Pitso’s Al Ahly beat Wydad to reach CAF CL final

Pitso’s Al Ahly beat Wydad to reach CAF CL final

Goals from Mohsen in the opening five minute, Hussein el Shahat 26th and Yasser Ibrahim 59th respectively were enough as they proved too strong for their Moroccan counterparts having won the first leg of the semifinal 2-0 last weekend.
 
Wydad grabbed a consolation goal through Zouhair El Moutaraji nine minutes from the end.
 
The Egyptians advanced to this year’s final following a 5-1 overall.
 
Al Ahly’s South African boss, Pitso Mosimane, is not new to this stage of the competition. He won it with Mamelodi Sundowns in 2016.
 
 
His side will now face either Morocco’s Raja Casablanca or Cairo rivals Zamalek in next month’s final which will take place in Egypt.

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Sierra Leone continue to slide down FIFA ranking

Sierra Leone continue to slide down FIFA ranking

Sierra Leone continue their slide down in latest ranking

Sierra Leone maintained their slide down in latest Fifa ranking.

  • Sierra Leone have plummeted a place down from 119th to 120th in the latest FIFA ranking announced on Thursday.
  • After more than six months of non-active football matches due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sierra Leone was part of international friendly games played in October.
  • Leone Stars who ranked 120th suffered back to back defeat 2-1 to Mauritania and 1-0 against Niger respectively in preparation for three-time African champions Nigeria.

Sierra Leone highest ever rankings came in August 2014 as they were ranked 50th globally and 7th in Africa.

In Africa, Sierra Leone stands as the 31st best team ahead of their doubleheader against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

Meanwhile, Nigeria is now 32nd in the latest global rankings for October. Last month, Gernot Rohr’s men were rated the 29th best team in the world.

However, they dropped three places as a consequence of their contrasting results in the October international fixtures. The Super Eagles lost 1-0 to reigning African champions Algeria, before settling for a 1-1 draw against Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles.

Belgium, 2018 Fifa World Cup winners FranceBrazilEngland and Portugal occupy the first to fifth positions respectively.

The next Fifa/Coca-Cola World Rankings will be published on 26 November 2020.

Pyramids’ book CAF Confed Cup final spot after late goals

Pyramids’ book CAF Confed Cup final spot after late goals

  • Pyramids secured a comfortable 2-0 win over AC Horoya in the 2019/20 CAF Confederation Cup semifinal match at the Mohamed V Stadium on Tuesday night.
  • The victory saw the Egyptian club advance to the final where they will face Moroccan side RS Berkane, while Guinea’s Horoya were eliminated from the competition.

Pyramids controlled the match from the start with Omar Gaber pulling the strings from the midfield for the Egyptian side.

The first real chance of the game came 17 minutes into the encounter after the Horoya defence was exposed.

However, Horoya goalkeeper Moussa Camara was alert and he produced a magnificent save to deny Mohamed Farouk.

Camara was the busier of the two keepers as he was called into action seven minutes before the half-hour mark and he gathered Gaber’s long-range shot.

The last goalscoring opportunity of the first-half fell for Gaber after some good work by his teammate Eric Traore in the 37th minute.

However, Gaber’s effort was cleared off the goal-line and the score was 0-0 at the interval following a first-half which was dominated by Pyramids.

Pyramids continued to dominate possession after the restart, but the Guinean champions’ defence looked solid and compact as they contained Ante Cacic’s side.

Croatian coach Cacic decided to make a change in the 73rd minute as winger Ibrahim Hassan replaced striker John Antwi.

Hassan made an immediate impact as he netted in the 74th minute with a low shot which went through Camara’s legs to make it 1-0 to Pyramids having being set-up by Gaber.

It was soon 2-0 to Pyramids when Farouk set-up Abdallah El-Said, who cut inside before beating Camara with a brilliant finish.

Attacker Alseny Camara Agogo was introduced in the closing stages of the game by Horoya coach Lamine N’Diaye and he scored in the 86th minute, but the goal was disallowed for offside.

Ultimately, the match ended in a 2-0 victory in favour of Pyramids, who contained Horoya in the dying minutes of the match.

