Giants fall in Africa
Two former continental champions suffered the ignominy of a first-round exit in the African Champions League on Sunday as shock results set the tone for a weekend of upheaval.
View ArticleItaly oust Brazil to take top spot
Brazil's remarkable 55-month run at the top of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking standings has been ended by the Azzurri.
View ArticleSundowns on the rise
As well as being on their way to winning South Africa's Premier League, Mamelodi Sundowns are targeting glory in Africa's top club competition.
View ArticleDrogba named Africa’s best
Côte d'Ivoire and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was named 2006 CAF African Footballer of the Year on Thursday, edging out Samuel Eto'o.
View ArticleMputu on song as Ahly are held
The holders began their defence with a goalless draw, while Tresor Mputu continues to prove one of the stars of this year's competition.
View ArticleAfrican teams target Korea
The four teams that reach the semi-finals of the CAF Africa U-17 Championship in Togo between 10-24 March will also book a place at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007.
View ArticleBig names face Confederation Cup chop
A trio of former African club giants face shock elimination from the CAF Africa Confederation Cup this weekend.
View ArticleMagnificent Mputu lights up Africa
Tresor Mputu scored another hat-trick as TP Mazembe Englebert joined a list of seven past winners in the Champions League third round.
View ArticleBeijing field narrows in Africa
The list of the final 12 qualifiers for the Africa qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic Games men's football tournament will be known after the weekend.
View ArticleDay of reckoning in Africa and Europe
The fog will clear a little in both Europe and Africa on Saturday as 20 qualifiers get underway for UEFA EURO 2008, and 23 are contested on the road to the CAF African Cup of Nations 2008.
View ArticleCameroon, South Africa and Tunisia flex muscles
Cameroon, South Africa and Tunisia scored three goals each as the giants flexed their muscles in CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Saturday.
View ArticleBattles intensify in Europe and Africa
The fight for berths at UEFA EURO 2008 and the 2008 CAF Africa Cup of Nations resumed over the weekend with a number of absorbing games taking place.
View ArticlePositive beginnings in Africa
Winning debuts for new coaches marked the latest round of the qualifiers for the 2008 CAF Africa Cup of Nations.
View ArticleSundowns hoping to stop Ahly
There is a great deal of goodwill ahead of the clash between Mamelodi Sundowns and holders Al Ahly in the last 16.
View ArticleAfrican new boys eye the prize
The weekend's third-round, second-leg matches in the CAF Champions League offer up an opportunity for fresh faces in the latter stages.
View ArticleNew and old take gold in Africa
There are familiar faces among the domestic league winners in Africa in recent weeks but also a handful of newcomers to give a touch of variety.
View ArticleCameroon lead by example
As one of only two teams to have won away from home this weekend, Cameroon took the plaudits in this fourth round of qualifiers for Ghana 2008.
View ArticleSports coaching course in Senegal
As part of its partnership with the International Centre for Sports Studies, Dakar's Cheikh Anta Diop University will be organising a second session of its sports management course.
View ArticleGhana race enters final straight
The lineup for the CAF Africa Cup of Nations will become clearer this weekend when qualifying concludes in all but two of the 12 groups.
View ArticleWho is the best African player?
Africa is undoubtedly responsible for producing several of the world's finest footballers. The question is: who is the pick of the bunch?
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