STARS IN EUROPE - IVORY COAST - YAYA TOURE - MAN CITY MIDFIELDER - MY FUTURE IS AT ETIHAD

Toure, who signed a new four-year deal last season, also wants to see more signings in the coming weeks to help establish City as a "massive" club.

30 Jul 2014
TRANSFER - Guinea - Crewe Alexandra - Mathias Pogba exit will raise transfer funds

The Guinea international, who missed the first five months of last season with a knee injury as Crewe finished four points outside the relegation zone in League One, found the net 21 times in 63 appearances for the Alex.

30 Jul 2014
TRANSFER - GHANA - International Player Jordan Ayew signs for Lorient

He made a switch last winter by spending six months on loan at Sochaux, where his five goals in 17 matches could not prevent the club from relegation from the top flight.

29 Jul 2014
African Confederation Cup 2014 - group stage - 4TH MATCHES - All RESULTS

Group A
• 27 July: Coton Sport vs Asec Mimosas 2:1
• 27 July: AC Leopards vs Real Bamako 1:2
Group B    
• 27 July: Al Ahly vs Sewe Sports 1:0
• 27 July: Nkana vs Etoile du Sahel 4:3

28 Jul 2014
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 4TH MATCHES - All RESULTS

Fixtures & Results
Group A    
• 27 July: Vita Club vs Al Hilal 2:1
• 27 July: Zamalek vs TP Mazembe 0:0
Group B
• 25 July: Al-Ahly Benghazi vs Entente Setif 0:2
• 26 July: Sfaxien vs Esperance 1:0

28 Jul 2014
COACHES - SOUTH AFRICA - EPHRAIM 'SHAKES' MASHABA NAMED AS NEW COACH

Mashaba, more commonly known as 'Shakes', has had two previous caretaker spells with the senior team and was the permanent coach between August 2002 and November 2003.

27 Jul 2014
African Champions League 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 4Th MATCHES - Troussier secures a victory in first game as Sfaxien coach

Fixtures & Results
Group A    
• 27 July: Vita Club vs El Hilal
• 27 July: Zamalek vs TP Mazembe
Group B
• 25 July: Al-Ahly Benghazi vs Entente Setif 0:2
• 26 July: Sfaxien vs Esperance 1:0

27 Jul 2014
TRANSFER - IVORY COAST - Didier Drogba - Chelsea re-sign club legend on free transfer

The Ivory Coast international was voted Chelsea's greatest ever player in a poll of fans in 2012 and has spoken of his close ties to the Blues. His 34 goals for Chelsea in European competition remains a club record, as do his nine strikes in nine cup finals.

26 Jul 2014
COACHES - TUNISIA- Troussier ready to inspire CS Sfaxien

Sfaxien chairman Lotfi Abdennadher was thrilled at capturing a coach who rose to prominence by winning three consecutive Ivorian titles from 1990 for Asec Mimosas. "We have never had a coach of his level, experience, ability and vision. Talking with Philippe I quickly realised we were on the same wavelength," he said.

26 Jul 2014
COACHES - SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa set to name new coach

Queiroz coached South Africa for two years from 2000 but was sacked after qualifying the side for the 2002 World Cup. He has been in charge of Iran since 2011 and took them took to the World Cup in Brazil, where they were eliminated at the group stage.

26 Jul 2014

AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2018 - draw completed - 1st + 2nd round - preview

Morocco's Wydad Casablanca beat Al Ahly of Egypt to win the 2017 African Champions League

First Round:
    
