Uganda coach Milutin Sredojevic ‘Micho’ is considering a blend of youth and experience in his squad for the Orange African Nations Championship (CHAN) South Africa 2014.Micho as the Serb is affectionately referred in an interview with Cafonline.com said the combination of youngsters plus old limbs will serve the perfect tonic towards their quest of an impressive outing at the tournament designed exclusively for footballers playing in their domestic leagues.The Cranes will be making a successive appearance at the championship and are pitted in Group B alongside Burkina Faso, Morocco and Zimbabwe.“We are in a very strong group that boasts quality…
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DR Congo has named a provisional 28-man squad for next year’s Orange African Nations Championship (CHAN) with local champions, TP Mazembe the dominant force.The four-time African champions have eight players in the team named by head coach Santos Mutumbile to commence preparations for the 11 January to 1 February tournament in South Africa.Rivals AS Vita Club have seven players, Motema Pembe with five, three from Dragons, Don Bosco and Sanga Balende have two players each and Shark XI having one player.Notably in the team are goalie Rober Kidiaba, defender Joel Kimwaki and Tresor Mputu Mabi, all members of the Leopards…
Nigeria crushed Tunisia 4-0 on Saturday (December 14) in the first leg of the second round of the 2014 FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup qualifier in Abuja.Striker Uchechi Sunday netted a hat-trick whilst Patience Helen Okaeme was also on target to give the Falconets a resounding victory ahead of the second leg in a fortnight.A spectacular second half performance from the Nigerians saw them unlock the Tunisian defence which remained impregnable during the first half.On 50 minutes, Okaeme broke deadlock before Sunday strengthened the lead 60 seconds later. Uchechi completed her hat-trick with strikes in the 76th and 86th minutes…
Raja Casablanca reached the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals for the first time after defeating CONCACAF Champions League winners CF Monterrey 2-1 after extra time to set up a meeting with Clube Atletico Mineiro.Buoyed by the raucous home crowd, Raja needed only four minutes to create the game’s first significant chance when Issam Erraki shot from distance only for the ball to sail over the bar.Monterrey’s Jesus Zavala answered straightaway with a shot of his own, missing Raja goalkeeper Khalid Askri’s post inches wide. The CONCACAF champions continued attacking Raja’s goal when only two minutes later Efrain Juarez narrowly missed…
South Africa beat Kenya 2-0 to win the 2013 COSAFA U-20 Cup tournament in the final on Saturday (December 14) in Maseru, Lesotho.Goals from Ayabulela Magqwaka in the 32nd minute and a cheeky long range effort from Siyanda Ngubo gave Amajita a deserved victory and gold in the exciting youth tournament.After initially struggling against the Kenyans, who were guest participants at the tournament, Shakes Mashaba’s charges started to hit their stride and long before Maqqwaka’s opener with a clean header from a corner kick, Amajita had already shown their intent.With a lone goal lead into the second half, Amajita maintained…
In the first ever meeting between Guangzhou Evergrande FC and Al Ahly SC, the Chinese champions opened proceedings in the first minute when Brazilian striker Elkeson shot wide of goal by centimetres following a corner kick.The Asian champions created their own problems in the fifth minute after a terribly errant pass by goalkeeper Cheng Zeng fell to the feet of Emad Moteab. The Al Ahly captain was able to cross to Mohamed Aboutreika, but the 35-year-old headed just over the crossbar to spare Zeng the embarrassment.Marcelo Lippi’s Guangzhou continued to press Al Ahly in the opening minutes of the first…
Captain Allan Wanga led by example netting a brace to power hosts Kenya to the 2013 edition of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Challenge Cup title.Wanga scored in each half to sink Sudan 2-0 in the final held on Thursday (December 12) at the Nyayo National Stadium.It was the first title for the Harambee Stars since 2002 and there was no better time than on the 50th anniversary of the attainment of Independence by the East African country.The hosts defied all odds and exceeding expectations to achieve a befitting climax to the regional championship.Wanga, who…
Mohamed Aboutreika recently announced that he will retire from professional football after the FIFA Club World Cup, which began this week in Morocco.The 35-year-old, who is widely considered one of Egypt’s best-ever footballers, will have a chance to add to his joint-record tally of four goals in the event and eclipse Argentinian forward Lionel Messi and Brazilian striker Denilson when Ahly meet Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande of China in their opener in Agadir on Saturday.There have been calls for Aboutreika, who is revered by Egyptian football fans, to make a U-turn on his retirement plans, but he has thus far…
Ghana has named a provisional 28-man squad for next year’s Orange African Nations Championship (CHAN) in South Africa.According to the Ghana Football Association (GFA), the team will resume camping on Tuesday, December 17 in Accra for the first phase of final preparations for the tournament.The team is dominated by players from the Ghanaian top flight except for defender Joseph Larweh Attamah, member of the Ghana U-20 squad that played at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey last July, who features for second-tier side, Tema Youth.It includes three goalkeepers, nine defenders, 12 midfielders and four forwards, with a chunk of…
Raja Club Athletic (MAR) treated a packed Agadir Stadium to a confident 2-1 display against OFC representatives Auckland City FC (NZL) in the opening match of the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup Morocco.The two sides had never met before, and it was the first time Raja Casablanca had faced opponents from Oceania, while Auckland City had their best result against an African opponent at a Club World Cup in a 3-2 victory over TP Mazembe in the 2009 fifth place play-off.The Moroccan national league holders had the first chance in the seventh minute of the match when Raja captain Mohsine…