AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS - Ethiopia and Kenya bid to host 2017 Africa Cup

Ethiopia Football Federation president Junedin Basha told BBC Sport: "We already have two ready venues, the Addis Ababa and the Bahir Dar stadiums, and the construction of the other venues has also reached to a good level.

26 Aug 2014
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 6TH MATCHES - ALL RESULTS

GROUP A and GROUP B

25 Aug 2014
AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 6TH MATCHES - ALL RESULTS

This weekend's fixtures

GROUP A
• Real Bamako vs Coton Sport 1:1
• AC Leopards (CGO) vs ASEC Mimosas 4:1
GROUP B
• Sewe San Pedro vs Nkana 3:0
• Al Ahly vs Etoile Sahel 0:0

25 Aug 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - CAMEROON - 1ST MATCHES - PREVIEW

Eto'o dropped from Cameroon squad for Nations Cup qualifiers - Cameroon have made a major overhaul to their squad, dropping 13 players from the party who went to the World Cup including captain Samuel Eto'o.

24 Aug 2014
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 6TH MATCHES - PREVIEW

Mazemebe & Sfaxien out to avoid clash in semi-finals
This weekend's fixtures

GROUP A
• Al Hilal vs Zamalek -:-
• AS Vita Club vs TP Mazembe -:-
GROUP B
• CS Sfaxien vs Entente Setif -:-
• Esperance vs Al Ahli -:-

23 Aug 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - SOUTH AFRICA - 1ST MATCHES - Ephraim Mashaba names first squad

Masahaba said: "It is very interesting to select the national team players, but there is also the difficult side of it, especially at this level where there are several very good players in different positions. 

22 Aug 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - GHANA - 1ST MATCHES - PREVIEW

Ghana drop Kwarasey and Essien for Nations Cup qualifiers - Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has named a 24-man squad for next month's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

21 Aug 2014
AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 6TH MATCHES - PREVIEW

This weekend's fixtures

GROUP A
• Real Bamako vs Coton Sport -:-
• AC Leopards (CGO) vs ASEC Mimosas -:-
GROUP B
• Sewe San Pedro vs Nkana -:-
• Al Ahly vs Etoile Sahel -:-

21 Aug 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - NIGERIA - 1ST MATCHES - PREVIEW

Nigeria recall Sone Aluko for qualifiers - He wins his first call-up in more than two years for the matches against Congo on 6 September and South Africa four days later.

20 Aug 2014
Transfer - Ghana - Derek Boateng unveiled by SD Eibar

The 31-year-old, who played for Ghana in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, joined as a free agent only 24 hours after his contact with Rayo Vallecano ended.

19 Aug 2014

AFRICAN SUPER CUP 2015 - Entente Setif beat Al Ahly on penalties 6:5

AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2015 AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2015

 

Entente Setif became the first Algerian club to win the African Super Cup, beating Egypt's Al Ahly 6:5 in a tense penalty shoot-out after the match had ended 1:1 in normal time.

The prestigious fixture was played in Blida, 45 kilometres south of Algiers - in front of a strong security presence.

Setif, the African Champions League winners, were leading 1-nil following Abdelmalek Ziaya's 72nd minute strike.

Ahly then struck a dramatic equaliser four minutes into stoppage time.

The Confederation Cup holders made it 1:1 through veteran striker Emad Meteb with virtually the last kick of the game, to take the contest to a penalty shoot-out.

The home side eventually won the cup 6:5 on penalties after Ahly's Bassem Ali missed his kick.

Ahly have won the one-off match, played between the winners of the Champions League and the Confederation Cup holders, a record six times.

But Setif went into the game as favourites because the match was staged in Blida, and in the past, home advantage has proved crucial in most of the annual games.

Since the Champions League winners began hosting the fixture in 1996, 17 of the 19 matches have ended in home victories.

Only 1,000 of the 25,000 tickets for the showdown at Stade Mustapha Tchaker, 45 kilometres south of Algiers, went to Ahly supporters.

But it is thought the stadium was far from full, after bad weather made conditions difficult for supporters.

This is a first success for Algeria in a match won nine times by Egyptian clubs. 

The Super Cup did not exist when the 'Black Eagles' were previously African champions in 1988.

It caps a hugely successful period for the Algerian club.

Champions League success led to Setif being voted CAF Club of the Year, Kheireddine Madoui voted Coach of the Year and El-Hedi Belameiri and Akram Djahnit finishing runners-up in the Africa-based Footballer of the Year.

 

 

22 Feb 2015
(BBC Sport UK)

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