The CAF Emergency Committee has approved the resumption date for qualifiers of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations – Cameroon and the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. A busy schedule awaits the participating teams with double-headers from November 2020 through to November 2021 in the …
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FIFA is joining forces with the African Union, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to jointly address the issue of domestic violence by launching the #SafeHome campaign across the African continent. The initiative is designed to support women and children victims of domestic violence, …
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Due to travel restrictions across parts of Africa as a result of COVID-19, the qualifiers for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Costa Rica/Panama scheduled for September 2020 has been postponed. The First Round first leg was fixed for September 3-5, 2020 with the return leg from September …
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The CAF Legal Affairs and Compliance Division on Thursday, August 13 held a virtual workshop for Legal Affairs Managers of the affiliated Member Associations (MA) to discuss legal issues related to the development of the game. The one-day workshop held via video-conference also sought to open up the operations of …
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CAF and INTERPOL Project Stadia held their first bilateral meeting on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, to discuss the future cooperation between the two bodies in the areas of safety and security during major events. In attendance was Head of CAF Safety and Security, Dr. Christian Emeruwa, while Falah Abdulla Al-Dosari …
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The new 2020/21 kits made by Erreà Sport for FEGUIFUT (Federacion Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol) were revealed during a special photo shoot. The new strips were modelled for the occasion by three professional players of international standing from the country’s national side: Pedro Obiang (U.S. SASSUOLO), José Machín (A.C. Monza Calcio) …
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The month-long virtual freestyle football championship tagged Freestyle UNLOCKED Africa 2020 came to a power-packed finish on Sunday, August 2 with the finals of the 3rd African Freestyle Football Championship. After several dramatic freestyle football battles, Mohannad Hosam Ali from Egypt and Fatimaezzahra ‘Fatima’ Akif from Morocco emerged as the …
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The CAF Emergency Committee has approved the revised calendar for the Interclubs competitions which was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Confederation Cup 2019/20 Semifinals 22.09.2020 – Pyramids (Egypt) vs Horoya (Guinea) at Mohammed V Complex, Casablanca 22.09.2020 – RS Berkane (Morocco) vs HUSA (Morocco) at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat …
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A football academy in Uganda has recently become an unfamiliar sight: JAKO balls are rolling, while young, sport-loving men are training in Bayer 04 Leverkusen jerseys. The scene is the result of a jersey donation from JAKO and the excellent work of the aid organization Vision for Africa (Vision Für …
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This year’s Nigerian Freestyle Football Championship came to an exciting finish on Saturday, July 25 with Benjamin Ebong and Augustina Unamba, both reigning champions, emerging as the winners of the keenly contested games, which was held online. Feet ‘N’ Tricks International, the largest promoter of Freestyle Football in Africa, hosted …
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