Algeria lose in Qatar, as Egypt win

 If matches were played on paper Africa’s remaining representatives at the World Cup, Nigeria and Algeria would have been back home.

The national team (Taifa Stars) has a real chance of salvaging Tanzania’s standing in soccer tonight when they clash with Uganda Cranes for a ticket to the 2016 African Nations Championship (Chan) finals. A lot will be at stake, considering the disastrous start to the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) last weekend, when they slumped to a 3-0 loss at the hands of Egypt.

Toto African, Stand United and Tanzania Prisons yesterday recorded wins to secure three crucial points in the ongoing Vodacom Premier League.

As Young Africans won 3-0 against Stand United in Shinyanga, JKT Ruvu broke the unbeaten record of the defending champions, Azam Football Club, after recording 1-0 victory at Azam Complex. As for Simba Sports Club, the side continued with their unimpressive results after drawing 1-1 against Tanzania Prisons at Sokoine Stadium, Mbeya.

Three Egyptian activists lose their final appeal against three-year prison sentences they were given last year for violating an anti-protest law.

Qatar recalls its ambassador from Egypt after being accused of supporting terrorism in a row about air strikes on Islamic State targets in Libya.

But Algeria's Abdelaziz Bouteflika is still likely to be re-elected

Egypt's former military chief is heading for an overwhelming victory in a presidential election marred by a low turnout, early vote counts show.

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