…
21 May 2015 09:45 Ghana’s Black Queens will be confronted with yet another attempt at qualifying for their maiden Olympic Games when they face their counterparts in Egypt, at the second round of continental qualifiers in Cairo on Saturday. The Black Queens per pedigree should start as favourites, but while coach Yusif Basigie insists there are no longer clear cut favourites in the game, he says his side will take no prisoners. He told Cafonline.com that “you cannot underestimate any team these days. If for nothing at all, we remember how Algeria beat us during the last African…