Senegal set up a final meeting with Ghana in the 2013 West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Zone ‘B’ tournament after beating Liberia 2-0 on Tuesday (November 26) in Kumasi.Midfielder Dominique Mendy and forward Talla Ndiaye scored in each half to ensure the Senegalese finished at the summit of Group B with the maximum nine points.Les Lionceaux reached the final being the only team with a 100-percent record after victories against Niger (2-0) and Togo (3-1) in previous games.In the other Group B match, holders Togo beat Niger 3-1 but it was not enough to topple the Senegalese at the apex.Senegal…
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Hosts Ghana have reached the final of the WAFU Zone ‘B’ tournament after a 2-1 win over neighbours Burkina Faso in the ultimate Group ‘A’ match on Monday (November 25) in Kumasi.Midfielder Yahaya Mohamed scored the winner on 54 minutes after Burkina goalie Mohamed Kabore had cancelled out Godfred Saka’s 18th minute opener.The image-saving win for the Ghanaians was enough to see them through to the decider after contenders Benin were held to a 2-2 draw by Sierra Leone in the mining city of Obuasi.The Local Black Stars finished on six points, with Benin (five points), Burkina Faso (four points)…
Villarreal’s Nigerian forward Ikechukwu Uche, Torino’s Moroccan midfielder Omar El Kaddouri and Cameroonian striker Vincent Aboubakar of Lorient were the African stars of the weekend in Europe.All three hit braces as Uche also won a penalty in helping the yellow submarines thump Levante 3-0.El Kaddouri was on target twice in Torino’s 4-1 win over Catania while Aboubakar’s two goals helped Lorient earn their first away win of the season, 4-0 at Evian.ENGLANDYAYA TOURE (Manchester City)Toure was at his swashbuckling best as City reaffirmed their title credentials with a stunning 6-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. The Ivory Coast midfielder teed up…
Zambia achieved a first in women’s football with qualification for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.The Shepolopolo joins Ghana and Nigeria as Africa’s representatives for next year’s global cadet women’s championship.It is the first time a Zambian women’s team has reached the finals of a major championship, booking their place at the expense regional rivals, South Africa, thanks to a 3-1 victory in the second leg of the final round at the weekend in Johannesburg.Grace Chanda scored a brace and the other by Irene Lungu from the spot ensured the Zambians went through 6-4 on aggregate…
Akonangui FC have been crowned champions of the Equatorial Guinea National Football League for the 2013 season.They beat The Panthers 1-0 in the playoff held on Friday (November 22) in Malabo.Bama Yangua converted a penalty on 27 minutes to power Akonangui to victory in the heated encounter that saw both teams finish with 10-men each.Federico Bicoro was given the marching off orders on 73 minutes whilst The Panthers goalie Achille Pensy also saw red seven minutes from time for handling outside the vital area.It is the fifth league crown for Akonangui after 1992, 1999, 2001 and 2008.Akonangui, based in Ebebiyin,…
The Zimbabwean Premier Soccer League Championship was decided on the last day of play (Sunday 24 November) and defending champions clinched the title on a superior goal difference from Highlanders and Harare City.In dramatic events, Harare City went into the final day’s match leading on 53 points while Dynamos and Highlanders were on 51 points. Dynamos beat Black Mambas 2-0, Highlanders won 3-1 against Shabanie but Harare City were held to a 2-2 draw by CAPS United leaving the top three on 54 points and for the third time in a row Dynamos won the championship on the goal difference.It…
Zambia’s Under/17 women side shattered ’s their South African counterparts’ high hopes of qualifying for the World Cup in Costa Rica next year with a stunning 3-1 win at Bidvest Stadium, ion Johannesburg on Sunday afternoon.The shock victory for the visitors completed a 6-4 aggregate win for the Zambians who looked in control for most of the proceedings. The two teams had played to a 3-3 draw in Lusaka a fortnight ago. This World Cup qualifier of Cosafa powerhouses was watched the two countries’ respective presidents, Danny Jordaan and Kalusha Bwalya.In all fairness, South Africa looked short of ideas and…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announces 30th November 2013 deadline for National Associations to confirm club engagements in next year’s continental club championships.All affiliated National Associations per the Interclubs Regulations have a deadline of 30th November 2013 to confirm their clubs engagements in the CAF Interclubs competitions (Orange CAF Champions League and Orange CAF Confederation Cup) for the season 2014.Any Association who wishes to participate in the competitions shall send to the CAF Secretariat an application accompanied by the admission fee of $300, and the application must reach CAF by mail, fax or e-mail not later than the 30th…
Tunisian club side CS Sfaxien edged out visiting DR Congo’s TP Mazembe 2-0 in the first leg of the Orange CAF Confederation Cup final match played Saturday 23 November night in Rades, Tunisia. A first half strike by Gabonese midfielder Didier Ibrahim N’Dong after 15 minutes and a late strike in the 90th minute by substitute Yassine Khenissi separates the two sides going into the deciding match next Saturday in Lubumbashi. Sfaxien talisman Fakhreddine Ben Youssef was the provider for both goalsThe host started the more purposeful and in the very first minute lively winger Didier Lebri weaved his way…
Barely a week after witnessing the national team bow out of 2014 World Cup after a playoff qualifier defeat (4-1) away to Cameroon, the nation turns attention to continental club competition where Tunisian club side CS Sfaxien have a chance to atone for some of that heartache. CS Sfaxien coach Ruud Krol was in charge of The Carthage Eagles for the two playoff games against Indomitable Lions but will have to quickly refocus his attention on another battle at the weekend with club in the Orange CAF Confederation Cup final first leg against TP Mazembe.Days after leading the national team…