Club Transfers
TRANSFER - MOROCCO - Marseille sign Abdelaziz Barrada

Barrada started his career at Paris Saint-Germain before making his name in Spain with Getafe. The 25-year-old scored 15 goals in 34 appearances for Al Jazira last season.

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17 Aug 2014
Club Transfers
Transfer - Senegal - West Ham have signed striker Diafra Sakho from French side FC Metz

The 24-year-old Senegal international has moved to Upton Park after agreeing a four-year contract. His 43 goals over the last two seasons helped Metz win back-to-back promotions into France's Ligue 1.

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16 Aug 2014
FIFA rankings
FIFA RANKING - Sierra Leone break new ground

Sierra Leone have climbed 14 places in the Fifa world rankings for August, lifting them into the top 50 for the fist time in their history.

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14 Aug 2014
African Champions League Fixtures+Results
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 5TH MATCHES - ALL RESULTS

Semi-final line-ups complete.

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11 Aug 2014
African Confederation Cup Fixtures+Results
AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 5TH MATCHES - Leopards stun Coton Sport as Nkana beat Al Ahly

A second-half hat-trick from Kader Bidimbou and a Cesaire Gandze strike gave Leopards the victory which helps them close the gap on leaders Coton Sport to just two points with one round of group matches remaining.

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10 Aug 2014
African Confederation Cup
African Confederation Cup 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 5TH MATCHES - PREVIEW

GROUP A
• Coton Sport vs AC Leopards -:-
• Asec Mimosas vs Real Bamako -:-

GROUP B
• Nkana vs Al Ahly -:-
• Etoile Sahel vs Sewe San Pedro -:-

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8 Aug 2014
Club Stars in Europe Transfers
Transfer - ALGERIA - Carl Medjani and Kevin Constant join Trabzonspor

Algeria international Medjani, 29, has signed a three-year deal after Monaco agreed to terminate his contract. Constant, who can play in defence or midfield, has joined from Italians AC Milan for an undisclosed fee.

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8 Aug 2014
Club Stars in Europe Transfers
TRANSFER - CONGO DR - Forest sign Congolese striker Assombalonga

Britt Assombalonga 
• son of Fedor Assombalonga, former Zaire international. 
• He scored 33 goals in 58 games for Posh last season and had attracted interest from Premier League clubs.

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7 Aug 2014
Coaches National teams Transfers
NATIONAL TEAM - ZAMBIA - COACH - Honour Janza appointed as new coach

Janza's first challenge will be the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Zambia are placed in Group F and will open their campaign at home to Mozambique on 6 September, followed by a trip to Cape Verde four days later.

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7 Aug 2014
African Champions League
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 -:-

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7 Aug 2014
FIFA rankings

Fifa ranking - Nigeria move up, Carpe Verde suffer big drop

Nigeria have moved up to become the third highest African team in Fifa's rankings for July.

The Super Eagles climbed three places in the Confederation of African Football region and 10 spots on the global list - up to 34th in the world.

Nigeria's higher placing is because of their performance in the World Cup, where they reached the last 16.

Algeria matched Nigeria's performance in Brazil and remain the top-ranked side in Africa.

Suffering a drop of 273 points - the biggest by any team in the world - Cape Verde fell from fifth in the African list to 15th, and 75th place in the world.


Africa's top 10 in July's Fifa rankings - global ranking in brackets:

01. Algeria (24)
02. Ivory Coast (25)
03. Nigeria (34)
04. Egypt (36)
05. Ghana (38)
06. Tunisia (42)
07. Guinea (51)
08. Cameroon (53)
09. Burkina Faso (58)
10. Mali (60)

 

19 Jul 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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Algeria Burkina Faso Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Ghana Guinea Mali Nigeria Tunisia

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