McCarthy given coach role in Belgium

>The continuing debate over why iconic striker Didier Drogba is not deemed worthy of a place in the Cote d’Ivoire’s starting line-up appears to be getting to inexperienced coach Sabri Lamouchi.

Egyptian side Misr El-Makkasa remove former Nigeria international Emmanuel Amuneke from post as head coach after less than a month in the role.

Former South Africa striker Benni McCarthy is robbed at gunpoint at a barber shop in Johannesburg.

Mshambuliaji wa zamani wa taifa la Afrika Kusini Benni McCarthy ndio mkufunzi mpya wa klabu ya Ubelgiji Sint-Truidense.

Belgium advises its citizens to leave Burundi, while the EU says it is cutting staff levels in the African country because of the "rising risk of violence".

Wow, what a last half hour, right? Three goals in 30 minutes with plenty of U.S. chances at the end to attempt to equalize. This means Belgium will go on to meet Argentina in the quarterfinals and the United States will go home. They will go home, though, with their heads held high. The Americans put up one heck of a fight in Brazil.And goalie Howard? That might be the most memorable performance of this World Cup. Sixteen saves! I’ll end this post how I began it — WOW.

Nine Africans from nine different countries help KV Oostende make a great start to this season's Belgian Pro League.

Algeria face Belgium in World Cup Group H on Tuesday, hoping to upset the fancied outsiders to win the tournament.

When World Cup quarter-finalists Belgium last qualified for the tournament in 2002, the current squad were a disparate gaggle of schoolboys poised unknowingly on the brink of global stardom.