AS Vita Club stormed to the top of their CAF Confederation Cup Group A with a 3-1 victory over Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas in the second round of matches in the pool on Wednesday night.

The DR Congo side cruised to the home victory after a brace from Emmanuel Ngudikana and a further strike via Ngonda Muzinga handed them the three points.

Gbagnon Badie had earlier given ASEC the lead, but the Ivorians wilted in the second period.

Earlier in the same pool, Ghana side Aduna Stars played to a thrilling...

Nigerian referee Joseph Ogabor has been banned from all football activities for one year for attempted match manipulation.

The incident relates to the CAF Confederation Cup match between Nigerian team Plateau United and Algerian side USM Alger in Lagos earlier this month.

South African match officials, led by referee Victor Gomes, reported that they had been offered $30 000 in cash to fix the first leg. Gomes turned down the offer and immediately reported it to CAF.

The governing body has handed...

Bidvest Wits coach Gavin Hunt is intending to overhaul his squad at the conclusion of the PSL season and has revealed that the Clever Boys' resources are stretched as they attempt to battle on multiple fronts.

Wits are away at Nigerian heavyweights Enyimba in a CAF Confederation Cup Playoff Round second-leg tie on Wednesday, with the two sides having drawn 1-1 in Johannesburg in the first leg.

As well as their continental responsibilities, the reigning South African champions are also coming to...

On a troubled weekend of continental football for Nigerian clubs, a weekend which reaped arguably only one result that could be considered favourable, you'd be forgiven for thinking that things couldn't get any worse.

...but you'd need to think again.

With Enyimba drawing, and Akwa United and MFM FC both being defeated, Plateau United's 2-1 victory over USM Alger was the only positive result for the NPFL's four representatives.

However, reports that began to emerge in the immediate aftermath of...

Aduana Stars were the big winners in the CAF Confederation Cup playoff round during an exciting weekend of action across Africa, although there were mixed fortunes for Nigeria's four representatives.

In the most high-profile clash of the weekend, Raja Casablanca secured a valuable 2-0 victory away at Zanaco, but last year's finalists SuperSport United are in danger after a home defeat by Gor Mahia.

However, the weekend belongs to the reigning Ghana Premier League champions, who romped to a 6-1 victory...