The Next Generation Cup is returning this summer as teams from England, India and South Africa come together for an exciting tournament hosted by the Premier League. Taking place from August 1-4, the competition offers India’s brightest young talents from the Indian Super League the chance to compete with equivalent …
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The draw for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia has set the stage for an intriguing challenge for the four African representatives – Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria. Nigeria, the most successful African nation in the tournament’s history with two runners-up finishes, will face a daunting task …
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The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) today announced key information relating to the 2024/2025 Interclub season including the confirmed number of slots allocation to each Member Association. The 2024/2025 CAF Interclub season will kick-off with the Preliminary Round scheduled between 16–18 August 2024. The Group Stages are scheduled between October …
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FC Augsburg will hold their summer training camp outside Europe for the first time in the club’s history in 2024. Jess Thorup’s side will prepare for the 2024/25 season from July 18 to 28 in the province of Mpumalanga in South Africa. FCA’s travel party are set to be accommodated …
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Over the last few months, CAF’s Safety and Security Department has been particularly active with an increase in the number of training and initiation sessions on the security coverage of major sporting events in Africa and abroad; and a larger promotion of a security policy in each of CAF’s Member …
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The African Nations will resume their road to qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 next week. Match Day 3 and Match Day 4 of the Qualifiers will be played between June 5-11, 2024. Nine African teams are guaranteed to compete at the World Cup. Another will participate in the …
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Namibia senior national team coach Collin Benjamin and reigning CAF Women’s Football Coach of the Year, Desiree Ellis headlined a panel of seasoned coaches and football experts from the COSAFA region at the recently held COSAFA Technical Study Group (TSG) Symposium in Johannesburg, South Africa. The first-ever Technical Study Group …
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The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) today kicked off the first regional workshop for the new CAF Doping Control Officers (DCOs) in Cairo, Egypt. Eighteen (18) doping control officers from the UNIFFAC (Union of Central African Football Federations) region are the first group of DCO’s to benefit from this innovative …
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Africa’s trio of representatives at the upcoming FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan have been handed challenging groups for the 24-team tournament. Morocco, Libya and Angola discovered their first round fates at the official draw held in the stunning UNESCO World Heritage site of Registan Square in Samarkand on Sunday …
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Akram Tawfiq was named TotalEnergies Man of the Match as Al Ahly retained their TotalEnergies CAF Champions League crown by edging out Esperance of Tunisia 1-0 in Saturday’s final second leg in Cairo. Tawfiq excelled in midfield as the Egyptian giants secured a 12th Champions League triumph courtesy of Roger …
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