2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 01 - Group A - Brazil vs Croatia 3:1

Brazil won the opening match of this tournament. The selecao defeated Croatia 3:1 in their first match in Sao Paulo

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2014 World Cup - warm up - Jordan Ayew hat-trick inspires Ghana

Ghana swept aside South Korea 4:0 in their final World Cup warm-up match as striker Jordan Ayew hit a hat-trick after coming on as a substitute.

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stars in Europe - Gullit hopes for African surprise at World Cup in Brazil

The former Dutch football-star, Ruud Gullit, hopes a team from Africa will perform well and prove to be the surprise package at the World Cup in Brazil.

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COACHES - STARS IN EUROPE - Clarence Seedorf sacked by AC Milan and replaced by Filippo Inzaghi

• AC Milan sack Seedorf and appoint Inzaghi as the club's new manager

9 Jun 2014
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 3rd MATCHES - all results

Group A
• 08.06.14: Al Hilal vs AS Vita Club 1:1  
• 08.06.14: TP Mazembe vs Zamalek 1:0 

Group B
• 08.06.14: Esperance vs CS Sfaxien 2:1 
• 08.06.14: Entente Setif vs Al Ahli Benghazi 1:1 

9 Jun 2014
African Confederation Cup 2014 - group stage - 3rd matches - all results

Coton Sport secure a dramatic victory against Asec Mimosas. 

Group A
• 06 June: Asec Mimosas vs Coton Sport 2:3 
• 07 June: Real Bamako vs AC Leopards 1:2

Group B
• 07 June: Etoile du Sahel vs Nkana 4:3
• 08 June: Sewe Sports vs Al Ahly 1:1

9 Jun 2014
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 3rd MATCHES - fixtures & Results

Sudanese side Al Hilal and AS Vita Club of the Democratic Republic of Congo drew 1:1 

Group A
• 06 June: Al Hilal vs AS Vita Club 1:1 
• 08 June: TP Mazembe vs Zamalek -:-

Group B
• 07 June: Entente Setif vs Al Ahli Benghazi 1:1
• 08 June: Esperance vs CS Sfaxien -:-

8 Jun 2014
2014 World Cup - warm up - Cameroon vs Moldova 1:0

Cameroon beat Moldova in final World Cup warm-up match

8 Jun 2014
2014 World Cup - warm up - USA vs Nigeria 2:1

The United States completed their World Cup preparations with victory over Nigeria.

8 Jun 2014

FIFA RANKING - NOVEMBER 2017 FOR AFRICA

Senegal moved up to 23 from 32 on the Fifa World Rankings for November, to reach their highest ever position.

They have also moved above Tunisia and Egypt to become the highest-ranked team on the continent.

The Teranga Lions rise comes on the back of two wins over South Africa in November that saw them qualify for next year's World Cup in Russia.

Nigeria are the lowest ranked of Africa's World Cup-bound nations at 50 globally and 8 on the continent.

Burkina Faso are the biggest continental movers as they leapt 11 places to reach 44 overall and six in Africa.

The global top five of Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina and Belgium remains unchanged from October.

Africa's top ten on November's Fifa rankings - global ranking in brackets:

01. Senegal (23)
02. Tunisia (27)
03. Egypt (31)
04. DR Congo (36)
05. Morocco (40)
06. Burkina Faso (44)
07. Cameroon (45)
08. Nigeria (50)
09. Ghana (51)
10. Ivory Coast (61)

 

 

24 Nov 2017
(BBC Sport UK)

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