The TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup are back on track after the draw for the preliminary rounds held at CAF headquarters on Tuesday, August 9. 58 clubs are in the running to succeed Wydad Athletic Club of Morocco in the Champions League, while 50 clubs, including defending champions …
Read More »Gambia’s Lamin Bajo elected West Africa Football Union – Zone A president!
Lamin Kabba Bajo of Gambia has been elected as the new President of the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Zone A. The leader of the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) was elected on Monday during the regional body’s General Assembly in Arusha. Bajo was elected unopposed during the meeting in the …
Read More »CAF President Dr Motsepe to launch Africa Super League in Tanzania!
CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe will launch the eagerly-anticipated Africa Super League on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. The launch will be live in Arusha, Tanzania at 13h00 Eastern African Time (EAT)/ 12h00 Cairo time/ 10h00 GMT on several TV networks in Africa and other parts of the world including CAF …
Read More »2023 African Nations Championship first round qualifiers wrap!
Matches counting for the first round of qualifiers for the 2023 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship, have wrapped up across the continent. Ethiopia and Malawi were the biggest winners of the first round, following their big aggregate wins over South Sudan and Zimbabwe respectively. Ethiopia recorded a five-zero aggregate win over …
Read More »CAF Women’s Champions League Club Licensing explained & several clubs given green light!
With the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League qualifying zonal round set to kick-off this week, several clubs have gone through the process with a view of participating in the competition. The club licensing process for the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League 2022 started in April 2022 and since then, several …
Read More »CAF condemns unacceptable comments by Napoli president on African players!
CAF is appalled by the irresponsible and unacceptable remarks made by Napoli President, Mr Aurelio De Laurentiis on African players and the Africa Cup of Nations. By publicly declaring that players who sign for Napoli must sign a waiver denouncing participation in the Africa Cup of Nations as a condition …
Read More »FIFA Forward supporting Senegal’s stewards!
Safety and security at football matches remain major concerns in Africa. In 2019, FIFA signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the African Union (AU) on this subject. Over the past three years, seminars and workshops devoted to these themes have been right …
Read More »CAF Executive Committee approves AFCON 2023 revised qualification calendar!
The Confederation of African Football (‘CAF’) Executive Committee has approved a revised TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 revised qualification calendar. This was necessitated by the Executive Committee’s commitment to make room for the African nations that have qualified for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in November/ …
Read More »CAF launches Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP)!
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has launched a Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP). This landmark CAF project was presented to the Member Associations during the CAF Club Licensing Seminar in Cairo, Egypt. The CAF Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP) is an electronic tool system designed to manage the licensing …
Read More »CAF successfully launches three-day Continental Club Licensing Seminar in Cairo!
The Confederation of African Football (“CAF”) Annual Club Licensing Continental Seminar successfully kicked off in Cairo, Egypt. The seminar is being attended by the 54 CAF Member Associations, FIFA and sister confederation representatives, FIFPRO Africa, Club Licensing Instructors and Leagues representatives from around the continent. The seminar takes places as …
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