COACH - Nigeria did not renew the contract of Stephen Keshi

The 52-year-old, who became the first Nigerian to lead the side into the second round at a World Cup, is attracting the interest of other countries.

7 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - IVORY COAST - COACH - Giovanni Trapattoni in talks to become Ivory Coast boss

The Elephants are looking for a new manager after deciding not to renew the contract of French coach Sabri Lamouchi, who failed to guide the side past the group stages at the World Cup in Brazil.

6 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 21 - QUARTER FINALS - ARGENTINA VS BELGIUM 1:0

QUARTER-FINALS 
5th July 2014

Argentina vs Belgium 1:0

5 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 21 - QUARTER FINALS - NETHERLANDS VS COSTA RICA 4:3

QUARTER-FINALS
5th July 2014

Netherlands vs Costa Rica 4:3
Netherlands reached the semi-finals. Through on penalties

5 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - Brazil - win World Cup for injured star Neymar - Thiago Silva

Brazil captain Thiago Silva called on his team-mates to win the World Cup for injured star Neymar after the forward was ruled out of the tournament.

The 22-year-old scored four goals in five matches before breaking a vertebra in his spine during the quarter-final win against Colombia.

5 Jul 2014
Transfer - Cameroon - Choupo-Moting signs for Schalke from German rivals Mainz

Cameroon forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has joined Schalke on a free transfer from Bundesliga rival Mainz.

5 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 20 - QUARTER FINALS - FRANCE VS GERMANY 0:1

QUARTER-FINALS
4th July 2014

France vs Germany 0:1

4 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 20 - QUARTER FINALS - BRAZIL VS COLOMBIA 2:1

QUARTER-FINALS
4th July 2014

Brazil vs Colombia 2:1

4 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - USA - 2014 WORLD CUP - USA look to bright future despite lost opportunity

We’ve got a few young players coming through and that gives us optimism looking ahead to the future of American football and the national team. “It was a phenomenal tournament for us,” Klinsmann continued. 

2 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - BELGIUM - 2014 WORLD CUP - Belgium welcome attack-minded foes

“The United States came out to win the match rather than avoid defeat. We were then able to take advantage of the extra space,” confirmed Kevin De Bruyne, who opened the scoring in the third minute of extra time and put in a fine all-round performance, linking well with Eden Hazard in particular. “It was a real pleasure to play such free-flowing football,” he added.

2 Jul 2014

2015 AFRICA CUP - GROUP D - DAY 04 - PREVIEW

Africa Cup 2015 GROUP D

Ivory Coast vs Guinea -:-

Mali vs Cameroon -:-

 

PREVIEW

 

IVORY COAST

Ivory Coast coach Renard rates team ethic over stars

He says his team cannot rely only on Wilfried Bony and Yaya Toure

"Wilfried is a goalscorer but needs to be in good shape," said Renard.

"Yaya has not been the best player in Africa for the last four years for nothing.

"But we need to build a team capable of working well together.

 

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CAMEROON

Cameroon will be be keen to continue their impressive form in qualifying, where they topped their group and were unbeaten - they also conceded only one goal.

Volker Finke's Indomitable Lions have recovered from a poor World Cup campaign in Brazil and the retirement of Eto'o to be genuine contenders to win the title.

Mali's Roma midfielder Seydou Keita is set to play at his seventh Cup of Nations, while former Poland World Cup midfielder Henryk Kasperczak is having a second spell as Mali coach having lifted the Eagles to fourth place in 2002 when they hosted the finals.

The Eagles have been training at a camp about 40km to the south of Malabo, where it is even hotter than in the steamy capital.

They have no injuries to report, although their preparations were not helped by the fact their training equipment arrived behind the team, only appearing in Malabo on Saturday.

 

 

18 Jan 2015
(BBC by Ian Hughes & afrofootball_bl)

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