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Somalia announce Pieter de Jongh as new head coach

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The Somali Football Federation (SFF) has announced Dutchman Hendrik Pieter de Jongh as the new national team head coach.

Pieter de Jongh who has handled teams in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Hungary, Moldova and Eswatini among others was unveiled on Sunday in Mogadishu.

“We are happy to start a new chapter with a new coach who has signed a contract for one year,” Yusuf Ahmed, the SFF Secretary general told Cecafaonline.com

The new coach is expected to start work this week to call up a team that will start preparations ahead of preliminary round qualifiers of the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) next month. Somalia will face Eswatini in the preliminary round of the AFCON 2023 qualifiers.

In June last year SFF has sacked its Belgo-Moroccan coach Abdellatif Salef after less than three weeks in charge of the team.

Salef was sacked for what SFF said was because of of gross indiscipline and lack of professionalism.

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Mukura stun APR FC in Rwanda Premier League

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Mukura Victory Sport have stunned reigning Rwanda Premier League champions APR FC 1-0 in a match played on Sunday at Amahoro Stadium.

Destin Malanda netted the lone goal after 19 minutes to silence the APR fans at the Stadium.

Recently signed Ugandan players Hakim Kiwanuka and Denis Omedi all started the match for APR FC, but the Mukura Victory Sport team employed a highly defensive approach. APR FC recently lifted Heroes Cup 2025.

After 18 matches played, the army side is placed second with 37 points, while Rayon Sports who were held to a 1-1 draw by Amagaju on Saturday are top with 41 points.

Mukura Victory Sport are placed sixth on the 16-team log with 27points, behind Police FC who have a point more.

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Facing Al Masry will not be easy for Simba SC – Fadlu

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The head coach of Simba SC has said facing Al Masry SC in the quarter final stage of the 2024/2025 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup will not be an easy task.

After the draw was conducted yesterday in Qatar, the Tanzania Premier League side was drawn to face Egyptian side Al Masry SC.

Speaking after the draw Simba SC head coach Fadlu Davids has made it clear that at this level it is always very tricky and difficult because all the teams are good. “Facing Al Masry will not be easy. But we had pre-season in Egypt and we know what to expect when we play the first leg in Egypt,” explained the head coach.

Fadlu Davids made it clear that it was very important for Simba SC to top the group so that they play the first leg of the quarter final away from home.

The two-legged quarter-final matches will be played on April 2 and April 9 April, 2025.

In the other matches Cup holders Zamalek SC of Egypt will face Stellenbosch FC (South Africa), ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast) take on Morocco’s RS Berkane, and CS Constantine battle USM Alger in an Algerian derby.

The winner of the tie between Simba SC and Al Masry, and the clash between Zamalek SC and Stellenbosch FC, while the second semi-final will see the winner between RS Berkane and ASEC Mimosas battle the winner between USM Alger and CS Constantine.

Quarter-Finals fixture

Stellenbosch FC (South Africa) vs Zamalek SC (Egypt)

ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast) vs RS Berkane (Morocco)

CS Constantine (Algeria) vs USM Alger (Algeria)

Al Masry (Egypt) vs Simba SC (Tanzania)

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Sudan’s Al Hilal to face giants Al Ahly in CAF Champions League quarter final

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Sudan’s Al Hilal have been drawn to face reigning champions Al Ahly at the quarter final stage of the 2024/2025 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.

The draw of Africa’s most prestigious club tournament was conducted on Thursday at the beIN studio in Doha, Qatar.

Al Hilal are the only team from the CECAFA Zone to make it to the quarter final stage after Young Africans SC from Tanzania dropped out in the group stage.

Despite the political conflict in Sudan which forced Al Hilal handled by Florent Ibenge to play outside the country, they managed to top the group.

Incase Al Hilal eliminate the 12-time champions Al Ahly, they will face the winner between Mamelodi Sundowns and Esperance Sportive de Tunis at the semi-final stage.

The other two quarter final ties will see Pyramids FC (Egypt) take on AS FAR (Morocco), while Algeria’s MC Alger of Algeria face another South African side Orlando Pirates.

Matches at the quarter-final stage will be played over two legs, with the first leg scheduled for April 1st, 2025 and the return leg on April 8th.

Quarter finals

Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) vs Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)

Al Ahly SC (Egypt) vs Al Hilal SC (Sudan)

MC Alger (Algeria) vs Orlando Pirates (South Africa)

Pyramids FC (Egypt) vs AS FAR (Morocco)

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Uganda, Tanzania placed in Group A for U-17 AFCON

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Two teams from the CECAFA Zone Uganda and Tanzania have been placed in Group A ahead of the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025.

During the draw conducted on Thursday in Cairo, Egypt, the CECAFA Zonal champions Uganda have been placed with Tanzania, hosts Morocco and Zambia. In the final of the Zonal qualifiers Uganda stopped Tanzania 2-1.

The expanded tournament which will feature 16 teams is selected for March 30th to April 19th, 2025. The best 10 teams will qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup to take place in Qatar in November.

During the draw conducted by former Mali international ⁠Adama Coulibaly and ex-Senegal star Souleymane Camara will act as draw assistants, another team from the CECAFA Zone Somalia was placed in Group C alongside defending champions Senegal, Gambia and Tunisia.

The 2011 champions Burkina Faso are placed in Group B alongside the champion from UNIFFAC, South Africa and Egypt, while Group D has Mali, Angola, Cote d’Ivoire and the second team in the UNIFFAC qualifiers.

Group A: Morocco, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia

Group B: Burkina Faso, UNIFAC 1, South Africa, Egypt

Group C: Senegal, Gambia, Somalia, Tunisia

Group D: Mali, Angola, Cote D’Ivoire, UNIFFAC 2

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