Football

Most African national teams play friendly matches in June. These preparatory meetings replace the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, which were postponed until next September due to the poor condition of many stadiums on the continent and the Covid-19 pandemic. It must have been a hot-stakes month of June, too who qualifies for…

Édouard Mendy kept his clean sheet with Chelsea in the Champions League final against Manchester City on Saturday 29 May. With the Blues' 1-0 victory, the goalkeeper reached an extraordinary peak in his career. Because the former Rennais has a lot to do with this European coronation obtained in Porto. The story of Édouard…

The most successful club in the African Super Cup, Al Ahly added a seventh coronation in his record on Friday 28 May. The Egyptians, the reigning African champions, dominated and logically beat the Moroccans in Berkane (2-0) at the Jassim-bin-Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Al Ahly Sporting Club likes to nurture its reputation as…

The meeting that counts for the last day of the qualifiers for the next CAN between Sierra Leone and Benin will be played next June, without a specific date and without a place at the moment. It was scheduled for March, but was eventually canceled after the alleged tests by five Benin players who were positive for Covid-19. The…

Coton Sport secured their ticket to the semi-finals of the Confederation Cup this Sunday 23 May after their 2-1 defeat on ASC Jaraaf's lawn in the second stage of the quarter finals. The Cameroonian club, winner 1-0 in the first stage, benefits from the away goal. He will meet JS Kabylie. The second semifinal will throw Pyramids FC against Raja Casablanca.…

Coach Patrice Beaumellea gave an inventory of the 26 elephants chosen for the pleasant towards Burkina Faso on June 5 at Ebimpé Stadium and Ghana on June 12 in Cape Coast. Hassane Kamara shall be one in every of the newcomers. Left aspect of OGC Good Hassane Kamara, born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, however of Ivorian…

Gaël Kakuta is the primary Lensois and the primary Congolese participant to be named the perfect African participant within the French Soccer Championship (Ligue 1). The 29-year-old midfielder says he's happy with a season with RC Lens that received him the Marc-Vivien Foé Award given by Radio France Internationale (RFI) and France 24.…

The primary stage of the quarterfinals of the CAF Champions League was held on 14-15 Could 2021. Kaizer Chiefs South Africans made a powerful impression by crushing Simba's Tanzanians to a closing rating of 4-0. Esperance de Tunis misplaced to Chabab Belouizdad (2-0), whereas the title holders, Egypt's Al Ahly, dominated Mamelodi Sundowns with the identical factors.…

The Government Committee of the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF) met in Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday, Might 15. Choices have been made on the group of main occasions on the continent. The postponement of the qualifiers within the Africa zone for the World Cup 2022 has been confirmed: the matches will happen at the top of 2021 and the start of 2022.…

The nationwide crew of the Democratic Republic of Congo has a brand new supervisor. And it is not French Rolland Courbis, whose identify circulated with insistence. Fecofa introduced on Thursday, Might 13, the appointment of coach Hector Cuper. His aim: qualifier for the WC 2022. A turnaround in the center of the good…