South Africa coach Molefi Ntseki has called up five more players to the national set-up to beef up the squad ahead of crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Ghana and Sudan this week. Bafana Bafana play the Black Stars of Ghana on Thursday, 25 March 2021 at FNB Stadium (kick off 18h00) before flying
Lesotho coach Thabo Senong has been dealt a couple of heavy blows ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone and Nigeria this month. Senong will have to do without United States-based defender Lesia Thetsane, who will not travel due to personal reasons. Thetsane was a star performer when Lesotho reached the
Morocco-based Botswana duo Kabelo Seakanyeng and Tumisang Orebonye, who play for Moroccan side Olympique Club De Khourigba Football Club (FC), and Mothusi Cooper of Lusaka Dynamos based in Zambia, have been released by their respective clubs to join the ongoing Zebras’ camp ahead of the two crucial AFCON qualifiers’ clashes against Zimbabwe and Algeria at
Angola will use their final two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers this month to prepare for the start of the World Cup campaign in June, said coach Pedro Gonçalves, as he named a squad he feels will form the basis of their bid to qualify for Qatar. It includes the former Portugal international Helder Costa,
Eswatini have kept faith with the majority of players who did duty on their last international assignments in November for their final two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers this month. Sihlangu host Guinea Bissau in Manzini on March 26 and then go away on March 30 to meet Senegal, who have already secured top place
Malawi coach Meck Mwase has named a 28-man squad for the two 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against South Sudan and Uganda later this month. The squad comprises of 16 locally-based and 12 foreign players. The locally-based players will leave on Monday morning for Bahir Dar, Ethiopia for a friendly match against the
The Comoros Islands have named a 25-man squad as they bid to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations finals for the first time later this month. They effectively need win only one of their last two Group G matches — against Togo on March 25 in Moroni and against Egypt on March 29 in
Mozambique have dropped long standing captain Dominguez from their squad for their final two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and are still hoping Mexer will be released by his French club to play in their key games against Rwanda and the Cape Verde Islands. Mozambique must effectively win both Group F matches, in Kigali on
Namibia have named 14 foreign players and promoted three starlets from their under-20 side in an expansive 36-man squad named by coach Bobby Samaria for their final two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers later this month. Steven Damaseb, Amazing Kandjii and Prins Tjiueza were all promoted up after staring for Namibia in their maiden appearance
Madagascar will attempt to persuade former captain Faneva Ima Andriatsima to come out of retirement for their final two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers later this month after naming him in their squad for the ties against Ethiopia and Niger. “To increase cohesion and prove that we have a heart and that we are a
