Tag - Equatorial Guinea

Magnificent seven for Banyana Banyana

It is not done and dusted yet, but it is safe to say that Banyana Banyana took a significant step closer to qualifying for the knockout stage of the African Women Cup of Nations when they handed Equatorial Guinea a 7-1 beating at the Cape Coast in Ghana on Wednesday evening. Following a 5-0 pasting at...

SA not distracted by Eq Guinea off-field drama

It is now official and the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAF) has rejected Kenya’s appeal following their ejection from the African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) and cheating Equatorial Guinea reinstated and latter have already played and lost 5-0 to Zambia. Equatorial Guinea were found guilty by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Disciplinary Committee...

Ellis satisfied despite loss to Ghana Queens

South African national women coach Desiree Ellis wrapped up preparations for the African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) and expressed her satisfaction about the readiness of Banyana Banyana, despite a 1-0 loss to the hosts. The South Africans depart from the capital Accra on their way to the Gold Coast city in the North of the...

Hayatou please come back – all is forgiven

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has been under siege from their critics during the last couple of weeks as they astonishingly hobble from one blunder to another on an almost daily basis. Equatorial Guinea flaunted all the rules governing fair play in football with impunity, cheating, falsifying documents and fraudulently issuing passports to women players...

Kenya appeal to CAS after disqualification

As expected, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) is challenging the decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to reinstate Equatorial Guinea in the African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) and is appealing to the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS). In a shocking development on Wednesday, CAF reinstated serial cheats Equatorial Guinea in the AFCN...

Spineless CAF reinstate cheating Equatorial Guinea

The upcoming African Women Cup of Nations tournament was on Wednesday thrown into disarray by the spineless Confederation of African Football (CAF) when they reinstated Equatorial Guinea after initially throwing them out of the competition for cheating. Equatorial Guinea were found guilty of fielding an illegible player when they eliminated Kenya 3-2 on aggregate during qualifiers....