JOHANNESBURG:
Egyptian and African membership giants Al Ahly sacked Spanish coach Jose Riveiro on Sunday after a 2-0 league loss to Pyramids in a Cairo derby.
Moroccan Walid el Karti scored in every half for CAF Champions League title-holders Pyramids, leaving Ahly thirteenth within the 21-club championship after 5 rounds.
In different African soccer information, South Africa Mohau Nkota makes a dream debut within the Saudi Professional League and Uganda recall 40-year-old goalkeeper Denis Onyango for World Cup qualifiers.
Riveiro got here to South Africa from Finland in 2022 and received 5 knockout competitions in three seasons with famed Soweto membership Orlando Pirates.
He left the Buccaneers when his contract expired final Could and was employed by document 12-time African champions Ahly, the place he struggled, successful solely certainly one of seven aggressive matches.
“I would like extra time with the gamers to allow them to work out my ideas,” the Spaniard stated after the defeat by Pyramids, however his want was not granted by Ahly chairman and former star Mahmoud el Khatib.
Former Orlando Pirates striker Nkota scored after solely seven minutes of his debut for Al Ettifaq, who went on to beat Al Kholood 2-1 within the first spherical.
The 20-year-old starred within the CAF Champions League final season, scoring 3 times in away victories over Algerian golf equipment Chabab Belouizdad and Mouloudia Alger.
Nkota has been included within the South Africa squad for World Cup qualifiers towards Lesotho and Nigeria on September 5 and 9. Each matches are in Bloemfontein.
Uganda have recalled veteran Onyango for World Cup qualifiers towards Mozambique on September 5 and Somalia three days later.
Onyango, who has stop taking part in for South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns, will compete for a beginning place with three rivals, Nafian Alionzi, Durban-based Salim Magoola and Joel Mutakubwa.
Each qualifiers are in Kampala and must-wins for the fourth-placed Cranes, who path leaders Algeria by six factors in Group G with 4 matchdays remaining.
Zambia midfielder Clatous Chama has modified golf equipment in Tanzania, shifting from champions Younger Africans to Singida Black Stars, who completed fourth final season.
The 34-year-old has penned a one-year deal as new Argentine coach Miguel Gamondi seeks success on the home and African fronts.
Stars goal to problem Younger Africans and largest rivals Simba within the nationwide league, and eradicate Rayon Sports activities of Rwanda and Flambeau Centre of Burundi or Al Akhdar of Libya to succeed in the CAF Confederation Cup group section.
Champions Morocco and third-placed Senegal shared the person and workforce awards after the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) concluded in Kenya this weekend.
Moroccan midfielder Mohamed Hrimat received the Golden Ball for finest participant and teammate Oussama Lamlioui obtained the Golden Boot for main scorer with six objectives.
Senegal shot-stopper Marc Diouf collected the Golden Glove trophy for finest goalkeeper and his workforce received the Truthful Play trophy for having the very best disciplinary document.
