Uganda head coach Sebastien Desabre insists he never felt under any pressure to win his first competitive game as Cranes coach despite his slow start to life at the helm.

The Frenchman had gone four competitive games without a win after taking the national team job at the end of 2017, with his only victory coming in a 3-1 competitive triumph against Sao Tome e Principe in March.

The Cranes were also held in an international friendly by Malawi, and defeated by Niger in June, but Desabre has told...

Libya and Nigeria play each other for a second time in three days, the reverse fixture in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations double-header qualifier, at the Stade Taieb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia on Tuesday.

Ahead of the encounter, which will either consolidate or revive qualification hopes for both teams, KweséESPN lists three things to expect from the game on Tuesday.

Key players missing for both teams: Injury and suspensions will deny both Nigeria and Libya the availability of key players, a blow for...

If it's not broken, don't fix it.

With barely enough time for rest and recuperation between Saturday's game in Uyo, five hours flight to Tunisia and the reverse fixture on Tuesday, Gernot Rohr is not looking to shake up his Nigeria team.

The German is expected to name essentially the same side which started and hammered the Libyans 4-0 over the weekend, bar one enforced change.

Shehu Abdullahi, who suffered a muscle injury and did not travel with the squad, will be replaced in the starting eleven...

Harambee Stars head coach Sebastian Migne had downplayed injury fears about Victor Wanyama after the midfielder hobbled off during Kenya's 3-0 win over Ethiopia in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

The Tottenham Hotspur powerhouse was substituted in the 72nd minute with an apparent hamstring injury after falling to the turf clutching his thigh following a cross.

However, the French coach has since allayed concerns about the 27-year-old's fitness, and revealed that he was replaced as a precaution,...

Uganda hero Emmanuel Okwi is determined to fire the Cranes to the Africa Cup of Nations after missing out on the 2017 tournament.

The forward netted twice on Saturday as Lesotho were defeated 3-0 at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, a win which takes Uganda one step closer to next summer's showpiece in Cameroon.

Having missed out on the trip to Gabon - as Uganda ended their 39-year wait for an appearance at Africa's top table - Okwi is determined to make up for lost time.

"I am hungry to be...