Dakar, Senegal | AFP | Mohamed Salah completed a memorable day for Egyptian football by retaining his African Player of the Year award in Senegal Tuesday. The 26-year-old Liverpool star finished first with club-mate Senegalese Sadio Mane and Arsenal and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang the other finalists. “I have dreamt of winning this award since …
Read More »KCCA FC pick first away win on continent
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC were 2-1 winners Saturday against Mtibwa Sugar SC of Tanzania in a CAF Confederation Cup game played at Azam Complex – Chamazi. Muzamir Mutyaba’s goal inside half an hour of play and Allan Okello’s goal that came two minutes from end …
Read More »Vipers SC set to defend solid home record, seek 2 goals
▶TODAY 4PM ✅ CAF Champions League ✅ Vipers ?? vs CS Constantine ?? ✅ St Mary’s Stadium Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Venoms have won two of their three home continental matches and know they must keep this record intact, if they are to stop CS Constantine and march into the …
Read More »Orlando Pirates disappoint at home in CAF Champions League
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Former winners Orlando Pirates of South Africa were left fighting for CAF Champions League survival after being held to a scoreless draw at home by minnows African Stars of Namibia on Saturday. The clubs meet again next Saturday in the second leg of the …
Read More »South Africa bid to host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South Africa has formally bid to replace Cameroon as hosts of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, a senior football official told AFP Thursday. “We have submitted our bid documents,” South African Football Association spokesman Dominic Chimhavi said in reply to emailed questions from …
Read More »Vipers SC off for Algerian mission
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers SC will face an up-hill task when they battle Algeria’s SC Constantine in the first round of the CAF Champions League at the Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui on Friday. The team without suspended skipper Taddeo Lwanga and Geoffrey Wasswa traveled this afternoon on an Emirates …
Read More »Morocco will not host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Rabat, Morocco | AFP | Morocco will not be a candidate to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after Cameroon was stripped of the tournament, the country’s sports minister Rachid Talbi Alami said on Wednesday. “Morocco does not intend to run for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and …
Read More »Ndugwa sinks Merriekh, Vipers into next stage
*Total CAF Champions League Vipers SC ?? 1 El Merreikh?? 0 (Aggregate Score 2-2 -*Vipers SC Advance on Away goals rule) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers Sports Club advanced to the next stage of the Total CAF Champions League after edging Sudanese outfit El Merreikh in the return leg of …
Read More »Odds stacked against DRC Club, Ugandan in charge of security in CAF Cup final
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP & THE INDEPENDENT | Congolese side V Club admit it will be “very difficult” to overcome a 3-0 deficit against Raja Casablanca of Morocco Sunday when they host the CAF Confederation Cup final second leg. There have been 108 two-leg CAF club finals in four …
Read More »Cameroon stripped of hosting 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Accra, Ghana | AFP | Cameroon was on Friday stripped of hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations due to delays in preparing for the continental showpiece, organisers the Confederation of African Football announced. “Today we took the decision to withdraw the 2019 CAN from Cameroon,” CAF president Ahmad Ahmad told …
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