CAF Confederation Cup
Timely Warning to Enugu Rangers
BY KUNLE SOLAJA.
As Enugu Rangers prepare for the CAF Confederation Cup play-off against Zambia’s Zesco United on April 9 in Enugu and the away tie in Ndola, Zambia on April 15, it is pertinent for them to take note of an advisory the Zambia Police Service.
According to information reaching the Sports Village Square, the Zambian Police Service on Wednesday issued a public warning on indecent dressing in public.
Signed by Police Spokesperson, Esther Mwata Katongo, it warned against skinny jeans, ripped jeans and sagging, a common mode of dressing by the youth and players.
According to the press release, arrest of violators will become effective on Saturday. The full text of the release reads:
“We as Zambia police are concerned with the dress code of some our women and men in public. What people do not realize is that indecency exposure offence which attracts a penalty fee K2, 500 or a 6 month jail sentence upon being convicted by the courts of law.
“Starting on the 1st April, 2017 the Zambian police will start arresting any members (sic) of the public found to be indecently dressed and exposing their body to the public.
“The following are some of the attire which falls (sic) in the indecent category. Leggings, skinny jeans, miniskirts (any skirt which does not go below the knees), mini dresses, tight-fitting dresses, ripped jeans, belly button exposing tops, lace attire and sagging trousers.
“We urge the members of public to familiarize themselves with what attire to wear so that they are not caught unaware.
CAF Confederation Cup
BREAKING! RS Berkane – USM Alger Confederation Cup return match is called off
Like the first leg match, the return leg match of the semi-final game of Morocco’s RS Berkane and USM Alger of Algeria has been called off.
The Algerians arrived Morocco on Friday but the club has decided to withdraw from the match scheduled for Sunday at 8pm.
The Algerian authorities have recalled USM Alger as the Moroccans will play the match with jerseys that have the full map of the country.
FIFA has not made statement yet on the cancelled second leg match. But a sanction is imminent against the Football federation of Algeria.
A CAF club commission decided to refer the matter to the disciplinary committee for possible additional sanctions against Algerian authorities.
This may possibly include a ban that will see the country out of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations which has potential of being politicised with the possible qualification of Algeria.
CAF Confederation Cup
Dream aborted for Dreams FC as clinical Zamalek cruise into Confederation Cup final
The dream is over for Dreams FC. The Ghanaian fairytale makers saw their remarkable journey in the CAF Confederation Cup brought to a shuddering halt by the ruthless cutting edge of Zamalek.
After a goalless first leg in Cairo, Hamza Mathlouthi’s early opener set the Egyptian giants on their way to a 3-0 victory in Kumasi that secured their place in the final with an emphatic dismissal of the competition’s surprise package.
Samson Akinyoola’s sumptuous volley and a late Mustafa Shalaby strike put the seal on a professional away performance as Zamalek underlined their status as continental heavyweights.
For Dreams, an inaugural tilt at African club football’s second-tier competition ends with their heads held high, even if this humbling defeat will sting for some time to come.
Having already dumped out Mali heavyweights Stade Malien en route to the last four, the Ghanaians arrived in Kumasi buoyed by belief they could create yet another monumental upset.
Those hopes were swiftly extinguished, however, as Mathlouthi continued his hobby of scoring by powering home a back-post header to silence the fans in Kumasi.
The Tunisian defender had netted in Zamalek’s first leg quarter-final success over Modern Future, he repeated the trick after just 12 minutes to put the White Knights firmly in control of the tie.
Akinyoola’s magical left-footed strike just after the midway point of the first half then left Dreams needing to score three times to keep their dream alive.
Experienced striker John Antwi and young Abdul Aziz Issah fluffed good scoring opportunities to bring Dreams FC back into the game before Zamalek goalkeeper Mohamed Awad pulled two saves to deny the home side.
The outstanding Omar Gaber and the tireless Hossam Abdelmaguid went close to increasing Zamalek’s advantage before the break as Zamalek turned the screw with their trademark mix of power and guile.
Any hopes Dreams harboured of a miraculous comeback were effectively extinguished just before the hour mark, when Shalaby broke his six-month scoring drought in clinical fashion.
The winger had not found the net since October but kept his composure after being slipped in to drill past the helpless Solomon Agbasi and complete the scoring.
For much of the second period it was a case of attack versus defence as Zamalek threatened to run riot while Dreams desperately sought to restore some respectability to the scoreline.
In the end, their historic continental run was ended in abrupt fashion by a Zamalek side painfully clinical on the counter with the Egyptian heavyweights marching on into yet another continental final.
CAF Confederation Cup
CAF dismisses USM appeal on controversial Confederation Cup duel
Algeria’s USM Alger continues to battle in what looked an hopeless situation in a bid to upturn a decision of the Committee for the Organization of Interclub Competitions and the Management of the Club Licensing System which awarded the first leg match of the CAF Confederation Cup semi-final duel to the visiting RS Berkane of Morocco.
The continental body on Friday confirmed the verdict of the Organising Committee and thus threw away the appeal by Algeria.
The Appeal Committee of CAF rejected the Algerian club’s requests.
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