Thursday , April 25 2024

Africa

FIFA receives expressions of interest to host 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup!

Following the invitation to all member associations (MAs) to express their interest in hosting the final competition of the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, FIFA has received a total of four expressions from (in alphabetical order by country): The Royal Belgian Football Association, the Royal Netherlands Football Association and the …

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African quartet handed interesting 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup draw!

Africa’s contingent at this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina has been handed interesting groups with Nigeria pitted against Brazil and Italy while Tunisia will face England. The biennial global youth tournament returns with scintillating matchups following a four-year absence due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The tournament will take …

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Chase for Continental glory resumes this weekend with CAF Champions League & CAF Confederation Cup!

The road to the final of Africa’s top club competitions: the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup reaches suspense phase this weekend as continent’s top clubs start the first leg journey of the quarter-finals. The action gets underway on Friday evening as four-time champions, ES Tunis of …

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CAF approves amended U-17 AFCON Regulations on MRI!

The CAF Executive Committee approved a recommendation by CAF Youth Organizing Committee and CAF Medical Organizing Committee to amend Article 27 of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations Regulations: The approved Regulation: Article 27 now reads: 27.1 For the qualifying phase, an eligibility test will be compulsory performed for …

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Germany to face Vietnam & Zambia in pre-FIFA Women’s World Cup friendlies!

The Germany Women’s football team will contest two home friendlies shortly before the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s side will take on Vietnam at the Stadion am Bieberer Berg in Offenbach on June 24, before then playing Zambia on July 7 at the Sportpark Ronhof in Fürth. In these …

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Introducing Nike’s 2023 Nigeria Women’s national team kits & collections!

Nike is matching the energy in her game with the company’s most comprehensive women’s football collection in its history. Backed by Nike’s largest ever investment in women-specific research, Nike designers developed new performance to lifestyle designs for the summer’s biggest sport moment — all tuned to the unique needs of …

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FIFA’s Gianni Infantino meets President Ramkalawan & visits development projects in the Seychelles!

Gianni Infantino and the President of the Republic of the Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, talked about how to get more young people playing football and boost the sport further in the country during the FIFA President’s visit to the Indian Ocean nation. The FIFA President, who was welcomed by Seychelles Football …

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CAF prepares Referees ahead of crucial CAF Champions League & CAF Confederation Cup quarterfinals!

With the upcoming knockout phase of CAF Interclub Competitions: the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup, CAF has gone an extra mile to equip referees ahead of the crucial weekends. From Friday, April 14 until next week Tuesday, April 18 CAF will hold Elite Referees’ course in …

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CAF ExCo Decision on Article 27 of U-17 AFCON regulations!

CAF Executive Committee during its meeting held earlier in April, examined the Article 27 of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations Regulations following the recommendations made by the Youth Organizing Committee and the Medical Organizing Committee. In this respect, CAF Executive Committee decided to make the following modifications to …

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