Belgian Saintfiet named Togo coach The mail has been sent successfully 20 May 2015 10:33 Experienced African hand Belgian Tom Saintfiet is to coach the Togo national side after his appointment was announced by the Togolese Football Federation (FTF) on Tuesday. The 42-year-old — who has previously coached among others Namibia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and Malawi — will sign a two year contract in the coming days with the target of guiding Togo to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, which is being hosted by Gabon. Saintfiet, who will be assisted by former Togo international Jean Paul Dosseh Abalo, replaces Tchanile…
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19 May 2015 02:23 Ghana forward Andre Ayew celebrated his final days with Marseille by being named on Monday best African player in France’s Ligue 1. Ayew, 25, finishes in front of Ivory Coast’s Max Gradel (Saint-Etienne)and Tunisia’s Aymen Abdennour (Monaco). The winger — a member of the Ghana side that lost to Ivory Coast 9-8 on penalties in this year’s Africa Cup of Nations final — was picked by a jury of journalists and received the Marc-Vivien Foe Trophy handed out by French radio station RFI and TV channel France 24. “I am very honoured to have received such…
19 May 2015 08:17 Senegal and Southampton sharpshooter Sadio Mane needed just 176 seconds at the weekend to score the fastest English Premier League hat-trick. His amazing achievement in a 6-1 thrashing of Aston Villa bettered by 97 seconds the 21-year record of Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler. Mane wreaked havoc against visiting Villa between the 13th and 16th minutes of the first half as the ‘Saints’ remained in contention for a Europa League place. ENGLAND SADIO MANE (Southampton) The Senegal winger had the match, or perhaps the three minutes of his life, as he scored the quickest hat-trick in Premier…
18 May 2015 11:49 Tunisian giants, Esperance were the biggest winners during the weekend first leg matches of the 1/8th round playoff of the 2015 Orange CAF Confederation Cup, thanks to a 4-0 thumping of Ghana representatives, Hearts of Oak on Sunday. The ‘Blood and Gold’ were simply too much for the Phobians in the encounter held in Rades, a repeat of the CAF Champions League final meeting between the two sides 15-years ago, with an outcome that has almost secured them a place at the mini-league stage of the second-tier continental club championship. Nigeria-import Samuel Edouk scored…
17 May 2015 09:53 Moroccan side, Raja Athletic Club, CS Sfaxien of Tunisia and Mali’s Stade Malien took giant steps towards the mini-league stage of the 2015 Orange CAF Confederation Cup following victories in the first leg matches of the 1/8th round playoff on Saturday. The fact is that each side won by an identical scoreline, 2-0, sending their guests packing out empty. Three-time African champions, Raja had first half goals from Abdelkabir El Ouadi and Nigeria-import Christian Osaguona enough to secure victory over Tunisian side, Etoile du Sahel at the Mohamed V Complex in Casablanca. El…
16 May 2015 08:46 APR have won the 2014/15 Rwanda Premier League with one match to spare after a 2-2 draw with Isonga on Friday evening. The military team now has 52 points from 25 matches, enough to guarantee them the title, with six points separating them and second place, AS Kigali. Against relegation-bound Isonga, APR struggled to break the jinx early in the first half against a side certain to play in the second-tier of Rwanda football next season. Striker Michel Ndahinduka scored a brace in the second half before Danny Usengimana and Alexis Ndacyayisenga equalized…
14 May 2015 10:48 CAF President Issa Hayatou has expressed sadness over the death of legendary ex- Ghanaian footballer and coach, Cecil Jones Attuquayefio. The ex-forward passed away on Tuesday, 12 May 2015 in Accra after a protracted illness, aged 70. “On behalf of the CAF Executive Committee and on my own behalf, I extend my deepest condolences to the Ghana Football Association (GFA), the bereaved family and the Ghanaian football family. My thoughts are with you at this difficult moment. “African football has lost one of its astute servants. From his playing era to his coaching…
13 May 2015 02:10 Over a decade ago when Hearts of Oak became continental champions, they did it in style; beating Esperance 2-1 in Tunis before signing it off 3-1 in the reverse fixture in Accra to win the prestigious CAF Champions League in 2000. Captain of the Hearts side that took the continent by storm, Jacob Nettey, led a gifted side that dazzled every step on the way into the history books. On Saturday, 17 May 2015 in Rades near Tunis, the ‘Phobians’ clash with Tunisian champions, Esperance, in a repeat of the 2000 historic meeting and…
13 May 2015 09:17 “The first time I was discriminated against, I was shocked. I was younger, so it was difficult to take in. Every time I touched the ball there was a chant, there were monkey sounds – it hurt a lot. After, I would think to myself I have to fight against this, I have to show I am stronger than this.” Some of the negative experiences throughout Yaya Toure’s career lend weight to his position as a consultant on the FIFA Task Force against Racism and Discrimination. The Côte d’Ivoire captain was amongst a panel of speakers…
12 May 2015 10:50 The FIFA/CAF Regional Seminar for National Security Officers opened on Tuesday, 12 May 2015 in Cairo, Egypt, highlighting the role of security and the need for safety during matches. The seminar which runs till Thursday, 14 May 2015 seeks to strengthen the security and safety management during competitions and matches, and also provide assistance and equip the Security officers to handle related issues in their respective National Associations. CAF Deputy General Secretary, Essam Ahmed in his opening remarks stressed on the on the fact that security and safety provides the environment for a festivity…