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
  P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Senegal 6 4 2 0 10 3 7 14
Burkina Faso 6 2 3 1 10 6 4 9
Cape Verde 6 2 0 4 4 12 -8 6
South Africa 6 1 1 4 7 10 -3 4

WORLD CUP 2018 QUALIFIERS
GROUP D

7 8 Oct 2016 - 6 p.m.
Burkina Faso 1 : 1 South Africa
8 8 Oct 2016 - 8 p.m.
Senegal 2 : 0 Cape Verde
17 10 Nov 2017 - 6 p.m.
South Africa 0 : 2 Senegal
18 12 Nov 2016 - 6 p.m.
Cape Verde 0 : 2 Burkina Faso
27 28 Aug 2017 - 5 p.m.
Cape Verde 2 : 1 South Africa
28 28 Aug 2017 - 5 p.m.
Senegal 0 : 0 Burkina Faso
37 2 Sep 2017 - 5 p.m.
South Africa 1 : 2 Cape Verde
38 2 Sep 2017 - 5 p.m.
Burkina Faso 2 : 2 Senegal
47 7 Oct 2017 - 6 p.m.
South Africa 3 : 1 Burkina Faso
48 7 Oct 2017 - 6 p.m.
Cape Verde 0 : 2 Senegal
57 14 Nov 2017 - 6 p.m.
Senegal 2 : 1 South Africa
58 14 Nov 2017 - 6 p.m.
Burkina Faso 4 : 0 Cape Verde