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Ten-man Portugal struggled without captain Cristiano Ronaldo.

1 Apr 2015
NATIONAL TEAM - IVORY COAST - Yaya Toure considering Ivory Coast retirement

Manchester City's Yaya Toure says he will decide about his international future with the Ivory Coast this week.

31 Mar 2015
NATIONAL TEAMS - FRIENDLIES - all results

Bongani Zungu scored in stoppage time to salvage a 1:1 draw for South Africa against Nigeria and Konate brace gives Senegal victory over Ghana in friendly.

30 Mar 2015
NATIONAL TEAM - GUINEA - COACH - Frenchman Luis Fernandez set to be named as new coach

Former France international Luis Fernandez is poised to take over as coach of Guinea and replace compatriot Michel Dussuyer.

30 Mar 2015
NATIONAL TEAM - ZAMBIA - COACH - Zambia look to replace Honour Janza with foreign coach

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) confirmed they are looking for a foreign coach to replace Honour Janza who is currently at the helm.

29 Mar 2015
STARS IN EUROPE - ENGLAND - SUNDERLAND - Black Cats flourishing in Africa

If ambition had a league table, English Premier League club Sunderland would top it.

28 Mar 2015
NATIONAL TEAMS - FRIENDLIES - Algeria lose in Qatar, as Ivory Coast celebrate

Algeria lost their first game since exiting the Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals, losing 1:0 to Qatar in a friendly.

27 Mar 2015
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - NFF offer former coach Stephen Keshi two-year deal

Stephen Keshi will return to take charge of Nigeria following lengthy contractual talks.

26 Mar 2015

NATIONAL TEAM - TOGO - COACH - Tchanile Tchakala appointed as new coach

AFRICA CUP 2015 QUALIFIERS

Tchakala's task will be to lead the team to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, with qualification starting in under three months.

His first competitive match in charge will be the Group E tie away to Guinea on 5 or 6 September.

Togo will also face Ghana in Group E, along with the winner of a play-off between Uganda and Equatorial Guinea.

Tchakala was a player in the German league between 1992 and 1995 and took his coaches badges in Germany.

His first coaching roles came with Togolese sides Maranatha and Dyto FC and JST of Niamey in Niger.

Tchakala's elder brother Bana Tchanile is also a former national coach but was banned from football for three years after taking a team masquerading as the national side to play a friendly fixture against Bahrain in 2010.

 

26 Jun 2014
(BBC Sport, Lome y Blame Ekoue)

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