Africa

CAF team to arrive in Cameroon for AFCON inspections!

A CAF delegation team will arrive in Cameroon capital, Yaoundé on Friday, May 21 morning to begin an inspection tour in the country in preparation of next year’s Total Africa Cup of Nations to be played in Cameroon. The inspection tour will begin on Saturday, May 22 in Yaoundé. The …

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CAF postpones 2022 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers!

The CAF Organizing Committee for Women’s football has decided to postpone the June qualifiers of the Total Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2022. This move, which is consistent with the decision to postpone men’s 2022 FIFA World Cup African Qualifiers, is as a result of the constraints posed by …

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New leaders for CAF standing committees announced!

CAF (Confédération Africaine de Football) has announced a new team that will lead the work of CAF in the standing committees. This follows a proposal by CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe to then CAF Emergency Committee, who, in turn, forwarded the names to the Executive Committee for ratifications. At the …

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Rwandan President praises new mindset for African football!

Rwanda president Paul Kagame has used the platform of the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Kigali to express his praise for the new mindset that is supporting African football to achieve its aims. “I’m very pleased, on behalf of my whole country, to have you here,” President Kagame said to …

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CAF Executive Committee meets & takes decisions!

The Executive Committee meeting, chaired by the CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe, took key decisions on competitions, chairpersons and deputy chairs of CAF standing committees in Kigali, Rwanda today, May 15. The Executive Committee (EXCO) also reaffirmed their commitment to good governance, development of football infrastructure and professionalization of refereeing …

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Reflection and cooperation key at Forum for Talent and Infrastructure Development!

A development forum for talent and infrastructure in Africa was held; Event held as part of the FIFA Forward Programme; The aim is to create a forum for dialogue between the MAs, FIFA and experts. “We need to stop saying that we have to ‘develop’ football in Africa. The time …

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CAF Executive Committee to meet in Rwanda’s Kigali!

The CAF (Confédération Africaine de Football) Executive Committee will meet in Kigali, Rwanda this weekend on Saturday, May 15, 2021. The meeting will be chaired by CAF president Dr. Patrice Motsepe. The last CAF Executive Committee meeting was held on March 30, 2021 by video conference. The CAF ExCo Agenda …

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Tanzania hosts maiden Refereeing Educational & Learning Platform workshop!

Tanzania Football Federation hosted the “Refereeing Educational & Learning Platform”, a project adopted by CAF Refereeing Department. Tanzania became the first county to install this initiative. Fifteen participants from the Tanzanian Football Federation (TFF) took part in the workshop that lasted from 3 – 7 May 2021 and was moderated …

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Draw marks kickoff of the Road to 2022 Womens Africa Cup of Nations – Morocco!

The race towards African Women Football showpiece, 2022 Total Women’s Africa Cup of Nations – Morocco kicked off on Monday, May 10, 2021. CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, hosted today the draw for the qualification series, that saw a record of 45 member associations taking part in the qualifiers’ series. …

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African teams’ road to 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Costa Rica!

CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt hosted on Monday, May 10 the draw for the African qualifiers of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Costa Rica. CAF will have two representatives for the final tournament of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Costa Rica. However, a total …

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