African Football League Archives

06 Nov

Wydad Edge First Leg Against Sundowns In Historic AFL Final

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Wydad Casablanca earned a 2-1 victory over Mamelodi Sundowns in the first leg of the inaugural African Football League (AFL) final in Casablanca on Sunday. An own goal from Rivaldo Coetzee and a superb late strike by Anas Serrhat gave the Moroccan giants the advantage to take into next week’s second-leg decider. Sundowns were punished for defensive lapses but know an early goal in the second leg could swing the tie back in their favour. Coetzee turned an attempted clearance into his own net on 43 minutes as Montassar Lahtimi’s dangerous cross caused chaos in the Sundowns’ defence. Sundowns fought…

Draw For New African Football League Pits Continent’s Heavyweights Against Each Other

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The draw for the inaugural African Football League (AFL) quarter-finals in Cairo has produced mouthwatering ties between some of the continent’s biggest clubs. Tanzania’s Simba SC will host Egyptian giants Al Ahly in the first leg of the first quarter-final on October 20 in the draw conducted on Saturdaty by Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan and Angolan model Maria Borges. Al Ahly have won a record 11 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League titles while Simba are seeking a maiden semi-final appearance in the new AFL. Five-time Champions League winners TP Mazembe of DR Congo take on Tunisian cup specialists Esperance, four-time winners, in the second quarter-final first leg on…

No Ghanaian Club As CAF Confirms Eight Teams For Maiden African Football League

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The two most glamorous clubs in Ghana, Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko, have missed out on the selected teams to participate in the maiden African Football League. This is because the two teams have fallen off the rankings in recent years because of their shambolic performances in African inter-club competitions. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the participating clubs on Tuesday night in an official statement on their website. The maiden African Football League is set to feature Africa’s highest-ranked eight football clubs. CAF said it selected the best-ranked teams from three regions to compete for the prized…