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7 April 2011 The UEFA Europa League quarterfinals begin on Thursday evening, with no less than three Portuguese teams looking to advance into the semifinals. Porto, who have already wrapped up the 2010/11 Portuguese Liga title, host Spartak Moscow at Estadio do Dragao in the first leg of their tie. The main concern for coach Andre Villas-Boasis that Portos celebrations…
5 April 2011 The possibility of playing the rest of the Egypt premier league season behind closed doors or on pitches inside military camps has been suggested by the country's football association in the wake of a violent crowd invasion at the weekend. The league was due to restart on April 13 but has now been postponed indefinitely in the…
5 April 2011 After months of your nominations and votes, we finally settled on our MTNFootball.com All-Time African XI, which you can see here! However, we have had a ton of feedback from readers wanting to have their say. Here is a selection for you, why not tell us what you think! MTNFOOTBALL.COM READER FEEDBACK: From Bashar Kanoma:Make no mistake…
3 April 2011 Club World Cup runners-up TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo cleared the first hurdle without much exertion in pursuit of a record third consecutive African Champions League title. The 'Crows' from southern mining city Lubumbashi took a two-goal advantage over Simba of Tanzania to Dar es Salaam where leading scorer Dioko Kaluyituka bagged a brace…
4 April 2011 The UEFA Champions League quarterfinals get underway on Tuesday evening with two fascinating ties involving Spanish giants Real Madrid and title holders Internazionale of Italy. In Madrid, at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real will host surprise package Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of their quarterfinal. Amazingly, it will be the Spanish sides first appearance in the last…
4 April 2011 Third division Baroka FC produced the shock of the Nedbank Cup this season, and in many a year, as they defeated Premiership Moroka Swallows 2-1 in their Last 16 clash at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday. The Limpopo Vodacom League side stunned The Birds with second-half strikes from skipper Katlego Mashego and Khunadi Nkoana, either side…
2 April 2011 SuperSport United defeated Al Ahly 1-0 in their CAF Champions League first round, second leg match at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday night, but it was not enough to stop the Egyptians advancing to the second round on aggregate. Leading 2-0 from the first leg, Al Ahly were outplayed by Matsatsantsa on the night but did…
1 April 2011 Over the past three months, MTNFootball.com has been asking you, the fans, to vote for your greatest African XI ever and now the results are in! We have collated the votes, and together with our expert panel, have come up with fantastic African XI that has largely been chosen by you, the fans. Over 60 000 votes…
30 March 2011 AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has admitted that the absence of star forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Saturday's derby against Inter Milan is a huge blow. The Sweden forward is serving the second of a two-match ban imposed for striking Bari's Marco Rossi in the ribs. He was originally banned for the regulation three games for violent conduct…
29 March 2011 Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has admitted his team may have ran up four goals past Ethiopia, but the Walya Antelopes outplayed his team in the midfield. The goal rush that the fans asked for at the Abuja National Stadium Sunday night came to pass, but the overall performance of the team left very little to cheer…
29 March 2011 MTNFootball.com will bring you live Play-by-Play coverage of the International Friendlies between England vs Ghana (Tuesday, 29 March. Kick-off 21:00) as well as Nigeria v Kenya (Tuesday, 29 March. Kick-off 19:00. Ghana will face England for the first time at senior level at Wembley Stadium in London tonight. The Black Stars come into the game full of confidence after…
29 March 2011 A cursory glance at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification groups makes you wonder whether there is a growing shift in power in African football. Cameroon, Egypt, Mali, Nigeria, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia have all looked less than convincing in the qualifiers to date, and all are in serious danger of not making the tournament in…
28 March 2011 Qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations has reached the halfway mark in all pools bar Group K, which is now well advanced. Here is the low-down on how things ave gone so far: GROUP A Cape Verde are the surprise leaders with seven points their three matches, which includes a fantastic 1-0 victory over Mali…
3 March 2011 MTNFootball.com last year introduced a new rankings system for African nations whereby we take into account only the teams' most recent matches to determine who is the best on the continent! Unlike the FIFA World Rankings, we take current form into account and position the countries based on their performances in recent months, compiling a list of…
28 March 2011 Africas most successful coach faces an abrupt end to his winning reign as the future of Egypts Hassan Shehata is decided this week in the wake of a dramatic loss at the weekend. A decision on the future of the coach is expected on Wednesday after Egypts hopes of a successful defence of their continental crown suffered…