CAF unveils Women’s Africa Cup of Nations schedule

CAF unveils Women’s Africa Cup of Nations schedule

by | 17 Jun, 2022 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News

The Confederation of Africa, CAF, have unveiled the schedule for next month’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Debutants Burundi and Botswana are in  Group C alongside Nigeria and South Africa.

The competition will commence on Saturday, 02 July 2022 at Prince Moulay Abdellah sports Complex as hosts Morocco lock horns with Burkina Faso. Kickoff at 21h30 local time (21h30 GMT).

The 14th edition of the Women’s AFCON will also serve as qualifiers for next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand starting from July 20.

TotalEnergies WAFCON Match Schedule

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by | 15 Jun, 2022 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News

Former Chelsea winger and Cote d’Ivoire international Salomon Kalou has signed for AS Arta Solar 7 on a short-term contract. 

Kalou, 36, is set to play CAF inter-club competition with the Djiboutian champions As Arta Solar 7 next season. 

Kalou will now be teammates with ex-Cameroon goalkeeper Idriss Carlos Kameni, Alexandre Song Billong, Dany Nounkeu, Diafra Sakho and Alain Traoré.

AS Arta Solar 7 completed a double at the end of 2021-22 after they clinched the Djiboutian League and Djiboutian Cup titles.

Kalou, who is junior brother to former Cote d’Ivoire player Bonaventure Kalou started his career at ASEC Mimosas before joining Dutch side Feyenoord in 2003.

After two seasons in the Dutch top-flight, Kalou signed for English Premier League side Chelsea FC for a fee of around £9 million.

He won the Premier League, FA Cup (4 times), League Cup, Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League during his time in England from 2006 to 2012.

Kalou was a member of the Cote d’Ivoire team that won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea after beating Ghana in post-match penalty shootouts.

He later joined French Ligue 1 side LOSC Lille and also played for Hertha Berlin in Germany and Brazilian club Botafogo before becoming unattached last year.

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by | 11 Jun, 2022 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News

After their comfortable 5-1 win over Sao Tome, Guinea Bissau has safely arrived in the Guinean capital ahead of Group A matchday two of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone on Monday. 

The Group A leaders arrived at around 1:25 am on Saturday, June 11 – via Casablanca. 

The Leone Stars will lock to avoid a second defeat in the group following their narrow 2-1 loss at the MKO Abiola Stadium on Thursday afternoon. 

Sierra Leone was the first to touch down in Guinea from Nigeria on Friday to continue their preparation for this crucial encounter.

Monday’s outing between the two West African nations will be the thirteen. Sierra Leone has never lost to their counterparts at the senior level. The Leone Stars with the upper hand with seven victories and five draws in all competitions.

However, Bissau’s young keeper Manuel Baldé is confident of a good performance against the Leone Stars. 

“Our victory over Sao Tome we are pleased with, but we will continue to work because, on Monday 13 June, we have a difficult challenge ahead. Personally, I’m prepared to help the team,” Manuel Baldé, who plays football in Portugal with F.C. Vizela, was quoted as saying.

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Guinea Bissau thrashed Sao Tome and Principe 5-1 to signal a strong message in their opening Group A game of the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Thursday in Morocco.

The home side had to come from behind to score five goals after Sao Tome took the lead in the 21st minute through Edmilson Viegas.

Just before the break Alfa Semedo levelled the scoreline for Guinea-Bissau before Zinho Gano brace to make it 3-1 in the 50th and 58th minutes, respectively.

Substitute Zidane Banjaqui added the fourth in the 81st minute before Jorginho Intima sealed an emphatic victory for the Djurtus moments later at the Stade de Marrakech in Morocco.

As a result, Guinea Bissau will be leading the group standings on goals advantage over Nigeria’s Super Eagles, who defeated Sierra Leone 2-1 under new coach Jose Peseiro at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium.

The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone started brightly in the opening exchanges and took full advantage of a left-wing cross for Jonathan Morsay, who scored his first goal for the West Africans.

China-based striker Mohamed Buya Turay could have doubled it for the Leone Stars after his shot hit the post just after Morsay’s goal.

The visitors’ lead only lasted five minutes as Nigeria regained composure to draw parity through a cool finish from Everton attacker Alex Iwobi.

The three-time African Champions completed the comeback four minutes from the break as Osimhen got onto a header pass from Simon to put the hosts in front.

Four days later, Nigeria will tackle São Tomé and Príncipe at the 45,000 –capacity Grand Stade de Agadir in Southern Morocco.

Sierra Leone will host Guinea Bissau at the Stade General Lansana Conte in Conakry in the second round of matches on Monday.

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Nigeria striker Cyriel Kolawole Dessers, who played for Feyenoord last season on loan from Belgian club Genk, wants victory against Sierra Leone.

The Super Eagles will go face to face with the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja behind closed doors on Thursday. Nonetheless, striker Cyriel Dessers insisted that should not stop the team from victory.

“We have to perform, do the business even behind closed doors,” says Dessers’ who will play his first home game for Nigeria since he opted to play for the Eagles ahead of Belgium two years ago.

“It would have been great with the fans at the stadium, but that will not be possible for this game,” Sporting Sun quoted him as saying.

The top scorer of this season’s UEFA Europa Conference League scored his first international goal in a 2-1 loss to Mexico recently.

“I got goosebumps after I scored that goal,” he admitted.

“I hope to score more goals and do everything for the team. I have no regrets. I chose to play for Nigeria even though I was overlooked after my debut two years ago.

“I will keep fighting and continue to score goals to be called up.”

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The Confederation of African Football has appointed Ivorian officials to officiate Thursday’s African Cup of Nations opener against Nigeria and Sierra Leone in Abuja as Ibrahim Kalilou Traore is the centre referee.

His compatriots Adou Desire N’goh, Nouhou Ouattara and Kouassi Francois Biro will serve as assistant referee 1, assistant referee 2 and fourth official respectively.

Moukaila Nassam Adam from Ghana will be the match commissioner, while Serge Paulin Samuel from Burkina Faso will serve as referee assessor.

Meanwhile, the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone have been in Abuja since Saturday getting ready to confront their host.

The Super Eagles suffered a back-to-back defeat during their US training camp. They will look to get back to winning ways when they host Sierra Leone in Abuja at the  Moshood Abiola Stadium in the Group A opener behind closed doors.

On the 13th, at the Marrakech Stadium in the Moroccan city, São Tomé and Príncipe will host Nigeria as they do not have an approved playing ground in their country. 

The same day the General Lansana Conté stadium hosted Leone Stars’ home tie against Guinea Bissau. 

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