COACHES - SOUTH AFRICA - EPHRAIM 'SHAKES' MASHABA NAMED AS NEW COACH

Mashaba, more commonly known as 'Shakes', has had two previous caretaker spells with the senior team and was the permanent coach between August 2002 and November 2003.

27 Jul 2014
African Champions League 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 4Th MATCHES - Troussier secures a victory in first game as Sfaxien coach

Fixtures & Results
Group A    
• 27 July: Vita Club vs El Hilal
• 27 July: Zamalek vs TP Mazembe
Group B
• 25 July: Al-Ahly Benghazi vs Entente Setif 0:2
• 26 July: Sfaxien vs Esperance 1:0

27 Jul 2014
TRANSFER - IVORY COAST - Didier Drogba - Chelsea re-sign club legend on free transfer

The Ivory Coast international was voted Chelsea's greatest ever player in a poll of fans in 2012 and has spoken of his close ties to the Blues. His 34 goals for Chelsea in European competition remains a club record, as do his nine strikes in nine cup finals.

26 Jul 2014
COACHES - TUNISIA- Troussier ready to inspire CS Sfaxien

Sfaxien chairman Lotfi Abdennadher was thrilled at capturing a coach who rose to prominence by winning three consecutive Ivorian titles from 1990 for Asec Mimosas. "We have never had a coach of his level, experience, ability and vision. Talking with Philippe I quickly realised we were on the same wavelength," he said.

26 Jul 2014
COACHES - SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa set to name new coach

Queiroz coached South Africa for two years from 2000 but was sacked after qualifying the side for the 2002 World Cup. He has been in charge of Iran since 2011 and took them took to the World Cup in Brazil, where they were eliminated at the group stage.

26 Jul 2014
TRANSFER - IVORY COAST - Serge Aurier joins Paris St-Germain on loan from Toulouse

The 21-year-old right-back played in all of his country's matches at the World Cup in Brazil.

25 Jul 2014
Transfer - Senegal - midfielder Guirane N'Daw joins Metz

N'Daw, who has played 44 times for his country, started his career in France with Sochaux in 2002.

24 Jul 2014
COACHES - IVORY COAST - Renard among names on coach shortlist

The 45-year-old Renard ended his second spell as Zambia coach in October 2013 to take over at French club Sochaux for the second half of the Ligue 1 season. 

23 Jul 2014
Transfer - Algeria - Midfielder Yavine Brahimi signs for Porto

The 24-year-old French-born attacking midfielder has agreed an $8.7m (£5.1m) deal with a $67m (£40m) buy-out clause.

 

23 Jul 2014

2014 World Cup - squad - Nabil Bentaleb in Algeria's 30-man squad

The France-born 19-year-old, who has only one international cap, is among eight midfielders selected by coach Vahid Halilhodzic. Only three Algeria-based players are in the squad, which will have to reduced to 23 men by 2 June.

Algeria will face Belgium, Russia and South Korea in Group H at the 12 June to 13 July tournament in Brazil.

 

Goalkeepers: 

Izzedine Doukha (USM El-Harrach)
Rais M'bolhi (CSKA Sofia)
Cedric Si Mohamed (CS Constantine)
Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (USM Alger)

 

Defenders: 

Essaid Belkalem (Watford, on loan from Granada)
Madjid Bougherra (Lekhwya Club), Liassine Cadamuro (Mallorca)
Faouzi Ghoualm (Napoli)
Rafik Halliche (Academica Coimbra)
Nacereddine Khoualed (USM Alger)
Aissa Mandi (Stade Reims)
Carl Medjani (Valenciennes)
Djamel Mesbah (Livorno)
Mehdi Mostefa (AC Ajaccio).

 

Midfielders: 

Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham)
Ryad Boudebouz (Bastia)
Yasine Brahimi (Granada)
Adlene Guedioura (Crystal Palace)
Amir Karaoui (Entente de Setif), Medhi Lacen (Getafe)
Saphir Taider (Inter Milan)
Hassan Yebda (Udinese)

 

Forwards: 

Abdelmoumene Djabou (Club Africain)
Rafik Djebbour (Nottingham Forest, on loan from Olympiakos)
Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia)
Nabil Ghilas (Porto)
Foued Kadir (Rennes)
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester)
Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon)
Hilal Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb)

 

14 May 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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