Africa

Clubs from all six of FIFA’s confederations are assured of participating in the inaugural expanded 2025 tournament after the access blueprint was unanimously agreed upon by the FIFA Council in Rwanda on Tuesday on March 14, 2023. The initial decision to revise the format of the competition to a 32-team …

Following three weeks of all action football in the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2023, the CAF Technical Study Group (TSG) has named the best starting line-up of the tournament. New champions Senegal as expected dominate the team with four players while first-time finalists The Gambia have two …

CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe yesterday conferred CAF President’s Outstanding Achievement Award 2022 to His Excellency President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco in Kigali, Rwanda in a glittering event. The event was attended by President Kagame, representative of King Mohammed VI and Minister …

The Rwanda Football Association (FERWAFA) has become the 50th member association to implement FIFA’s hugely successful Football for Schools (F4S) programme, following a launch event in Kigali. The event was attended by FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, Rwanda’s state Minister in charge of Primary and Secondary Education Mr Twagirayezu Gaspard, …

Some of the global football stars including international legends, African stars and Football Leaders will be amongst the important guests that will attend CAF President’s Outstanding Achievement Award 2022 in Kigali on Tuesday tonight. The event will be live at 18h00 local time (16h00 GMT/ 18h00 Cairo/ 19h00 CEAT) on …

Designated as one of FIFA’s and President Gianni Infantino’s key goals, football development is also one of Rwanda’s principal concerns, as demonstrated by the substantial work carried out in this sphere by its national football federation, FERWAFA. The strategic development plan for women’s football that it unveiled recently is an …

Seven-time TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations champions Nigeria have won the 2023 TotalEnergies U-20 AFCON Fair Play award. The CAF Technical Study Group (TSG) of the tournament named the Flying Eagles for the award after the tournament ended on Saturday, March 11. They were awarded the prize after the …

CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe on Sunday, March 12 spent a few hours meeting CAF staff and administration at the headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The CAF President was joined by CAF Third Vice-President, Souleiman Waberi, Fourth Vice-President Seidou Mbombo Njoya, Fifth Vice-President Kanizat Ibrahim and General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba. The …

Senegal midfielder Pape Demba Diop has won the UMBRO Golden Boot award of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2023. The 19-year-old scored five goals in the tournament which earned him the coveted trophy as the leading scorer of the 23rd edition of the biennial tournament. The Zulte …

Senegal goalkeeper Landing Badji was named the Best Goalkeeper of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2023. The Young Teranga Lions won their first ever TotalEnergies U-20 AFCON following their 2-0 victory over neighbours The Gambia at the Cairo International Stadium. The young keeper helped his side to …