Africa

CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe met the press on Tuesday 16 March 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa for a first speech in his native country since his election. Surrounded by heads of South African football and COSAFA Zone, Dr. Motsepe presented his program for the coming months and especially CAF …

FIFA has confirmed that Véron Mosengo-Omba will leave his role as Chief Officer of the FIFA member associations (MAs) division with immediate effect to take on the position of CAF General Secretary. Mr Mosengo-Omba initially joined FIFA in 2016 as Chief Member Associations Officer with responsibility for Africa and the …

The 43rd CAF General Assembly, meeting yesterday, March 12 in Rabat, Morocco, elected Dr. Patrice Motsepe, as President of CAF. Dr Motsepe, who becomes the seventh person to occupy the position of CAF President, begins his four-year term after being elected unopposed by the Member Associations of CAF, present in …

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has stressed the importance of “team spirit” to project African football to the top of the world in his address to the 43rd CAF Ordinary and Elective General Assembly that took place today in Rabat. “We know the values of football, but the most important value …

The 43rd CAF General Assembly, meeting today, March 12, 2021 in Rabat, Morocco, elected Dr. Patrice Motsepe, as President of CAF (Confédération Africaine de Football). Dr Motsepe, who becomes the seventh (7th) person to occupy the position of CAF President, begins his four-year term after being elected unopposed by the …

FIFA, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the NGO Plan International France are joining forces to launch the Championnes programme in Togo, Guinea and Benin. The goal? To empower girls and promote gender equality through football. To empower women and girls and fight against the discriminatory practices and attitudes that …

The Premier League has prolonged its partnership with Infront, a Wanda Sports Group company, for free-to-air rights (FTA) across sub-Saharan Africa until the end of the 2024/25 season. Premier League Director of Broadcasting Paul Molnar said: “We have been very impressed with Infront’s approach to bringing the Premier League to …

Africa’s CAF has noted the contents of the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on the appeal filed by Ahmad Ahmad against the decision of the Adjudicatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee. Following today’s decision, Constant Omari, the First Vice-President of CAF, will now occupy the …

The CAF Emergency Committee met on Monday, March 8, 2021 in Rabat, Morocco to decide on the holding of the 2021 U17 Total Africa Cup of Nations. The Committee was made aware of the constraints faced by some of the participating member associations as well as the host country including …

Initially four election rivals, but now united in one purpose, Jacques Anouma, Patrice Motsepe, Augustin Senghor and Ahmed Yahya have together agreed in Rabat, Morocco, and confirmed at a ceremony of African unity held at the Palais des Congrès in Nouakchott, Mauritania, a proposed new direction for CAF and African …