Africa

When it comes to schools’ football, Guinea is an ideal student and might even be said to be top of the class in Africa. Represented by CS Ben Sekou Sylla, the country won the CAF African Schools Championship, triumphing in the final in South Africa on 8 April in what …

You can watch on CAF’s official digital pages and also a number of broadcast partners the official draw for the TotalEnergies U23 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2023 on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 17h00 local time (16 GMT). The draw will be conducted at the awe-striking Mohammed VI Technical …

CAF has strongly condemned unruly behaviour by a section of supporters during two TotalEnergies CAF Champions League fixtures in Tunisia and Morocco on Saturday, April 29 night: Esperance Sportive de Tunis vs JS Kabylie and Raja AC and Al-Ahly in Casablanca. CAF General Secretary, Veron Mosengo-Omba said the matter will …

Liberia has reached a fresh milestone in the development of football in the country. Following the refurbishment of the Stade Antoinette Tubman Stadium, which was completed last September, the Liberia Football Association (LFA) opened its new headquarters in the capital, Monrovia, on Friday, April 28. The project was funded by …

Bundesliga International and the CANAL+ Group have agreed a renewal of its broadcasting rights deal with Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Mauritius, extending the partnership until the conclusion of the 2027-28 season. The deal ensures that CANAL+, which has broadcast the Bundesliga since the start of the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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: …

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 …