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AFCON 2023: Senegal without injured Ballo-Toure & Sabaly for Gambia clash

Senegal finalise plans to extend Aliou Cisse’s contract

President of the Senegalese Football Federation, Augustin Senghor has confirmed plans to extend the contract of Aliou Cisse as Teranga Lions head coach. Cisse has been at the helm of the Senegal national team since March 2015 and he is in line to lead the West African country through the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers which begin in September. His current contract is set to...

NPFL: Title contenders & flops of the 2023-24 season

Rangers, Enyimba, Remo Stars & El Kanemi learn continental fate

Nigerian champions, Rangers International have been drawn against Comorian league winners, US Zilimadjou in the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League. Rangers will travel to Comoros for the first leg between August 16-18 before playing host to US Zilimadjou the following week in Nigeria. The winner of the encounter will face either Angola’s GDSE or St. Louis of Mauritius in the next round. Nigeria’s second...

Mokwena: Meet 37-year-old coach dominating South African football

Mokwena: Wydad Casablanca sign South African coach after Sundowns exit

Former Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena has taken over as Wydad Casablanca manager on a two-year contract. Mokwena part ways with Sundowns at the end of the last season after lifting South Africa’s Premier Soccer League for second successive season. The 37-year-old tactician also won the inaugural African Football League with Mamelodi Sundowns in 2023 but the club revealed that he did meet their objectives...

Cameroon FA rejects Samuel Eto’o’s resignation after AFCON 2023 exit

FECAFOOT chief Samuel Eto’o under fire over dual nationality

President of Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), Samuel Eto’o has found himself in a fresh controversy over alleged dual nationality. Eto’o recently appeared in front of CAF Disciplinary Committee in Egypt over allegations of his involvement in match-fixing in the Cameroonian leagues. The former Barcelona and Chelsea striker is yet to clear his name in the allegation and he now has another stain on his garment. The...

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2025 AFCON Qualifiers: CAF sets date for draw event

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has scheduled July 4 for the draw of the 2025 Africa Cup Of Nations qualifiers in Johannesburg, South Africa. The draw will see 48 nations, including the four winners from the preliminary round (Chad, Eswatini, Liberia and South Sudan) drawn into 12 groups of four teams each to battle it out for places at the finals. Headlining the confirmed nations...