02 June 2015 11:46 Gamtel have won the 2014/15 Gambia Premier League on the final day of the season following a 1-0 win against the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) last Sunday (31 May 2015) at the Brikama Box Bar mini stadium. The Telecom outfit finished the season on 44 points from 22 matches, enough to guarantee them the title, with two points separating them and second place, Real de Banjul who fired blank at home to Serrekunda United. Striker Yaya Ndong scored the only goal of the match from the penalty spot after a GAF player handled in…
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01 June 2015 04:43 The opening games in Groups A and B at the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 proved to be tight encounters. No fewer than three of the four matches ended all square, with USA the only victors as they edged a narrow win against Myanmar. Following that defeat, the White Angels will be desperate to get going against Ukraine in the 13.00 kick-off in Whangarei. A little later, Austria and Panama will lock horns in what promises to be a tense affair, with both sides anxious to end long winless sequences at this level. Argentina…
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31 May 2015 10:26 Cameroon saw their dreams of reaching the 2016 Olympic Games go up in smoke after Sierra Leone held to a 1-1 draw on Saturday in Yaoundé. ‘Les Lionceaux’ bid farewell via the away goal rule after a 1-1 tie on aggregate, and it was so painful for coach coach Pierre Ndjili Ndengue and his charges suffering the sorry fate before their fans at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium. Lazio forward Joseph Minala put the hosts in the lead on 33 minutes and with victory staring at them, the Leone Stars leveled in stoppage time after…
31 May 2015 05:50 Mali have taken an early lead in Group D at the FIFA U-20 World Cup after a 2-0 win over Mexico at Dunedin’s Otago Stadium. The match was won and lost in a crazy second-half in which three players – one Senegalese, two Mexican – were sent off before two goals in three minutes decided the outcome. El Tri will be cursing themselves, having been a man up and firmly on top, and the CONCACAF champions certainly dominated a poor first half. However, in a game of few chances, they could ill afford to miss…
30 May 2015 11:50 A stoppage-time penalty from Yaw Yeboah has denied Austria the first big upset of New Zealand 2015, snatching Ghana a 1-1 draw from the jaws of defeat. The 2009 champions had looked set to emerge empty-handed against superior Group B opponents who had earlier taken the lead through Bernd Gschweidl. Despite some unpleasant weather conditions in rain-soaked Wellington, both sides contributed to an open and entertaining encounter. Ghana were the first to threaten, with captain Joseph Bempah attempting a spectacular effort from the angle of the penalty area that was swerving towards the top corner…
29 May 2015 12:18 Namibia and Mozambique booked their places in the final of the COSAFA Cup 2015 after a dramatic days of action at the Moruleng Stadium on Thursday. Both teams netted late winners in two tense semifinal matches as eight goals were scored in the two games. Namibia defeated Madagascar 3-2 thanks to a winner six minutes from time by Paul Shalulile, whose blushes were spared after he had earlier missed an open goal. That match was 2-2 at the break as four goals were scored in 14 first half minutes, admittedly largely do you…
28 May 2015 03:09 Zimbabwe will be seeking to rewrite the history books when they face Zambia on Sunday in the second leg of the second round of the qualifiers for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. The Mighty Warriors, as the Zimbabweans are nicknamed were 2-1 losers from the first leg in Lusaka last week and face a daunting task against a team gradually carving a niche as their ‘bogey side’ in the return encounter in Harare. The Zimbabweans were denied by their northern neighbours of a place at the 9th African Women’s Championship (AWC) last…
28 May 2015 11:14 Nigeria’s U-20 side, Flying Eagles, are being touted as one of the favourites at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand following the imperious manner they won the continental title last March in Senegal. Striker Taiwo Awoniyi who was one of the stars when Nigeria won a record fourth FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2013 in the United Arab Emirates, has also been one of the Flying Eagles’ consistent performers and one of the team’s top scorer in Senegal where he notched three goals in five matches. Speaking exclusively with Cafonline.com ahead…
27 May 2015 11:47 The COSAFA Cup Plate semifinals on Wednesday contain some of the heavyweights of the continent in what will be two fascinating match-ups at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace. West African guest nation Ghana take on defending COSAFA Cup champions Zambia (kick-off 17h00 local; 15h00 GMT), while hosts South Africa entertain Malawi (kick-off 19h30 local; 17h30 GMT). Few would have predicted that line-up ahead of the quarterfinal matches played Sunday and Monday, but it should make for some rich entertainment for fans. Ghana were undone by Madagascar 2-1 in their Last 8 clash, conceding…