Africa

CAF is saddened by the passing of Boubakary Bello who was the member of CAF Organizing Committee for Youth Competitions. Boubakary Bello, who was the second vice President of Cameroon Football Federation, was in Egypt earlier this month for the start of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. He …

Two staff members from the Club’s charity, City in the Community (CITC) recently visited Ghana as part of a Manchester City and Xylem project to help provide clean water access to communities in Cape Coast. Sean Dwyer and Tom Upton, two CITC coaches teamed up with a dedicated team of …

Tanzania’s Fountain Gate Dodoma Secondary School and Uganda’s Royal Giant High School claimed top honours at the African Schools Football Championship CECAFA Zonal Qualifiers this weekend. Fountain Gate Dodoma Secondary School, who were crowned as Girls U15 Champions, defeated Awaro Senior Secondary from Ethiopia 3-0 in the final played at …

The West African Football Union (WAFU Zone B) has held the first capacity building workshop for the General Secretaries of the various federations in the zonal body to help boost the administration of the game in their respective countries. The two-day seminar in Cote d’Ivoire was designed to help the …

CAF and the Local Organizing Committee of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations presented their plans for the tournament, which starts this Sunday, to a packed media. The TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off this 19 February in Cairo, with a promising opening match between hosts Egypt …

CAF is saddened by the tragic passing of Ghana international, Christian Atsu following the earthquake in Turkey. Atsu, who represented his country 65 times, played for a number of clubs including Everton, Chelsea, Newcastle in England and Porto. At the time of his tragic death, he was plying his trade …

“Dream Big” – that is the message on the official poster of the TotalEnergies U20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2023 aimed at young African future stars who will spend the next three weeks in Egypt during the continental youth championship. The poster and the messaging inspired by CAF’s call …

The West African Football Union (WAFU Zone B) has started a training workshop in Abidjan for General Coordinators (GC) to boost their knowledge in match organisation. The two-day event, which started on Tuesday, will allow existing GCs to upgrade their knowledge in the craft while serving as training for prospective …

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) held various workshops on Wednesday ahead of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Cairo, Egypt. The workshops brought together the operational units of the tournament with the aim of delivering a successful competition. The workshops included the General Coordinators, Safety and Security, …

The president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, received the CEO of Endesa, José Bogas, to Real Madrid Sport City to sign the renewal of the collaboration between the electricity company and the Real Madrid Foundation, which is now in its 13th season. The alliance enables the sustainability of the Real …