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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

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Normal 0 false false false EN-ZA X-NONE AR-SA Under fire Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund admitted his side were well beaten by Nigeria’s Super Eagles adding he had no excuses for the crushing defeat. Bafana were walloped 3-1 by Nigeria on Sunday evening at Cape Town stadium to bomb out of the tournament being held on home soil. The Bafana coach however, ruled out quitting saying he had tried his best but on the day had no answers to the swashbuckling Super Eagles juggernaut. “Nigeria deserved their victory, they were physically stronger, were hard running and fully capitalised on our…

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A last gasp goal by Idrissa Traoure sealed a quarter-final spot for Mali after beating Mozambique 2-1 in a Group A match played at Athlone Stadium on Sunday evening. With Mozambique playing for pride, it was all up to Mali to take the game to the opposition with all to play for. But it was the Mambas of Mozambique who threatened to tore the form book apart when they went into the break leading by a solitary strike. Mozambique took the game to their opponents and were duly rewarded for their relentless attack when Josemar Machaisse broke the deadlock with…

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Normal 0 false false false EN-ZA X-NONE AR-SA Bafana Bafana were eliminated from the CHAN tournament in embarrassing fashion when they were convincingly beaten 3-1 by a well-oiled Super Eagles side missing most of its superstars that won the Africa Cup of Nations last year. In a match in which Bafana needed only a draw at Cape Town Stradium to progress to the quarter-finals, the home side again contrived to disappoint its myriad of supporters with a below par performance. By the end of 90 minutes, Gordon Igesund’s charges were thoroughly outplayed and relieved to hear the referee’s final whistle…

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The Swallows of Burundi recorded their first ever Orange African Nations Championship victory with a 3– 2 win over fellow debutants Mauritania at Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane on Saturday 18 January. A stunning left foot strike on 90 + 4 minutes by team captain Ndikumana Selemani broke the Mauritanian hearts. The pulsating match with end to end action and kept the appreciative Polokwane spectators on the edge of their seats and it had it all, missed penalty great saves , glaring misses, great goals and prolific individual skills. Ely Cheikh Voulany kept the CHAN 2014 pattern of early…

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An early goal by Erwin Nguema helped Gabon beat DR Congo 1-0 in a Group D of the Orange African Nations Championship match played Saturday 18 January at Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane. The win takes the Panthers of Gabon to four (4) points while beaten DR Congo remain on three (3)Nguema unleashed a powerful header after mere two minutes of play that beat Robert Kidiaba in Congolese goal. It would turn out to be the only goal of the match but both sides had opportunities to add to that strike but none when made to count.The Leopards of DR…

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