Ghana and Nigeria will represent Africa at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup scheduled from 5-24 August in Canada.The Ghanaians booked their place after beating Equatorial Guinea 4-3 on penalties on Sunday in Accra. The encounter ended 1-0 in favour of the Black Princesses in normal time but Grace Adams’ first half strike was only enough to keep the tie 1-1 on aggregate.During penalties, Ghana converted four of their kicks against three by the visitors, to make it a hat-trick of appearances at the global youth women’s championship. The West Africans made their debut at the 2010 edition (in…
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Friday the 24th of January 2014, from 15:00 to 19:20 pm -local time- the Confederation of African Football’s Executive Committee was convened in the Cape Town International Convention Centre; under the leadership of the CAF President Issa Hayatou. The meeting agenda contained fifteen points which had been the subject of cordial and fruitful discussions; thus paving the way to the adoption of resolutions.Please click here for the full press release. Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
Ghana edged DR Congo 1-0 in a tightly contested quarter final match of the 3rd Orange African Nations Championship played on Sunday 26th January night at Free State Stadium in Mangaung. A successful penalty kick from Kwabena Adusei was all the Black Stars needed to knock out a stoic DR Congo.The win sets up a mouth-watering West Africa semi-final against Nigeria to be played on Wednesday 29th January at the same venue.It was DR Congo who bossed early exchanges before an appreciative crowd about 9000 in the Free State Stadium. The Leopards came close to the opener when striker Mubele…
COMPETITIONS Men’s Competitions : Orange CAF Champions League Orange CAF Confederation Cup Orange CAF Super Cup Orange Africa Cup Of Nations Orange African Nations Championship Orange African Youth Championship CAN U-17 CAF U-23 Championship Futsal All Africa Games African Qualifiers : FIFA World Cup 2014 Olympic Qualifiers Women’s Competitions : African Women Championship CAN U-20 Women CAN U-17 Women All Africa Games Women Olympic Qualifiers Orange CAF Confederation Cup Players’ list Orange CAF Champions League Players’ list Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
Libya beat Gabon 4-2 on penalties to reach the semi-finals of the Chan tournament where they will play Zimbabwe.The otherwise lacklustre encounter had finished 1-1 after extra time and during the penalty shoot-out at Peter Mokaba Stadium which witnessed drizzling showers, Libya scored all their penalties while Gabon missed two.Sunday’s first quarter-final encounter was in stark contrast to swashbuckling two matches that were played at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday involving Morocco, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Mali that witnessed a total of 10 goals.Gabon were the first to create a real chance when Romuald Ewouta missed a clear cut opportunity in…
COMPETITIONS Men’s Competitions : Orange CAF Champions League Orange CAF Confederation Cup Orange CAF Super Cup Orange Africa Cup Of Nations Orange African Nations Championship Orange African Youth Championship CAN U-17 CAF U-23 Championship Futsal All Africa Games African Qualifiers : FIFA World Cup 2014 Olympic Qualifiers Women’s Competitions : African Women Championship CAN U-20 Women CAN U-17 Women All Africa Games Women Olympic Qualifiers Orange CAF Confederation Cup Players’ list Orange CAF Champions League Players’ list Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
COMPETITIONS Men’s Competitions : Orange CAF Champions League Orange CAF Confederation Cup Orange CAF Super Cup Orange Africa Cup Of Nations Orange African Nations Championship Orange African Youth Championship CAN U-17 CAF U-23 Championship Futsal All Africa Games African Qualifiers : FIFA World Cup 2014 Olympic Qualifiers Women’s Competitions : African Women Championship CAN U-20 Women CAN U-17 Women All Africa Games Women Olympic Qualifiers Orange CAF Confederation Cup Players’ list Orange CAF Champions League Players’ list Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
Former Morocco goalkeeper Abdelkadir El Brazi has died. The shot-stopper passed away on Friday, January 24, 2014 at a clinic in Rabat, Morocco after a battle with cancer. He was 49.El Brazi was capped 36 times by the Atlas Lions and featured at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He was also part of the Morocco squad at the 1992 and 1998 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal and Burkina Faso.He won the Moroccan championship with his first club, FAR Rabat, in 1989 and also had stints with Ismaily of Egypt.On behalf of the CAF Executive Committee and the…
COMPETITIONS Men’s Competitions : Orange CAF Champions League Orange CAF Confederation Cup Orange CAF Super Cup Orange Africa Cup Of Nations Orange African Nations Championship Orange African Youth Championship CAN U-17 CAF U-23 Championship Futsal All Africa Games African Qualifiers : FIFA World Cup 2014 Olympic Qualifiers Women’s Competitions : African Women Championship CAN U-20 Women CAN U-17 Women All Africa Games Women Olympic Qualifiers Orange CAF Confederation Cup Players’ list Orange CAF Champions League Players’ list Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
Nigeria became the first African team to qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, after beating South Africa 1-0 on Saturday in Johannesburg. Striker Adeboyejo Yetunde scored the only goal of the match in the first half to power Falconets to a double and book their ticket for the global championship courtesy a 7-0 aggregate win. With a 6-0 win from the first leg, the Falconets confirmed their superiority over the Basetsana by silencing them at their backyard to maintain their impressive record of being the only African team to have qualified for every edition of the global…