The Confédération Africaine de Football’s (CAF) ongoing efforts of reshaping the face of African football continues to move at an exciting pace, as various divisions of the governing body of African football continue rolling out impactful initiatives across the continent. The CAF Safety & Security Division, led by Dr Christian …
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The Safety and Security workshop has kicked off a week-long series of meetings between various departments between CAF, LOC and Government as the planning for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 gains momentum. Safety and Security is one of the key elements in the successful delivery …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today concluded the AFC Safety & Security Officer Workshop 2023, which reinforced the overall safety at events and venues as a key component of the AFC’s Vision of staging world-class competitions. Last held physically in 2019, the two-day workshop was aimed at addressing the changes …
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The safety and protection of youngsters forms a crucial part of CAF’s new schools football competition, the CAF African Schools Football Championship which is set to take place in Durban between April 5-8. Ahead of the much-anticipated tournament, CAF is hosting a two-day safeguarding workshop with educators from different schools …
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The SAFF U17 Women’s Championship, which took place from March 20 to 28, 2023, served as an excellent platform for the implementation of child safeguarding measures to ensure a positive and enjoyable football experience for all participants. With the help of the innovative “Safety Balloon” exercise, the activity saw the …
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UEFA’s annual Safety and Security Conference brought together security experts ahead of the new season to discuss important issues and share best practices in this crucial sector. More than 400 people from all over Europe gathered in Istanbul to participate in the latest UEFA Safety and Security Conference. Representatives from …
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Security and Safety Officers (SSO) from CAF, zones and member associations virtually met on Wednesday to discuss several issues related to safety and security operations in Africa. During the key annual continental meeting initiated by CAF Security and Safety Department, the hundred participants from the various CAF member associations were …
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Safety and security at football matches remain major concerns in Africa. In 2019, FIFA signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the African Union (AU) on this subject. Over the past three years, seminars and workshops devoted to these themes have been right …
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For the last three years, the CAF Safety and Security Department has been on a drive to improve the standards of safety and security measures in African football. This week, as part of this drive, over a hundred women safety and security officers from all over the African continent were …
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CONCACAF has announced its Disciplinary Committee has decided to sanction club FC Motagua from Honduras following various security incidents that occurred during the 2021 Scotiabank CONCACAF League (SCL) first leg final match versus Comunicaciones FC (GUA). After due examination of the evidence gathered during their investigation and based on the …
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