Club Stars in Europe
STARS IN EUROPE - IVORY COAST - YAYA TOURE - MAN CITY MIDFIELDER - MY FUTURE IS AT ETIHAD

Toure, who signed a new four-year deal last season, also wants to see more signings in the coming weeks to help establish City as a "massive" club.

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30 Jul 2014
Stars in Europe Transfers
TRANSFER - Guinea - Crewe Alexandra - Mathias Pogba exit will raise transfer funds

The Guinea international, who missed the first five months of last season with a knee injury as Crewe finished four points outside the relegation zone in League One, found the net 21 times in 63 appearances for the Alex.

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30 Jul 2014
Stars in Europe Transfers
TRANSFER - GHANA - International Player Jordan Ayew signs for Lorient

He made a switch last winter by spending six months on loan at Sochaux, where his five goals in 17 matches could not prevent the club from relegation from the top flight.

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29 Jul 2014
African Confederation Cup Fixtures+Results
African Confederation Cup 2014 - group stage - 4TH MATCHES - All RESULTS

Group A
• 27 July: Coton Sport vs Asec Mimosas 2:1
• 27 July: AC Leopards vs Real Bamako 1:2
Group B    
• 27 July: Al Ahly vs Sewe Sports 1:0
• 27 July: Nkana vs Etoile du Sahel 4:3

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28 Jul 2014
African Champions League Fixtures+Results
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 4TH MATCHES - All RESULTS

Fixtures & Results
Group A    
• 27 July: Vita Club vs Al Hilal 2:1
• 27 July: Zamalek vs TP Mazembe 0:0
Group B
• 25 July: Al-Ahly Benghazi vs Entente Setif 0:2
• 26 July: Sfaxien vs Esperance 1:0

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28 Jul 2014
Coaches National teams
COACHES - SOUTH AFRICA - EPHRAIM 'SHAKES' MASHABA NAMED AS NEW COACH

Mashaba, more commonly known as 'Shakes', has had two previous caretaker spells with the senior team and was the permanent coach between August 2002 and November 2003.

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27 Jul 2014
African Champions League Fixtures+Results
African Champions League 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 4Th MATCHES - Troussier secures a victory in first game as Sfaxien coach

Fixtures & Results
Group A    
• 27 July: Vita Club vs El Hilal
• 27 July: Zamalek vs TP Mazembe
Group B
• 25 July: Al-Ahly Benghazi vs Entente Setif 0:2
• 26 July: Sfaxien vs Esperance 1:0

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27 Jul 2014
Club Stars in Europe Transfers
TRANSFER - IVORY COAST - Didier Drogba - Chelsea re-sign club legend on free transfer

The Ivory Coast international was voted Chelsea's greatest ever player in a poll of fans in 2012 and has spoken of his close ties to the Blues. His 34 goals for Chelsea in European competition remains a club record, as do his nine strikes in nine cup finals.

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26 Jul 2014
Club Coaches National League Transfers
COACHES - TUNISIA- Troussier ready to inspire CS Sfaxien

Sfaxien chairman Lotfi Abdennadher was thrilled at capturing a coach who rose to prominence by winning three consecutive Ivorian titles from 1990 for Asec Mimosas. "We have never had a coach of his level, experience, ability and vision. Talking with Philippe I quickly realised we were on the same wavelength," he said.

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26 Jul 2014
Coaches National teams
COACHES - SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa set to name new coach

Queiroz coached South Africa for two years from 2000 but was sacked after qualifying the side for the 2002 World Cup. He has been in charge of Iran since 2011 and took them took to the World Cup in Brazil, where they were eliminated at the group stage.

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26 Jul 2014
Key-Player Player Of The Year

2014 African Footballer of the Year - BBC list to be named

It's that time of year again: when Africa's top footballers wait to find out if they have made the shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the Year.

On the morning of 10 November, the BBC will unveil the five names in the running for the 2014 prize.

The public will then be able to vote online via the BBC Sport pages and via text.

Once again the shortlist is guaranteed to generate interest and debate after an exciting year for African football that saw two teams from the continent progress to the second round of the World Cup for the first time ever.

Now in its 23rd year, the BBC has been recognising and rewarding the very best of Africa's sporting talent since former Ghana captain Abedi "Pele" Ayew won the first award in 1992 when it was known as the African Sports Star of the Year.

Since then, the cast list of former winners has been a who's who of Africa's sporting and footballing heroes and reflects the changing face of the game on the continent and beyond, its influences and its progress.

The brilliance of early winners like Ayew, George Weah and Nwankwo Kanu led to a greater interest in African footballing talent - and an explosion of Africa's international stars into the main leagues of Europe in the early 1990's.

Now it's difficult to find a major championship without its constellation of African stars and that will once again be reflected in this year's shortlist.

The nominees have been drawn up by African football experts from across the continent but once again the final decision will be down to a public vote by fans from around the globe.

The voting will close at 1800GMT on 24 November whereupon we will tally up the results and check them before handing over the prize to the winner on 1 December.


PREVIOUS FOOTBALL WINNERS

AFRICAN SPORTS STAR OF THE YEAR

• 1992: Abedi 'Pele Ayew
• 1994: Zambia National Team
• 1995: George Weah
• 1996: Emmanuel Amuneke
• 1997: Nwankwo Kanu
• 1999: Nwankwo Kanu
    

AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR 2014

• 2000: Patrick Mboma
• 2001: Sammy Kuffuor
• 2002: El Hadji Diouf
• 2003: Jay-Jay Okocha
• 2004: Jay-Jay Okocha
• 2005: Mohamed Barakat
• 2006: Michael Essien
• 2007: Emmanuel Adebayor
• 2008: Mohamed Aboutrika
• 2009: Didier Drogba
• 2010: Asamoah Gyan
• 2011: Andre 'Dede' Ayew
• 2012: Christopher Katongo
• 2013: Yaya Toure

 

 

9 Nov 2014
(BBC Africa by Vera Kwakofi - Current Affairs Editor)

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