NATIONAL TEAM - GAMBIA - COACH - Raoul Savoy sacked

Raoul Savoy sacked as coach of The Gambia's national team.

6 Dec 2015
U-23 AFRICA CUP 2015 - GROUP B - 3RD MATCHES - result

Algeria and Nigeria through to semi-finals.

5 Dec 2015
Cecafa Cup 2015 - Final - Uganda beat Rwanda

Uganda beat Rwanda 1:0 to win the 2015 Cecafa Cup.

5 Dec 2015
U-23 AFRICA CUP 2015 - GROUP A - 3RD MATCHES - result

South Africa beat Tunisia 1:0 in the final game of GROUP A.

4 Dec 2015
FIFA RANKING - DECEMBER 2015 FOR AFRICA

Egypt climb back into African top 10 

3 Dec 2015
STARS IN EUROPE - ALGERIA - AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2015 - Sofiane Feghouli

Algerian Feghouli named best African player in Spain.

1 Dec 2015
AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2015 - FINAL - 2ND LEG - PREVIEW

CAF changes kick off time for final.

29 Nov 2015

NATIONAL TEAM - SOUTH AFRICA - CAPTAIN SENZO MEYIWA SHOT DEAD

AFRICA CUP 2015 QUALIFIERS GROUP A 

 

South Africa's football captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa has died after being shot, police say.

He was reportedly attacked after men entered his girlfriend's house in Vosloorus, south of Johannesburg.

On Saturday, he was in action for his club, when they progressed to the semi-finals of the South African League Cup.

Orlando Pirates beat Ajax Cape Town 4:1.

Reward offered

In a statement, the South African Police Service said two men had entered the house, around 20:00 (18:00 GMT). 

A third man remained outside.

All three fled on foot after shots were fired, in what local media reports say was an attempted burglary. 

One of the men had reportedly demanded Meyiwa's mobile phone.

A reward of about $14,000 has been offered for information leading to the suspects' arrest.

Meyiwa was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.

Team mate Tsepo Masilela was among many voicing their shock at the news on social media.

"How do you kill someone for a cellphone?" he tweeted, saying the whole country was at a loss.

"When does it STOP South Africa?" wrote Darren Keet, the national team's number two goalkeeper.

Senzo Meyiwa started playing for Orlando Pirates, based in the Parktown district of Johannesburg, in 2005.

"This is a sad loss whichever way you look at it, to Senzo's family, his extended family, Orlando Pirates and to the nation.'' said Pirates' chairman Irvin Khoza.

Meyiwa was yet to concede a goal in his team's current run of qualifying games in the Africa Cup of Nations (CAF).

Last year, the Pirates were runners-up in the CAF Champions League, losing 3:1 on aggregate to Al Ahly of Egypt.

 

27 Oct 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

Related countries

Related articles