Tournoi zonal / Qualif. CAN U17 2027 : deux joueurs évoluant à l’étra…

La Fédération guinéenne de football (FGF) a dévoilé la liste des 21 joueurs retenus pour participer au tournoi qualificatif de l’UFOA-A U17, prévu du 7 au 20 septembre 2026 au Sénégal. Parmi les éléments sélectionnés, deux évoluent actuellement à l’étranger : Mory Moustapha Naïté en Espagne et Almamy Bangoura au Mali.

La sélection cadette guinéenne reste toutefois largement composée de joueurs évoluant sur le territoire national. Sur les 21 joueurs retenus, 19 proviennent ainsi de clubs, académies ou structures de formation basés en Guinée. betsport24.es

Gardiens

• Mamadou Sarifou Diallo (Tabousoun/Guinée)

Défenseurs

• Fodé Moussa Diallo (AMAT/Guinée)
• Mamoudou Fofana (Équipe scolaire/Guinée)
• Mory Moustapha Naïté (Marcet Académie Football/Espagne)
• Mamadou Saidou Diallo (Sosso Académie/Guinée)
• Minka Soumah (Académie KPC/Guinée)
• Aboubacar Kourouma (Fontaine Académie/Guinée)
• Thierno Bailo Diallo (Tabousoun/Guinée)

Milieux

• Facinet Camara (Tabousoun/Guinée)
• Alpha Camara (Tabousoun/Guinée)
• Mory Moussa Dabo (Dousou Académie/Guinée)
• Mamadou Saidou Camara (AMAT/Guinée)
• Almamy Bangoura (ABM Académie/Mali)
• Ousmane Conté (Équipe scolaire/Guinée)
• Aboubacar Sylla (Académie KPC/Guinée)

Attaquants

• Sékou Keita (AS Matoto/Guinée)
• N’Faly Bangoura (ASFK/Guinée)
• Abdoulaye Telly Diallo (Tabousoun/Guinée)
• Mohamed Blondy Keita (Atouga Académie/Guinée)
• Boubacar Diallo (Académie NESTA de Labé/Guinée)
• Salifou Camara (Académie KPC/Guinée)

Cette liste intervient après les tests IRM effectués sur 22 joueurs. Dans un communiqué, la Fédération guinéenne de football indique que les résultats ont confirmé l’éligibilité de 21 joueurs. « Les résultats des tests, confirmant l’éligibilité de 21 joueurs et, par conséquent, la qualification du Syli National U17 pour prendre part au tournoi. Le dossier du 22ᵉ joueur reste, quant à lui, en cours d’examen », écrit la FEGUIFOOT.

Le Syli Cadet doit désormais poursuivre sa préparation avant son entrée en lice dans ce tournoi qualificatif de l’UFOA-A U17, avec l’objectif de décrocher une place pour la prochaine CAN U17.

La Guinée évoluera dans le groupe B aux côtés du Mali, du Liberia et de la Guinée-Bissau. Le Syli Cadet débutera son tournoi le 8 septembre face à la Guinée-Bissau.

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A finally rewarded Springbok scrum and dominant aerial game gave South Africa the edge in their third Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Test against the All Blacks at FNB Stadium on Saturday, said wing Ethan Hooker.

The Boks turned a 12-all stalemate at half-time into a 29-17 lead for the final 10 minutes, thanks to two tries and a penalty, before the visitors scored a consolation try in the final play of the game (final score 29-24 to the Springboks).

The result gave South Africa an unassailable 2-1 lead in the series before the fourth and final Test in the USA this coming weekend.

Scrum dominance rewarded

During the game, several scrum penalties were awarded by referee Nika Amashukeli, after some collapsed scrums by New Zealand were unpunished by Angus Gardner in the second Test in Cape Town.

Hooker, who earned man of the match for some good carries, tackles and aerial contests where he either won the ball outright or fought back for possession after New Zealanders claimed it first, said the Boks went back to the basics in the second half.

“A lot of it came from scrum dominance. We got the ball rolling there,” he said.

“And then we got our contestable kicking game right. We got our ball back quite a bit, and focused more on ourselves than them and got our structures in place and got our momentum from there.

“As soon as you get momentum the crowd joins and it just lifts you.”

He said the nearly 86,000 fans were so loud players couldn’t hear each other 10m away.

The swirling wind also made his role a challenge.

“I enjoy the aerial contest. And having the wind factor and them being so good in the air as well, it tests you.

“You have to think a lot more than the other games. I pride myself on my aerial contests and love going up against these guys because of how good they are in the air.”

Springboks look ahead to fourth Test

Hooker said the win will be “huge” for their confidence going into the fourth Test.

“The job starts again now. We are already shifting our mindset for Baltimore. It is going to be at a neutral venue so it will be a bit different.

