The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has postponed this week's three-nation tournament in Monrovia that includes Ghana.

The local Black Stars were scheduled to play Guinea and the host nation from 24-26 May.

However, the LFA wrote to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Tuesday afternoon informing the GFA of the decision by the country’s government to postpone the tournament to next month.

"This tournament is governmental and that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed us of the change for which we have decided to have same communicated to you at this time,” the letter from the LFA read.

Ghana's home-based national team will play in a three-nation tournament in Liberia this month. 

The local Black Stars will compete with the host nation and West African neighbours Guinea from 24-26 May.

The technical team has called up 25 players from the Ghana Premier League to begin camping on Monday, 13 May in Obuasi.

Goalkeepers Fatau Dauda (AshantiGold) and Daniel Agyei (Liberty Professionals) who are members of the senior national team were left out.

But the league's leading scorer Mahatma Otoo, who earned a debut Ghana call-up in March for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sudan at home, was included in the squad.

The Confederation of African Football fined the Liberian Football Association $10 000 and banned its president for six months on Thursday because he used the minutes from a CAF executive committee meeting without permission.

CAF said the punishment against Hassan Bility was decided at a meeting of its disciplinary board on April 25 after he accessed "confidential documents" without the body's "prior approval."

Liberia clashed with CAF's hierarchy recently after the West African country appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over election rule changes that appeared to be engineered to favour incumbent CAF president Issa Hayatou by limiting who could challenge him.

Sibusiso Zuma proved he is still a predator at 37 by scoring the two goals that took SuperSport United of South Africa into the final qualifying round of the CAF Confederation Cup this weekend.

The 2002 World Cup midfielder, who stood out in the past with his dyed blond hair, struck on 30 minutes and converted a stoppage-time penalty to earn his team a 2-0 home win over Angolan visitors Petro Atletico.

Unlucky not to win the goalless first leg in Luanda three weeks ago, United dominated most of the last-32, second leg at Lucas 'Masterpieces' Moripe stadium in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria.

Several of the favourites in Africa’s qualifiers for the 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil struggled on the third matchday of the group stage, now at the half-way point.

Morocco's loss in Tanzania was the biggest surprise, while 2012 African champions Zambia were held to a draw in Lesotho and Senegal and new African kings Nigeria were held at home. As only the ten group winners advance to the final round of qualifying, the dropped points will undoubtedly increase the pressure and the chances of a major shock moving forward.

The Super Eagles were expected to enjoy a bit of a walk in the park at home against their East African opponents, however, it turned out to be anything but as 20-year-old Kahata gave the visitors the lead when he scored direct from a free-kick.

Anthony Laffor, who plies his trade for South African club Mamelodi Sundowns, returned from a lengthy suspension to captain Liberia to an inspirational but emphatic 2-0 victory over the Cranes of Uganda at the Samuel Kanyon Doe (SKD) sports complex in Paynesville on Sunday.

Laffor, gifted a golden opportunity by defender Henry Kalungi who was clearing his danger area, squeezed a powerful shot from more than 20 yards that caught goalie Denis Onyango unaware in 50 minutes.

Patrick ‘Ronaldinho’ Wleh had sent the nearly 30,000 spectators at the SKD into rapture when he headed home a Solomon Grimes’ corner kick.

Egypt's Ismaily needed two late goals to break down a resilient Terrible CO side, beating the Madagascar club 2-0 in Alexandria in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup round of 32 on Sunday.

The Dervishes scored in a three-minute second-half spell to ensure they would head into the second leg in a fortnight as favourites to reach the last 16 of Africa's secondary club competition.

Midfielder Ahmed Khairy broke the deadlock in the 77th minute with a precise shot from inside the area.

Ghanaian forward John Antwi, 20, doubled the lead with 10 minutes remaining when he skillfully skipped past a challenger, burst into the area and fired home from a tight angle.

Tunisian duo CS Sfaxien and Etoile du Sahel face daunting tests in this weekend’s first leg matches of the 1/16 th round of the 2103 Orange CAF Confederation Cup against West African opponents.
 
Sfaxien and Etoile, who both drew a bye at the prelims get their first feel of the second-tier continental club championship with home games against Gamtel and Onze Createurs of Gambia and Mali respectively.
 
The two clubs, both former winners of the competition find themselves in dicey situations against opponents ranked nowhere near the big guns of continental football.

Liberia Football has been mourning the passing of Frank Seator, one of its best known former international strikers.

Seator died, aged 42, in Monrovia a fortnight ago.

A mammoth crowd of football fans including the country's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf turned out at the burial ceremonies for the fallen striker.

"Frank lived an exemplary life that our young athletes should emulate. He was disciplined and purposeful," lamented President Sirleaf.

"After football he knew it was time to begin a new career and was well on his way to achieving that quest - we'll miss him."

Mbabane Swallows of Swaziland and Revenue Authority of Uganda had their CAF Champions League giantkilling dreams dashed at the weekend.

While Swallows improved on a previously shocking home record in the leading pan-African club competition to draw 0-0 with Zanaco of Zambia, they lost the preliminary round tie 3-2 on aggregate.

Revenue Authority also failed to score in front of their supporters with a second 0-0 deadlock against Coton Sport of Cameroon leading to a penalty shootout won 4-3 by the visitors.

Swallows, who conceded 12 goals at home in three previous Champions League games, created few chances in Lobomba and Zanaco came closest to ending the stalemate when Davies Mwape rattled the woodwork.