The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) yesterday discussed and announced the organisation of the upcoming Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), due to be held in Cameroon. After significant debate and having received detailed updates from numerous inspection visits over nearly 18 months, CAF has noted that a number of …
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In a major step forward for the development of football in Africa, FIFA has announced the official opening of its second regional development office on the African continent yesterday, November 28 following the official inauguration of a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa. In line with FIFA 2.0 and its …
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VISA, the global leader in payments, will bring its global brand and technology to African football next summer as it officially announced its partnership with the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) as a sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in 2019 and 2021. The sponsorship deal will …
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an urgent appeal filed by the Football Kenya Federation against the decision taken by the Confederation Africaine du Football (CAF) Appellate Body dated November 7, 2018 in which an earlier decision taken by the CAF Disciplinary Council to disqualify the Equatorial …
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The GS Academy, set up by UEFA ASSIST, aims to support general secretaries from football associations across the globe by providing practical assistance to help develop and strengthen the sport. UEFA ASSIST, in partnership with the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has launched the first two editions of its GS …
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The UMBRO family has been expanding, with news of three new partnerships from around the world arriving in the past few days… First of all, in Malaysia UMBRO are delighted to have partnered with Perak FC, one of the country’s biggest teams and recent winners of the Malaysian Super Cup. …
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The Bureau of the Council has decided to appoint normalisation committees for the Dominican Republic Football Association (FEDOFUTBOL) and the Madagascan Football Association (FMF) in accordance with art. 14 par. 1 (a) and art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes. Dominican Republic The decision concerning the Dominican Republic comes …
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On Wednesday, 17 October 2018, a delegation of the Government of Sierra Leone led by the Vice-President, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Priscilla Schwartz, the Ambassador to Switzerland, Lansana Gberie, and the Deputy Ambassador to Switzerland, Samuel U. B. Saffa, met with FIFA officials headed …
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The Bureau of the FIFA Council decided on Friday, October 5 to suspend the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) with immediate effect due to government interference. This decision comes after a recent letter from FIFA to the Minister of Sports of Sierra Leone to express grave concern about the removal …
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Italian kit maker Erreà Sport is the new official technical sponsor of the Ethiopian Coffee Sport Club, the football club founded in 1976 and based in Addis Ababa, currently playing in the Ethiopian Football Premiere League. The team is the club with the highest number of supporters in Africa and …
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