Madagascar Sack Coach Rajaonarisamba

Madagascar have sacked national team coach Franck Rajaonarisamba after a 6-1 loss at home to DR Congo in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Sunday.

The football association has replaced him with Frenchman Auguste Raux.

He returns for a third spell after leading the side for two matches in 2003, and again from 2012 to 2015.

The loss leaves the island nation bottom Group B with just two points from five qualifiers so far and with no chance of reaching the finals in Gabon.

Raux’s first task will be to lead Madagascar at the Southern African regional championship the Cosafa Cup which starts on Saturday.

His side face Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Seychelles in a preliminary pool, with only the group winners advancing to the quarter-finals.

Madagascar are also out of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, beaten 5-2 on aggregate by Senegal last November.

Madagascar Sack Coach Rajaonarisamba

Ghana Drawn Against Liberia in AYC Qualifiers

Ghana Black Starlets has been drawn against Liberia in the preliminary phase of CAF  U17 African Championship.

The draw for the tournament scheduled to be played in Madagascar 2017 was performed last Friday in Kigali, and Ghana will play in the first round.

Before the Black Starlets can qualify for the competition in Madagascar, they are expected to go through three qualifying rounds.

The first round matches will be played between 24 and 26 June and the return encounters will be played between July 1 and 3, 2016.

Twenty two countries will battle it out for a place in second round of the qualifiers which will take place on  August 5 to 7 and the return legs expected to be on August 19 and 21.

Round 1 fixtures:

Ghana – Liberia

Libya – Algeria

Mauritania – Morocco

Benin – Sierra leone

DR Congo -Chad

Sudan – Djibouti

Malawi – Kenya

Tanzania – Seychelles

Namibia – Botswana

Lesotho – Mauritius

Comoros – Zimbabwe

Ghana Drawn Against Liberia in AYC Qualifiers