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Ghana have introduced again 30-plus defenders Harrison Afful and John Boye for residence and away 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in opposition to Sudan this month.
Full-back Afful, 34, performs for Columbus Crew in American Main League Soccer and centre-back Boye, 33, for French Ligue 1 outfit Metz.
4-time African champions Ghana prime Group C with six factors, three greater than South Africa and Sudan, whereas minnows Sao Tome e Principe are pointless.
Right here, AFP Sport rounds up soccer information from Africa on the weekend:
Ghana
Germany youth worldwide Jamie Leweling from second-tier membership Greuther Furth has obtained a primary call-up from Ghana coach Charles Akonnor.
Leweling is the most recent of many Europe-born footballers who qualify to play for African nations as a result of their dad and mom and/or grandparents have been born there.
Akonnor included 4 English Premier League gamers — Jordan Ayew and Jeffrey Schlupp of Crystal Palace, Thomas Partey from Arsenal and Baba Rahman of Chelsea.
Morocco
Raja Casablanca midfielder Abderrahim Achchakir is satisfied the Moroccan membership can overcome a 1-0 deficit away to Zamalek of Egypt within the second leg of a CAF Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.
“We will do it,” stated the 33-year-old as he regarded forward to a match postponed twice lately due to a coronavirus outbreak within the Raja squad with 16 gamers testing constructive at one stage.
“Raja have been very unfortunate to lose the primary leg as we dominated possession and territory and had a number of real penalty appeals rejected.”
South Africa
Zambian Gamphani Lungu equalised for South African MTN 8 title-holders SuperSport United, who have been held 1-1 by Bloemfontein Celtic within the first leg of a semi-final in rain-lashed Pretoria.
Lungu fired the ball into the online on the second try on 50 minutes after the visiting crew did not clear a deep cross.
Celtic captain Ndumiso Mabena stormed down the center to place his facet forward on quarter-hour after an outstanding flicked cross from Victor Letsoalo.
Nigeria
Napoli ahead Victor Osimhen has been included within the Nigeria squad for residence and away Cup of Nations qualifiers in opposition to Sierra Leone after lacking current worldwide friendlies by harm.
The 21-year-old and English Premier League duo Kelechi Iheanacho of Leicester Metropolis and Alex Iwobi of Everton are amongst eight attackers chosen by German coach Gernot Rohr.
One other Nigerian at Leicester, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, misses the matches in Benin Metropolis and Freetown due to an harm.
Zambia
Zesco United drew 1-1 away to Napsa Stars in Lusaka on the opening weekend of the Zambian Premier League as they search to regain their positon as the highest soccer membership within the nation.
The Ndola membership completed solely fifth final season, lacking out on qualification for the African competitions, and changed coach George Lwandamina with Numba Mumamba.
Burundi worldwide Laudit Mavugo levelled for Napsa after Clement Mwape netted for Zesco, who got here closest to African glory in 2016 by reaching the CAF Champions League semi-finals.
Egypt
Former Al Ahly coach Rene Weiler from Switzerland will obtain a $450,000 (385,000 euros) bonus for successful the Egyptian Premier League a record-extending forty second time.
He was changed by South African Pitso Mosimane final month after failing to agree phrases for a renewal of his one-year contract with the Cairo Crimson Devils.
The 34-round championship completed on the weekend with Ahly amassing 89 factors, 21 greater than fierce rivals and runners-up Zamalek.
Zimbabwe
4 England-based Zimbabweans, whose golf equipment vary from the Premier League to the fifth-tier Nationwide League, have been chosen for 2 Cup of Nations qualifiers in opposition to title-holders Algeria this month.
Marvellous Nakamba (Aston Villa) is a Premier League midfielder whereas defenders Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) and Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth) are second-tier English Championship defenders.
Midfielder Kundai Benyu is with Nationwide League outfit Wealdstone and will come nose to nose with Algeria captain and Manchester Metropolis winger Riyad Mahrez within the Group H matches.
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