stars in Europe - Uche not angry at Nigeria World Cup snub

The Villarreal striker was not picked by Keshi, despite scoring 12 goals in the Spanish top flight this season. Uche has not played for his country since they won the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa last year. The 30-year-old insists, however, that he holds no grudges against Keshi. "Of course as a professional footballer you'd love to represent your country, but I have never had bad words towards the national coach," Uche is widely regarded as one of Nigeria's most reliable strikers at international level and is one of his nation's all-time top scorers, with 18 goals in 45 appearances, behind Rashidi Yekini, Segun Odegbami and Yakubu Aiyegbeni. 

10 May 2014
2014 World Cup - squad - Shola Ameobi in provisional Nigeria squad

Stoke striker Peter Odemwingie and Newcastle forward Shola Ameobi are in Nigeria's provisional 30-man World Cup squad for Brazil 2014.

7 May 2014
stars in Europe - Wilfried Bony - Ivory Coast striker happy at Swansea City

The Ivorian has scored 24 goals in all competitions since joining the Swans from Vitesse Arnhem for a club-record fee of £12m last summer. Bony, 25, has been the bright spot in a disappointing Premier League season. 

4 May 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - MOROCCO - COACH - former player Badou Zaki confirmed as new coach

Zaki takes charge of the Atlas Lions for the second time in his career.

3 May 2014
club - coaches - Youssef resigns as Al Ahly coach

Al Ahly has accepted the resignation of coach Mohamed Youssef on Thursday. Youssef had been in charge of Al Ahly since May last year following the resignation Hossam El Badry.

2 May 2014
African Champions League 2014 - DR Congo rivals drawn together

TP Mazemebe, runners-up in last year's Confederation Cup, and AS Vita Club are fierce rivals

30 Apr 2014
African Confederation Cup 2014: play offs - 2nd leg - fixtures & results

Fixtures and results for the 2014 Confed Cup.
2013 champions: CS Sfaxien (Tunisia)

Winners advance to group stage

29 Apr 2014

club - coaches - Youssef resigns as Al Ahly coach

The board of directors at Egyptian giants Al Ahly has accepted the resignation of coach Mohamed Youssef on Thursday. He will be replaced by youth team boss Fathi Mabrouk as interim coach. There had been reports the Youssef would step down after the African champions were knocked out of the Champions League by their namesake Al Ahli Benghazi of Libya.

Al Ahly dropped into the Confederation Cup and will play in the group stages. The eight-time winners of the African Champions League have been drawn in Group B for the second tier continental competition and will play Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel, Sewe San Pedro of Ivory Coast and Zambia's Nkana.

Youssef had been in charge of Al Ahly since May last year following the resignation Hossam El Badry. The Red Devils are currently third in Group 1 of the Egyptian Premier League three points behind leaders Smouha, who have played a game more. The top two from the two groups in the league go forward to the play-offs to decide the league champions.

2 May 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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