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/ 22 November 2008
South Africa faces a major challenge to fill stadiums during next year’s Confederations Cup, organisers said.
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/ 17 November 2008
Egypt celebrated a major trophy victory at the weekend, Al Ahli’s success in the African Champions League ensuring the year ended as it had started.
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/ 19 October 2008
Egypt’s Al Ahli will meet Coton Sport of Cameroon in the African Champions League final after both sides won their semifinal, second leg matches.
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/ 15 September 2008
Egypt’s Al Ahli made sure of top place in their African Champions League group but had to come from behind to draw 2-2 with arch rivals Zamalek.
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/ 1 September 2008
Asec Abidjan and TP Mazembe Englebert won their first games in the group phase of the African Champions League on Sunday.
Egypt captain Ahmed Hassan made a dream return home to Cairo on Sunday, scoring a stunning winning goal as Al Ahli beat Zamalek 2-1.
Two years ahead of the opening match at the 2010 Soccer World Cup, organisers in South Africa are having to dig deeper into their pockets to match the soaring costs of constructing the tournament’s stadiums.
Africa’s top footballers head wearily back from a demanding club season in Europe for an intensive month of World Cup qualifiers starting this weekend. Players like Michael Essien, Samuel Eto’o, Frederic Kanoute, Nwankwo Kanu and Emmanuel Adebayor go from the cauldron of top club competition into an equally demanding round of qualifiers for the 2010 finals in South Africa.
Brazilian World Cup-winner Carlos Alberto Parreira will announce his resignation as coach of South Africa on Monday, soccer officials said on Sunday. Parreira will meet with the South African Football Association’s executive committee to explain he is being forced to end his tenure after just 16 months because of the poor health of his wife.
Carlos Alberto Parreira’s uncertain future as South Africa coach will be made clear on Monday, the South African Football Association (Safa) said on Saturday. ”We will make a statement after an executive committee meeting,” Safa CEO Raymond Hack said. The announcement follows in the wake of reports he planned to resign to return to Brazil.