Africa

The Guinean Government decided to change the name of the Bafatá field, the second capital of the country, to Estádio Pelé, in response to the appeal of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who asked for a worldwide tribute to the former Brazilian footballer. The decision was taken at the Council of …

Cape Verde’s Prime Minister Dr Ulisses Correira e Silva has announced that the country’s national stadium in Praia will be named after world football icon Pele. The 15,000 seater “Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde”, erected in 2010 and opened in 2014 has been the home base of the “Blue Sharks” …

With the clock ticketing and kick-off of TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (“CHAN”) Algeria 2022 kick-off nears, the Local Organising together with CAF unveiled the official mascot for the competition named Cobtan. Cobtan or ‘Captain’ in English, will be the face of the competition that will kick-off on January 13, 2023 …

The President of CAF Dr Patrice Motsepe expressed the condolences of Football on the African Continent on the passing of Football Icon Pelé. Dr Motsepe said: “Pelé was a unique inspiration to the African Continent and to football lovers worldwide and his death is a huge loss for supporters and …

As part of building stronger links between CAF, Schools and students in Africa, CAF this week launched the African Schools Football Championship trophy design competition encouraging young designers to submit their creative designs. The trophy will be lifted by the winners of the Continental Phase of the African Schools Football …

With just over two few weeks to go before the opening match of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (“CHAN”), CAF has today released the full list of match officials for the competition. The list includes 19 referees, 21 assistant referees and 12 video assistant referees representing 32 of CAF’s Member …

The North Africa derby match between Algeria and neighbours Libya will highlight day one of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship at newly-built Baraki Stadium in Algiers on January 13, 2023 at 20h00 local time (19h00 GMT) The seventh edition of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship will take place from January …

The groups for the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations 2023 were confirmed on Friday night following the draw conducted in Cairo, Egypt. The draw was attended by Shawky Gharib, former Egyptian international midfielder who led Egypt to a third-place finish at the U20 World Cup in 2001 and to …

The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) stated today that Africa is inspired by the performances of the five African National Teams that participated in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. CAF is particularly excited by the historic victories of Morocco and its qualification for the semi-finals of the 2022 …