2015 AFRICA CUP - CAF - EBOLA AND NATIONS CUP - SOUTH AFRICA RULE OUT BEING 2015 HOSTS

South African sports minister Fikile Mbalula has stated the country will not step in as hosts for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations if Morocco withdraws.

20 Oct 2014
NIGERIA - COACH - ENYEAMA 'SHOCKED' BY TIMING OF KESHI'S REMOVAL

Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama expressed his surprise that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) decided to replace coach Stephen Keshi barely a month before the side's final two African Nations Cup qualifiers.

18 Oct 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 4TH MATCHES - ALGERIA AND CAPE VERDE QUALIFY

Algeria and Cape Verde became the first teams to qualify for January's Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco.

18 Oct 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP - CAF - SOUNDS OUT ALTERNATIVE HOST OPTIONS

The Confederation of African Football has approached Ghana and South Africa about hosting the 2015 Nations Cup.

17 Oct 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 4TH MATCHES - ALL RESULTS

Cameroon on verge of qualification - Cameroon took a huge step towards qualification with a 2:0 victory over Sierra Leone on Wednesday.

16 Oct 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 4TH MATCHES - PREVIEW

Algeria will qualify, if they beat Malawi today, while wins for Cameroon and South Africa will put them within touching distance.

15 Oct 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - ZAMBIA - GROUP STAGE - 4TH MATCHES - KATONGO THROWN OUT OF SQUAD

The former BBC African Footballer of the Year was captain in 2012 when Zambia caused an upset to win the Nations Cup in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

14 Oct 2014

African Champions League 2014 - group stage - 2nd matches - all results

TP Mazembe beat AS Vita Club in African Champions League. TP Mazembe were 1:0 winners over their Congolese rivals AS Vita Club in Group A of the African Champions League.

The fixture passed off peacefully following the tragic events of two weeks ago in Kinshasa when the two clubs last met. 15 people died in a stampede during their domestic league decider which Mazembe won. Sunday's African Champions League match was played amidst a terrific atmosphere in Lubumbashi.

The focus on this fixture was intense before kick-off following the tragic events at the Tata Raphael Stadium in Kinshasa two weeks ago. TP Mazembe were again victorious with just one goal settling the match. Aly Samata's 62nd minute strike was enough to ensure the hosts picked up the victory.

Champions League fixtures 24-25 May

Group A

• 24.05.2014: Zamalek vs  Al Hilal 2:1

• 25.05.2014: TP Mazembe vs AS Vita Club 1:0 


Group B

• 24.05.2014: Al Ahli Benghazi vs Esperance 3:2 

• 25.05.2014: Entente Setif vs CS Sfaxien 1:1


Ahly triumphed over Esperance despite having to forfeit home advantage because of civil unrest and play in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax.  Zimbabwean Edward Sadomba, Farag Mbarak and Nigerian Moses Orkuma were the Benghazi marksmen while Ahmed Akaichi and Oussama Darragi scored for Esperance.It is one win a piece for all four sides in "Group A" after Egyptian club Zamalek picked up three precious Champions League points with a 2:1 win over Al Hilal of Sudan in Cairo.

The two-time African Champions League winners Esperance are in serious trouble after just two group games in this season's competition. The Tunisians suffered a second successive defeat, losing 3:2 to Libyans Al-Ahly Benghazi in Group B. Defeat leaves Esperance without a single point at the bottom of Group B while Benghazi are third with three points. It also signalled the end of Ruud Krol's short reign as Esperance coach. He was sacked following the loss .

Entente Setif hosted record three-time CAF Confederation Cup winners Sfaxien later on Sunday in a top-of-the-table match. Egyptian side Zamalek secured their first win of their Group A campaign, with defender Mohamed Abdul-Shafy the unlikely star as they edged Sudanese club Al-Hilal 2:1 in a game staged behind closed doors in Cairo for security reasons.

Zamalek coach and former Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham striker 'Mido' had outlined the importance of the match before kick-off. What he could never have imagined, though, was a defender displaying exquisite skills to earn the 'White Knights' maximum points.

Abdul-Shafy provided breathtaking edge-of-the-box ball control as he shifted the ball from one oot to the other before hammering a low shot into the net for the winner eight minutes from time. He also created the early opening goal for Mauritania-born Dominique da Silva. Eltaib had equalised for Al-Hilal midway through the opening half.

 

26 May 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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