Hosts Morocco piped defending champion Gambia 1-0 in the Africa Under-17 Championships qualifiers tie over the weekend.  Algeria who were runners up at the last championships also fell 2-1 to their hosts Gabon while the bronze medallists at the previous championships Burkina Faso where outgunned by South African hosts 4-2. In other fixtures Reunion beat [...]

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Sudan’s Al Hilal twice came from behind to beat the visiting AS Fan from Niger 4-2 in an Orange Africa Confederations Cup fixture in Omdurman on Sunday. In Bamako the visiting Al Ittihad of Libya upstaged Mali’s Djoliba1-0 in the other Group A tie. Al Hilal top the group with six points Ittihad have the [...]

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Tunisia’s Esperance thrashed defending champions TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo 3-0 to cause a biggest weekend upset in the Orange Africa Champions League. Algerian hosts outplayed Zimbabwe’s Dynamos 3-0 in Setif in the other Group A tie. Esperance now take over the lead in the group with nine points TP Mazembe have [...]

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Defending champions Uganda beat hosts Eritrea to retain their crown at the Council of East and Central Africa Football Association Under-20 Championships in Asmara Eritrea on Saturday (28 August). After Uganda and Eritrea playing to a scoreless draw in 120 minutes of open play the championships was decided through a penalty shootout. Uganda prevailed 5-3. [...]

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Defending champions Gambia travel to Morocco to starts their campaign to retain their Africa under-17 Championships title this weekend. Runners up and hosts of the 2009 championships Algeria are away in the G. While the bronze medallists Burkina Faso, is away in South Africa, Tunisia travel to Sudan, as Sierra Leone welcomes Togo. Elsewhere Angola [...]

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