COACHES - IVORY COAST - Renard among names on coach shortlist
The 45-year-old Renard ended his second spell as Zambia coach in October 2013 to take over at French club Sochaux for the second half of the Ligue 1 season.
TRANSFER - Ivory Coast - Didier Drogba considering Chelsea return on one-year deal
The Ivory Coast international, a free agent after leaving Galatasaray, left Stamford Bridge in 2012 after scoring the winning penalty in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - 2ND ROUND - first leg - all results
SATURDAY'S MATCHES
• Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau 2:0
• Uganda vs Mauritania 2:0
• Sierra Leone vs Seychelles 2:0 SUNDAY'S MATCHES
• Lesotho vs Kenya 1:0
• Tanzania vs Mozambique 2:2
• Congo Brazzaville vs Rwanda 2:0
• Benin vs Malawi 1:0
COACHES - ALGERIA - Christian Gourcuff named as Algeria's new national coach
Gourcuff was last coach of Lorient, leaving the job in May at the end of the Ligue 1 season. He has also coached at Le Mans and Stade Rennes and had a one-year spell in Saudi Arabia.
TRANSFER - Algeria - Halliche joins Qatar Sports Club
The 27-year-old centre-back was part of the Desert Foxes squad that reached the last 16 of the World Cup in Brazil - their best performance at a finals.