Rudi Gutendorf’s globe-trotting career, spanning half a century, saw him coach a record 55 teams.
Rudi Gutendorf, the tireless manager who guided a world record 55 teams, including 18 national sides, has died at 93, according to several German media outlets.
Born in Koblenz on the banks of the Rhine, the man dubbed “Restless Rudi” started his football career as a player for hometown club TuS Neuendorf before taking his first management role with Swiss side Blue Stars Zurich in the 1950s.
Coaching proved infectious, and after building an impressive CV with top flight teams in West Germany, Gutendorf…
Tanzania have fired national team coach Emmanuel Amunike after they failed to win a game at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Amunike took over last August and helped them qualify for the finals for the first time in 39 years, but they were du…
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Algeria finished at the top of their group after beating Tanzania at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Algeria’s Adam Ounas scored twice and Islam Slimani also netted in a 3-0 win over Tanzania as they finished top of Group C at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday after their second-string side proved far too strong for their opponents.
The goals all came in the last 10 minutes of the first half as the pace of the Algerians and the accuracy of their passes cut open the Tanzanian defence almost at will.
The victory meant Algeria matched hosts Egypt and Morocco with a full haul of nine points in…
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Senegal made light of the absence of suspended forward Sadio Mane to dispatch Tanzania with a convincing 2-0 win in their opening Africa Cup of Nations match on Sunday.
Keita Balde put them ahead in the first half and Krepin Diatta rifled a shot through a crowd of players for the second just after the hour to confirm Senegal’s dominance in the Group C match.
Seen as one of the teams most likely to challenge hosts and favourites Egypt for the title, Senegal were too strong and fast for Tanzania who…
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse is not concerned about the absence of talisman Sadio Mane when his team kick off their Africa Cup of Nations campaign against Tanzania in Cairo on Sunday.
Mane is suspended after an accumulation of cautions in the qualifiers, and is only available from Senegal’s second game in Group C of the tournament in Egypt.
“We would have preferred to have him playing. He is our best player, but we have players to make up for his absence,” said Cisse.
The coach also…
Who are the favourites to win the expanded 24-team Africa Cup of Nations, and which teams face an uphill struggle to advance past the group stage in Egypt.
Ahead of the big kick-off on June 21, here’s ESPN’s Power Ranking for all 24 Afcon qualifiers, delivered, in time-honoured fashion, in reverse chronological order.
24. NAMIBIA
A recent 1-0 friendly victory over Ghana has offered some hope that Namibia can trouble the big boys, but they’ll need more than that after being pitted alongside South…
Who are the players most likely to star at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt?
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Afcon 2019: Full coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations.
The 24 qualifiers for the expanded 2019 Africa Cup of Nations are naming their 23-man squads for the showpiece tournament.
Find out below who is on the plane to Egypt, and remember that teams have until the day before their first game at the tou…
East Africa has led the way for the continent in various sporting disciplines, primarily athletics, with the region’s footballing achievements lagging behind, yet Uganda coach Sebastien Desabre believes change is afoot.
Speaking to ESPN, the 42-year-old Frenchman outlined his conviction that East Africa has the potential to match the continent’s traditional footballing hotbeds. To do so, however, he says resources must be made available for the region’s raw athletic talent to progress further.
Four…