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Former Real Madrid forward Kaka has called on the team’s fans to show more respect to Cristiano Ronaldo, who was booed during a La Liga match against Celta Vigo earlier this month.Ronaldo became Real’s all-time top scorer this season, and has scored 41 goals in all competitions in the current campaign, but the Portugal forward continues to endure a fractious ...

New Morocco coach Herve Renard hailed his team Wednesday after they became the first qualifiers for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The 47-year-old who guided Zambia and the Ivory Coast to the most prized African football trophy was speaking after a 2-0 home win over Cape Verde sealed first place in Group F. “I was amazed by ...

Guinea came back from a goal down to win 2-1 in Malawi in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Tuesday. The victory lifts Guinea from bottom spot to second place in Group L, above Swaziland on goal difference. Chiukepo Msowoya put Malawi ahead on 32 minutes but Mohamed Yattara equalised just before half-time. And visitors Guinea pushed on ...

Congo and Zambia played to their second consecutive 1-1 draw in a Group E, Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Stade Alphonse Massamba Debat in Brazzaville on Sunday. The two sides had played to a 1-1 draw four days earlier at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola and it was the same score on Easter Sunday. Jordan Massengo opened ...

Winston Kalengo rescued a point as he scored a 72nd minute equaliser to cancel out Jordan Massengo’s 47th minute opener for Congo and Zambia to share the spoils in a Group E 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match at the New Kintele Stadium on Sunday. This was the second 1 -1 draw between the two sides in four days ...

Uganda goalkeeper Abel Dhaira has died at the age of 28 at his base in Iceland after losing his battle against cancer. Dr. Bernard Ogwel, from the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa), confirmed the news on Sunday. “It is really sad for his family and Uganda as a country,” Ogwel told BBC Sport. Dhaira played for Icelandic Premier League ...

Luis Suarez scored a second-half equaliser for Uruguay in a 2-2 draw with Brazil, his first competitive international since he was banned for biting at the 2014 World Cup. The Barcelona striker had not played competitively for Uruguay for 640 days before Friday’s World Cup qualifier. Douglas Costa scored for Brazil after 39 seconds before Renato Augusto doubled their lead ...

Nigeria will resume their quest for a spot at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations against Egypt this Friday at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna. The Super Eagles trail group leaders the Pharaohs of Egypt by two points which make the game more important considering the Eagles cannot afford to drop more points. The winners of the group pick the ...

Ivory Coast will host Sudan at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny on Friday, in their second competitive Group I outing of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (kick-off at 6:30pm CAT). Held to a goalless draw by Sierra Leone in Nigeria in September, the 2015 Afcon winners will be eager to quickly get back to winning ways in their bid for ...

The Champions League could face a radical makeover with two groups of just eight teams each in what media reports claimed on Wednesday represents a step closer to a European Super League. The plans are aimed at pleasing the contintent’s major clubs from the likes of Germany, Italy, Spain and England who fear that the current Champions League, which features ...