TRANSFER - IVORY COAST - Didier Drogba - Chelsea re-sign club legend on free transfer

The Ivory Coast international was voted Chelsea's greatest ever player in a poll of fans in 2012 and has spoken of his close ties to the Blues. His 34 goals for Chelsea in European competition remains a club record, as do his nine strikes in nine cup finals.

26 Jul 2014
COACHES - TUNISIA- Troussier ready to inspire CS Sfaxien

Sfaxien chairman Lotfi Abdennadher was thrilled at capturing a coach who rose to prominence by winning three consecutive Ivorian titles from 1990 for Asec Mimosas. "We have never had a coach of his level, experience, ability and vision. Talking with Philippe I quickly realised we were on the same wavelength," he said.

26 Jul 2014
COACHES - SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa set to name new coach

Queiroz coached South Africa for two years from 2000 but was sacked after qualifying the side for the 2002 World Cup. He has been in charge of Iran since 2011 and took them took to the World Cup in Brazil, where they were eliminated at the group stage.

26 Jul 2014
TRANSFER - IVORY COAST - Serge Aurier joins Paris St-Germain on loan from Toulouse

The 21-year-old right-back played in all of his country's matches at the World Cup in Brazil.

25 Jul 2014
Transfer - Senegal - midfielder Guirane N'Daw joins Metz

N'Daw, who has played 44 times for his country, started his career in France with Sochaux in 2002.

24 Jul 2014
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. 

23 Jul 2014
Transfer - Algeria - Midfielder Yavine Brahimi signs for Porto

The 24-year-old French-born attacking midfielder has agreed an $8.7m (£5.1m) deal with a $67m (£40m) buy-out clause.

 

23 Jul 2014
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 

21 Jul 2014
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.

21 Jul 2014
  P W D L GF GA GD Pts
USM Alger 6 5 0 1 9 3 6 15
Al Merreikh 6 4 1 1 9 4 5 13
Entente Setif 6 1 2 3 5 10 -5 5
MC El Eulma 6 0 1 5 5 11 -6 1

African Champions League 2015
2014 Champions: Entente Sétif

GROUP B

103 Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif 28 Jun 2015 - 5 p.m.
Entente Setif 1 : 2 USM Alger
104 Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman 26 Jun 2015 - 5 p.m.
Al Merreikh 2 : 0 MC El Eulma
107 Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers 10 Jul 2015 - 5 p.m.
USM Alger 1 : 0 Al Merreikh
108 Stade Messaoud Zougar, El Eulma 11 Jul 2015 - 5 p.m.
MC El Eulma 0 : 1 Entente Setif
111 Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers 24 Jul 2015 - 5 p.m.
USM Alger 2 : 1 MC El Eulma
112 Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif 24 Jul 2015 - 5 p.m.
Entente Setif 1 : 1 Al Merreikh
115 Stade Messaoud Zougar, El Eulma 7 Aug 2015 - 5 p.m.
MC El Eulma 0 : 1 USM Alger
116 Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman 9 Aug 2015 - 5 p.m.
Al Merreikh 2 : 0 Entente Setif
119 Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers 21 Aug 2015 - 5 p.m.
USM Alger 3 : 0 Entente Setif
120 Stade Messaoud Zougar, El Eulma 22 Aug 2015 - 5 p.m.
MC El Eulma 2 : 3 Al Merreikh
123 Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman 11 Sep 2015 - 8:30 p.m.
Al Merreikh 1 : 0 USM Alger
124 Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif 11 Sep 2015 - 8:30 p.m.
Entente Setif 2 : 2 MC El Eulma