AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 5TH MATCHES - PREVIEW

GROUP A
TP Mazembe vs Al Hilal -:-
Zamalek vs AS Vita Club -:-

GROUP B
Al Ahli Benghazi vs CS Sfaxien -:-
Entente Setif vs Esperance -:-

7 Aug 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - ZAMBIA - COACH - Beaumelle steps down

He looks set to join up once again with Herve Renard, who was appointed coach of Ivory Coast last week.

6 Aug 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - KENYA - COACH - Williamson appointed as new coach

Williamson replaces Adel Amrouche, who departed after Kenya's shock elimination from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Harambee Stars were knocked out 1:0 on aggregate by Lesotho on Sunday.

6 Aug 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERs - 2ND ROUND- 2ND LEG - ALL RESULTS

• Malawi vs Benin 1:0 (0:1)
• Rwanda vs Congo 2:0 (0:2)
• Guinea-Bissau vs Botswana 1:1 (0:2)
Sunday:
• Mozambique vs Tanzania 2:1 (2:2)
• Kenya vs Lesotho 0:0 (0:1)
• Mauritania vs Uganda 0:1 (0:2)

4 Aug 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - Stephen Keshi close to new deal

The 52-year-old led Nigeria to their third African title in 2013 and the last 16 at the World Cup in Brazil but his deal was allowed to expire.

4 Aug 2014
COACHES - IVORY COAST - Herve Renard appointed Ivory Coast boss

Frenchman Herve Renard has been appointed coach of Ivory Coast. The 45-year-old had two spells as Zambia coach and led them to the Africa Cup of Nations title in 2012.

3 Aug 2014
TRANSFER - Nigeria - Striker Imoh Ezekiel joins Qatari side Al-Arabi SC

"Being with Standard has filled me with good memories and I cannot thank the club enough," Ezekiel said in an emotional video message to Standard TV.

3 Aug 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIER - 2ND ROUND- 2ND LEG - RESULTS SO FAR

Saturday
Malawi vs Benin 1:0 (Agg: 1:1)
Rwanda vs Congo 2:0 (Agg 2:2)
Guinea-Bissau vs Botswana 1:1 (Agg: 1:3)

2 Aug 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIER - 2ND ROUND- 2ND LEG - PREVIEW

Saturday:
• Malawi vs Benin -:- (0:1)
• Rwanda vs Congo -:- (0:2)
• Guinea-Bissau vs Botswana -:- (0:2)
• Mauritania vs Uganda -:- (0:2)
Sunday:
• Mozambique vs Tanzania -:- (2:2)
• Kenya vs Lesotho -:- (0:1)

1 Aug 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - TOGO - 1ST MATCHES - PREVIEW - Emmanuel Adebayor

The Tottenham Hotspur striker, 30, refused call-ups for World Cup qualifiers last year following a spat with then coach Didier Six after the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

1 Aug 2014

2014 World Cup - warm up - Algeria vs Romania 2:1

Algeria coach confident heading to Brazil - Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic is full of optimism ahead of the World Cup after his side beat Romania 2:1 in a friendly featuring a bizarre incident.

The players were taken off for half-time two minutes early after fans threw bottles and lit flares, and returned to complete the half before immediately starting the second 45 minutes.

It was the 'Desert Foxes' final friendly before heading to Brazil. "We've had the best preparations possible," said Halilhodzic.

Victory for Algeria, who have lost once in 13 matches, came on the back of a 3:1 defeat of Armenia. "We have a lot of optimism and confidence as we go to the World Cup," said Halilhodzic.

"It's the best match since I arrived - tonight we showed we have the quality to play in matches like this. "We showed we are capable of building a good game and being disciplined." 

Tottenham teenager Nabil Bentaleb gave Algeria the lead in the 21st minute after a handling error by Romania goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon.

Alexandru Chipciu levelled seven minutes later as he beat the offside trap and rounded goalkeeper Rais M'Bolhi, who had charged out of his penalty area. But when trouble flared two minutes before the break, Swiss referee Nikolaj Haeni took the players off, and Halilhodzic went onto the pitch to appeal for calm.

After a 15-minute break, the teams played out the final two minutes of the first half before immediately changing ends for the restart.
El Arabi Soudani's winning goal - on 66 minutes - prompted about 15 fans to run onto the pitch, while about 1,000 did likewise when the final whistle blew.  

Many dispersed after water sprinklers were turned on, though some continued to clash with stewards in one corner of the pitch.

Algeria open their World Cup campaign against Group H favourites Belgium on 17 June, before facing South Korea and Russia.

Algeria's Group H matches
17 June: vs Belgium
22 June: vs South Korea    
26 June: vs Russia

 

6 Jun 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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