Nigeria defeated Mexico with a deserved 3-0 scoreline to leapfrog their opponents at the top of Group D and set up a quarter-final showdown with Spain.The Africans rarely looked liked being hauled in after racing to an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Rasheedat Ajibade and Uchenna Kanu.The deadlock was broken on 12 minutes after Mexican goalkeeper Emily Alvarado could only parry a low cross into the path of Ajibade who easily buried the loose ball.The North Americans could have equalised almost immediately, but Jacqueline Crowther struck the post with an awkward effort after the goalkeeper had been caught…
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AS Vita of DR Congo and CS Sfaxien of Tunisia kept alive hopes of progressing to the group-stage of the champions league on a weekend of some shock wins as first leg matches of the 1/8th round lit the African football scene at the weekend.Holders Al-Ahly and four-time winners, TP Mazembe suffered losses away from home.AS Vita, winners in 1973, earned themselves the tag of ‘club of the week’ following their 3-0 thumping of South African champions, Kaizer Chiefs on Sunday in Kinshasa. Though Chiefs dominated their hosts, a hat-trick from Mubele Ndombo puts ‘Amakhosi’ in a tight corner for…
Zambian club side Nkana have left themselves a mountain to climb if they are to end the 30-year jinx against Egyptians giants Zamalek after the latter held out to a goalless draw at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe on Saturday. It was the first leg of the Orange CAF Champions League second-round clash and now it will be Zamalek’s turn to host Nkana this coming weekend in Egypt.The clubs have met four times in the African club showpiece and the Cairo ‘White Knights’ have triumphed on aggregate every time. Even a change of competition brought no luck to Nkana as they…
Zimbabwean club side How Mine continued with their 100 percent home record in the Orange CAF Confederation Cup competition with a narrow 2-1 win over visiting Nigerian side Bayelsa United in a second round, first leg meeting in Bulawayo on SaturdayIt was also the first time current competition top goal scorer, Kudakwashe Musharu failed to find the back of the net and this time round the Gold Miners had Morris Kadzola and Menard Mupera to thank for the win at Barbourfields Stadium but it was the visitors who opened the scoring through midfielder Benard Okorowanta.How Mine who lost away to…
Canada secured an impressive 2-1 win over group winners Ghana to win through to the last-eight despite being down to ten players for nearly half the match. Canada needed a win to guarantee holding off Korea DPR and Germany who were playing concurrently in Alajuela.Forward Marie Levasseur, in her first match back from injury, netted an opening-half double to set Canada on their way to a quarter-final berth. However, the dismissal of Bianca St Georges early in the second period changed the complexion of the match completely.Powerful striker Sandra Owusu Ansah scored midway through the second half leaving Canada to…
Costa Rica were denied a story-book conclusion to their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on home soil with Zambia securing a 2-1 comeback victory over the hosts.The match was played in front of a loud and buoyant crowd at Tibas, the former national team stadium, but Las Ticas were unable to earn a share of the spoils despite their heroic efforts.While Costa Rica unluckily ended the tournament without any points the result proved a breakthrough for Zambia who collected their maiden points in a FIFA women’s competition.The contest was entertaining and open affair throughout. And the home faithful’s patience was…
The president of the Confederation of African Football Isaa Hayatou has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Benin referee Euloge Adadja. Adadja, 33, died in the early hours of March 20 at the Oueme Central Hospital in the Benin city of Porto –Novo.He had been earlier admitted to the medical centre after being rushed there following a seizure he suffered as he participated in the FIFA physical tests for international referees.”It is particularly distressing to lose such a promising young man who had invested a lot in his career and had a lot passion for football and…
A goal in each half lifted a resilient Ghana to a 2-0 win over 2012 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finalists Korea DPR for a bright start to their Group B campaign in Liberia. Korea DPR started promisingly and dominated early possession, but it was the Africans who netted with their first real attack. Laadi Issaka made a great run down the left, and her low cross found Jane Ayieyam who slotted home from 12 yards for her fifth goal in her sixth U-17 World Cup match. A few minutes later Sung Hyang Sim had her close-range shot blocked on…
Italy scored either side of the half-time break for a 2-0 win over Zambia in a match featuring two FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup debutants in San Jose.Player of the match Annamaria Serturini, who had started the match on the bench, was the heroine bagging both goals in the first match at the National Stadium in the capital.The match, perhaps predictably, saw both teams make a nervous start though it was Italy making better use of the ball.Le Azzurrine’s Valentina Bergamaschi lifted the volume immediately in the cavernous arena with a first-minute strike but it was not a portent for…
CAF has upheld the eligibility of player Mohamed Camara for Horoya AC of Guinea in the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League challenged by Moroccan club, Raja Club Atletic, despite the player still belonging to Moroccan Club, Omnisports de Meknès (CODM).The CAF Organising Committee for Interclub competitions has reviewed the file after numerous reports and documents from the two parties, Raja Club Athletic and Horoya AC.A first transfer of the player Mohamed Camara took place on 22 April 2013, as an amateur from CODM to AC Horoya on loan, and on 26 April 2013, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation issued to…