06 March 2015 11:10 Senegal have appointed ex-captain Aliou Cisse as coach of the senior national team on a four-year contract. Cisse, 38, and recently coach of the Senegalese Olympic team replaces Frenchman Alain Giresse, who left the post following the Teranga Lions’ dismal performance at the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, where they failed to go past the first round from a group which had Algeria, Ghana and South Africa. According to the Senegal Football Federation, the performance of Cisse will be evaluated after the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The former…
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Hosts Senegal wrapped up their preparations for the 2015 Orange CAF U-20 Championship with a lone goal victory over Zambia in a test game last Tuesday (3 March 2015) in Dakar. Striker Alassane Diouf scored the only goal in the second half to hand the hosts’ victory in their final game ahead of the tournament opener against Nigeria on 8 March 2015. Earlier, the Senegalese team under the technical guidance of renowned coach, Joseph Koto had earlier beaten South Africa by the same scoreline in a similar assignment. Striker Ibrahim Wadji’s first half strike separated the two sides in the…
03 March 2015 12:53 The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has named Argentine Hector Cuper as head coach the senior national team. Cuper, 59, replaces Egyptian Shawky Gharib, who was sacked following the Pharaoh’s inability to qualify for the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea. A statement on the EFA website said: The Board of Management of the Egyptian Football Association officially announced at a meeting today (Monday, 2 March 2015) under the chairmanship of Mr. Gamal Alam the appointment of Argentine Hector Cuper as coach of the national first team. According to the statement,…
25 December 2014 08:51 Gabonese midfielder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and Ivorian midfieder Yaya Toure have made the final top three for the 2014 African Player of the Year. The trio made the cut following votes from Head Coaches or Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF. Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan and Ahmed Musa of Nigeria failed to make the final list. For the African Player of the Year (Based in Africa), Algerian duo, Akram Djahnit and El Hedi Belamieri are in contention with DR Congo forward Firmin Mubele Ndombe. The winners will be…
24 December 2014 02:25 Ghana coach Avram Grant has named a 31-man provisional squad for the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Equatorial Guinea 2015. Grant handed surprise call-ups to un-capped quartet; Enoch Adu Kofi of Malmo of Sweden, Ibrahim Moro of AIK Stockholm also in Sweden, Daniel Amartey of Danish side, FC Copenhagen and Kwesi Appiah of Cambridge United in England Goalkeeper Ernest Sowah of DR Congo side, Don Bosco makes a return to the team just as US-based defender Samuel Inkoom and Alfred Duncan of Italian side, Sampdoria. The Black Stars are housed in Group C…
24 December 2014 10:32 Burkina Faso coach, Paul Put has named Traore brothers, Alain and Bertrand, in his 24-man provisional squad for the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Equatorial Guinea 2015. Traore, who plays for French side, Lorient, has not featured for ‘Les Etalons’ since the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but was included in the squad alongside kid-brother, Bertrand on the books of Dutch side, Vitesse Arnhem, on loan from English giants, Chelsea. The duo was also part of the Burkina Faso squad for the 2012 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, co-hosted by Gabon and…
Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan has received his awards as the 2014 Best Foreign Player in Asia and the top scorer in the 2013-2014 Asian Champions League for this season.The Black Stars captain, who plays for UAE side Al Ain, was presented with the awards over the weekend after excelling in the Asian Champions League this year.Gyan emerged the top scorer of the competition with 12 goals as Al Ain’s reached semi-final stage of Asia’s top-flight club competition.”Al Ain’s Ghanaian player Mr. Asamoah Gyan’s consistent and excellent performance in the AFC Champions League scoring a total of 12 goals and helping…
23 December 2014 07:11 Ivory Coast star Yaya Toure was on the mark for Manchester City in the English Premier League, whilst 18-year-old Francois Kamano scored for the first time for Bastia in France. In Spain Gervinho was in fine form for AC Milan until an ankle injury ended his day before full-time. ENGLAND YAYA TOURE (Manchester City)Ivorian midfielder Toure confirmed his return to form by scoring his fifth goal in eight games in City’s 3-0 victory at home to Crystal Palace. After David Silva’s brace had put the champions in control, Toure completed victory in the 81st minute by gathering…
22 December 2014 01:00 The draws for the 19th edition of the Orange CAF Champions League 2015 and the 12th Orange CAF Confederation Cup were made Monday morning at CAF headquarters in Cairo. A total of 58 clubs entered the Champions League draw with 56 in the Confederations Cup. The two continental club championships get underway with preliminary round fixtures on the weekend of 13, 14, 15 February with second leg games scheduled for 27, 28 February and 1st March 2015. Matches for the 1/16 round will be played 13, 14, 15 March with second leg games on 03, 04,…
22 December 2014 11:12 Hosts Equatorial Guinea are currently in Portugal for a training camp ahead of the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations scheduled from 17 January to 8 February. Nzalang Nacional flew to Lisbon on Thursday, 18 December 2014 and will remain there till 15 January next year. Fifteen (15) locally-based players made the trip to Portugal and will be joined by the foreign-based later to wrap up preparations for their second appearance at the biennial championship. Meanwhile, president of the Equatorial Guinea Football Federation, Domingo Mituy Edjang has rubbished reports that head coach Andoni…