St George (Ethiopia) vs Al Salam (South Sudan) -:-
CNaPS (Madagascar) vs Kampala Capital City Authority (Uganda) -:-
Zanaco (Zambia) vs Gambia Armed Forces (Gambia) -:-
Bantu FC (Lesotho) vs Mbabane Swallows (Swaziland) -:-
Stade Malien (Mali) vs Williamsville AC (Ivory Coast) -:-
Al Tahadi (Libya) vs Aduana Stars (Ghana) -:-
Entente Setif (Algeria) vs Olympic Real Bangui (Central African Republic) -:-
Real Bamako (Mali) vs MFM FC (Nigeria) -:-
AS Otoho (Congo) vs Mouloudia Alger (Algeria) -:-
AS Fan (Niger) vs Horoya (Guinea) -:-
Generation Foot (Senegal) vs Misr Makassa (Egypt) -:-
Young Africans (Tanzania) vs St Louis (Seychelles) -:-
Township Rollers (Botswana) vs Al Merreikh (Sudan) -:-
Gor Mahia (Kenya) vs Leones Vegetarianos (Equatorial Guinea) -:-
ASAC Concorde (Mauritania) vs Esperance (Tunisia) -:-
Plateau United (Nigeria) vs Eding Sport (Cameroon) -:-
AC Leopards (Congo) vs AS Port Lome (Togo) -:-
LISCR FC (Liberia) vs Al Hilal (Sudan) -:-
JKU SC (Zanzibar) vs Zesco United (Zambia) -:-
Benin representative vs Asec Abidjan (Ivory Coast) -:-
Ngaya Club (Comoros Islands) vs UD Songo (Mozambique) -:-
DH El Jadidi (Morocco) vs Benfica (Guinea Bissau) -:-
AS Vita Club (DR Congo) vs Be Forward Wanderers (Malawi)
Primeiro Agosto (Angola) vs FC Platinum (Zimbabwe) -:-
Bidvest Wits (South Africa) vs Pamplemousse SC (Mauritius) -:-
Rayon Sports (Rwanda) vs Lydia Ludic Burundi Academic (Burundi) -:-


Second round (teams in bold given a bye):

St George or Al Salam vs CNaPS or Kampala Capital City Authority -:-

Zanaco or Gambia Armed Forces vs Bantu FC or Mbabane Swallows -:-

▪ Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) vs Stade Malien or Williamsville AC -:-

Al Tahadi or Aduana Stars vs Entente Setif or Olympic Real Bangui -:-

▪ Al Ahly (Egypt) vs CF Mounana or RC Kadiogo -:-

Real Bamako or MFM FC vs AS Otoho or Mouloudia Alger -:-

AS Fan or Horoya vs Generation Foot or Misr Makassa -:-

Young Africans or St Louis vs Township Rollers or Al Merreikh -:-

Gor Mahia or Leones Vegetarianos vs ASAC Concorde or Esperance -:-

▪ Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia) vs Plateau United or Eding Sport -:-

AC Leopards or AS Port Lome vs LISCR FC or Al Hilal -:-

JKU SC or Zesco United vs Benin representative or Asec Abidjan -:-

▪ TP Mazembe (DR Congo) vs Ngaya Club or UD Songo -:-

▪ DH El Jadidi or Benfica vs AS Vita Club or Be Forward Wanderers -:-

▪ Primeiro Agosto or FC Platinum vs Bidvest Wits or Pamplemousse SC -:-

▪ Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) vs Rayon Sports or Lydia Ludic Burundi Academic -:-


Wydad Casablanca of Morocco will begin the defence of their African Champions League title against either Mali's Stade Malien or newcomers Williamsville AC of Ivory Coast.

As the reigning champions, Wydad are one of five teams to be given a bye into the second round of the tournament, which begins in March.

Beaten finalists in 2017 Al Ahly of Egypt and DR Congo's Confederation Cup winners TP Mazembe are also straight into the second round.

The other teams to skip the first round are the 2016 African champions Mamelodi Sundowns from South Africa and Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel, who lifted the trophy in 2007.

The 16 winners of the second round ties will advance to the group stage of the tournament.

For the first time ever Zambia had two teams in the draw with Zanaco, who reached the group stage in 2017 drawn to play Gambia Armed Forces, while Zesco United will play Zanzibar's JKU SC.

The 2018 Champions League will begin on the weekend of 9-11 February with the two-leg final set for November.

A change in the calendar for the Confederation of African Football means that the next Champions Leagues will begin in December 2018 and run through to May 2019.

After the 2019 final the competition will be held from August or September through to May of the next year.

 

 

15 Dec 2017
(BBC Sport UK)

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