stars in Europe - Uche not angry at Nigeria World Cup snub

The Villarreal striker was not picked by Keshi, despite scoring 12 goals in the Spanish top flight this season. Uche has not played for his country since they won the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa last year. The 30-year-old insists, however, that he holds no grudges against Keshi. "Of course as a professional footballer you'd love to represent your country, but I have never had bad words towards the national coach," Uche is widely regarded as one of Nigeria's most reliable strikers at international level and is one of his nation's all-time top scorers, with 18 goals in 45 appearances, behind Rashidi Yekini, Segun Odegbami and Yakubu Aiyegbeni. 

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2014 World Cup - squad - Shola Ameobi in provisional Nigeria squad

Stoke striker Peter Odemwingie and Newcastle forward Shola Ameobi are in Nigeria's provisional 30-man World Cup squad for Brazil 2014.

7 May 2014
stars in Europe - Wilfried Bony - Ivory Coast striker happy at Swansea City

The Ivorian has scored 24 goals in all competitions since joining the Swans from Vitesse Arnhem for a club-record fee of £12m last summer. Bony, 25, has been the bright spot in a disappointing Premier League season. 

4 May 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - MOROCCO - COACH - former player Badou Zaki confirmed as new coach

Zaki takes charge of the Atlas Lions for the second time in his career.

3 May 2014
club - coaches - Youssef resigns as Al Ahly coach

Al Ahly has accepted the resignation of coach Mohamed Youssef on Thursday. Youssef had been in charge of Al Ahly since May last year following the resignation Hossam El Badry.

2 May 2014
African Champions League 2014 - DR Congo rivals drawn together

TP Mazemebe, runners-up in last year's Confederation Cup, and AS Vita Club are fierce rivals

30 Apr 2014
African Confederation Cup 2014: play offs - 2nd leg - fixtures & results

Fixtures and results for the 2014 Confed Cup.
2013 champions: CS Sfaxien (Tunisia)

Winners advance to group stage

29 Apr 2014

AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2016 - PRELIMINARY ROUND - 2nd leg - so far

AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2016 
PRELIMINARY ROUND 

2nd leg 
26-28 March 2016

 

Saturday Fixtures:

Atletico Olympic vs Fomboni 2:0
(Atletico win 2:1 on agg)

Stade Gabesien vs Bakaridjan 2:0
(2:2 Stade win on penalties)

SC Villa vs Al Khartoum 1:0
(Villa win 2:0 on agg)

New Star vs Renaissance 2:2
(Renaissance win 3:2 on agg)

SONIDEP vs Al Ittihad (1:4 1st leg)
(2nd leg postponed)

Africa Sports vs Diables Noirs 1:4
(Africa Sports win 4:2 on agg)

USFA vs Kawkab Marrakech 3:0
(3:3 Kawkab win on pens)

Bidvest Wits vs Lightstars 6:0
(Wits win 9:0 on agg)

Dep Mongomo vs UMS de Loum 0:0 
(Mongomo win 4:2 on penalties after 0:0 tie)

El Makasa vs Defence 3:0
(Makasa win 6:1 on agg)

Generation F vs Nasarawa 0:0
(Nasarawa win 2:1 on agg)

Ajax Cape Town vs Sagrada 0:2
(Sagrada win 3:2 on agg)

Akwa vs Vita Club Mokanda 0:1
(Mokanda win 6:5 on penalties after 1:1 agg tie)

 

Sunday Fixtures:

Adema vs Harare City 1:3
(Harare win 6:3 on agg)

Atlabara vs Police 2:1
(Police win 4:3 on aggregate)

Bandari vs St Eloi Lupopo 1:1
(Lupopo win 3:1 on aggregate)

USFAS Bamako vs Sporting Gagnoa 0:0
(Gagnoa win 2:0 on aggregate)

 

A last-minute goal saw South Africa's Ajax Cape Town lose 2:0 at home to visiting Sagrada from Angola, who win their Confederation Cup tie 3:2 overall.

Arsenio Cabungula scored both goals for the Angolan side the all important second coming in the final minute of the match.

Next up for Sagrada is a tie against Lusophone rivals Liga Muçulmana de Maputo from Mozambique.

Earlier on Saturday Uganda's SC Villa beat Al Khartoum of Sudan 1:0 in Kampala in the second leg of their tie.

Godfrey Lwesibawa scored the only goal of the game after 25 minutes to complete the 2:0 aggregate victory for the Ugandan side.

Next up for SC Villa will be JKU from Zanzibar, who progreessed after the withdrawal of Gaborone United from Botswana.

There was no fairy-tale for Senegalese second division club Generation Foot as they could only manage a 0:0 draw against visiting Nasarawa United of Nigeria.

Generation Foot were the shock winners of their country's FA Cup last season but crashed out after a 2:1 loss to the Nigerian side in the first leg.

Substitute Drissa Dagnogo scored twice for Africa Sports of Ivory Coast as they completed a second 2:1 win over Congo's Diables Noirs in Abidjan to make it 4.2 overall.

Tsiba Moukassa, who also came on as replacement, was on target for the Congolese side between Dagnogo's strikes.

South African side Bidvest Wits thrashed Lightstars of the Seychelles 6:0 to win 9:0 on aggregate.

Sibusiso Vilakazi, Abednigo Mosiathlaga, Vincent Pule, Liam Jordan, Joaquim Lupeta and Dillon Sheppard all scored at the Bidvest Stadium.

Algeria's Mouloudia Oran have progressed to the next stage of the competition after Wallidan from The Gambia pulled out.

Esperance of Tunisia, ENPPI from Egypt, CS Don Bosco of DR Congo and Zambia's Zanaco have byes in the first round next month.

 

2 Mar 2016
(BBC Sport UK)

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