It’s Super Cup time on the African football calendar and a rematch of the 2009 contest looms large in Cairo with Egyptian club side Al Ahly taking on visiting Tunisians, CS Sfaxien. Five years ago the sides met in their first Super Cup match and on that February 6, 2009 also in Cairo at the International Stadium, Al Ahly triumphed 2-1 in Cairo. Angolan winger Flavio Amando struck a second half brace while Ivorian Blaise Kouassi scored for Sfaxien. The Tunisians arrived in Egypt and immediately declared that they have set their sights or reversing their fortunes against Ahly, who…
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Tunisian side, CS Sfaxien makes a return to Cairo five years after playing against Al-Ahly in the Orange CAF Super Cup, hoping to make amends this time. Sfaxien lost 2-1 that day, 6 February 2009, with Angolan Flavio Amado netting a double for the Cairo giants whilst Ivorian Blaise Kouassi scored for the Tunisians. At the time, Portuguese Jose Manuel was the coach of Ahly and Ghazi Ghrayri for Sfaxien. Since then, a lot has happened at both clubs, notably the recent retirement of Ahly legends, Mohamed Aboutreika and Mohamed Barakat, whilst Mohamed Youssef was elevated to the head of…
Al-Ahly coach Mohamed Youssef opens up to Cafonline.com ahead of their Orange CAF Super Cup clash against CS Sfaxien of Tunisia on Thursday, 20 February 2014 at the Cairo International Stadium. Youssef, who guided the Egyptian giants to the Orange CAF Champions League last year, says the trophy will be the ideal gift for their teeming fans, who will be watching the team play at their favourite grounds for the first time in as many years. He also talks about the new look Ahly team following the retirement of Mohamed Barakat and Mohamed Aboutreika last year. Below is the full…
Angolan clubs Petro Atletico and Desportivo Huila advanced to the first round of the Orange CAF Confederation Cup at the weekend after stirring displays. Both teams triumphed 3-0 at home to wipe out two-goal first-leg deficits in the preliminary round of the second-tier African club competition. Luanda outfit Petro left it late with Ladji Keita scoring the tie-clinching third goal just two minutes from time against Namibians African Stars.The Windhoek club travelled to their northern neighbours confident a 2-0 first-leg advantage would be sufficient to earn them a last-32 place. But Hartman Toromba conceded an own goal just two minutes…
Dominick Kumbela stole the show from African stars across Europe at the weekend with a hat-trick for German strugglers Eintracht Braunschweig.The Democratic Republic of Congo-born striker needed just over 30 minutes to net three times in a 4-2 triumph against fellow battlers Hamburg.Ivorian Lacina Traore, in his first match on loan to Everton, Ghanaian Kwadwo Asamoah for Juventus and Kenyan Dennis Oliech for Ajaccio were other scorers.ENGLAND LACINA TRAORE (Everton)The 6ft 8in (2.1 metres) Ivory Coast forward, on loan from Monaco, needed just four minutes of his first start for Everton to break the deadlock in a 3-1 FA Cup…
The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) are set to grow closer with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 10:30 am (local time) at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.CAF President, Issa Hayatou and UEFA President, Michel Platini, will sign the MoU of mutual co-operation on development of football in Africa and Europe between the two confederations. The two Presidents will be assisted by Hicham El Amrani, Secretary General of CAF and Gianni Infantino, General Secretary of the UEFA. Also in attedance will be members…
Kampala Capital City Authority FC (KCCA) goalkeeper Jamal Salim was named man of the Match as Uganda Champions ejected Sudan’s El Merreikh in the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League competition. Despite winning 2-1 against away from home in Kampala, the sudan League champion bowed out falling on a 3-2 goal aggregate. Salim Jamal was outstanding as KCCA would have bowed down out of the competition but for the heroics of the 19 year old who kept the team in the hunt with among other saves another penalty stop just like he did in sudan one week ago. Striker Tony Odur, who also scored in…
Ghana’s Black Queens took a giant step towards qualification for the next round of the 2014 African Women’s Championship (AWC) qualifiers courtesy a 3-0 win over Burkina Faso on Sunday night in Ouagadougou. The Black Queens, three-time losing finalists at the continental championship made their experience count against their northern neighbours in the first leg clash of the first round. The Ghanaians dominated from the onset as the Burkinabes found it tough to pull their passes together. Three minutes into the game, the Ghanaians were up after hard-pressed defender Edith Bambara inadvertently diverted a shot into her own net.…
Young Africans (Tanzania) – Al Ahly (Egypt)Berekum Chelsea (Ghana) – Ahli Benghazi (Libya)Gor Mahia (Kenya) – Esperance (Tunisia)Enyimba (Nigeria) – AS Real (Mali)Astres de Douala (Cameroon) – TP Mazembe (DR Congo)B.Y.C (Liberia) – Sewe Sport (Cote d’Ivoire)Dedebit (Ethiopia) – CS Sfaxien (Tunisia)Horoya (Guinea) – Raja Casablanca (Morocco)Flambeau de l’Est (Burundi) – Coton Sport (Cameroon)Entente Setif (Algeria) – ASFA Yennenga (Burkina Faso)Stade Malien (Mali) – El Hilal (Sudan)AC Leopards (Congo) – Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) – Liga Muçulmana (Mozambique)Dynamos FC (Zimbabwe) – AS Vita Club (DR Congo)Zamalek (Egypt) – Kabuscorp (Angola)Nkana (Zambia) – Kampala City Council (Uganda) First…
Egypt’s chances of reaching the 2014 African Women’s Championship (AWC) suffered a major blow after losing 0-3 to Tunisia on Sunday in Cairo.The Tunisians go into the second leg with a three-goal advantage, meaning the Egyptians must score at least four answered goals to remain in the battle for a place at the ninth edition of the continental showpiece women’s football competition in Namibia in October.After a balanced opening minute, the visitors went up on 23 minutes through captain Hidouri Zina, to give her side a first half lead.Three minutes from recess, Gonri Dhekra increased the tally before Maknoun Leila…