Africa

The launch of the Football for Change Programme fund-raising campaign in Sierra Leone has received global recognition, with CAF recognising the role it will play in impacting communities. The programme is a Gender Empowerment initiative using football as a tool for rehabilitation and positive social change. The launch event of …

The member associations of Mauritania, Malawi and Djibouti have been selected for a new programme in Africa to set up inclusive football academies that will also teach youngsters, girls in particular, how to prepare for life outside the four lines of the pitch. The programme, run by FIFA and the …

CAF conducted the official draw of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup at its headquarters in Cairo on Thursday with the first round pitting the Central African Republic against Mauritius in September. The winning team of this clash will play against Nigeria in the second round. An exciting clash is …

The draw to for FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup was officially conducted by CAF on Thursday, June 8 at the CAF Headquarters producing some interesting ties as the road to the global showpiece officially begins. The first six nations with the lowest rankings will take centre stage in a round-robin …

CAF has learnt with deep sadness about the road accident that claimed the lives of several members of Malawian Football Club, Nyungwe United FC and left many injured this past weekend. CAF conveys heartfelt condolences to the families of Nyungwe United Football Club deceased, Football Association of Malawi and Malawi …

As part of the busy calendar for women’s football on the African continent, CAF has confirmed the draw dates for the U-17 Women’s FIFA World Cup and U-20 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. Both draws will take place at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at …

“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 …