Africa

Douala & Rabat named host cities for Africa’s Interclubs 2019/20 final!

Douala and Rabat will host the inaugural one-match finals of the CAF Champions League 2019/20 and CAF Confederation Cup respectively. The two cities got the nod following evaluation of the submitted bids taking into consideration key facilities such as Infrastructure, Accommodation, Medical amongst others. The newly-built Japoma Stadium in the …

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Africa’s CAF postpones AFCON 2021 qualifiers!

Following the growing concerns of the COVID-19 virus and the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) describing it as pandemic, CAF has decided to postpone the following competitions until further notice: – Total AFCON 2021 Qualifiers: Match Day 3 and 4 of the qualifiers scheduled for March 25-31, 2020; …

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Africa’s CAF monitoring spread of Coronavirus!

CAF wishes to inform Member Associations and the entire African football family that they are closely monitoring the evolution of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world and in particular the African continent. According to World Health Organization (WHO), no African country till date has been declared a high risk. Consequently, …

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CAF’s Zonal Women’s Instructors course kicks off in Johannesburg!

The maiden CAF Women’s Instructor Course for Zonal Unions has kicked off with the COSAFA Zone, breaking the grounds with their session from 5-11 March 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The aim of the six-day course is to build the capacities of female instructors within the zone and to impart …

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Errea Sport is the new partner for Equatorial Guinea!

Errea Sport has announced a two-year technical collaboration contract has been signed in Madrid with the FEGUIFUT, the Equatorial Guinean Football Federation, and it will be renewable for a further two years. Having already supplied the kits for the previous two matches played in Tanzania and Guinea in November 2019, …

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Abdelmounaïm Bah appointed CAF Acting General Secretary!

Following discussions by the CAF Emergency Committee on Tuesday, March 3, Commercial Director Abdelmounaïm Bah has been unanimously appointed Acting General Secretary. At the request of the President, the CAF Emergency Committee proceeded yesterday with the unanimous appointment of Bah to the post of General Secretary of the organization, after …

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Africa’s CAF General Secretary tenders resignation!

CAF General Secretary Mouad Hajji yesterday, March 2 tendered in his resignation letter to CAF President Ahmad Ahmad, who has accepted his resignation. At the request of the CAF President, the Emergency Committee will meet to appoint an Acting General Secretary. Citing personal reasons and indicating the need to return …

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First CAF Interclub Safety and Security Conference held in Cairo!

Egyptian capital Cairo will host the first CAF Safety and Security Conference for Confederation Cup and Champions League clubs participating in CAF Competitions. The two-day event (February 19/20, 2020) will involve Club Managers and Club Safety and Security Officers so as to share experiences and best international and global practices …

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Cameroon legends Tataw & Olembe to assist African Nations Championship 2020 draw!

Two former players representing different generations of Cameroonian football, Stephen Tataw and Salomon Olembe will assist the draw process for the final tournament of the Total African Nations Championship Cameroon 2020. The duo will assist CAF Director of Competitions, Samson Adamu to conduct the draw on Monday, February 17 at …

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