CAF has received declaration of interest from six countries in the bidding process to select the host nation for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. At the expiry of the deadline set by the administration, CAF recorded four bids from six countries: The bidding nations are (in alphabetic order): Algeria …
Read More »South Africa community group enjoy AFC Bournemouth Tour!
AFC Bournemouth’s Community Sports Trust have enjoyed welcoming another group of young people from South Africa over the past three weeks. The under-18 girls, a group of 12 from Johannesburg and Durban, visited Bournemouth after a successful trip for the under-18 boys. Throughout their trip, the girls took part in …
Read More »CAF opens bidding process for 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League & 2024 CHAN hosts!
CAF has opened the bidding process for the next host of CAF Women’s Champions League 2023 and TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (“CHAN”) 2024 competitions. The submissions for applications will close on Sunday, May 6, 2023. The CAF Executive Committee shall be responsible for examining candidatures from National Associations for the …
Read More »Normalisation committee appointed in Congo DR!
The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to appoint a normalisation committee for the Congo DR Football Association (FECOFA) in accordance with art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes. The mandate of the normalisation committee will end no later than 30 November 2023 and includes the following tasks: …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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