2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 1ST MATCHES - PREVIEW - Saturday's matches

Champions Nigeria begin the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title by hosting Congo-Brazzaville in Calabar in one of 11 qualifiers on Saturday.

5 Sep 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 1ST MATCHES - PREVIEW - the qualifying begins

The group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers begins on Friday as 28 countries chase 15 places at January's finals, hoping to join hosts Morocco.

4 Sep 2014
TRANSFER - GAMBIA - Swansea City sign striker Modou Barrow from Ostersunds

Gambian-born Barrow moved to Sweden as a youngster and scored 10 goals in 19 appearances for Ostersunds last season.

2 Sep 2014
TRANSFER - MOROCCO - Aston Villa's El Ahmadi joins Feyenoord

Transfer deadline dayThe 29-year-old played for the Dutch club between 2008-2012, spending the first half of 2011 on loan at United Arab Emirates side Al Ahli.

2 Sep 2014
TRANSFER - IVORY COAST - WEST HAM SIGN BARCA'S SONG ON LOAN

Alex Song on a season-long loan. - "It was a very hard decision when you have options of a lot of clubs who are playing in the Champions League, but at the end of the day I chose West Ham because I wanted to come to the Premier League."

2 Sep 2014
TRANSFER - GHANA - Waris join Trabzonspor

The Ghana international, who played at the World Cup in Brazil, spent the second half of last season on loan at French side Valenciennes, where he scored nine goals in 16 games.

2 Sep 2014
TRANSFER - IVORY COAST - Ex-Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou joins Hertha Berlin

Kalou, scored 23 goals in 67 appearances for Ivory Coast - He has proved his class in the Premier League, Champions League and with his national team. 

1 Sep 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 Sep 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - Sierra Leone - 1ST MATCHES - PREVIEW

Sierra Leone move tie with DR Congo to Lubumbashi - because of the ebola outbreak.

31 Aug 2014
  P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Côte d'Ivoire 6 2 4 0 5 3 2 10
Sierra Leone  6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8
Gabon 5 2 1 2 5 5 0 7
Sudan 5 1 1 3 3 5 -2 4

AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS 2017
GROUP I

17 14 Jun 2015 - 5 p.m.
Côte d'Ivoire 0 : 0 Gabon
18 14 Jun 2015 - 5 p.m.
Sudan 1 : 0 Sierra Leone 
43 6 Sep 2015 - 5 p.m.
Sierra Leone  0 : 0 Côte d'Ivoire
44 25 Mar 2016 - 5 p.m.
Gabon 2 : 1 Sierra Leone 
69 25 Mar 2016 - 4 p.m.
Côte d'Ivoire 1 : 0 Sudan
70 28 Mar 2016 - 4 p.m.
Sierra Leone  1 : 0 Gabon
95 29 Mar 2016 - 4 p.m.
Sudan 1 : 1 Côte d'Ivoire
96 29 Mar 2016 - 4 p.m.
Sierra Leone  1 : 0 Sudan
121 4 Jun 2016 - 4 p.m.
Côte d'Ivoire 2 : 1 Gabon
146 4 Sep 2016 - 4 p.m.
Sudan 1 : 2 Gabon
147 4 Sep 2016 - 4 p.m.
Côte d'Ivoire 1 : 1 Sierra Leone