Africa

The Congo Football Association (FECOFOOT) have withdrawn their national team from FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. After Nigeria’s 4-0 victory against Congo in Brazzaville, the return leg was scheduled for December 17, 2021 in Lagos. In a correspondence to CAF, FECOFOOT expressed the inability of Congo to take part …

CAF, together with Qatar Local Organising Committee, today confirmed the venue and the kick-off time of the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup to be played in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. The match will be played at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium at 20h00 local time (17:00 GMT). The game …

The headquarters of the Africa Beach Soccer Union, ABSU has been officially commissioned in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria. NFF President and member of the FIFA Council, Amaju Pinnick who was represented by the General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi was impressed having donated the offices earlier in 2020, pledging …

Nearly three months on from the thrilling end of the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia, FIFA has received registrations from five member associations interested in hosting the next edition of the tournament in 2023, namely: Colombian Football Association Bahrain Football Association United Arab Emirates Football Association Seychelles …

The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) today announced that the 2021 TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup will be hosted in Doha, Qatar on December 22, 2021. Al Ahly (Egypt), winners of the 2020-21 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League will face Raja AS (Morocco), winners of the 2020-21 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup in …

CAF has received a letter from the Liberia FA confirming the withdrawal of LPRC Oilers from the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup this season. Consequently, this weekend’s scheduled fixture between Orlando Pirates and LPRC Oilers has been cancelled in accordance to the Regulations of the competition.

CAF, FIFA and Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA) today held a constructive meeting in Cairo, Egypt to discuss matters relating to football in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The meeting was attended by a CAF delegation led by General Secretary, Veron Mosengo-Omba, a delegation from FECOFA led by Interim President …

Due to latest developments related to the COVID-19 travel restrictions, CAF has postponed the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup fixture JS Kabylie (Algeria) v Royal Leopards (Eswatini). The second leg game of the additional Second Preliminary Round of the 2021-22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup was scheduled on Sunday, December 5, 2021. …

QatarEnergy has teamed up with FIFA as an official Partner for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup – Qatar, which will be held in the State of Qatar from November 30 until December 18. “The FIFA Arab Cup is a unique opportunity for QatarEnergy to grow their relationship with sport and …

Eight matches will be played this weekend from Friday, December 3 to Sunday, December 5 for the third qualifying round first leg of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Costa Rica. After two thrilling rounds, the race for qualification is halfway through. This new stage will mark the …