by FSL News | 26 Feb, 2021 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News
- 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 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-finals.
Ghana and Cameroon played to a 1-1 draw after extra-time before they booked their ticket to the semi-finals of the ongoing Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania on Thursday.
Frank Boateng scored after 90-minute to cancel out a Kevin-Prince Milla opener for Cameroon at Stade Olympique in Nouakchott.
Goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim deemed as the hero following his p[eanlty saved while another came rattling off the crossbar as Ghana entered the next phase of the competition.
Meanwhile, Debutants Uganda impressively overcomes Burkina Faso 5-3 on post-match penalties at the Stade Cheikha Boidiya in Nouakchott to reach the tournament semi-finals.
They will now face the winner between Morocco and Tunisia in Monday’s semi-final in Nouakchott.
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by FSL News | 24 Feb, 2021 | African News, Sport News
- 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 Coast
The draw for the Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2021 was conducted on Wednesday, 24 February 2021 in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
CAF Director of Competitions Samson Adamu conducted the draw, assisted by Mauritania’s legend Mustapha Fall.
Following are the groups :
Group A: Morocco, Uganda, Zambia, Cote d’Ivoire
Group B: Nigeria, Tanzania, Algeria, Congo
Group C: Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, South Africa
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by FSL News | 23 Feb, 2021 | African News, Sport News
- 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 Stadium on Tuesday kick-off is at 6 pm CAT (SA, GMT+2).
A win for Horoya will see them open a six-point lead in their group.
The 18-time Guinean champions head to South Africa following a huge 5-0 hammering over Satellite FC in their top-flight league on Wednesday.
They also won their opening Champions League match against Angolan side Atlético Petróleos de Luanda 2-0 in Guinea on February 13th at General Lansana Conté Stadium in Nongo.
Kaizer, on the other hand, opening match away to Wydad Casablanca earlier this month was postponed after the Soweto giants were denied entry visas into Morocco, due to covid-19 health restrictions.
Kaizer played to a 1-1 draw in their last league encounter against SuperSports United while their opponent was unbeaten in their last six games.
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by FSL News | 22 Feb, 2021 | African News, Sport News
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 Africa who were unable to secure the necessary visas to travel due to restrictions imposed because of the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic.
Algeria’s CR Belouizdad will now face South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns in Tanzania at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
The Group B encounter was due to play in Algeria on Tuesday 23 February.
The other tie to be rearranged is Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca against Kaizer Chiefs, who will now play n Burkina Faso at 4 August Stadium in Ouagadougou.
The Group C match was initially meant to be played on 13 February in Morocco while a later suggested date of six days later in Egypt was rejected by Kaizer Chiefs.
Both the Burkina Faso and Tanzania football authorities have both given the go-ahead for the matches to be played in their countries.
The issue of travel restrictions has also affected games in both the European Champions League and Europe League with several tied being played at neutral venues.
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by FSL News | 18 Feb, 2021 | African News, Sport News
- 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 against Benin and Lesotho.
Nigeria leading Group L with 8 points after four games. They will take on Benin before hosting Lesotho in their final 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Teslim Balogun Stadium next month.
Rohr, 67, admitted to Daily Sunspots/SportingSun a few days ago in Lagos, that he’s happy that most Nigerian strikers in their various European leagues doing well by scoring goals for their respective teams.
“I’m happy that my strikers are doing well and scoring goals. Taiwo Awoniyi is scoring, same as Paul Onuachu, Josh Maja, Terem Moffi and Henry Onyekuru,” he explained.
“We also have Victor Osimhen and Kelechi Iheanacho doing well with their clubs. It is important that these players are doing well in their various teams and it’s a positive signal for the Super Eagles,” the German said.
There have been 236 goals scored in 104 qualifying matches, for an average of 2.27 goals per match as of 17 November 2020 with Napoli striker Victor Osimhen leading the top scorer chart with four goals.
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by FSL News | 12 Feb, 2021 | African News, Sport News
- 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 Likuena will host the Leone Stars at Setsoto Stadium on March 22 before taking on leaders Nigeria in their final group match in Lagos on March 30.
In the first leg encounters against the two West African sides, Crocodiles of Lesotho played to a 1-1 draw in Freetown in an empty stadium after FIFA sanction.
A late goal by Jane Thabants’o salvaged a 1-1 draw for Lesotho against Sierra Leone in the group opener behind closed doors at the Siaka Stevens Stadium in Freetown.
Senong’s side was beaten 4-2 by Nigeria at Setsoto Stadium in Maseru in their matchday two while Sierra Leone, on the other hand, suffered a 1-0 defeat in Benin.
A win for Sierra Leone in Lesotho will revive their chance to make the biggest stage of continental football having placed to a back to back draw with the Super Eagles of Nigeria in matchday three and four of the qualifiers.
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