Broken leg rules Scott out of final

CAPE TOWN: Santos striker Carlo Scott broke a leg in a training accident and will miss the South African Cup final against local rivals Ajax Cape Town on Saturday.

Super status for ASEC and Africa Sports

ABIDJAN: Arch rivals ASEC and Africa Sports topped the two pools in the first phase of the Ivory Coast title race and will be joined by Stade Abidjan, Satellite, Sabe Bouna and Stella Abidjan in the Super League.

Narrow win keeps Canon three points clear

YAOUNDE: Defending champions Canon Yaounde defeated long-time leaders PWD Bamenda 1-0 to retain a three-point lead over Bamboutos Mbouda at the halfway mark of the Cameroon league programme.

Leaders Petro shade Aviacao in Angolan thriller

LUANDA: Petro Atletico shaded title holders AS Aviacao 3-2 in a thriller to lead the Angola title race by one point midway through the league campaign. Petro Huambo are one point off the pace and Aviacao three.

Etoile Sahel clinch Champions League place

TUNIS: Etoile Sahel finished runners-up to Esperance in the Tunisian title race and qualified for the 2004 African Champions League thanks to a 2-0 home win over Olympic Beja. Club Africain came third.

Olympics regain some Great-ness

ACCRA: Great Olympics, who have lived in the shadow of Accra rivals Hearts of Oak for many seasons, retained their league leadership in Ghana with a 1-0 third-round victory over Minestars.

Struggle continues for Gabon champions

LIBREVILLE: Defending champions US Mbila Nziami continue to battle in Gabon with a 3-1 loss at fellow strugglers Sogea FC leaving them second last on the 12-team standings at the halfway mark.

Heroic draw keeps Zanaco on top

LUSAKA: Title holders Zanaco clung to top spot in Zambia after coming from behind twice to draw 2-2 at Nchanga Rangers. National team midfielder Rotson Kilambe was the visitors? hero, equalising with 10 minutes left.

Joint Moroccan leaders Meknes slip up

RABAT: CODM Meknes blew a chance to take the lead in the increasingly tight Moroccan championship race by losing 1-0 at lowly KAC Kenitra. Title holders and joint leaders Hassania Agadir were inactive.

Sahel go on eight-goal rampage in Niger

NIAMEY: Sahel, who triumphed 8-0 at bottom-of-the-table Gourama, and idle Zumunta are setting the pace in the two-group first phase of the Niger championship.

DR Congo call up captain Nonda

KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo captain and striker Shabani Nonda of French club Monaco has been recalled for an African Nations qualifier against Swaziland here on June 8 after missing the March draw between the teams due to travel problems.

Dramatic Lesotho victory

MASERU: Refiloe Potse scored twice within three minutes just before full-time to give Lesotho a dramatic 2-1 friendly victory over Swaziland, who took a first-half lead through Patrick Mkhwanazi.