Pyramids score late to win African Super Cup
CAIRO :Pyramids of Egypt snatched the African Super Cup with a late goal from striker Fiston Mayele as they beat Renaissance Berkane 1-0 in Cairo on Saturday.
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Canadian under-17 women suffer injury setback on eve of FIFA U-17 World Cup
Canada has suffered a blow on the eve of its opening match at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, losing co-captain Emma Reda to injury.
Mayele wins CAF Super Cup for Pyramids
JOHANNESBURG: Star striker Mahmoud Mayele scored the only goal of the game as Pyramids of Egypt Renaissance Berkane of Morocco 1-0 in the CAF Super Cup match on Saturday in Cairo. The 31-year-old from the Democratic Republic of Congo struck on 75 minutes in the annual clash between the holders of the CAF Champions League and the second-tier CAF Confederation Cup.
Colombia vs. France: How to Watch, Odds, U-20 Preview
Colombia and France face off in the FIFA U-20 World Cup third-place match, each looking to finish their tournament on a high note after falling short in the semifinals. Colombia was edged out by Argentina, while France couldn’t get past Morocco. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of kickoff, including how to watch and the latest odds.
Pairings set for next month’s African World Cup playoffs
ZURICH: Nigeria will take on Gabon and Cameroon will play the Democratic Republic of Congo in the World Cup African playoff semifinals next month, the latest FIFA rankings have confirmed. The four countries all advanced to the playoffs as the best runners-up across the nine African groups. There is the possibility of an added slot for Africa at next year’s finals with the winners of next month’s playoffs advancing to an intercontinental playoff tournament in March from which the last two World Cup places will be decided. The pairings for the African playoffs have the highest-ranked team in the FIFA rankings of October 23 playing the lowest-ranked, while the second-highest face the third-highest. FIFA, however, issued the October rankings on Friday, earlier than it had previously scheduled. Nigeria rose to 41st with Cameroon 54th and DR Congo 60th. Gabon jumped two places to 77th from the September 18 rankings. The semis will be on November 13 before a deciding match three days later, with the winners progressing. Morocco is hosting next month’s playoffs but the venues are yet to be announced. The group phase of the African qualifiers concluded on Tuesday with all the group winners qualifying automatically for next year’s tournament in Canada, Mexico and the US
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Morocco’s third goalkeeper stars in shootout to secure a spot in the Under-20 World Cup final
SANTIAGO, Chile: Third goalkeeper Abdelhakim El Mesbahi came off the bench near the end of extra time and made the decisive save in the shootout as Morocco edged France 5-4 on penalties Wednesday to qualify for their first Under-20 World Cup final.
Basketball-FIBA suspends British Basketball Federation over governance issues
A taskforce was set up in August by FIBA to investigate “regulatory non-compliance” within British basketballThe BBF robustly denied the claims, saying it had only granted an ‘interim license’ to Super League BasketballLONDON: The British Basketball Federation has been suspended by the sport’s world governing body and its men’s team barred from international competition because of governance issues, FIBA announced on Wednesday.A taskforce was set up in August by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to investigate “regulatory non-compliance” within British basketball after a power struggle between the BBF and Super League Basketball.The BBF awarded a 15-year license to run a new professional men’s competition — the Great Britain Basketball League — to GBB League Ltd.