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Ivory Coast international forward Gervinho has signed for Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune FC. The 28-year-old makes the switch from from Roma after spending two-and-a-half years at the Italian club. He scored scored 17 times in his 71 Serie A appearances for Roma, including six in 14 games this season. Gervinho, who has twice been voted his country’s ...

Tunisia coach, Hatem Missaoui, was full of praise for the home-based Carthage Eagles players after a resounding 5-0 drubbing of Niger in their last Group C game at the Regional Stadium in Kigali on Tuesday evening a win that took them to top of the group with five points.A vividly elated Missaoui hailed his players performance calling it 5 star ...

Mali will be eyeing a place in the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) knockout stages when they clash with Zambia at the Regional Stadium Nyamirambo in Kigali today in what is expected to be an exciting clash of the titans. Kick-off is at 16h00 (CAT).The Eagles narrowly edged out the Warriors of Zimbabwe 1-0 in their previous Group D encounter ...

Cameroon beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 3-1 to advance into the knockout stages as 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) – Group B winners. Man of the match Yazid Atouba, Ngamaleu and Samuel Nlend found the back of the net for the Indomitable Lions who were well deserved winners on the day. Having made nine changes to the team that ...

Manuel David Afonso’s brace gave Angola a deserved 2-1 win over hard-fighting Ethiopia in a Group B at the 2016 Chan match played at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali on Monday. Angola fought tooth and nail to earn their first and only win of the African Nations Championship (Chan) when they edged Ethiopia. Afonso broke the deadlock in the second ...

Chipolopolo midfielder Salulani Phiri has been ruled out of the ongoing 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) final Group D match against Mali after picking up an injury in Zambia’s 1 – 0 victory over Uganda on Saturday. Phiri was stretchered off in the 31st minute after he went down holding his abdomen when challenging for the ball with Erisa Sekisambu ...

Cote D’ivoire head coach Michel Dussuyer has hailed his players for a virtuoso performance against Gabon whom they humbled 4-1 in the ongoing African Nations Championship at Huye Stadium in Butare.An elated Dussuyer described the win as an important morale boaster going into the quarter finals as heaped praise on his players on their great character and team work throughout ...

Cameroon Indomitable Lions have a tough date today when they face off a brilliant DR Congo in Butare in their final 2016 African Nations Championship group stage outing. The match comes with all importance to Cameroon knowing very well the great form the Congolese have enjoyed in the competition where they have won their two matches in great style demolishing ...

Côte d’Ivoire face off with Gabon in Butare today, in their 2016 African Nations Championship’s final Group A outing. The Elephants are lying second in the table on 3 points, after bouncing back from a 1-0 defeat to tournament’s hosts Rwanda in their campaign opener as they ensured a deserved 1-0 victory over Morocco in their second encounter in another ...

Captain Christopher Katongo scored the lone strike to inspire Zambia to a 1-0 win over Uganda in their second Group D encounter at Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu. The veteran Chipolopolo forward rose above the Ugandan defence to find the back of the net after meeting a well-taken free kick from a Clatous Chota Chama on the left flank to give ...