Mazembe clinch Champs Lge title
DR Congo side TP Mazembe win the Champions League after beating Heartland of Nigeria 1-0 in to win the title on away goals rule.

Angola axe striker Manucho
Spain-based striker Manucho Goncalves will stay out of the Angola national team until he learns respect, says coach Manuel Jose.

Eto'o promises Mallorca return
Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o says Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola never told him why he was sold to Inter Milan.

Toure scores in Man City draw
Manchester City are held to a fifth successive draw as Burnley pick up their first away point in the Premier League.

Nigeria's Golden Eaglets triumph
The host nation Nigeria are through to the quarter-finals at the Under-17 World Cup after the Golden Eaglets trounced New Zealand 5-nil in Abuja.

McCarthy recalled to SA squad
Striker Benni McCarthy is included in coach Carlos Alberto Parreira's first squad back in charge of South Afirca.

Stoke's Faye targets Europe
Captain Abdoulaye Faye says that Stoke City can qualify for a place in Europe this season.

Nigeria act to boost crowds
At the Under 17 World Cup in Nigeria the Local Organising Committee has offered free tickets to fans in an attempt to fill the thousands of empty seats at the competition.

Kaita out of Nigeria squad
Midfielder Sani Kaita has pulled out of the Nigeria squad to face Kenya on 14 November, to be replaced by Kalu Uche.

Key dates

International
2010 World Cup Qualifiers

Club
The African Champions League

Youth
African Under 17

SA acts on stadia
Most of South Africa's new World Cup stadiums will be run by independent operators

U17 World Cup
Fixtures, results and tables from the 2009 Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria

Mokoena keen on McCarthy
Bafana skipper Aaron Mokoena wants Benni McCarthy to join him

Bafana target
South Africa set coach Parreira a target of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals

Saturday's gossip column
Chelsea to move for Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero in January, plus other rumours.

Allardyce considers McCarthy sale
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce admits sympathy for Benni McCarthy after failing to hold down a regular place.

Ghana's Adiyiah set for AC Milan
Young Black Satellites striker Dominic Adiyiah is set to move to AC Milan in the January transfer window, according to the club's vice-president.

Sidibe suffers hamstring setback
Stoke striker Mamady Sidibe suffers another setback on his road to recovery from a knee injury.

Appiah completes Bologna move
Ghana captain Stephen Appiah ends a long search for a club by signing for Italian Serie A club Bologna.

Euro-goals Africa
BBC Fast Track's weekly rundown of the African scorers in the major leagues of Europe.

Three Africans on Fifa list
Three African stars Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and Samuel Eto'o are among 23 players nominated for the Fifa World Player of the Year award.

Zim hopes for 2010 benefits
Zimbabwe hopes for World Cup bonus after Cosafa success

Cabbage and roasted pig
Piers Edwards samples the delights of a Soweto derby

Sierra Leone get CHAN bye
Mauritania pull out of the preliminary round of qualifying for the African Nations Championship, leaving Sierra Leone to face Senegal.

Heartland edge to narrow victory
TP Mazembe are in a great position to lift the Champions League despite going down 2-1 away to Heartland in the first leg of the final.

Zimbabwe clinch Cosafa title
Hosts Zimbabwe win Southern Africa's Cosafa Senior Challenge for a record fourth time after a 3-1 victory over Zambia in Harare.

Malawi, Algeria crash out of U17
Gambia crashed out of the group phase of the U17 World Cup in Nigeria after being held to a 2-2 draw by Colombia on Saturday.