The CAF Confederation Cup commenced with its first round, first leg matches over the weekend, and we review the action by picking the top 10 performers from around the African continent..
Souleymane Coulibaly (Djoliba)
Maranatha (Togo) 1-2 Djoliba (Mali)
Bamako-based Djoliba have taken a stranglehold on the tie with their win in Lome, where Coulibaly scored the visitor’s first goal. The young attacker provided the perfect outlet for Djoliba to sit back and play on the break, with his pace and dribbling…
South African second-tier team TS Galaxy’s journey remains one of the most compelling narratives in African club football this year, as they prepare to face Madagascar’s CnaPS Sport in a first round, first-leg match of the 2019/20 Confederation Cup this weekend.
TS Galaxy’s very presence in the continental competition is a surprise, with the Mpumalanga-based club (which was only founded in 2015) stunning South Africa’s so-called ‘Cup Kings’ Kaizer Chiefs in the final of the Nedbank Cup back in May…
The finals of Africa’s two international club competitions will each be played in one single match in future rather than over two legs as at present, the president of the region’s governing football body said on Wednesday.
Ahmad Ahmad, head of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), said both the CAF Champions League final and the CAF Confederations Cup finals would consist of a single match, following the European model.
“Huge decision that CAF took today: the (finals) will be now played on…
Arsenal’s Unai Emery admitted he tried to sign Mo Salah from Roma when he was at PSG.
Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have again made the shortlist for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) player of the year award, the second year running the trio have battled it out for the prestigious prize.
Salah claimed the honour last year and will be favourite again following another successful first half of the season for Liverpool.
The Egyptian will be hoping to become the fourth player to win back-to-back titles after Senegal forward El Hadji Diouf, Cameroon…
The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup is not yet over but already the new campaign starts in the continent’s secondary knockout competition on Tuesday as teams enter the preliminary round.
Raja Casablanca hold a commanding 3-0 first-leg lead over AS Vita Club in the final of the current competition but still face what will surely be a daunting trip to Kinshasa for the return fixture on Sunday, especially as the Congolese felt hard done by in the opening game.
But before that matter…
Raja Casablanca striker Soufiane Rahimi scored twice as the Moroccan side seized control of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup final with a 3-0 first-leg win over 10-man AS Vita Club at the Stade Mohammed V on Sunday.
After a goalless first half, Rahimi took his tally in the competition to four with a brace to settle home nerves, before this season’s top scorer Mahmoud Benhalib converted a penalty after 66 minutes, his 12th goal of the campaign.
Vita Club, hoping for a hat-trick of titles for Democratic…
Moroccan side Raja Casablanca and AS Vita Club from the DR Congo will contest the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup final after comprehensive semifinal victories sealed their berth.
Vita Club beat Egyptian side Al-Masry 4-0 in Kinshasa to advance by th…
Enyimba face an uphill battle to qualify for the final of the 2018 African Confederation Cup as they seek to overturn a 1-0 loss from the home leg when they travel to Morocco to meet Raja Casablanca on Wednesday.
Raja will be overwhelming favour…
Dr. Kofi Amoah, the Chairman of the Ghanaian football’s Normalisation Committee, has backed the decision to pull all Ghanaian clubs out of next year’s CAF competitions.
A meeting of club owners and top executives has decided there will be no Ghanaian representation in the 2019 CAF Champions League or Confederation Cup as the nation’s football looks to get back on track.
There’s been no Ghanaian activity since June, when a corruption and bribery scandal rocked the country’s football.
Ghana missed…
The 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations contenders learned their opening-round fate on Saturday, with Nigeria pitted against South Africa in a tasty group-stage draw.
The Super Falcons were seeded ahead of Sunday’s draw – at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra – meaning they couldn’t be paired with hosts Ghana in the opening round of next month’s tournament.
Ghana were pooled into Group A alongside Cameroon, Mali and Algeria, while defending champions Nigeria – headlining Group B – will meet South…