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Burkina Faso confirm 25-man squad for doubleheader

Burkina Faso confirm 25-man squad for World Cup double header

The Stallions of Burkina Faso have confirmed a 25-man list for their 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Morocco next week. Hubert Velud’s side will kick off their campaign against Guinea-Bissau and Ethiopia on November 17 in Marrakech and November 21, 2023, in El Jadida, Morocco, respectively. Having qualified for the 34th edition of the biennial African […]

Wydad coach Ramzy is optimistic ahead of Sundowns’ tie

Adel Ramzy optimistic ahead of AFL final return fixture in South Africa

Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca coach Adel Ramzi is optimistic as he recalled his team could easily have scored four goals against Mamelodi Sundowns in the first leg of the African Football League (AFL) at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca. Casablanca managed a 2-1 win ahead of the return match this Sunday in Pretoria. Ramzi […]

Salah, Elneny among foreign-based named in Egypt’s squad

Salah, Elneny among foreign-based named in Egypt's squad

The Pharaohs of Egypt head coach Rui Vitoria listed nine foreign-based players in his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifying camp in November. Liverpool star Mohamed Salah and Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny are among key notable players. Eintracht Frankfurt winger Omar Marmoush, Nantes striker Mostafa Mohamed, and Pendikspor forward Ahmed ‘Kouka’ Hassan were all named for […]

Baciro Candé names Djurtus squad for World Cup qualifiers

Baciro Candé names Djurtus 23-man sqaud for World Cup 2026 qualifiers

Guinea Bissau head coach Baciro Candé has named a 23-man Djurtus squad for this month’s World 2026 opening two qualifiers. Coach Baciro Candé announced his sqaud on Friday, 3rd November, as he set sights on preparation for Burkina Faso at the Grand Stadium of Marrakech before taking on Djibouti in Cairo (Egypt) on the 17th and 20th November, respectively. […]

Gebremedhin Haile names 30-man squad for Sierra Leone & Burkina Faso

Gebremedhin Haile names 30-man squad for Sierra Leone & Burkina Faso

Newly appointed Ethiopia head coach Gebremedhin Haile has named a 30-man squad as he starts his preparation for their Opening World Cup Qualifiers this month. The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) announced the appointment of Gebremedhin on a 250,000 birr a month (net) contract during a joint press briefing on Friday. Gebremedhin’s first task is against […]

Amara Nallo features in Liverpool’s International Cup draw with Benfica

Amara Nallo features for Liverpool U21 in a draw with Benfica in the International Cup

Liverpool U21s played to a 1-1 with Benfica in the Premier League International Cup group stage.  A dazzling 30-yarder from Filipe Cruz as the visitors opened the scoring to cap a period of Benfica dominance during the first half, but the Reds swiftly levelled through a clinical James McConnell header. A Liverpool clearance came out […]

Sundowns & Wydad register slender wins in AFL semis

Sundowns and Wydad register slender wins in AFL semis

Mamelodi Sundowns and Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca managed a vital 1-0 home win over Egyptian giant Al Ahly and Tunisian side Esperance in the first leg of their African Football League semi-finals. Thapelo Maseko sealed victory with his second-half goal for the South Africans at Loftus Versfeld Stadium as Hicham Bousfiane gave Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca a […]

Sierra Leone up two places in latest Fifa ranking

Sierra Leone line-up friendlies for World Cup qualifiers

The Sierra Leone national team have moved up two places from 124 in September to 122 in October’s Fifa ranking announced on Thursday. The Leone Stars had a successful trip in Morocco during the Fifa window, having played to a 1-1 draw against Benin on October 14th before defeating Somalia 2-0 in a recent training […]

Al Ahly eliminate Simba to set Sundowns African Football League date

Al Ahly beat Simba to set Sundowns African Football League date

On Tuesday, Al Ahly eliminated Tanzania Simba to set a date with South African Mamelodi Sundowns in the semifinals of the African Champions League. After a 2-2 draw in Tanzania, the Egyptian giants emerged victorious on an away goal rule as they booked their place in the inaugural African Football League (AFL) semifinals. The first […]

CAF & Puma unveil AFCON 2023 Match Ball ‘Pokou’

CAF & Puma unveil AFCON 2023 Match Ball 'Pokou'

The Confederation of African Football, CAF and German multinational corporation PUMA have unveiled “POKOU” – the official match ball for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023. CAF say the Official match ball, POKOU, is named after Ivorian legendary forward Laurent Pokou, a doyen of African football whose five goals in the 6-1 […]

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