21 December 2014 02:09 Following the draws of the 11th African U-17 Championship Niger 2015 and the 19th Orange CAF U-20 Championship Senegal 2015 held on Sunday, 21 December 2014 in Cairo, Egypt; Cafonline.com sampled the views of some officials of the qualified teams. Below are the reactions; El Hadj Tiemogo Ibrahim Moussa (General Secretary, Niger Football Federation) It’s a difficult group because of all the teams we are the least experienced. All the other teams have experience at this level. It will be very hard for us (Niger) as host nation, but we will do our best.…
21 December 2014 11:18 COSAFA duo, South Africa and Zambia have been drawn together for the Orange Africa U-20 Championship Senegal 2015 that runs 8-22 March. The only two teams from Southern Africa were housed together in Group B alongside Ghana and mali during the draw of the championship held on Sunday, 21 December 2014 in Cairo, Egypt. CAF General Secretary, Hicham El Amrani conducted the draw and was assisted by CAF Executive Committee member, Amadou Diakite, who doubles as President of the Organising Committee of the African U-20 Championship. Hosts Senegal, Nigeria, Congo and Cote d’Ivoire…
18 December 2014 10:53 The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) is pleased to announce that the media accreditation process for the draw of the African U-17 Championship Niger 2015 and Orange U-20 Championship Senegal 2015 opens on Thursday, 18 December 2014 and ends on Saturday, 20 December 2014 at 22H00 GMT. The draws will be held at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt at 11H00 local time (09H00 GMT). The qualified teams for the African U-17 Championship are Niger (hosts), Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia. The final tournament will take place 15…
Ghana FA holds Sports Medicine Seminar Dec. 18 The mail has been sent successfully 17 December 2014 02:18 Two visiting Medical Facilitators will lead the discussion in a Sports Medicine seminar to be organised by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Thursday, 18 December 2014 in Accra. Helen Millson, an elite Sport Physiotherapist who works as a Medical Advisor for the insurers of the English Premier League will be joined Dr Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu, a board-Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School to lecture on evidence-based topics.The GFA’s Medical Committee members will also be in…
16 December 2014 10:33 It is perfectly conceivable for a goalkeeper to take the plaudits and dominate newspaper back pages in the aftermath of a triumphant cup win. Every now and again it does happen. What is almost unheard of though, is when there are two of them sharing the adulations, particularly when they play for the same team. This was the case ten years ago to this Friday, when Nigerian side Enyimba spectacularly retained their CAF Champions League title – the first club to do so in 36 years. While that is noteworthy enough, the contributions of Vincent Enyeama…
15 December 2014 02:19 Chad won their first ever Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) title after beating Congo 3-2 in the final on Sunday, 14 December 2014 in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. The feat, represents a huge achievement for Les Sao, whose previous best record was a lone goal loss to Cameroon in the final of the 2005 edition. Chad will host the next edition in March 2015, eight years after they last hosted the zonal championship. In the third place match, Cameroon beat hosts Equatorial Guinea 7-6 on penalties after a barren draw in…
12 December 2014 04:14 The first ever CAF media managers seminar ended at the CAF Centre of Excellence in Mbankomo, Cameroon with chairman of the CAF Media Committee Anjorin Moucharaf calling for hard work and application of key communication tools that would further uplift the continent’s game while delegates hailed the occasion as enlightening and hugely successful. The seminar, held from 8th through 11th December 2014, highlighted the significance of the work of media officers in national associations, introduced delegates to CAF’s new Internet portal, trained them on content management of pages dedicated to member associations on CAF’s website and…
Orange Afcon 2015 Kick-off for team doctors The mail has been sent successfully 11 December 2014 02:40 The Confederation Africaine du Football organized a training workshop on the 8th and 9th December 2014 in Cairo on the new CAF CMS system (Competition Management System) for data collection of PCMA (Pre-Competition Medical Assessment). Doctors of the sixteen (16) qualified countries for the ORANGE AFCON Equatorial Guinea 2015 attended the workshop. This new computer system, to be accessible on the internet from 17thDecember 2014 to 16thJanuary, 2015, will enable each doctor of the qualified national teams to enter PCMA data of each…
CECAFA Extra-Ordinary General Assembly in Nairobi on Dec. 14 The mail has been sent successfully 11 December 2014 10:10 The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has convened an Extra-Ordinary General Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday, 14 December 14 2014. This meeting has been convened by CECAFA Chairman, Mr. Leodegar Tenga. This year’s Special Meeting is being convened to discuss the state of affairs at CECAFA and the 2014 CECAFA Challenge Cup. The Extra-Ordinary Assembly will be preceded by the Executive Committee meeting on Saturday, 13 December 2014. Subject : CECAFA Extra-Ordinary…
07 December 2014 02:40 The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) announces that the media accreditation process for the final tournament of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015 initially due to be closed on Sunday, 7 December 2014 has been extended till Monday, 15 December 2014 at 22H00 GMT. The tournament will be held from 17 January to 8 February 2015 in four cities namely Malabo, Bata, Mongomo and Ebebiyin. Media interested in attending the Final Tournament can apply for accreditation through the CAF Media Channel via www.cafonline.com. Approval to access the CAF Media Channel…