Africa

The President of CAF, Dr Patrice Motsepe issued a statement today outlining the activities and governance and other changes that the new CAF leadership is introducing since their election in March 2021; to make African football globally competitive and self-sustaining. It became apparent to the new leadership of CAF after …

Africa’s CAF has approved the attendance of 5,000 supporters for the matches Esperance (Tunisia) v Al Ahly (Egypt), and Wydad (Morocco) v Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa), TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Semifinal first leg, scheduled on Saturday, June 19. Esperance faces Al Ahly at Stade Olympique De Rades, Tunis, while Wydad …

Tickets for the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 qualifiers are now on sale! Seven qualifying matches will be held in Qatar from June 19-25. The games will take place on consecutive nights at two venues: Khalifa International Stadium, which will host matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar, and Jassim …

CAF Secretary General, Veron Mosengo-Omba opened on Monday, June 14 via videoconference, the VAR refresher course for the match officials of the Interclub competitions (Total CAF Champions League and Total CAF Confederation Cup) semifinals, scheduled next weekend. The General Secretary lauded the efforts of CAF Refereeing Department and motivated the …

CAF General Secretary, Veron Mosengo-Omba together with Minister of Sports, Prof. Narcisse Mouelle Kombi and FECAFOOT President Seidou Mbombo Njoya on Tuesday, June 15 opened a new office in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Situated in the COCAN building, the office will be operating from today until after the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup …

Seven months before the kick-off of the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for next January in Cameroon, a CAF delegation led by General General Veron Mosengo-Omba arrived on Monday, June 14 to Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport for a two-day mission. The visit will, among other things, set up a …

The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifier fixture between Sierra Leone and Benin, initially scheduled for today, June 14 has been rescheduled for tomorrow, June 15. The match will be played at General Lansana Conte Stadium in Conakry, Guinea at 16h00 GMT.

Just one look into Collin Benjamin’s office reveals his passion for football. Photos of players tackling each other or taking shots on goal are hung on the walls. The 42-year-old, who is a youth coach for the Namibian football association, has had some tough months behind him. With football suspended …

The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifier fixture between Sierra Leone and Benin will be played on June 14, 2021 in Conakry, Guinea. The fixture is part of match day six matches of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers initially scheduled in March 2021, but it had to be …

CAF yesterday on Tuesday, June 8, hosted a successful a round-table discussion on Club Licensing attended by CAF Member Associations, four Confederations and FIFA. The round table was a part of a three-day Club Licensing and Stadia online workshop organized by CAF with its member associations, in the presence of …