Zimbabwe soccer legend Adam Ndlovu has died in a horrific car accident and his young brother Peter is battling for his life in hospital.

The Ndlovu brothers were involved in a crash in Victoria Falls where they had travelled for a friendly match featuring Highlanders Legends and a local team.

An unidentified woman travelling with the two is also deceased.

NewZimbabwe.com gathers that Adam - a teetotaler - was behind the wheel of Peter’s BMW X5 when the car burst a tyre in the wee hours of Sunday and veered off the road.

Al Ahly of Egypt won their seventh CAF Champions League title after they defeated Esperance 3-2 on aggregate on Saturday in Tunis.

Ahly, who forced a 1-1 draw in the first leg final in Alexandria a fortnight ago, beat hosts Esperance 2-1 in the return leg game.

Mohamed Nagy 'Geddo' gave the Egyptian giants the lead after 43 minutes, before Waleed Soliman doubled their advantage with an individual effort on 61 minutes.

Cameroon striker Yannick Ndjeng pulled a goal back for Esperance six minutes from full time when he tapped home a pass from the right flank beyond Sherif Ekramy in goal for Ahly.

South African football is in shock after the national team’s assistant coach died in a car crash. Bafana Bafana No2 Thomas Madigage, aged 40, passed away after an accident involving a stray donkey last night.

South African Football Association president Kirsten Nematandani said: “We are shocked and at a loss for words.”

Oldham and current Bafana Bafana midfielder Dean Furman tweeted: "Shocked & devastated 2 hear of the passing of bafana assistant coach Tommy Madigage.

"Thoughts & prayers are with his family at this sad time."

Egypt’s legendary football coach Mahmoud El-Gohary has died in Amman aged 74. The former Egypt, Ahly and Zamalek coach had been in a critical condition since suffering a stroke on Saturday.  

El-Gohary is considered one of Egypt’s greatest-ever football icons. He was in charge of the national team in their last World Cup appearance in 1990, during which they famously held then European champions the Netherlands to a 1-1 draw.

El-Gohary, known for his resolute defensive tactics, also steered Egypt to the African Nations Cup triumph in 1998.

Ivory Coast were paired with Senegal in the highlight of the final qualifying round draw for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa made on Thursday.

The Ivorian Elephants finished runners-up to Zambia after a penalty shootout in the 2012 final in Libreville last February after captain and star striker Didier Drogba blazed a regular-time spot kick over.

Senegal went to that tournament as third favourites behind Ivory Coast and Ghana only to lose all three group games against Zambia, co-hosts Equatorial Guinea and Libya.

Former champions Ivory Coast will host the first leg in Abidjan over the weekend of September 7-9 with the teams clashing again over the weekend of October 7-9 in Dakar.

Former Senegal international striker Jules-Francois Bocandé died on Monday at the age of 54, the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) announced.

Bocandé had been unwell for several months after suffering a stroke and died following a surgical procedure, according to the Senegalese Press Agency (APS).

He enjoyed his greatest success as a player with Metz, where he was crowned top scorer after netting 25 goals in France's Ligue 1 championship in the 1985-86 season.

Bocandé also played for Paris Saint-Germain, Nice and Lens in France and participated in three CAF Africa Cups of Nations with his country, whom he captained and then went on to coach during the 1990s.

Former African Footballer of the Year Rashidi Yekini died Friday in Iraa, officials and family members announced.

Kwara State sports commissioner Anthony Kayode Towoju confirmed the passing away Friday evening of one of Africa’s most lethal strikers.

Family members said he died of a strange ailment and he is to be buried Saturday in his hometown of Offa according to Muslim rites.

Yekini’s goals helped Nigeria to qualify for their first-ever World Cup in 1994 and he was rewarded with the prestigious African Footballer of the Year award in 1993.