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NATIONAL TEAM - BENIN - COACH - Didier Olle-Nicolle appointed Benin coach

Frenchman Didier Olle-Nicolle has been appointed coach of Benin, replacing compatriot Manuel Amoros.

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18 Mar 2014
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NATIONAL TEAM - BENIN - COACH - Algerian Djamel Belmadi appointed Qatar coach

Algerian Djamel Belmadi has been installed as the new coach of Qatar's national team, the country's football association has revealed.  
 

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17 Mar 2014
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NATIONAL TEAM - Nigeria - Lukman Haruna hopeful over World Cup prospects

Dynamo Kiev midfielder Lukman Haruna hopes he can still make Nigeria's World Cup squad. The 23-year old has not played for the Super Eagles since the last World Cup in South Africa.

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16 Mar 2014
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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.

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14 Mar 2014
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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.

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12 Mar 2014
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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)

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5 Mar 2014
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LEGENDS - CAMEROON - Samuel Eto'o - Africa Cup of Nations all time leading scorer

Eto'o was a part of the squads that won the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations, and was a gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, in which Cameroon finished as runners-up, he scored his only goal in a 1:0 group-stage upset of Brazil on 19 June. 

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3 Mar 2014
Featured Legends
Arthur Wharton honoured - Football's first professional black player

Arthur Wharton is to be honoured outside Rotherham United's New York Stadium. Born in 1865 in Jamestown, Gold Coast, in what is now Ghana. His pioneering footballing career started as a goalkeeper at Darlington FC and he played for numerous teams. Wharton played for the original Rotherham Town, a team of the same name was the forerunner of Rotherham United.

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23 Feb 2014
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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. 

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22 Feb 2014
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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.

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25 Jan 2014
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2026 World Cup Qualifiers - CAF - Preliminary Stage - October 2025

CAF (54 nations)
 
Ranking after eight matches
 
 
Group A                      Points
01. Egypt                      20
02. Burkina Faso          15
03. Sierra Leone           
04. Guinea-Bissau        
05. Ethiopia                   
06. Djibouti                   
 
Wednesday 8th October
Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau 1:0 
Djibouti vs Egypt 0:3
Sierra Leone vs Burkina Faso 0:1 
 
 
Group B                      Points
01. Senegal                 18
02. Congo DR             16
03. Sudan                     
04. Togo                        
05. Mauritania               
06. South Sudan           
 
Friday 10th October
South Sudan vs Senegal 0:5 
Sudan vs Mauritania 0:0 
Togo vs Congo DR 0:1 
 
 
Group C                        Points
01. South Africa             17
02. Benin                       14
03. Nigeria                       
04. Rwanda                     
05. Zimbabwe                  
06. Lesotho                      
 
Friday 10th October
Lesotho vs Nigeria 1:2 
Rwanda vs Benin 0:1 
Zimbabwe vs South Africa 0:0 
 
 
Group D                        Points
01. Cape Verde              19
02. Cameroon                15
03. Libya                        
04. Angola                     
05. Mauritius                  
06. Swaziland                
 
Wednesday 8th October
Swaziland vs Angola 2:2 
Libya vs Cape Verde 3:3 
Mauritius vs Cameroon 0:2 
 
 
Group E                       Points
01. Morocco                  21
02. Tanzania                 10
03. Niger                       
04. Zambia                    
05. Congo                     
 
Wednesday 8th October
Niger vs Congo 3:1
Tanzania vs Zambia 0:1
 
 
Group F                        Points
01. Côte d'Ivoire            20
02. Gabon                     19
03. The Gambia            
04. Burundi                   
05. Kenya                      
06. Seychelles               
 
Thursday 9th October
Burundi vs Kenya 0:1
Gambia vs Gabon 3:4 
Seychelles vs Côte d'Ivoire 0:7 
 
 
Group G                       Points
01. Algeria                     19
02. Uganda                   15
03. Mozambique            
04. Guinea                    
05. Botswana               
06. Somalia                  
 
Thursday 9th October
Botswana vs Uganda 0:1 
Mozambique vs Guinea 1:2 
Somalia vs Algeria 0:3
 
 
Group H                        Points
01. Tunisia                     22
02. Namibia                   15
03. Liberia 
04. Malawi 
05. Equatorial Guinea 
06. São Tomé and Príncipe 
 
Thursday 9th October
São Tomé e Príncipe vsTunisia 0:6 
Liberia vs Namibia 3:1 
Malawi vs Equatorial Guinea (Match Canceled)
 
 
Group I                        Points
01. Ghana                    19
02. Madagascar           16
03. Comoros                15
04. Mali                        
05. Central Africa        
06. Chad                   
 
Wednesday 8th October
Central Africa vs Ghana 0:5 
Chad vs Mali 0:2 
Comoros vs Madagascar 1:2 

 
CAF - 27 National Football Teams already eliminated (10.10.2025)
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central Africa, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Swaziland, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, The Gambia, Togo, Zimbabwe.
 
 
 
 
 
10 Oct 2025
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