Attendances will be limited to 2,000 fans per stadium when the new season of the Egyptian football league kicks off after a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the league's clubs' association said Tuesday.... more »
Highly successful Pitso Mosimane quit as Mamelodi Sundowns coach Wednesday, amid speculation that the South African will join African and Egyptian giants Al Ahly.... more »
Runaway Egypt Premier League leaders Al Ahly relied on full-backs for goals as they beat ENPPI 2-0 at the weekend after being sidelined for 150 days by the coronavirus.... more »
Major African league football will resume amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 27 in Morocco, with Tunisia, Egypt and South Africa set to follow soon after.... more »
From Casablanca to Algiers via Tunis, the chants belted out across football stadiums echo young North African fans' frustrations not connected to the highs and lows of the beautiful game.... more »
Veteran Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El Hadary has retired from international duty aged 45, after breaking the record for oldest player to appear at a World Cup in Russia.... more »
South African club Wits hope to put three disastrous CAF Confederation Cup campaigns behind them Saturday when they host Azam of Tanzania in a round-of-32 first leg.... more »
Portuguese coach Jesualdo Ferreira, labelled a 'donkey' by Jose Mourinho, is turning Egyptians Zamalek into a team of football thoroughbreds.... more »
A heavily depleted Al Ahly squad visits Mali this weekend wanting to build on a great start to the CAF Confederation Cup group phase in defence of the title.... more »
Egyptians Al Ahly will be CAF Super Cup underdogs against Algerians Entente Setif on Saturday even though they have won the one-off match a record six times.... more »
Five penalties were awarded in a South African Premiership match this weekend which title challengers Mamelodi Sundowns won 3-2 against Ajax Cape Town.... more »
A Hlompho Kekana thunderbolt earned Mamelodi Sundowns a 1-0 win at Orlando Pirates this weekend and kept alive the South African Premiership title hopes of the Pretoria club.... more »
Mamelodi Sundowns striker Katlego Mashego scored twice against former club Moroka Swallows in a 2-1 win Sunday that left his team top of the South African Premiership.... more »
Lennox Bacela scored a hat-trick as CAF Champions League finalists Orlando Pirates cruised to a 4-0 victory over Golden Arrows on Wednesday in a South African League Cup quarter-final.... more »
Minnows Ethiopia eliminated South Africa from the World Cup Africa zone qualifying competition Saturday by fighting back to defeat Central African Republic 2-1 in Congo.... more »
Minnows Ethiopia eliminated South Africa from the World Cup Africa zone qualifying competition Saturday by fighting back to defeat Central African Republic 2-1 in Congo.... more »
