The UEFA Foundation for Children, PepsiCo Egypt, Common Goal, Aspire and the Association for the Protection of the Environment from Pollution (A.P.E) partnered up to create a first-of-its-kind sustainable football pitch in Cairo by recycling crisp packets. Egypt becomes the latest country to benefit from the Lay’s RePlay initiative, following …
Read More »CAF concludes five-day workshop for Algerian physical trainers!
CAF has concluded a five-day workshop for physical trainers held in Algiers on the sidelines of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). A total of 28 physical trainers from Algeria benefited from the workshop held between May 12 and 16, as they had an opportunity to acquire new …
Read More »Bengaluru FC go down to Stellenbosch FC in PL Next Gen Cup opener!
Bengaluru FC began their PL Next Gen Cup campaign with a 0-1 defeat against defending champions Stellenbosch FC at the Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. Antonio van Wyk’s (12′) first half strike was enough for the South African club to emerge victorious and post their first win …
Read More »FIFA Football for Schools arrives in Chad!
After recently visiting Asia (Uzbekistan), then stopping off in Europe (Latvia), Football for School is back in the Mother Continent. Chad has become the 18th African country, and the first member of UNAF (the North African Football Union) to benefit from this ground-breaking programme, which aims to make the game …
Read More »CAF launches Tender process for Sub-Saharan and global media rights package!
CAF has opened an invitation to tender (ITT) for the media rights in the Sub-Saharan Africa region on a Pay/Pay-per-View and Free to Air basis to a large number of CAF events in 2023, 2024 and 2025, including its flagship events; the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire …
Read More »CAF concludes innovative Goalkeeper Coaching workshop in Algiers!
The first phase of a workshop organized by CAF (Confédération Africaine de Football) in conjunction with the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) for goalkeeping coaches has concluded in Algiers, on the sidelines of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations. The first phase, which started on May 7 and concluded on …
Read More »FIFA Talent Development Scheme takes step forward in Algiers!
The main objective of the FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS) is to help raise the standards of men and women’s national-team football based on FIFA’s long-term commitment to global talent development. In December 2022, the FIFA Council approved a funding allocation of USD 200 million to cover the 2023-2026 operational …
Read More »Africa’s CAF & Saudi Arabian FF sign historic 5-year MoU to foster strong ties & football development!
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Dr Patrice Motsepe together with Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) President, Yasser Al Misehal announced a landmark five-year cooperation and development agreement. The partnership will foster growth opportunities for African and Saudi Arabian football. The signed Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) will focus on …
Read More »Africa’s quartet for the FIFA U-17 World Cup confirmed as U-17 AFCON reaches semis stage!
Africa’s four representatives to the FIFA U-17 World Cup have been confirmed following the completion of the quarterfinal stage of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations Algeria 2023. Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco and Mali will fly the continent’s flag in the global showpiece later this year after they reached …
Read More »U17 AFCON into business end with semis line up complete!
It is the business end of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with the semifinal line up complete following a thrilling quarter final round which was concluded on Thursday night. With the battle for the four available tickets to the FIFA World Cup wrapped up, the next battlefront …
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