Dateline: 10 March 1988. Venue: Cassablanca, Morocco. Occasion: CAF General Assembly. History was made this day. It was the day of the election of a permanent successor to Ydnakatchew Tessema, President of CAF who died the year before after a protracted illness.
Yaya Toure struck a wonder goal to help Manchester City lift the English League Cup and highlight a memorable weekend for Ivory Coast marksmen across Europe.
Egypt’s Zamalek scored a narrow victory over Angolan visitors Kabuscorp on Saturday in the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League first round first leg match that was played behind closed doors at the Cairo International stadium.