Africa

CAF postponed CAF Champions League fixture between KMKM SC & Al Ittihad!

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 …

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CAF publishes the list of licensed clubs for 2021-22 season!

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 …

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Guinea clubs to play CAF Interclub preliminary stage matches away!

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 …

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Semifinal for CECAFA Zonal Women’s Champions League Qualifiers set!

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 …

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Coup in Guinea forces postponement of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Morocco!

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 …

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FIFA teams up with national associations to continue Djibouti’s football development!

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 …

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FIFA has entrusted the African Union of Broadcasting with the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers rights in 17 Sub-Saharan countries!

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 …

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Integral secures exclusive media rights in Nigeria for the Super Eagles’ 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers!

Integral, Nigeria’s leading full-service sports marketing agency, has acquired the exclusive media rights in Nigeria to broadcast the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers matches involving the Super Eagles. The rights acquisition adds to Integral’s expanding media rights portfolio that includes the free-to-air rights for the English Premier League in Nigeria, …

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CAF requests British Government to grant an exemption to African players for international window!

CAF has noted the current circumstances in place in Britain regarding the lack of sporting exemptions for players returning from several African countries after the international window next week. CAF, acting on behalf of all African Member Associations, African players and fans, has urged the British Government to urgently provide …

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Moses Hassim Magogo re-elected Uganda’s FUFA president!

Moses Hassim Magogo has been re-elected President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) for a third term that runs 2021-2025. The 97th Ordinary General Assembly of FUFA that took place yesterday, August 23 in the eastern town of Mbale voted Magogo unopposed. He was unanimously voted by acclamation …

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