CS Sfaxien coach, Ruud Krol is reveling in his team’s triumph in the 2013 Orange CAF Confederation Cup, where they pipped DR Congo outfit, TP Mazembe to the title.Sfaxien lost 2-1 in the final second leg on Saturday in Lubumbashi, but a 2-0 win from the first leg saw them cruise to the title 3-2 on aggregate.The Tunisians survived several onslaughts from their hosts, who went up early through Cheibane Traore and Mbwana Samatta, before Sfaxien’s danger-man Fakhereddine Ben Youssef scored in the dying stages to hand his side their third title after 2007 and 2008.The Dutchman was full of…
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Favourites Ethiopia and Kenya register identical 3-1 wins over Zanzibar and South Sudan on Saturday 30 November to move level on points in Group A of the Cecafa Challenge Cup Championship. Ethiopia dominated the first half with their attacking football as their strikers caused havoc with their pace. According to a report from AFP, Ethiopia’s Yassin Salah went close to giving them the lead after only two minutes but he shot agonisingly over the bar.Three minutes later skipper Fasika Asfaw made no mistake when he tapped in the ball from close range. The Ethiopians increased their lead in the 37th…
Tunisian side, CS Sfaxien has won the 2013 Orange CAF Confederation Cup title despite a 2-1 loss to TP Mazembe of DR Congo on Saturday in Lubumbashi.Sfaxien annexed the title 3-2 on aggregate thanks to a 2-0 win from the final first leg last week in Rades. The Tunisian outfit this confirmed their status as the most successful in the second-tier continental club championship after successes in 2007 and 2008.Mazembe led by two goals at half time with strikes from Cheibane Traore and Mbwana Samatta before pacy winger Fakheridine Ben Youssef scored in the dying embers to take game beyond…
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Despite going into the second leg of the final of the 2013 Orange CAF confederation Cup with a 2-0 advantage, CS Sfaxien coach, Ruud Krol believes the journey is far from over.The Tunisian champions will play as guests of their DR Congo counterparts, TP Mazembe on Saturday in Lubumbabshi, and for Krol, he will approach the game hungrier.Sfaxien, winners in 2007 and 2008 are eyeing a third title in the second-tier continental club championship but the Dutchman reckons it won’t come easier against a Mazembe side that has been impregnable at their favourite, Stade de TP Mazembe.A goal in each…
Hosts Ghana accounted for Senegal 3-1 on Thursday (November 28) in Kumasi to win the 2013 West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Zone ‘B’ Cup of Nations tournament.A brace from defender Kwabena Edusei and the other from Latif Mohamed was enough for Ghana to complete a ‘host and win’ of the zonal tourney, targeted at local footballers from countries within the WAFU Zone ‘B’.Losing finalists, Senegal finished the game with 10-men after Thioune Ousseynou was given the marching off orders four minutes from time.Backed by a sparse crowd at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city, the hosts…
TP Mazembe coach, Patrice Carteron remains upbeat on overturning the results in this weekend’s 2013 Orange CAF Confederation Cup final second leg against Tunisia’s CS Sfaxien.Les Corbeaux have a two-goal deficit from the first leg held in Rades last week, and have a tall mountain of scoring at least three unanswered goals in the encounter billed for Saturday, November 30 at the Stade de TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi.Carteron insists the task is achievable after reviewing his team’s performance in the previous fixture, where they were undone by two assists from danger-man of Sfaxien Fakhereddine Ben Youssef, leading to goals in…
CAF Executive Committee member, Kwesi Nyantakyi has been re-elected president of the West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone ‘B’ for a two-year term.Nyantakyi, who doubles as president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) was retained unopposed at the congress on the zonal body held on Wednesday (November 27) in Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi. He has headed the zonal body since 2011.He disclosed to delegates that the union has made great strides the last few years despite the limited resources at their disposal and also hinted at the revival of the competitions for member associations and training programmes for coaches.“I…
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced on Wednesday, November 27th the appointment of Shawky Gharib as Egypt’s national team new manager. He will succeed American Bob Bradley who left his post as The Pharaohs coach after failing to guide Egypt to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.”Gharib has officially become the new Egypt coach. His contract will run until the end of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers,” said Egyptian Football Association (EFA) spokesman Azmy MegahedGharib (54 years) spent his playing career in Ghazl El Mahalla where he retired in 1993, winning the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt.Gharib started his…
The 2013 Cecafa Challenge Cup opened in Kenya on Wednesday 27 November with hosts and Ethiopia playing a 0-0 draw in their Group ‘A’ match in Nairobi. Earlier on in the day in the first match of the tournament Zanzibar beat South Sudan 2-1. According to the reports on the official Cecafa website (cecafafootball.org),this is how the opening day proceedings went.Kenya 0-0 EthiopiaHarambee Stars started on a bright note, surprisingly playing possession and slick passing football, traditionally the forte of the Ethiopians who this year just missed qualifying for the 2014 Fifa World Cup at the last hurdle; they were…
