The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has held the official quarter-final draw for it second tier club football at their headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. The remaining eight clubs consisting of two Moroccan and Tunisian clubs as well a team each from Zambia, Egypt, Kenya and Sudan were paired today for the quarter-final stage of the CAF Confederation Cup. The first leg of the quarter-final stage is scheduled for 7th April, 2019 and the return leg fixtures on 14th April, 2019. Below is the official pairings of the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final stage. Nkana FC (Zambia) Vs CS Sfaxien ( Tunisia)…
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The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has appointed Ghanaian astute tactician, Paa Kwesi Fabin as the head coach of the Uganda U-17 and U-20 teams. The experienced trainer was committed to a year deal after agreeing terms with FUFA. Fabin landed the Uganda job after resigning from Ghana Premier League most successful club Kumasi Asante Kotoko. He is expected to lead the Uganda U-17 team for glory in the Total African U-17 tournament in Tanzania. Fabin previously had stints with Ghana Premier League clubs Hearts of Lions, Accra Hearts of Oak, Inter Allies and Kumasi Asante Kotoko. He led…
The officiating officials for match day four of the Women’s Normalization Committee Special Competition has been announced. The midweek actions will witness Ashtown Ladies coming face-to-face against Fabulous Ladies at the Police Depot in Kumasi with Supreme Ladies to lock horns with Kumasi Sports Academy at the Osei Kyeretwie Park. Mukarama Abdulai’s Northern Ladies will welcome Ampem Darkoa at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium in Tamale whereas Prison Ladies face Pearlpia Ladies at the Army Park in Sunyani. In group C, three times champions, Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies will chase for their first victory against Ladystrikers at the Gyendu Park whilst…
The world football governing body, FIFA has granted the Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee mandate to another six months. FIFA in conjunction with the Government of Ghana after several meetings concluded on appointing a Committee to overseer the affairs of football in the country after the Anas Aremayaw Anas expose video documentary which uncovered the rots in the Ghanaian football. Finally a Five Member Committee led by Dr. Kofi Amoah were appointed in August last year by FIFA to bring football in the country to normalcy. The Committee were given six months to finished their mandate which was supposed to…
Ex- Black Stars deputy coach Maxwell Konadu has denied interest in returning back to Kumasi Asante Kotoko. Reports in the media disclosed that , the former Wa All Stars gaffer has been contacted by the management of Asante Kotoko for a possible return after their CAF Confederation Cup exit. A deep throat relating to Konadu has denied the tactician talking to the management of the Kumasi based team for a possible return to the most successful club in Ghana’s football history. According to the deep throat, the 46- year old, this morning disclosed to him that, there is no ongoing…
Royal Antwerp full back Daniel Opare has been handed a late call up to the Black Stars ahead of Kenya clash on Saturday. The 28- year old was given the late invitation as the replacement for Andy Yiadom who had an injury in Reading game against Stoke City last weekend. The former FC Augsburg right back is expected to join the other teammates for camping ahead of the Kenya duel in the last 2019 AFCON qualifier at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, March 23, 2019. Opare has capped 9 matches this season for Royal Antwerp without scoring a goal…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko midfielder, Umar Bashiru has confessed that the team had a bad day against Zesco United which resulted to their painful defeat last Sunday. The Porcupines were whipped 2:1 at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola last Sunday courtesy goals from Jese Were and Mtonga. The defeat ensured that, Asante Kotoko bow out of the CAF Confederation Cup even though the team were determined to secure a quarter-final berth. Umar Bashiru who was in a pale shadow of himself during the encounter believes the entire team had a bad day but they will surely recover and bounce back…
Andy Yiadom has been ruled out of the Black Stars last AFCON qualifying game against Kenya. The full back sustained an injury last weekend during Reading and Stoke City stalemate and he is reported to miss the encounter on Saturday, March 23, 2019. The 27-year old was among the invited players for camping ahead of the encounter against the Harambee Stars at the Accra Sports Stadium. Yiadom and Amos Frimpong were the only right backs invited and his absence means Black Stars head coach, James Akwasi Appiah has to result on the Asante Kotoko skipper for the clash. The Reading…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko have arrived safely in Ghana after Zesco United defeat in the last group game of the CAF Confederation Cup. The Porcupines landed this afternoon at the Kotoka International Airport with Ethiopian Airline and will journey to Kumasi. The team were booted out of the CAF Confederation Cup after suffering from a painful 2:1 defeat at Ndola last Sunday. Coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor and his charges qualified for the group stages of the CAF Confederation Cup for the first time since 2008 but had their dream of making to the quarter-final stage ended after the defeat in Ndola.…
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has extended the mandate of the Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee, Kyfilla.com has learnt. According to report in the media, the Dr. Kofi Amoah led Committee who were supposed to leave office after the expiration of their six months mandate in March 31, 2019 have been given another ninety days mandate to bring back football in the country to normalcy. FIFA in collaboration with the Government of Ghana appointed the Five Member Committee to normalized Ghana football after the Anas Aremayaw Anas expose video which uncovered rot in Ghana football. The Committee were…