South African senior women’s national team coach, Desiree Ellis continues engraving her name into the rich history books of African football. The Banyana Banyana coach, who guided South Africa to their first-ever TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and second FIFA Women’s World Cup appearance retains the same accolade …
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Moroccan hero Yassine Bounou further cemented his legendary status on Monday, winning the CAF award for Best African Goalkeeper in Marrakech. Bounou beat fellow nominees Andre Onana of Cameroon and Egypt’s Mohamed El-Shenawy to the prestigious prize. The 32-year-old shot-stopper was instrumental in Morocco’s historic World Cup semi-final run in …
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Odisha FC brightened up the atmosphere at the floodlit Kalinga Stadium when they entered the inter-zonal playoff semifinals of the AFC Cup with a solitary goal win over 10-man Bashundhara Kings (Bangladesh) on Monday, December 11. While the goodly crowd in the stands celebrated the home side’s maiden entry into …
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Senegalese sensation Lamine Camara capped off a remarkable 2023 by winning the CAF Young Player of the Year award on Monday night. The 19-year-old FC Metz forward beat fellow nominees Abdessamad Ezzalzouli of Morocco and compatriot Amara Diouf to the prestigious prize. Camara has rapidly risen from African football’s next …
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Midfield sensation Fatima Tagnaout etched her name into the history books on Monday, becoming the first Moroccan recipient of the 2023 CAF Women’s Interclub Player of the Year award. The AS FAR winger beat fellow nominees Refilwe Tholakele of Botswana and South Africa’s Lebohang Ramalepe at a dazzling CAF awards …
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CONCACAF has confirmed important details about the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, including the eight clubs that will be pre-seeded in the competition’s first two rounds and the pots for the official draw. The 59th edition of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the region’s premier men’s club competition, will be played between …
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The Atlas Lions have been confirmed as the best team of the year for the period November 2022 – September 2023 at the CAF Awards 2023. Morocco’s significant rise on the continent was further recognized at the global stage when they stunned world football by impressively reaching the semi-finals of …
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FIFA, jointly with the global players’ association FIFPRO, has released a report onto the activities of the Social Media Protection Service (SMPS) at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand, showing how this innovative approach helped reduce the exposure of players, teams and official to online …
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Reigning champions of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, Al Ahly were awarded the Club of the Year award at Monday’s CAF Awards 2023 in Marrakech, Morocco. After lifting their record 11th CAF Champions League title, which was accompanied by being Egyptian Premier League and Egyptian Cup champions, Africa’s most successful …
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The Global Refugee Forum, organised by the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, is the world’s largest international gathering on refugee matters. Taking place every four years, it provides the opportunity for states, and stakeholders such as sports organisations, to pledge tangible contributions toward providing hope for people who are forcibly displaced, …
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