NATIONAL TEAM - SIERRA LEONE - COACH - SESAY REPLACES MENSAH AS COACH

It is the latest development in the row between the country's football association and sports ministry over who is qualified to be the coach.

12 Oct 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 3RD MATCHES - all results

Algeria beat Malawi 2:0 in their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday to be on the verge of booking their place at the final in Morocco.

11 Oct 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - GHANA - COACH - Patrick Kluivert on five-man shortlist for Ghana job

The other candidates are ex-Chelsea boss Avram Grant, former Italy midfielder Marco Tardelli, Swiss Michel Pont and Spaniard Juan Ignicio Jimenez.

9 Oct 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 3RD MATCHES - EGYPT - Elmohamady pulls out of Egypt squad

The 27-year-old was injured during the English Premier League side's 2:0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday. Hull said the right winger/full-back is suffering from "a back spasm". 

9 Oct 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - MAURITANIA - COACH - Corentin Martins appointed as new coach

The 45-year-old succeeds his compatriot Patrice Neveu, who was sacked in August after the team exited qualifying for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

8 Oct 2014
STARS IN EUROPE - IVORY COAST - Manuel Pellegrini never doubted Man City midfielder YAYA TOURE

Match stats:
Yaya Toure has scored in his last three
Premier League games against Aston Villa.

7 Oct 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - CAMEROON - The next generation can shine after Eto'o era

Cameroon's next generation of forwards can shine in the absence of Samuel Eto'o, says ex-player Patrick Mboma.

6 Oct 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - KESHI CONTINUES

The never-ending story - Talks between Keshi and the NFF over a new contract have been on and off since July.

4 Oct 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 3RD MATCHES - GHANA - COACH KONADU NAMES SQUAD

Konadu will take charge of the team until a successor to Kwesi Appiah, who left in September, is appointed.

3 Oct 2014

FIFA RANKING - JUNE 2015 FOR AFRICA - Equatorial Guinea ranked in top 50

Equatorial Guinea have broken into the top 50 teams in Fifa's latest world rankings.

The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations hosts climbed 11 places on the list, moving up from 61st place to 50th spot.

It means Africa now have 11 teams in the top 50 - although Europe remain out in front with 29 teams.

Algeria remain the top-ranked side in Africa, placed 21st in the world, while Congo broke into the continent's top 10 after moving up two spots.

The biggest movers were Madagascar, who shot up 37 places to 113th , thanks to their solid performance at the Cosafa Cup where they reached the semi-finals.

 

Fifa's African rankings:
1. Algeria
2. Ivory Coast
3. Tunisia
4. Ghana
5. Senegal
6. Cape Verde
7. Nigeria
8. Guinea
9. Congo
10. Cameroon

 

6 Jun 2015
(BBC Sport UK)

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