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CAF member associations at Global Integrity Programme!

Following the integrity workshops that brought together member associations from the AFC, CONMEBOL and CONCACAF regions, FIFA is due to start the fourth edition of its Global Integrity Programme, as the CAF member associations come together for five one-day sessions starting on September 30. The meetings, concluding on 4 November, …

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Fixtures of 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying second round in Africa!

The second round of the African qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Costa Rica will take place in September and October 2021. Below are the fixtures (time in GMT): First Leg (September 23-25, 2021) 23.09.2021 Matola: Mozambique vs. South Africa (13h00) 24.09.2021 Kigali: Rwanda vs. Ethiopia …

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CAF Women’s Champions League final draw date announced!

The 2021 CAF Women’s Champions League – Egypt draw will be conducted on Wednesday on September 29, 2021. The draw will be live on CAF YouTube page from 17:00 Cairo local time (15:00 GMT). The draw will map the road of the eight (8) clubs participating in the tournament scheduled …

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Africa’s CAF president Dr Motsepe on Cameroon visit: We are on track!

A CAF delegation led by President Dr Patrice Motsepe and General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba visited the stadium that will host the opening match and final of next year’s TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, the Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé. The delegation was joined by Cameroon Sports Minister Professor Narcisse Mouelle Kombi …

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ICSS, CAF & UNITAR’S CIFAL roll out internationally Certified Sport Safety & Security Training Programme for African Football!

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and UNITAR’s International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) jointly announced a launch of the first UN certified Sport Safety and Security Training and Advanced Education Programme for professionals in Africa. The launch took place at …

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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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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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Fixtures for Africa’s qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup announced!

The second round of the African qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Costa Rica will take place in September and October 2021. Below are the fixtures: First Leg (23, 24, 25 September 2021) Eritrea vs. Tanzania Rwanda vs. Ethiopia Mozambique vs. South Africa Mauritania vs. Ghana …

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CAF marks the month of August under the seal of Safety and Security!

On Wednesday, CAF launched an online training workshop dedicated to Club Security and Safety Officers (SSO) from 12 leagues on the continent. The program will benefit 360 Premier League Clubs’ OSS from 12 CAF Member Associations, of which Senegal and Mauritania are the first participants. Train 360 Club Safety and …

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FIFA’s Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Issa Hayatou!

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Issa Hayatou, former CAF president, former FIFA President ad interim, FIFA Vice-President and member of the FIFA Council, as well as Honorary FIFA Vice‑President, responsible for having breached article 15 (Duty of Loyalty) of the FIFA Code of Ethics. …

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