“We will not have 90 000 people screaming for us. So we have to balance it out there. It’s a challenge and we’re getting ready for it.”

He said playing the All Blacks was a huge mental and physical challenge, and an honour for any player. To play them four times in a row in this series – the first between the sides in 30 years – was a privilege.”

Springbok lock Lood de Jager has opened up on the heart condition that ruled him out of the 2023 World Cup. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports.

Some rugby stories are about tries and turnovers. De Jager’s is about learning to walk up a flight of stairs again.

Back in 2023, in the middle of a World Cup buildup, the Bok lock was floored by pericarditis, inflammation around the heart, triggered by a viral infection he’d unknowingly played through.

“Your heart has to work so hard every day, because you’re not quite healthy, that it builds up inflammation around the heart,” he explained. “Then you get the symptoms I got in Argentina.”

What followed was four months of nothing. No training, no running, barely any energy.

“I felt just flat – nothing,” he said.

Recovery came in small, monitored steps: walks, then jogs, heart rate capped, patience enforced.

“Initially I’d walk up a flight of stairs and be out of breath. Two months later, it feels better. And eventually you’re back on the field.”

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It reshaped how he sees the game he plays for a living.

“It’s very important to us, but it is just a game,” he said ahead of his 76th Test cap, against the All Blacks at FNB Stadium on Saturday. “When you get heart issues, it really puts things in perspective.”

He came back, he says, enjoying rugby more than before.

That perspective now sits alongside a rare kind of longevity. De Jager was the baby of the 2015 World Cup squad. He’s 33 now, two World Cups deep, still going.

“I always used to look at the old guys and think, why is that guy still playing rugby at 33,” he said with a laugh. “Now I understand why. You still feel like you can do it.”

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He’s also thinking about who comes next. Emile van Heerden gets a firm nod of approval: “Very good work rate, tough, good lineout call.”

So does promising Bulls lock JF van Heerden.

“Those two really stand out for me, if I think about locks who can represent South Africa in the future.”

As for this rivalry, the one he just helped settle again on the field, De Jager doesn’t hide how much it means.

“It’s always big playing the All Blacks,” he said. “But add the history, the stakes, the atmosphere and the fans on top of that, and it’s huge. I’m just grateful to be part of such a big rugby event.”

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A heart scare that could have ended a career instead reshaped one. Two World Cups, one of the fiercest rivalries in sport, and a player who never stopped being grateful just to run again.

It’s some story.

Photo: Anton Geyser/Gallo Images

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NAIROBI, Kenya, September 6, 2026 – Tusker head coach Julien Mette believes playing at the Kigali Pele Stadium will be like home away from home.

The brewers face Sudan’s Al Ahli Medani in the first leg of the preliminary round of the Caf Confederations Cup on Sunday, and the Frenchman believes his charges will have the ‘home advantage.’

“The quality of the pitch…, it’s artificial grass, so the good point is we have trained at M-PESA Foundation on the same type of grass. In terms of technical, footsteps, footwork, the players are ready to face this type of pitch, which was not the case last month (at the Cecafa Club Championships),” Mette said.

The gaffer further described Rwanda as his second home, a place he understands like the back of his hand by virtue of previously coaching Rayon Sports.

“Far from home, but for me it’s home, because I’ve got Rayon Sports here and the players also have played two games here last month, so this is a good thing for us. We have played Rayon Sports here in a full stadium with 100 per cent of the fans against us. That will not be the case tomorrow (Sunday), so in terms of emotional, we are ready… I mean the players are ready,” he said.

With the start of the 2026/27 FKF Premier League in limbo, the brewers have been playing a number of friendlies to switch their minds to competitive mode.

They were one of two Kenyan representatives at July’s Cecafa Club Championships in Kigali where they unfortunately bowed out of the group stages after losses to Sudan’s Al Hilal and Rayon Sports — before beating Zanzibar’s KVZ in their final Pool C encounter.

Since then, they have steadily improved, notably beating league champions Gor Mahia 3-1 in the FKF Super Cup a fortnight ago.

These gains notwithstanding, Mette is conscious of the threat posed by their Caf opponents.

“The Super Cup gave us confidence, but we have to stick also to humility. We have prepared well, analysing the opponent and working tactically about how to hurt them and how not to be hurt. I am quite happy with the mindset,” he said.

The brewers return to continental competition for the first time since 2021/22 when they exited at the preliminary round of the Caf Confederations Cup, losing 1-0 on aggregate to Tunisia’s CS Sfaxien.

Their journey began in the Caf Champions League where they thrashed Djibouti’s Artar Solar 4-1 on aggregate in the first preliminary round but then lost 5-0 to Egyptian giants Zamalek in the next one.