Pyramids (0) 2 (Hassan 74′, El-Said 75′)

Horoya (0) 0

Pyramids: M. Soliman, A. Tawfik, A. Ayman, A. Gabr, M. Hamdi, N. Emad, O. Gaber, M. Farouk, A. El-Said (I. Adel 90’+4), E. Traore, J. Antwi (I.Hassan 73′)

Horoya AC: M. Camara, L. Fofana, A. Mangue, B. Samassekou, G. Asante, D. Nikiema, M. Sylla, A. Wonkoye, O. Mandela (H. Makambo 67′), D. Camara (A,C. Agogo 77′), B. Sakin.

SOURCE: Super Sports

Egypt to host Total CAF Champions League final

Egypt to host Total CAF Champions League final

  • This year’s Total Champions League final will be played in Egypt that is according to the Confederation of African Football, (CAF).
 
“Egypt won the organization of the important event that will be held on Nov. 6,” CAF said in a statement. 
 
The draw was held at 11:30 local time to choose the final stadium between Egypt and Morocco, CAF Confirmed.
 
The first and second-leg games of the semis will be held on Oct. 17-18 and Oct. 23-24 respectively. The final is set for Nov. 6.
 
Egyptian sides, Ahly and Zamalek, will face Morocco’s Wydad de Casablanca and Raja de Casablanca respectively.

In case two teams from the same country reached the final, it would be played in their respective country.

Global football has been affected by Covid-19 pandemic since March. Football was suspended due to precautionary measures to control the spread of the pandemic. 

 

Spartak Moscow sign Nigeria’s Victor Moses on loan

Spartak Moscow sign Nigeria’s Victor Moses on loan

  • Nigerian international and Chelsea midfielder Victor Moses has joined Russian side Spartak Moscow on a season-long loan.
  • The move is the 29-year-old’s sixth loan spell away from Chelsea since 2012 
 
The Russian side announced that they have agreed on a deal with Chelsea for loan transfers with an option to buy Nigerian star, Victor Moses.
 
The former  West Ham United attacker has had spells on loan with  Fenerbahçe in Turkey, and Italian giants Inter Milan last season.
 
Moses has not played for Chelsea in more than two years, and this is his sixth spell away from Stamford Bridge after he arrived in 2012.

Former Chelsea prodigy Kevin Wright set for Sierra Leone debut

Former Chelsea prodigy Kevin Wright set for Sierra Leone debut

  • Kevin Wright is set to make his international debut for Sierra Leone on Friday. 
  • The former Chelsea academy graduate says playing for Sierra Leone for the first time is a challenge and opportunity he is relishing.
  • Wright, 24, is presently in Nouakchott Mauritania as one of three new faces named for the first national assignment.
  • Leone Stars take on Mauritania on October 9 at the Stade Olympique (Nouakchott) in preparation for next months’ doubleheader against Group L leaders Super Eagles of Nigeria.

The Mauritanians were runner-ups during the 1995 Amilcar Cabral Cup, after losing to Sierra Leone on penalties. 

They played in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history.

Wright joined Premier League giants Chelsea at aged 11 and worked his way through the youth ranks to earn his first professional deal at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2013.

He was part of Chelsea‘s academy in 2005 and went on to play for the club’s development squad between 2014 and 2016 before his departure. 

Presently trading with  Örebro in the Swedish Allsvenskan, the former Fredrikstad defender has been a pivotal figure since his move to the Orebro-based side.

“I’m excited because this is a new opportunity and a new challenge, one I am looking forward to,” Wright told FSL UK from Nouakchott.

“After a long time thinking of Sierra Leone, I think this is the right time for me to present the birth country of my parents. Hopefully, we can achieve a positive result together in moving forward.”

“I am in good form in Sweden having a good season. I hope to bring that, to the Leone Stars.”

Wright confirmed his connection with Sierra Leone, “I was born in London with both of my parents from Sierra Leone.”

He has played in 20 matches for the in Swedish Allsvenskan side this season and was part of Orebro’s 3-2 win over IF Elfborg on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Sierra Leone completed their first training in Mauritania with 19 local stars with six foreign-based after their safe arrival with a 42-man delegation including Sports Minister Ibrahim Nyelenkeh.

After Mauritania, the team will travel to Niger for their second friendly test on Tuesday 13th October at the Stade Général Seyni Kountché de Niamey (SGSK).

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