Africa

“We need you to lead us to where you think we need to go, rather than where we think we want to take you.” As opening lines to a four-day FIFA workshop go, Belinda Wilson, Senior Technical Development Manager in FIFA Women’s Football Development team could not have issued a …

CAF and the Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Local Organising Committee (LOC) have launched the official countdown to TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023, gearing up Africans and the entire world for the continent’s biggest sporting event. The advertising campaign, centered around +225, the dialing code for Cote …

The spotlight falls on Angola as it hosts the fourth and final 2023 regional workshop of the CAF Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP) for Anglophone and Lusophone Member Associations. The event, being held in the historic city of Lubango, marks a significant moment in African football as representatives of various …

There are exciting fixtures lined up ahead after the draw for the qualifiers of the Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (WOFT) was conducted on Tuesday, May 30. Among the entertaining matches lined up include a West African derby pitting Guinea and Ghana, while Uganda will take on Rwanda in …

Senegal U20 women’s national team clinched the first ever WAFU-A U20 Women’s Cup title following a comprehensive 3-0 victory over hosts Sierra Leone at the Southern Arena in Bo City on Monday, May 29. The high-profile encounter, which served as the third and final round of matches of the maiden …

Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-19s were victorious in the Premier League Next Generation Cup final, beating Stellenbosch FC on penalties to lift the trophy in Mumbai. Following a 1-1 draw after 70 minutes, the Old Gold prevailed from 12 yards and scored all five penalties, with Aaron Keto-Diyawa dispatching the crucial spot-kick …

The draw procedures for the qualifiers of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (WOFT) have been released. The Draw will be conducted on Tuesday, May 30 in Cairo, Egypt, at 13h00 local time (10h00 GMT). It will be live on CAF digital platforms: CAF TV (CAF YouTube) and CAFOnline.com (CAF Website). …

Ahead of the much-anticipated first leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Final, CAF has revealed the official poster. Tanzania’s Young Africans will play Algeria’s USMA in Dar es Salaam on Sunday. The official poster is available for download in various sizes! The first leg will be played at Benjamin …

What an event this game proved to be in Zambia. The Heroes Stadium in Lusaka was almost filled to the capacity of 55,000 by a noisy and enthusiastic crowd. The president of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, greeted the former Barça players before the match. The Barça Legends side controlled the game …

Champions of the Tanzanian Premier League, Young Africans are hoping to put the cherry on top of what has been one of their best seasons. Tanzania’s most successful club, who recently claimed their 29th Tanzanian Premier League title with three games to spare are in their first ever continental final, …