Football

Egyptian side Al Masry start their Confederation Cup mini-league stage with an away match against debutants Nouadhibou of Mauritania in Nouakchott in a Group A clash on Sunday. It is the first time that a club Mauritania has reached this stage of the Confederation Cup competition. The 'Green Eagles' as the Egyptians are nicknamed are regulars…

Zambia's Zesco United are optimistic they can end their competitive drought in away matches against Angola's Premiero de Agosto on Saturday in Luanda, Angola. The two sides will meet in the opening Group A match of the Total CAF Champions League 2019/20. The Zambian club makes its third visit to Angola and are still without a win thereafter…

Tunisian giants Etoile du Sahel are looking to start their Total CAF Champions League campaign on a winning note on Friday against rivals Al Ahly of Egypt in a Group B opener at the Olympique Stadium in Rades near Tunis. Etoile coach Spaniard Juan Carlos Garrido will be going up against Ahly, a club he guided to CAF Confederation Cup glory in…

At a meeting of the touring Fifa delegation and CAF officials on Thursday in Lubumbashi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it was decided that African football development was paramount. Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, said the world football's governing body has plans to support and develop football in Africa, and specifically the…

Ernst Middendorp was named on Thursday as the Absa Premiership Coach of the Month for the second month in succession after directing Kaizer Chiefs to four straight wins in the September/October period. The German becomes the second coach to claim the award in two successive months after Pitso Mosimane, who has previously clinched the award in…

On the fourth day of their tour of the southern African region, Fifa made a stop in Maputo, Mozambique, where they held discussions with the government and football authorities on the progress of football in the country. The leaders shared views on the benefit of sport, and football in particular, as a tool for social inclusion and education,…