AfCON Morocco 2025: Mozambique qualify as Best 3rd-placed nation joining fellow COSAFA side South Africa in Round of 16

* Mozambique are 3rd in Group F with 3 points while Cameroon are 2nd with four — sharing with group leaders Côte d’Ivoire * The defending champions are meeting bottom of the table Gabon without a point after losing to both Cameroon and Mozambique * South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe were in one Group B along with North Africans Egypt while Comoros and Zambia were in Group A with hosts Morocco and Mali By Duncan Mlanjira Mozambique, who are playing…

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AfCON Morocco 2025: Senegal conclude Group D with comfortable win over Benin as both progress to Round of 16

* Tunisia qualify as Tanzania keep knockout hopes alive for the Best 3rd-placed nation Maravi Express Senegal underlined their Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025 title credentials with a commanding 3-0 victory over Benin in their final Group D encounter, in an entertaining contest played in Tangiers last evening. The former African champions made a purposeful start and were rewarded in the 38th minute, when Abdoulaye Seckrose highest to power home a header from Krépin Diatta’s well-delivered set…

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South Africa qualify into AfCON Morocco 2025 Round of 16 after beating fellow COSAFA side Zimbabwe 3-2

* Morocco thrash COSAFA side Zambia 3-0 to seal top spot; another COSAFA nation Angola hold Egypt 0-0 as another COSAFA team Comoros draw with Mali * COSAFA nation Botswana out after losing two matches and are up against DR Congo tonight as Mozambique with 3 points date Group F 2nd-placed Cameroon, who have 4 points Maravi Express South Africa reached the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025 after edging a spirited fellow Council…

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Silver Strikers Ladies declared inaugural NBM Women’s Premiership champions

* They have clinched the title with three more games left to wrap up the season of this 10-team top tier women’s football system * The Silver Ladies have also produced the season’s leading top scorer with an unassailable 22 goals to her name, Deborah Henry By Duncan Mlanjira After a dominant campaign in which they have only lost once in 15 matches, Silver Strikers Ladies have been confirmed as the inaugural champions of the National Bank of Malawi…

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Ndirande Stars date winners between Songwe Border and Nyasa Big Bullets in Castel Challenge Cup 2025 Round of 16

* After beating fellow NBS Bank NDL side Red Lions 5-3 in post-match penalties of the Round of 32 yesterday at Balaka Stadium * One other NBS Bank NDL side Chintheche United were ousted by lower League side, Shire Wimbe at 4-0 * Airborne Rangers qualified by beating Nsanje United on Saturday to book a date with winners between MAFCO and Blue Eagles By Duncan Mlanjira Ndirande Stars eliminated fellow NBS Bank National League (NDL) side, Red Lions from…

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Algeria advance to AfCON Morocco 2025 Round of 16 as Mozambique claim their first-ever AfCON win

* They have joined Nigeria and Egypt. Egypt qualified on Friday beating South Africa while the Super Eagles triumphed 3-2 over Tunisia on Saturday * Sudan registered a surprise by beating Equatorial Guinea as Cameroon hold defending champions Côte d’Ivoire Maravi Express Captain Riyad Mahrez scored the lone goal that beat Burkina Faso, a priceless strike from the penalty spot that secured three points for Algeria and confirmed their qualification to the Round of 16 of the Africa Cup…

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Zinedine Zidane’s goalkeeper son Luca Zidane eyes further exploits in Morocco as Algeria’s new number one

* “My grandfather encouraged me to play for Algeria. He wanted me to be proud of my origins, and I wanted to honour him * “My father told me to make my choice and to do it with conviction”. That strong family bond has seen him proudly wear the Fennecs jersey Maravi Express A new star is born at the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025 — former France legendary playmaker, Zinedine Zidane’s son, Luca Zidane, who is…

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Nigeria join Egypt in AfCON Morocco 2025 Round of 16

* Egypt qualified on Friday after Mohamed Salah’s first-half penalty proved decisive for the Pharaohs to beat South Africa in a hard-fought match * South Africa remain in contention, but must now win their final group fixture to guarantee progression — against fellow COSAFA member, Zimbabwe tomorrow * Nigeria face Uganda in the final match of Group C on Tuesday while Tunisia, who are on three points, face Tanzania Maravi Express Nigeria have joined Egypt into the Africa Cup…

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Silver Ladies coach Andrew Chikhosi not taking their NBM Women Premiership’s 10-point lead for granted

* At this stage of the competition, every team is focused on keeping a good position and though we are in the lead, we cannot afford to sit back since every opponent will be hard on us * Our philosophy is to take every game that comes separately and to make sure we do not lose points, but if we do it should be a draw, not a loss * We can’t afford to relax and think the league…

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How Super League of Malawi (SULOM) was established; an abridged history

* Dedicated to the memories of Major Jambo, Hastings Kapenuka, Dean Pinto, Isaac Nyakamera, Rashid Nembo and Kaka Henry Chibowa By Dr. Sunduzwayo Madise On a day, many decades ago, I found myself in what would later prove to be historically dangerous company: two seasoned football administrators, and one idea that refused to behave. Henry Chibowa, then secretary of Mighty Wanderers; Gaston Mwenelupembe, secretary of Bullets; I was Chairman of ESCOM Football Club. The venue should have been somewhere…

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