World Cup 2014
The latest World Cup 2014 stories from the African game.
NATIONAL TEAM - BENIN - COACH - Algerian Djamel Belmadi appointed Qatar coach
Algerian Djamel Belmadi has been installed as the new coach of Qatar's national team, the country's football association has revealed.
NATIONAL TEAM - Nigeria - Lukman Haruna hopeful over World Cup prospects
Dynamo Kiev midfielder Lukman Haruna hopes he can still make Nigeria's World Cup squad. The 23-year old has not played for the Super Eagles since the last World Cup in South Africa.
2014 World Cup - warm up - Ghana
Ghana Sports Minister Elvis Ankrah is confident the team will prepare in the right way for a successful World Cup.
2014 World Cup - warm up - African sides ready
All five of Africa's World Cup finalists are in action this week as they continue their preparations for this summer's tournament in Brazil.
(Algeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria)
LEGENDS - CAMEROON - Samuel Eto'o - Africa Cup of Nations all time leading scorer
Eto'o was a part of the squads that won the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations, and was a gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, in which Cameroon finished as runners-up, he scored his only goal in a 1:0 group-stage upset of Brazil on 19 June.
stars in Europe - Yaya Toure's incredible journey
He won the Champions League and two La Liga titles while with Barca. Toure also won league titles in Greece and England, and domestic cups in each country too. According to the people who know him best, Yaya Toure always had the ability and ambition he needed to make his journey from a barefooted boy footballer to one of the best players in the world.
