FIFA rankings - Egypt makes big leap in latest rankings

Egypt have climbed up more places than any other African country in Fifa's latest world rankings for March.

14 Mar 2014
2014 World Cup - warm up - Ghana

Ghana Sports Minister Elvis Ankrah is confident the team will prepare in the right way for a successful World Cup.

12 Mar 2014
2014 World Cup - warm up - African sides ready

All five of Africa's World Cup finalists are in action this week as they continue their preparations for this summer's tournament in Brazil.
(Algeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria)

5 Mar 2014
stars in Europe - Yaya Toure's incredible journey

He won the Champions League and two La Liga titles while with Barca. Toure also won league titles in Greece and England, and domestic cups in each country too. According to the people who know him best, Yaya Toure always had the ability and ambition he needed to make his journey from a barefooted boy footballer to one of the best players in the world. 

22 Feb 2014
stars in Europe - AC Milan set to sign Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien

Chelsea have agreed a deal with AC Milan to sell midfielder Michael Essien to the Italian side. Essien has flown in for talks and a medical with Clarence Seedorf's underachieving Serie A club.

25 Jan 2014
NATIONAL LEAGUE - TUNISIA - COACH - Ruud Krol appointed as new Esperance coach

The 64-year-old former Dutch World Cup captain joined the Tunisian side only a day after leading CS Sfaxien to glory in the Confederation Cup with a 3:2 aggregate win over TP Mazembe. Krol's departure ends a successful year at the club in which he also led the Tunisians to a first league title in eight years in May. "It was my decision to leave. 

20 Jan 2014

AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2016 - 2ND ROUND / 1ST LEG - so far

AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2016

2nd round / 1st leg
2015 Champions: TP Mazembe

 

AS Vita Club vs Mamelodi Sundowns -:-

Al-Merrikh vs ES Sétif 2:2

Wydad Casablanca vs TP Mazembe 2:0

Enyimba vs Étoile du Sahel -:-

Stade Malien vs ZESCO United 1:3

Young Africans vs Al-Ahly 1:1

ASEC Mimosas vs Al-Ahli Tripoli 2:0

Zamalek vs MO Béjaïa 2:0

 

Martin Jol's Ahly held by Young Africans

Record eight-time title-holders Al Ahly were held to a 1:1 draw by Tanzania's Young Africans in Dar es Salaam in the first leg of their African Champions League last 16 fixture.

Guided by former Tottenham manager Martin Jol, the Cairo Red Devils took an early lead when Amr Gamal headed in after 11 minutes to give Ahly an away goal.

The home side responded eight minutes later, forcing an equaliser from an Ahmed Hegazi own-goal.

Ahly will host the return leg in Alexandria on 19 April with the winners advancing to the lucrative group phase.

 

 

10 Apr 2016
(BBC Sport UK)

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