Senegal set up a final meeting with Ghana in the 2013 West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Zone ‘B’ tournament after beating Liberia 2-0 on Tuesday (November 26) in Kumasi.Midfielder Dominique Mendy and forward Talla Ndiaye scored in each half to ensure the Senegalese finished at the summit of Group B with the maximum nine points.Les Lionceaux reached the final being the only team with a 100-percent record after victories against Niger (2-0) and Togo (3-1) in previous games.In the other Group B match, holders Togo beat Niger 3-1 but it was not enough to topple the Senegalese at the apex.Senegal…
Hosts Ghana have reached the final of the WAFU Zone ‘B’ tournament after a 2-1 win over neighbours Burkina Faso in the ultimate Group ‘A’ match on Monday (November 25) in Kumasi.Midfielder Yahaya Mohamed scored the winner on 54 minutes after Burkina goalie Mohamed Kabore had cancelled out Godfred Saka’s 18th minute opener.The image-saving win for the Ghanaians was enough to see them through to the decider after contenders Benin were held to a 2-2 draw by Sierra Leone in the mining city of Obuasi.The Local Black Stars finished on six points, with Benin (five points), Burkina Faso (four points)…
Villarreal’s Nigerian forward Ikechukwu Uche, Torino’s Moroccan midfielder Omar El Kaddouri and Cameroonian striker Vincent Aboubakar of Lorient were the African stars of the weekend in Europe.All three hit braces as Uche also won a penalty in helping the yellow submarines thump Levante 3-0.El Kaddouri was on target twice in Torino’s 4-1 win over Catania while Aboubakar’s two goals helped Lorient earn their first away win of the season, 4-0 at Evian.ENGLANDYAYA TOURE (Manchester City)Toure was at his swashbuckling best as City reaffirmed their title credentials with a stunning 6-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. The Ivory Coast midfielder teed up…
Zambia achieved a first in women’s football with qualification for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.The Shepolopolo joins Ghana and Nigeria as Africa’s representatives for next year’s global cadet women’s championship.It is the first time a Zambian women’s team has reached the finals of a major championship, booking their place at the expense regional rivals, South Africa, thanks to a 3-1 victory in the second leg of the final round at the weekend in Johannesburg.Grace Chanda scored a brace and the other by Irene Lungu from the spot ensured the Zambians went through 6-4 on aggregate…
Akonangui FC have been crowned champions of the Equatorial Guinea National Football League for the 2013 season.They beat The Panthers 1-0 in the playoff held on Friday (November 22) in Malabo.Bama Yangua converted a penalty on 27 minutes to power Akonangui to victory in the heated encounter that saw both teams finish with 10-men each.Federico Bicoro was given the marching off orders on 73 minutes whilst The Panthers goalie Achille Pensy also saw red seven minutes from time for handling outside the vital area.It is the fifth league crown for Akonangui after 1992, 1999, 2001 and 2008.Akonangui, based in Ebebiyin,…
The Zimbabwean Premier Soccer League Championship was decided on the last day of play (Sunday 24 November) and defending champions clinched the title on a superior goal difference from Highlanders and Harare City.In dramatic events, Harare City went into the final day’s match leading on 53 points while Dynamos and Highlanders were on 51 points. Dynamos beat Black Mambas 2-0, Highlanders won 3-1 against Shabanie but Harare City were held to a 2-2 draw by CAPS United leaving the top three on 54 points and for the third time in a row Dynamos won the championship on the goal difference.It…
Zambia’s Under/17 women side shattered ’s their South African counterparts’ high hopes of qualifying for the World Cup in Costa Rica next year with a stunning 3-1 win at Bidvest Stadium, ion Johannesburg on Sunday afternoon.The shock victory for the visitors completed a 6-4 aggregate win for the Zambians who looked in control for most of the proceedings. The two teams had played to a 3-3 draw in Lusaka a fortnight ago. This World Cup qualifier of Cosafa powerhouses was watched the two countries’ respective presidents, Danny Jordaan and Kalusha Bwalya.In all fairness, South Africa looked short of ideas and…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announces 30th November 2013 deadline for National Associations to confirm club engagements in next year’s continental club championships.All affiliated National Associations per the Interclubs Regulations have a deadline of 30th November 2013 to confirm their clubs engagements in the CAF Interclubs competitions (Orange CAF Champions League and Orange CAF Confederation Cup) for the season 2014.Any Association who wishes to participate in the competitions shall send to the CAF Secretariat an application accompanied by the admission fee of $300, and the application must reach CAF by mail, fax or e-mail not later than the 30th…
Tunisian club side CS Sfaxien edged out visiting DR Congo’s TP Mazembe 2-0 in the first leg of the Orange CAF Confederation Cup final match played Saturday 23 November night in Rades, Tunisia. A first half strike by Gabonese midfielder Didier Ibrahim N’Dong after 15 minutes and a late strike in the 90th minute by substitute Yassine Khenissi separates the two sides going into the deciding match next Saturday in Lubumbashi. Sfaxien talisman Fakhreddine Ben Youssef was the provider for both goalsThe host started the more purposeful and in the very first minute lively winger Didier Lebri weaved his way…
Barely a week after witnessing the national team bow out of 2014 World Cup after a playoff qualifier defeat (4-1) away to Cameroon, the nation turns attention to continental club competition where Tunisian club side CS Sfaxien have a chance to atone for some of that heartache. CS Sfaxien coach Ruud Krol was in charge of The Carthage Eagles for the two playoff games against Indomitable Lions but will have to quickly refocus his attention on another battle at the weekend with club in the Orange CAF Confederation Cup final first leg against TP Mazembe.Days after leading the national team…