by FSL News | 9 Feb, 2020 | African News
The group phase draws of the West African Football Union (Wafu Zone A) completed at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sierra Leone on Saturday.
The tournament billed to run from 25 February to 7 March eights nations divided into Group A and B.
Host Sierra Leone will face Cape Verde, Senegal and Guinea in Group A while Group B will see Mali, the Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Liberia taking on each other.
Sierra Leone will lock horns against their counterparts at the Southern City of Bo stadium, and Group B is expected to be played in Makeni City.
Sierra Leone U-20 women’s national team were eliminated by Senegal a few days ago from Fifa World Cup preliminary round in the race to Costa Rica/Panama.
Before that, during 2019 festive season, In Makeni, Sierra Leone women’s team played to a 2-2 draw against Liberia.
In Bo, Liberia under-20 lost 2-0 to Sierra Leone under-20 in December.
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by FSL News | 6 Feb, 2020 | African News
Nigeria and their kit manufacturer Nike, have unveiled a new eye-catching jersey ahead of their 2021 African Cup Of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone next month.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria set to don the design for matches in the World Cup 2022 and Africa Cup of Nations 2021 qualifying campaigns.
Nigeria will host Sierra Leone next month before travelling to Freetown a few days later in the race to Cameroon 2021.
Two rounds of Nations Cup qualifiers will be staged in March, with one round in June before the final qualifying period from 31 August-8 September.
The Super Eagles are presently leading Group L with six points after beating Beni and Lesotho respectively in matchday and two of the ongoing qualifiers.
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group L Matches
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by FSL News | 3 Feb, 2020 | African News
The Confederation of African Football’s (Caf) Executive Committee has voted not to renew the mandate of Fifa’s secretary-general Fatma Samoura who had been working as General Delegate for Africa for the past six months, BBC Sports reports.
Samoura was given the role from 1 August 2019 by football’s world body following a reported request by Caf.
Fifa confirmed that Samoura’s mandate had come to an end on 1 February 2020 and that the global body’s six-month mission in Africa had been “completed successfully.”
At its Executive Committee meeting in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday, Caf’s members also agreed to analyse Fifa’s set of findings, recommendations and proposals.
On Saturday, Fifa’s president Gianni Infantino spoke to Caf members at a seminar in Morocco on the development of African football where he proposed that the Africa Cup of Nations be held every four years rather than two.
He also said he wants to create a pan-African Super League with 20 permanent member clubs and build new stadiums in every member African country with $1 billion US dollars earmarked to finance the program.
Fifa also confirmed on Sunday that, as agreed at the beginning of its mission in Africa, a “forensic audit report produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)” had been presented to Caf.
Caf thanked Gianni Infantino and Fatma Samoura for their “commitment and involvement in the Caf-Fifa cooperation.
In a press release signed by Caf’s secretary-general Mouad Hajji, African football’s ruling body confirmed it had decided to “continue with the implementation of reforms.”
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by FSL News | 1 Feb, 2020 | African News
Road to Costa Rica/Panama Preliminary Round, Return Leg
Senegal with a goal advantage over Sierra Leone
Venue Pikin Stadium in Senegal Saturday, 1st February 2020
Sierra Leone U-20 women’s national team will square off their Senegalese counterpart in the return fixture in Dakar on Saturday.
Head Coach Alhaji Foray is fully aware of the job at hand. One goal deficit a fortnight ago means the young Sierra Queens must be at their best if they to overturn the first-leg defeat.
Coach Foray, aka Abedi, is optimistic they are up for the task as his side looks to reach the next phase of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers.
“After our last training session yesterday, I was satisfied, and I believed the girls are well prepared. They ready to overturn the first leg result,” Foray told FSL News.
“I’m optimistic that this is the right time for women’s football to develop in Sierra Leone. They’re ready to surprised Sierra Leoneans. It’s time to focus on female football,” Foray aka Abedi noted.
The winner over two legs will progress to face the winner between Uganda and Tanzania in the next round.
Meanwhile, Tanzania U-20 Women’s team won the first leg after coming from a goal down to overcome neighbours Uganda in the first leg of the preliminary with Uganda hosting the return leg in Kampala on 2nd February 2020.
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by FSL News | 31 Jan, 2020 | African News
Cameroon’s AS Saint Etienne centre back Harold Moukoudi has joined Middleborough on loan until the end of the season.
“The 22-year-old Cameroon international became our fourth signing of the January transfer window, making the Teesside switch on deadline day,” Boro posted on their website.
“We’re delighted to bring Harold into the club. He’s a player we’ve been keeping an eye on and it’s a real coup that we’ve been able to bring him here,” Boro head coach Jonathan Woodgate said.
The former French youth international signed for Saint Etienne last summer, and played at the Riverside against Boro in pre-season in a 1-1 draw.
Moukoudi has played 16 times for Saint Etienne this season and has featured in their Europa League campaign.
The defender started his playing career with Le Havre where he made 63 appearances and scored six goals for the Normandy-based side, and was a regular feature at the back for them.
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by FSL News | 31 Jan, 2020 | African News
Cape Verde international, Nuno Da Costa, has been included in the Nottingham Forest side for their trip to Birmingham on Saturday.
The striker joined the Championship side for an undisclosed fee from RC Strasbourg.
Costa, 28, who enjoyed promotion with the French top-tier side, making a total of 87 appearances including in the Europa League, has been included in Forest side for the trip to Birmingham City on Saturday.
The frontman also has international experience with Cape Verde, regularly featuring in the qualification stages for the African Cup of Nations.
Manager Sabri Lamouchi has been eager to sign a striker since arriving at the club in June.
Lewis Grabban currently the only recognised forward in the squad after Rafa Mir has returned to Wolves after a loan spell while promising youngster Tyler Walker is on a season-long deal with League One side Lincoln City.
Nottingham Forest has been great this campaign sitting third as they target promotion.
Joe Lolley’s first-half goal was enough to help his side to third place within two points of the top two spots after beating fellow promotion hopefuls Brentford at Griffin Park.
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