by FSL News | 27 Apr, 2017 | African News
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday at the CAF’s headquarter in Cairo completed the draws of the group stage for the 2017 Champions League.
Holders South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns will face a tougher test in Group C after been handed a tricky draw in the group stage.
As well as debutants Saint George of Ethiopia in Group C they will face Esperance of Tunisia and DR Congo’s AS Vita Club, who have both been continental champions in the past.
Sudan’s two biggest clubs have been drawn in Group A as Al Hilal and Al Merreikh are joined by Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia and Mozambique’s Ferroviario Beira.
Eight-time champions Al Ahly of Egypt headline Group D, where they will tackle Wydad Casablanca of Morocco, Cameroon’s Coton Sport and Zambia’s Zanaco.
The group stage of the continental competition begins with Matchday 1 on the weekend of 12-14 May and wraps up with Matchday 6 on the weekend of 7-9 July.
CAF Champions’ League group stage draws results
Group A: Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia), Al Hilal (Sudan), Al Merrikh (Sudan), Ferroviario Beira (Mozambique)
Group B: Zamalek (Egypt), USM Alger (Algeria), Al Ahly Tripoli (Libya), CAPS United (Zimbabwe)
Group C: Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Esperance de Tunis (Tunisia), AS Vita (DR Congo), Saint George (Ethiopia)
Group D: Al Ahly (Egypt), Wydad Casablanca (Morocco), Coton Sport (Cameroon), Zanaco (Zambia)
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by FSL News | 27 Apr, 2017 | African News
TP Mazembe of DR Congo will travel to South Africa, West Africa to Guinea and Gabon as they seek to defend their Confederation Cup title.
The five-time African champions have been drawn in a Group D alongside SuperSport United, Horoya and Mounana in the expanded group stage.
Three-time winners CS Sfaxien of Tunisia will face South Africa’s Platinum Stars, debutants Mbabane Swallows of Swaziland and Mouloudia Alger from Algeria.
Moroccan side FUS Rabat, who won the tournament in 2010, face two sides making the debuts in the group stages in Rivers United of Nigeria and Uganda’s KCCA.
The group is completed by Tunisia’s Club Africain, who were the winner’s in 1991 and runners-up in this competition 20 years later.
The first group matches due to be played on the weekend of 12-14 May.
The top two from each group will progress to the quarter-finals with the final set to be played over two legs in November.
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by FSL News | 25 Apr, 2017 | African News
Hull City have confirmed striker Oumar Niasse red rad has been reversed.
The 27-year-old Senegal international was shown a straight red card for a tackle on M’Baye Niang during Hull’s 2-0 win over the Hornets on Saturday.
Hull successfully appealed to the FA against Niasse’s red card – which would have led to a three-match ban.
It means Niasse will be available for Hull’s trip to Southampton on Saturday.
Hull City are two points above the relegation zone with four games to play.
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by FSL News | 24 Apr, 2017 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leone midfielder, Abdul ‘Buduski’ Sesay, is looking forward to taking another step towards his Hercules challenge.
Sesay, 25, who joined the Herkku last month, is enjoying a new fresh start and patiently looking forward to making his debut on Saturday April 29 when then travel away to Vasa IFK to kick start their 2017 Kakkonen group C campaign.
“It feels like home already, the lads has been very good. I’m really looking forward to start,” Sesay told Footballsierraleone.net
“It is a new challenge for me, a new training environment, but I have just got to keep working hard. Not sure about my debut yet, however, I’m doing everything possible to be fit and ready.
“I am concentrating on every detail from the coaching team.”
Sesay is expected to be a key asset for head coach Amokachi this season in their bid for promotion to the Finish Ykkönen.
He was in top form last season with Oulun Palloseura Jalkapallo (OPS), scoring 16 goals in all competitions in the Finish third-tier (Kakkonen).
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by FSL News | 23 Apr, 2017 | Players Abroad News
Alhassan ‘Crespo’ Kamara was on target for BK Häcken, as they were defeated 2-1 by IFK Norrköping in the Swedish League on Sunday.
Norrköping came from a goal down to beat BK Häcken away from home.
Kamara, 24, had given the home side the lead in the 22nd minutes of the first half with his second goal of the season in his last four top-flight matches.
But after failing to capitalise on the few chances created, Jón Guðni Fjóluson scored Norrköping equaliser seven (7) minutes into the second half.
IFK Norrkoping coming into today’s tie with two straight defeats without a goal scored the decisive winner from Sebastian Andersson 11 minutes after their equaliser at the Bravida Arena.
Disappointingly, Häcken have only won once in their last four league matches and they will travel to Kamara’s former side Örebro SK April 26 in a tough away fixture.
The visitors, however, won only their second game of the season. For Hacken was the season’s first defeat.
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