Africa

CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe said the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (“CHAN”) that will kick-off on Friday night in Algiers will be a great success. Dr Motsepe attended the inauguration of the Nelson Mandela Stadium located in Baraki that will host the opening game in front of a sold-out audience …

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has completed a day of engagements in Algeria, which included the inauguration ceremony to officially open the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers – and a meeting with the President of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. “There are important developments taking place across Algerian football, not least the opening …

Big names in world football will be present in Algiers when the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) gets underway on Friday, January 13. Nigerian Jay Jay Okocha, Asamoah Gyan of Ghana, Tunisia’s Karim Haggui, El Hadji Diouf from Senegal and Togolese Emmanuel Adebayor will be in the stands as the …

With less than 48 hours to the kickoff of the highly anticipated TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) Algeria 2022, CAF in partnership with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) gave a detailed update of the tournament’s state of readiness ahead of Friday’s start. Jointly speaking from the newly inaugurated Nelson Mandela …

CAF senior leadership is holding key meetings in Algiers, Algeria on Thursday, January 12 on the eve of the kick-off of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (“CHAN”). The meetings, to be led by CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe, will discuss some key matters at CAF including the strategic turn-around to …

CAF and technical partner UMBRO have unveiled the official match ball of TotalEnergies African Nations Championship Algeria 2022 (“CHAN”) kick-off on Friday night on January 13, 2023. The official match ball, named “Marhaba” which means ‘Welcome’, will be used during the opening act of the competition between hosts Algeria and …

A number of African football legends including Ghana’s John Paintsil, Siaka Tiene of Cote d’Ivoire, former Algeria star Nouredinne Bounaas and Zambian Clifford Mulenga will form part of the historic on-site commentary team for CAF during the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (“CHAN”) Algeria 2022 starting from January 13, 2023 in …

The Nigeria Football Federation have inaugurated Faith Irabor as the head of the referees’ committee of the Nigerian FF, making her the first woman to occupy that position. Prior to her appointment, Irabor, is a retired FIFA referee, former CAF Referee Instructor, the first Vice President of the Nigeria Referees …

CAF is saddened by the passing of Cameroonian legend Modeste M’Bami on Saturday at the age of 40. M’Bami who had 38 caps for Cameroon, was part of the team that won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. At club level, he played for a number of clubs including Dynamo …

FIFA’s president Gianni Infantino has expressed his regrets after former Cameroon international Modeste Mbami passed away on Saturday following a cardiac arrest at the age of 40 in Paris France. On a post on Instagram few hours after Mbami’s death was confirmed, FIFA’s supremo shared a picture of the once …