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 News
Author: CAF News
Ghana and Libya played out a 1-1 draw in group C of the Orange 2014 Africa Nations Championship. In a game that befitted the cliché, a game of two halves, the first half belonged to Ghana while Libya controlled the second. An early powerful header from the edge of the six yard box by Yahaya Mohamed opened the scoring after only six (6) minutes on the clock but Libya hit back from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute through Fasail Ali. The draw leaves both teams on four (4) points with Libya in first position by virtue of more…
Normal 0 false false false EN-ZA X-NONE AR-SA Morocco were made to pay a huge price for missing a horde of scoring chances when Burkina Faso scored a last gasp goal to deny them maximum points in the second Group B game at Athlone Stadium on Thursday night. The Atlas Lions who scored in the opening minute of the game, could have wrapped up the match inside the first 45 minutes. But having taken the lead, spurned one chance after the other and were made to rue those chances as the Stallions of Burkina Faso stole an unlikely equaliser…
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 News
The Ugandan Cranes and Zimbabwe Warriors shared the spoils in this uneventful Group B Chan encounter following a goalless draw at Athlone Stadium on Thursday afternoon.The match failed to live up to its pre-match billing as chances were far and few throughout the encounter.It was the Cranes that threatened in the very first minute but Zimbabwe managed to clear the danger.Ugandan defender, Richard Kassaga was then booked in the 5th minute for a foul on Simbarashe Sithole but the subsequent free kick from a very promising position flew over the bar as Zimbabwe failed to capitalise.Zimbabwe’s Warriors had another great…
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 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 News
Bafana coach Gordon Igesund said he is not worried about the imposing Malians’ so called physical intimidation when the two sides meet on Wednesday at Cape Town stadium in the opening of Group A’s second matches.The two meet with their spirits sky high and buoyed by victories in their respective opening matches.“To be honest, the Malians’ daunting height does not bother me at all. We will play our game and see what happens,” said Igesund after his team’s last practice match ahead of Wednesday’s encounter.South Africa beat Mozambique 3-1 in their opening game while Mali shocked favourites Nigeria 2-1.“They (Mali)…
Gabon and Burundi played to a goalless stalemate in a Group D game at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Tuesday night.There was little to cheer about in this encounter of lowly ranked sides and both seemed satisfied with a share of the spoils.Little was expected from the two sides and true to predictions, the match truly lived up to its tame billing. The opening stanza was characterised by a great deal of play in the middle of the park, with sporadic action upfront.Burundi’s Fiston Abdoul was the first to have a sniff at goal when he was put through…
DR Congo got off to winning start with a narrow 1-0 win over a gutsy Mauritania side in the Group D match of the 3rd Orange African Nations Championship played at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Tuesday 14th January afternoon. A 51st penalty strike from Eddy Emomo was all that separated the two sides and give 2009 CHAN winners the win. Emomo sent Mauritania goalkeeper Brahim Souleymane the wrong way from the spot after Wade Mamadou had fouled on striker Fermin Mubele who was going for a cross played into the box.Right from the first whistle the match was quite competitive…