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
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERs - 2ND ROUND- 2ND LEG - ALL RESULTS

• Malawi vs Benin 1:0 (0:1)
• Rwanda vs Congo 2:0 (0:2)
• Guinea-Bissau vs Botswana 1:1 (0:2)
Sunday:
• Mozambique vs Tanzania 2:1 (2:2)
• Kenya vs Lesotho 0:0 (0:1)
• Mauritania vs Uganda 0:1 (0:2)

4 Aug 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - Stephen Keshi close to new deal

The 52-year-old led Nigeria to their third African title in 2013 and the last 16 at the World Cup in Brazil but his deal was allowed to expire.

4 Aug 2014
COACHES - IVORY COAST - Herve Renard appointed Ivory Coast boss

Frenchman Herve Renard has been appointed coach of Ivory Coast. The 45-year-old had two spells as Zambia coach and led them to the Africa Cup of Nations title in 2012.

3 Aug 2014
TRANSFER - Nigeria - Striker Imoh Ezekiel joins Qatari side Al-Arabi SC

"Being with Standard has filled me with good memories and I cannot thank the club enough," Ezekiel said in an emotional video message to Standard TV.

3 Aug 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIER - 2ND ROUND- 2ND LEG - RESULTS SO FAR

Saturday
Malawi vs Benin 1:0 (Agg: 1:1)
Rwanda vs Congo 2:0 (Agg 2:2)
Guinea-Bissau vs Botswana 1:1 (Agg: 1:3)

2 Aug 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIER - 2ND ROUND- 2ND LEG - PREVIEW

Saturday:
• Malawi vs Benin -:- (0:1)
• Rwanda vs Congo -:- (0:2)
• Guinea-Bissau vs Botswana -:- (0:2)
• Mauritania vs Uganda -:- (0:2)
Sunday:
• Mozambique vs Tanzania -:- (2:2)
• Kenya vs Lesotho -:- (0:1)

1 Aug 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - TOGO - 1ST MATCHES - PREVIEW - Emmanuel Adebayor

The Tottenham Hotspur striker, 30, refused call-ups for World Cup qualifiers last year following a spat with then coach Didier Six after the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

1 Aug 2014
TRANSFER - ALGERIA - GOALKEEPER Rais Mbolhi joins Philadelphia Union

The French-born 28-year-old impressed during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil where Algeria reached the last 16.

The African side were beaten 2:1 by Germany after extra-time but Mbolhi was named man of the match following a series of fine saves.

31 Jul 2014

Africa Cup 2015 Preliminaries
first round - first leg

1 Lilongwe Stadium 17 May 2014 - 6 p.m.
Malawi 2 : 0 Chad
2 Sao Tome Stadium 17 May 2014 - 6 p.m.
Sao Tome and Principe 0 : 2 Benin
3 Windhuk Stadium 17 May 2014 - 6 p.m.
Namibia 1 : 0 Congo
4 Nouakchott Stadium 17 May 2014 - 6 p.m.
Mauritania 1 : 0 Equatorial Guinea
5 Maputo Stadium 18 May 2014 - 6 p.m.
Mozambique 5 : 0 South Sudan
6 Dodoma Stadium 18 May 2014 - 6 p.m.
Tanzania 1 : 0 Zimbabwe
7 Lobamba Stadium 18 May 2014 - 6 p.m.
Swaziland 1 : 1 Sierra Leone 
8 Bangui Stadium 18 May 2014 - 6 p.m.
Central African Republic 0 : 0 Guinea-Bissau
9 Bujumbura Stadium 18 May 2014 - 6 p.m.
Burundi 0 : 0 Botswana
10 Tripolis Stadium 18 May 2014 - 6 p.m.
Libya 0 : 0 Rwanda
11 Antananarivo Stadium 18 May 2014 - 6 p.m.
Madagascar 2 : 1 Uganda 2014
12 Nairobi Stadium 18 May 2014 - 6 p.m.
Kenya 1 : 0 Comoros
13 Monrovia Stadium 18 May 2014 - 6 p.m.
Liberia 1 : 0 Lesotho