Africa

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has been involved in the discussions that are taking place amongst FIFA, the Confederations, Member Associations, football players and other stakeholders concerning hosting the FIFA World Cup every two years. CAF is of the view that at this stage, what is most important, is …

The CAF Interclubs Organising Committee has decided, in accordance with the competition Regulations, that the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup fixture between Hay Al Wady (Sudan) vs Ahly Tripoli (Libya) will now be played over a single leg next week on September 19. The first leg of the fixture was initially …

A FIFA delegation led by Secretary General Fatma Samoura continued their in-person meetings to build capacity and strengthen women’s football in the CEFACA region with a visit to Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Received by the recently elected President of the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA), General Augustino Maduot …

CAF has postponed today’s Total Energies CAF Champions League fixture between KMKM SC and Al Ittihad. This is because of challenges faced by Al Ittihad while traveling to Zanzibar to participate in the fixture resulting in them arriving in the early hours of matchday. The late arrival affected the implementation …

As part of the engagement to the CAF Interclubs competitions 2021-22 season, a club licensing procedure was conducted at the level of the CAF Member Associations for the clubs qualified to the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2021-22 edition. The CAF interclubs competitions regulatory framework …

After monitoring the political and security situation in Guinea and following careful consideration, the CAF Interclub Committee has decided that all three fixtures involving clubs from Guinea in the preliminary stages will be played in a single leg at the opponent’s territory in accordance to Article 2.1 of the CAF …

It is action time as the CECAFA Women’s Champions League semifinals take centre stage this afternoon at the Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. Simba Queens FC from Tanzania will take on Kenya’s Vihiga Queens FC in the first semi final in what promises to be a thriller. Going into the …

The current political and security situation in Guinea is quite volatile and is being closely monitored by FIFA and CAF. To ensure the safety and security of all players and to protect all match officials, FIFA and CAF have decided to postpone the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match Guinea …

Having signed a three-party cooperation agreement with the Djiboutian Football Association (FDF) on October 12, 2020 – digitally, owing to the pandemic – FIFA and its partner, the French Football Association (FFF), restated their commitment to supporting French-speaking African countries at an event held this week at the FFF’s head …

As a prelude to the next FIFA World Cup that will take place in 2022, in Qatar, the African Union of Broadcasting as been handed the Free-To-Air rights for the Qualifying matches in 17 Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, thus making AUB the exclusive Partner for the commercialization of the rights …