FIFA RANKING - April 2017 FOR AFRICA

Liberia in freefall in latest Fifa rankings

6 Apr 2017
NATIONAL TEAM - GHANA - COACH - Ghana re-appoint Kwesi Appiah as coach

Kwesi Appiah returns as Ghana coach on a two-year contract.

5 Apr 2017
African Confederation Cup 2017 - play-offs - Mazembe look for new coach after draw

DR Congo's TP Mazembe will play in the Confederation Cup.

24 Mar 2017
NATIONAL TEAM - IVORY COAST - COACH - Marc Wilmots named as new coach

Ivory Coast name Belgian Marc Wilmots as coach.

23 Mar 2017
CAF - NATIONAL TEAM - Zanzibar admitted as full CAF member

CAF is now the joint-biggest confederation in Fifa.

23 Mar 2017
African Champions League 2017 - Holders Sundowns progress to group phase

Holders Sundowns overcome KCCA to reach Champions League group phase.

19 Mar 2017
STARS IN EUROPE - IVORY COAST - CLUB - Kalou extends contract at Hertha Berlin

Salomon Kalou went to Hertha Berlin from Lille in 2014.

18 Mar 2017
U-20 Africa Cup 2017 - Hosts Zambia beat Senegal to win the tournament

Hosts Zambia turned on the style to lift the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

12 Mar 2017

STARS IN ASIA - NIGERIA - CLUB - Oshoala joins Chinese side Dalian Quanjian

Dalian Quanjian Asisat Oshoala

 

Nigeria winger Asisat Oshoala has left Women's Super League One club Arsenal Ladies to join Chinese side Dalian Quanjian.

Asisat Oshoala helped Nigeria win the Africa Women Cup of Nations in December 2016

The 22-year-old won the BBC's Women's Footballer of the Year Award in 2015 before joining Arsenal from Liverpool.

She helped the Gunners win the Women's FA Cup at Wembley in May 2016 and was recently awarded the African Women's Player of the Year Award.

She also played for her country at the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada.

 

 

16 Feb 2017
(BBC Sport UK)

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