Orange CAF Confederation Cup group drawAl Ahly of Egypt have been drawn in group B of the 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup where they will battle with Ivorian side Sewe Sport , Etoile du Sahel from Tunisia and Zambia’s Nkana FC in their bid to win the only African club competition they haven’t won in their illustrious history. Cameroonian club side Coton Sport will play in group A along with Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas , Malian side , AS Real and AC Leopards of Congo Brazzaville.More to follow: Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
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The procedure for the draws of the group phase of the Orange CAF Champions League and Orange CAF Confederation Cup was adopted on Monday, 28 April 2014 under the chairmanship of CAF President, Issa Hayatou.The rankings of the eight qualified teams were achieved on the performance of the last five editions (2009-2013). The rankings for the Orange CAF Confederation Cup are:Al Ahly (Egypt), Coton Sport ( Cameroon ), AC Leopards (Congo), Sewe Sport (Côte d’Ivoire), Etoile Sportive du Sahel (Tunisia), ASEC Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire), AS Real ( Mali ) and Nkana ( Zambia).In Pot 1 are Ahly and Coton Sport…
At its meeting held at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on 27th April, 2014, the Disciplinary Panel of the Confederation of African Football considered all documents concerning the comments of the Vice- President of RAJA Casablanca, Mustapha Dahnane, about CAF.After the return match between AC Horoya and RAJA Casablanca in the Orange CAF Champions League, Mustapha Dahnane accused CAF and its officials, clearly saying that the club AC Horoya “bought” CAF officials but proffered no evidence.Based on the CAF Disciplinary Code section 82, 98 and 146, the Disciplinary Panel of CAF decided to impose the following sanctions on the…
Rwanda is set to name a new coach to lead the country through the 2015 Nations Cup qualifiers and with a target to win the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN), Rwanda FA chairman Vincent Degaule Nzamwita has told cafonline.com.“We have set up a special committee which will work closely with the Ministry of Sports and Culture to assess the shortlisted coaches before naming the best man for the job. The coach will be tasked to win the 2016 African Championship Cup which will be held on home soil,” Nzamwita said.Among the eight shortlisted coaches is Ratomir Dujkovic who if named…
Tanzania has installed Martin Ignatius as national coach with a mandate to lead the country’s Taifa Stars to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.Ignatius, popularly known as Mart Nooij, starts work immediately, said the Tanzania Football Federation’s Michael Wambura.Nooij’s appointment follows the sacking of Kim Poulsen and his entire technical staff after a failed campaign at last year’s GOTV Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Kenya. Nooij, 59, takes over the Taifa Stars after a stint with Ethiopian side St George. He has also previously worked in South Africa with Santos FC, Mozambique and Burkina Faso.Tanzania get their campaign…
The Orange CAF Confederation Cup group stage draw is set for Cairo at the CAF HQ on Tuesday 29 April at 9h00 GMT. After the weekend’s play-off 2nd legs in the Confederation Cup the eight teams that qualified will be drawn into two groups of four. Egyptian side Al-Ahly and Coton Sport Garoua FC from Cameroon are the top two seeds.The seeding is based on the performance of each club in the CAF interclub competitions for the last five years. Click on the link to see the draw procedure explained. Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
Former continental club champions, ASEC Mimosas and Etoile du Sahel have made the last eight of the 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup.ASEC, 1988 winners of the prestigious CAF Champions League, completed a double over South African side, Kaizer Chiefs courtesy a lone goal win to make a first appearance at the group phase of a major continental club championship since 2011.Foba Stevens Koffi scored the only goal of the match on 76 minutes in Abidjan to hand the Ivorians a 3-2 aggregate win and a ticket into the last eight of the second tier African clubs championship.Etoile, champions in 2006…
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Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon have been handed a tough draw in the qualifiers for the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2015.The duo was drawn together in the battle for the 15 places to join hosts Morocco for the final tournament next January.Four-time winners, Cameroon, will have to contend with rivals, the Elephants of Cameroon, DR Congo in Group D. The group arguably the ‘group of death’ will be completed by the winner of the Swaziland/Sierra Leone – Gambia/Seychelles.The Indomitable Lions have been absent from the last two editions of the showpiece African football tournament and will be seeking to…
Paul Put: Burkina Faso coachAfrican football has grown a lot and there are no easy games at all but it is a good draw providing we play at our best, we stand a chance to qualify. Angola and Gabon are good sides and we know it’s a going to be tough against the other three teams. If you want to be at AFCON finals you have to do well in these qualifiers and Burkina Faso must be ready. Constant Omari: President DR Congo Football FederationIn my opinion it is a fine group. Yes you look at Ivory Coast and Cameroun…