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TRANSFER - Ivory Coast - Didier Drogba considering Chelsea return on one-year deal
The Ivory Coast international, a free agent after leaving Galatasaray, left Stamford Bridge in 2012 after scoring the winning penalty in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - 2ND ROUND - first leg - all results
SATURDAY'S MATCHES
• Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau 2:0
• Uganda vs Mauritania 2:0
• Sierra Leone vs Seychelles 2:0
SUNDAY'S MATCHES
• Lesotho vs Kenya 1:0
• Tanzania vs Mozambique 2:2
• Congo Brazzaville vs Rwanda 2:0
• Benin vs Malawi 1:0
COACHES - ALGERIA - Christian Gourcuff named as Algeria's new national coach
Gourcuff was last coach of Lorient, leaving the job in May at the end of the Ligue 1 season. He has also coached at Le Mans and Stade Rennes and had a one-year spell in Saudi Arabia.
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - 2ND ROUND - FIXTURES & RESULTS - Saturday matches
2nd round - fixtures & results
SATURDAY (19th July 2014)
• Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau 2:0
• Uganda vs Mauritania 2:0
• Sierra Leone vs Seychelles 2:0
Fifa ranking - Nigeria move up, Carpe Verde suffer big drop
The Super Eagles climbed three places in the Confederation of African Football region and 10 spots on the global list - up to 34th in the world.
TRANSFER - Algeria - Halliche joins Qatar Sports Club
The 27-year-old centre-back was part of the Desert Foxes squad that reached the last 16 of the World Cup in Brazil - their best performance at a finals.
TRANSFER - NIGERIA - West Brom break club record to sign Nigerian striker Brown Ideye
The Baggies announced the arrival of the 25-year-old Dynamo Kiev player on Friday, saying they had broken the club's record.
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - 2ND ROUND- FIXTURES - PREVIEW
SATURDAY
• Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau
• Uganda vs Mauritania
• Sierra Leone vs Seychelles
SUNDAY
• Lesotho vs Kenya
• Tanzania vs Mozambique
• Congo Brazzaville vs Rwanda
• Benin vs Malawi
TRANSFER - SENEGAL - DEMBA BA - Besiktas in talks with Chelsea to sign Senegal striker
Ba joined the Blues from Premier League rivals Newcastle in January 2013 on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Transfer - Senegal - Armand Traore - QPR defender signs new two-year deal
The Senegalese international defender has signed an extension which will tie him to the club until 2016.
