FIFA RANKING - Sierra Leone break new ground

Sierra Leone have climbed 14 places in the Fifa world rankings for August, lifting them into the top 50 for the fist time in their history.

14 Aug 2014
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 5TH MATCHES - ALL RESULTS

Semi-final line-ups complete.

11 Aug 2014
AFRICAN CONFEDERATION CUP 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 5TH MATCHES - Leopards stun Coton Sport as Nkana beat Al Ahly

A second-half hat-trick from Kader Bidimbou and a Cesaire Gandze strike gave Leopards the victory which helps them close the gap on leaders Coton Sport to just two points with one round of group matches remaining.

10 Aug 2014
African Confederation Cup 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 5TH MATCHES - PREVIEW

GROUP A
• Coton Sport vs AC Leopards -:-
• Asec Mimosas vs Real Bamako -:-

GROUP B
• Nkana vs Al Ahly -:-
• Etoile Sahel vs Sewe San Pedro -:-

8 Aug 2014
Transfer - ALGERIA - Carl Medjani and Kevin Constant join Trabzonspor

Algeria international Medjani, 29, has signed a three-year deal after Monaco agreed to terminate his contract. Constant, who can play in defence or midfield, has joined from Italians AC Milan for an undisclosed fee.

8 Aug 2014
TRANSFER - CONGO DR - Forest sign Congolese striker Assombalonga

Britt Assombalonga 
• son of Fedor Assombalonga, former Zaire international. 
• He scored 33 goals in 58 games for Posh last season and had attracted interest from Premier League clubs.

7 Aug 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - ZAMBIA - COACH - Honour Janza appointed as new coach

Janza's first challenge will be the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Zambia are placed in Group F and will open their campaign at home to Mozambique on 6 September, followed by a trip to Cape Verde four days later.

7 Aug 2014
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 5TH MATCHES - PREVIEW

GROUP A
TP Mazembe vs Al Hilal -:-
Zamalek vs AS Vita Club -:-

GROUP B
Al Ahli Benghazi vs CS Sfaxien -:-
Entente Setif vs Esperance -:-

7 Aug 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - ZAMBIA - COACH - Beaumelle steps down

He looks set to join up once again with Herve Renard, who was appointed coach of Ivory Coast last week.

6 Aug 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - KENYA - COACH - Williamson appointed as new coach

Williamson replaces Adel Amrouche, who departed after Kenya's shock elimination from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Harambee Stars were knocked out 1:0 on aggregate by Lesotho on Sunday.

6 Aug 2014

2026 World Cup - Fifa - qualifying draw

The World Cup 2026 will be the 23rd edition of the tournament but the first to feature 48 teams and three host countries: Canada, Mexico, and the USA.

The 2026 World Cup will start on June 11 in Mexico City and will end on July 19, 2026, in New Jersey.

The expanded 48-team tournament will last a record 39 days.

For the first time, the new format will feature 12 groups of four teams and a last-32 knockout round.

 

Group Phase 


Gruppe A

Mexico
South Africa (CAF)
South Korea
No. 01 (tba)


Gruppe B

Canada
Qatar
Switzerland
No. 02  (tba)


Gruppe C

Brazil
Morocco (CAF)
Haiti
Scotland


Gruppe D

USA
Paraguay
Australia
No. 03  (tba)


Gruppe E

Germany
Curaçao 
Ivory Coast (CAF)
Ecuador


Gruppe F

Netherlands
Japan
Tunisia (CAF)
No. 04  (tba)


Gruppe G

Belgium
Egypt (CAF)
Iran
New Zealand


Gruppe H

Spain
Cap Verde (CAF)
Saudi-Arabia
Uruguay


Gruppe I

France
Senegal (CAF)
Norway 
No. 05 (tba)


Gruppe J

Argentina
Algeria (CAF)
Austria
Jordan 


Gruppe K

Portugal
Uzbekistan 
Colombia
No. 06  (tba)


Gruppe L

England
Croatia
Ghana (CAF)
Panama

 

 

7 Dec 2025
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