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And then there were eight of them left!! Gabon and DR Congo concluded the quarter-final list on Wednesday 22nd January night as the 3rd edition of Orange African Nations Championship completed the group phase. With half of the original sixteen (16) heading home albeit in varying degrees of disappointment, one statistic which might cheer them up is number of goals scored after 24 matches (up to end of group stage).CHAN 2014 has set a new record with 59 goals scored in the 24 matches played (average of 2, 45 goals per game). That beats 45 goals (1, 87 per game)…
Morocco coach Hassan Benabicha said Saturday’s Chan quarter-final clash between Atlas Lions and the Super Eagles of Nigeria at Cape Town Stadium might turn out to be the match of the tournament.Benabicha whose side walloped Uganda 3-1 in the last Group B match to top the standings and book a date with Nigeria said his side had been improving with each outing so were the Super Eagles.Morocco had drawn 0-0 with Zimbabwe before wasting a glut of chances when they allowed Burkina Faso to come from behind and hold them to a 1-1 draw in the opening two games.“The two…
Warriors of Zimbabwe coach Ian Gorowa said his squad would match mali pound for pound when the two sides meet in the quarter-final of the Chan tournament at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.“mali is a footballing nation, make no bones about that. But from our side, we will continue to do what has worked for us in this competition.“Note, we have not lost any match so far and if we continue with that spirit, who knows,” said Gorowa.The youthful mentor said he had looked at Mali’s strength and would try to weigh them down as the match progresses.The former Mamelodi…
Nigeria U-20 women’s team, Falconets, appear on course to make an unprecedented seventh appearance at the global championships, FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The West Africans have a 6-0 advantage ahead of this weekend’s clash with their South African counterparts, in the second leg clash of the final round of the continental qualifiers. The Falconets remain the only African side to have participated at every edition of the biennial championship since its inception in 2002 (in Canada), and appear poise to stage a return to Canada, incidentally hosts of the 2014 edition later in the year. With the huge deficit,…
The winner of the 3rd Edition of Orange African Nations Championship currently underway in South Africa is set to pocket USD 750, 000 while the runner-up will leave with USD 400,000. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) revealed the prize money ahead of the knock-out phase of CHAN 2014 tournament which is taking place in South Africa from 11- January till 1st February.A total of 16 national teams will share 3,2 million USD, the rest of the prizes area as following.Total Prize Money for Orange CHAN 2014 Description USD Total Winner 750,000 750,000 Runner-Up 400,000 400,000 3rd & 4th 250,000…
Gabon coach- Stephane Bounguendza“We faced a very good Mauritanian side that made the game difficult for us but we never gave up. Even at 2-2 which we knew meant we had qualified we wanted more because our aim was to win and top the group and went in search for the win. I am pleased that my boys managed that win and whoever we meet Ghana or Libya we will be ready for them”Mauritania coach – Patrice Neveu “I have been with this team for two years now and l am pleased with the progress we have made. With much…
Gabon is through to the quarter finals of the Orange African Nations Championship after leaving it beat brave Mauritania 4-2 during the final match in Group D that was played Wednesday 22nd January night at Free State Stadium in Mangaung. Two headed goals from Duval Filet Nzembi and Edmond Mouele, a late strike from substitute Bonaventure Sokambi Taty and a late penalty Taty cancelled out a brace from Mauritania’s Moulaye Ahmed Khalil. The lively Khalil opened the scoring after four (4) minutes when he ran onto a through ball and tacked it away expertly beyond the Gabonese goalkeeper Yves Bitseki…
Former champions Democratic Republic of Congo came from behind to book a place in the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship with a 2-1 win that eliminated brave Burundi at Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane on Wednesday evening.The Leopards, inaugural CHAN winners in Cote d’Ivoire in 2009 finished second in their group behind Gabon and will now face Group C winners Ghana in the last eight in a repeat of that final four years ago.Gabon topped the group after also coming from behind to beat Mauritania 4-2 at Free State stadium in Mangaung.DRC who started the night in third place…
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