Africa Cup 2015 Qualifiers Coaches National teams
NATIONAL TEAM - COACHES - Uganda coach Sredojevic targets 2015 Nations Cup finals

Sredojevic is scheduled to name his squad on 30 April and would not be drawn on who he may include. 

More
25 Apr 2014
Coaches National teams
NATIONAL TEAM - MOROCCO - COACH - Herve Renard plays down links to position

Sochaux coach Herve Renard has distanced himself from reports he could become the next coach of Morocco.

More
24 Apr 2014
Club Stars in Europe Transfers
stars in Europe - Nathan Sinkala keen to stay on at Sochaux

Zambia midfielder Nathan Sinkala hopes to stay at Sochaux beyond the end of his loan from TP Mazembe.

More
23 Apr 2014
Club Stars in Europe World Cup 2014
stars in Europe - Ghana midfielder Jordan Ayew is focussed on Sochaux

Jordan Ayew is the son of Ghana great Abedi Pele and has so far won 11 caps and scored two goals for the Black Stars. Ayew has scored three goals for Sochaux since he joined from Marseille on loan in January and knows playing well for his club can only help his chances of getting into the Black Stars' squad for Brazil. 

More
22 Apr 2014
Africa Cup 2015 Qualifiers Coaches Fixtures+Results National teams
2015 Africa Cup qualifiers - Mauritania go through to next round

Mauritania coach Patrice Neveu said the tactics he put in place paid off. "We came to get the qualification and we knew we should not defend"

More
21 Apr 2014
Africa Cup 2015 Qualifiers Coaches National teams
2015 Africa Cup qualifiers - Mauritius sure of beating Mauritania

The islanders' coach Akbar Patel has three new faces in his squad for the match after they missed last week's first leg loss in Nouakchott.

More
20 Apr 2014
Coaches National teams
NATIONAL TEAM - ETHIOPIA - COACH - deal agreed with Portuguese Barreto

The former Ghana coach will be unveiled on Tuesday according to EFF president Juinedi Basha.

More
19 Apr 2014
National teams Squad Stars in Europe World Cup 2014
stars in Europe - Nabil Bentaleb tipped to star for Algeria

Tottenham youngster Nabil Bentaleb has the ability to become one of the stars of the Algeria team, says fellow international Adlene Guedioura.

More
18 Apr 2014
Coaches National teams
NATIONAL TEAM - SOUTH AFRICA - COACH - Gordon Igesund cleared of wrongdoing after FA inquiry

The 57-year-old, who has been in charge of South Africa since 2012, had always strongly denied the claims. He is now free to see out his contract, which is due to end in June

More
17 Apr 2014
Club Key-Player Stars in Europe
stars in Europe - Yaya Toure - injured Manchester City midfielder out for two weeks

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure will be out for up to two weeks with a muscle injury picked up in Sunday's defeat by Liverpool.

More
15 Apr 2014
African Champions League Club World Cup Fixtures+Results

2016 FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP - South Africa - QUARTER-FINAL - Sundowns lose to Kashima Antlers

African Champions League 2016

 

Quarter-final
Sunday 11th Dec. 2016

Mamelodi Sundowns vs Kashima Antlers 2:0


Mamelodi Sundowns defender Wayne Arendse watches on as Kashima Antlers' Yasushi Endo celebrates his goal.

The African champions, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, lost 2:0 to Japanese side Kashima Antlers in the quarter-final of the Fifa Club World Cup in Osaka on Sunday.

Sundowns were making their debut in this tournament having qualified for Japan after winning the African Champions League for the first time in their history in September.

But the South Africans' hopes of progressing were dashed by two second half goals from Yasushi Endo and Mu Kanazaki.

In the first half, Sundowns dominated and were at the heart of the action with their Zimbabwean star Khama Billiat coming close.

But Kashima, who beat Auckland City 2:1 in the tournament's opening match on Thursday, were gifted their opening goal by Sundowns' Ugandan goalkeeper Denis Onyango in the 63rd minute.

Latching onto a knock-down from Shoma Doi, Endo scuffed his left-foot shot which somehow squeezed under Onyango, bobbling out of his grasp and over the line, almost in slow motion.

Substitute Kanazaki killed the game off by smashing home from close range with two minutes left after more sloppy defending from the African champions.

Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane was left to rue his side's wasted opportunities.

"We played against a good team, they had their chances and took them, we didn't take ours," Mosimane said after the match.

The South Africans will now play South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai in the fifth-place play-off match on Wednesday.

Kashima, fresh from clinching their eighth J-League crown last weekend, will face Atletico Nacional of Colombia in the competition's first semi-final on Wednesday.

Spanish giants Real Madrid are scheduled to arrive in Japan on Monday to face Club America of Mexico in their semi-final on Thursday.

The Club World Cup features international football's six continental champions plus a team from the host nation.

 

12 Dec 2016
(BBC Sport UK)

Related countries
South Africa

Related articles