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

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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

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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
Africa Cup CAF Featured FIFA World Cup

AFRICA CUP 2023 - FIFA - postponement agreed

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A Fifa taskforce has recommended the World Cup is played in November and December to avoid Qatar's hot summer.

"The African confederation has automatically and nicely agreed it will not organise the Nations Cup in January 2023," Valcke said.

"It will have to postpone the Africa Cup of Nations to June."

The 2022 World Cup is set to finish in late December and the African Cup had been scheduled to start in mid-January 2023.

Valcke said the aim of postponing the continental event was "to avoid there being a release (from their clubs) of African players for the World Cup and again two weeks after for the Africa Cup of Nations.''

While Confederation of African Football spokesman Junior Binyam said the governing body is "100% behind the the proposals of the task force and will adjust its calendar accordingly", he added he was not yet aware of Fifa's decision to move the Nations Cup.

Protecting the World Cup from severe weather in Qatar may hamper the 2023 African Cup, however. 

The monsoonal rainy season in the West African nation of tournament hosts Guinea normally starts in June.

"We are all making a number of concessions to make sure that this World Cup can be played, for the players, for the fans, for the media, for whoever is attending the World Cup in the best conditions,'' Valcke added. 

"`It is not perfect, we know that."

 

26 Feb 2015
(BBC Sport UK)

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