AFRICA CUP 2017 QUALIFIERS - this weekend

Seeded sides set for winning starts.

13 Jun 2015
STARS IN EUROPE - MOROCCO - CLUB - Taarabt leaves QPR for Benfica

Adel Taarabt has left Queens Park Rangers and signed for Portuguese side Benfica .

13 Jun 2015
RISING STARS - CONGO DR - Lukoki set for emotional return to birthplace

Jody Lukoki was just 12 months old when his family left Congo DR.

13 Jun 2015
U-20 WORLD CUP 2015 - Nigeria knocked out of tournament

Nigeria exit the Fifa Under-20 World Cup at the Round of 16 stage.

12 Jun 2015
U-20 WORLD CUP 2015 - Mali and Senegal reach quarter-finals

Mali stunned Ghana, while Senegal beat Ukraine on penalties.

11 Jun 2015
STARS IN EUROPE - GHANA - CLUB - Swansea sign Andre Ayew

Swansea City sign Ghana forward on four-year deal.

11 Jun 2015
NATIONAL TEAM - LIBERIA - George Weah junior gets call-up for 2017 qualifier

George Weah's son has been named in Liberia's squad.

10 Jun 2015
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - STARS IN EUROPE - Enyeama

Nigeria captain Vincent Enyeama hopes to bow out on a high.

9 Jun 2015

NATIONAL TEAM - CONGO DR - Kidiaba and Kasusula turn to politics

DR Congo and TP Mazembe stars Robert Kidiaba and Jean Kasusula are both hoping to become politicians.

The two players were joined in filing nominations to be a members of parliament by Mazembe's assistant coach Pamphile Mihayo.

All three are standing for the opposition National Party for Democracy and Development in parliamentary elections later this year.

The trio aim to combine their political ambitions with their roles at Mazembe.

Flamboyant goalkeeper Kidiaba, famous for his bum-hop celebrations, and Mihayo will stand in Katanga's provincial capital Lubumbashi, where TP Mazembe are based.

While Kasusula hopes to be elected in the city of Kisangani.

Mihayo, who was captain when Mazembe reached the final of the World Club championship in 2010, believes he has what it takes to be a legislator.

 "I know the needs of the people, who can defend them better than a sportsman?," he said.

 

 

27 May 2015
(BBC Sport by Kennedy Gondwe)

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