Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have again made the shortlist for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) player of the year award, the second year running the trio have battled it out for the prestigious prize.

Salah claimed the honour last year and will be favourite again following another successful first half of the season for Liverpool.

The Egyptian will be hoping to become the fourth player to win back-to-back titles after Senegal forward El Hadji Diouf, Cameroon...



The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup is not yet over but already the new campaign starts in the continent's secondary knockout competition on Tuesday as teams enter the preliminary round.

Raja Casablanca hold a commanding 3-0 first-leg lead over AS Vita Club in the final of the current competition but still face what will surely be a daunting trip to Kinshasa for the return fixture on Sunday, especially as the Congolese felt hard done by in the opening game. 


But before that matter...

Raja Casablanca striker Soufiane Rahimi scored twice as the Moroccan side seized control of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup final with a 3-0 first-leg win over 10-man AS Vita Club at the Stade Mohammed V on Sunday.

After a goalless first half, Rahimi took his tally in the competition to four with a brace to settle home nerves, before this season's top scorer Mahmoud Benhalib converted a penalty after 66 minutes, his 12th goal of the campaign.

Vita Club, hoping for a hat-trick of titles for Democratic...

Moroccan side Raja Casablanca and AS Vita Club from the DR Congo will contest the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup final after comprehensive semifinal victories sealed their berth.

Vita Club beat Egyptian side Al-Masry 4-0 in Kinshasa to advance by the same scoreline on aggregate, while Raja defeated Nigerian outfit Enyimba 2-1 to seal a 3-1 victory in the tie.

After a tight opening half, Raja nerves were settled just before the break when forward Zakaria Hadraf netted, before defender Oladuntoye Isiaka...

Enyimba face an uphill battle to qualify for the final of the 2018 African Confederation Cup as they seek to overturn a 1-0 loss from the home leg when they travel to Morocco to meet Raja Casablanca on Wednesday.

Raja will be overwhelming favourites given their excellent record in front of their home fans and the fact that they were able to keep Enyimba scoreless in Aba.

Long-serving club chairman, Felix Anyansi-Agwu, who was in his role when the team won back-to-back Champions League titles in...