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Morocco win first U23 AFCON defeating Egypt
Host Morocco defeated defending champions Egypt 2-1 in extra time at home in Rabat on Saturday (8 July). Both teams and Mali booked their places in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Morocco came from...
Guinea, Mali to battle for U23 Olympic Games ticket
The two West African nations set for an eventful TotalEnergies CAF U23 Africa Cup of Nations third and fourth-place play-off tie on Friday. Kick Off for the all-important cracker at 17:00 GMT at the...
Egypt to defend U23 Afcon title against host Morocco
The Egyptians emerged triumphant in the first semi-final of the CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations following a 1-0 win over their West African counterpart Guinea on Tuesday to reach the final. As a...
Giants Egypt, minnows Comoros & Gambia among qualifiers
Record seven-time champions Egypt minnows Comoros and the Gambia were among five teams, who qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea could join them later....
Race to Cameroon, no pressure on us – Lesotho coach Senong
Lesotho senior national team head coach Thabo Senong says his side is under no pressure ahead of ties against Sierra Leone and Nigeria. The South African nation sharing the same national flag...
Leone Stars: four reasons why Sierra Leoneans should not get carried away
By Mohamed Deen The Leone Stars' dramatic comeback against the Super Eagles of Nigeria was nothing short of remarkable. The game was played on 13th November 2020 in Benin City, Nigeria and with the...
Zambia’s Chipolopolo, Sierra Leone Lusaka test date confirmed
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) announced the March 22nd friendly test date expected to be played in Lusaka a few days ago. Football Association of Zambia FAZ says the two sides will...
Véron Mosengo-Omba appointed new CAF General Secretary
Véron Mosengo-Omba will leave his role as Chief Officer of the FIFA member associations (MAs) division with immediate effect to take on the position of CAF General Secretary. Mr Mosengo-Omba...
Patrice Motsepe elected new CAF President
South Africa's Patrice Motsepe was elected the new Confederation of African Football (CAF) president in Rabat, Morocco, on Friday. The Mamelodi Sundowns owner will replace the outgoing Ahmad Ahmad...
CAF makes U-turn as Sierra Leone host Squirrels of Benin at home
Confederation of African Football, CAF has open the door to Sierra Leone to host their final African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Benin at home. Officially, the contest is taken place in...
Ghana down Uganda to clinch fourth Total AFCON U20 title
Ghanaians worldwide celebrated their U20 triumph in Mauritania on their 64th Independence Day. The West Africans proved too strong with a 2-0 victory over first-timers Uganda at Stade Municipal in...
The Gambia beat Tunisia to win U20 Afcon bronze
A 4-2 triumph by the Young Scorpions over Tunisia on Friday on penalties shootout saw them won their second bronze medal at the African U-20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania. It was goalless after the...
FUFA asks former Sierra Leone boss Mckinstry to step aside
Former Sierra Leone coach Johnny McKinstry has been asked by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa) to step aside for this month's qualifiers. The Northern Irishman who has been in...
Ghana, Uganda through to Total Afcon Under-20 semis
The Black Satellites are on course for a fourth continental title after making the semi-final of the 2021 championship in Mauritania after a 4-2 penalty victory over Cameroon in the Total Under-20...
Hosts Morocco pitted against Zambia, Ivory Coast at U17 Afcon
Hosts Morocco will kick off this year's event against Uganda's Cubs in Rabat The competition is set to run from 13 to 31 March 2021 The other two teams in the group are Zambia and 2013 winners Ivory...
Horoya ready for Kaizer Chiefs CAF CL test
Guinea giant Horoya AC look set for their gigantic test in matchday two of their 2020-21 Caf Champions League campaign tie against Kaizer Chiefs. The Group C contest will be played at the FNB...
New venues Identified for two CAF Champions League matches
The Confederation of African Football has rescheduled two matches in the Champions League for 28 February to be played at neutral venues, BBC Sports reports. Both ties involve teams from South...
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr happy with strikers headache
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, is happy that Nigerian strikers are firing on all cylinders for their respective teams in Europe, but has hinted he will have to select the best ahead of games...
Lesotho provisional squad named for qualifiers against Sierra Leone and Nigeria
Lesotho boss Thabo Senong has named a 30-man provisional squad for games against Sierra Leone and Nigeria in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers scheduled for late March Group L bottom side...
Sierra Leone disqualified from WAFU U17 over MRI test of some players
Sierra Leone has been disqualified from the West African Football Union Zone A 17 tournament in Senegal. Although, they were already eliminated after their opening two defeats. However, the SLFA...
Al Ahly coach Mosimane eyes bronze in Qatar Club World Cup
Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has admitted that there was a big gulf in class between his African champions and European champions Bayern Munich, BBC Sports reports. The South African was talking...