The 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage draw will be conducted on Monday, February 22 in Cairo, Egypt. The draw will be conducted at 13.00h GMT (15.00h Cairo local time) by the CAF Head of Competitions, Khaled Nassar. The first leg of the additional second preliminary round took place …
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It is a common route for players from the developing world to have to leave their homelands and families at a young age to travel to Europe to have a chance to join a top club. But why? Soccerex Connected will look at the best way to develop talent in …
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has met with Senegal’s Head of State, President Macky Sall, at the Presidential Palace in Dakar on the latest leg of his trip to Africa. Accompanied by Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) President Augustin Senghor, the delegation, which also included FIFA Secretary General and Senegal native, Fatma …
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Despite the fact that the Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations will be played behind closed doors, CAF and the Local Organizing Committee have ensured that security will still be treated with utmost seriousness, as Mauritania prepares to host its first ever continental tournament beginning Sunday. Due to the restrictions …
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Two years to the day of signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations, African Union (AU) Chairperson Félix Tshisekedi and FIFA President Gianni Infantino have discussed an action plan that will accelerate several aspects of the agreement aimed at contributing for the benefit of African society, and, in …
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The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) met on Saturday, February 6 in Yaoundé and took note of the decision taken by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on January 29, suspending the sanctions taken by the Adjudicatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee against Mr. …
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Following the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announcing the suspension of the sanction pronounced against him by the Judging Chamber of FIFA, Ahmad Ahmad, President of Confederations of African Football (CAF), has resumed his duties. Last Friday, January 29, 2021, CAS suspended the sanction pronounced by …
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FIFA is opening two invitations to tender (ITT) simultaneously for the media rights to the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, FIFA’s flagship competitions, in Sub-Saharan Africa . The tender processes are due to launch tomorrow, Tuesday, January 26. The first ITT is for the …
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Hosts Mauritania have been handed a tough draw to face former champions Cameroon at the Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations next month. The home side will also play Uganda and Mozambique in the Group A of the tournament following the draw conducted in Yaounde on Monday. Two former title …
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The draw for the TOTAL U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Mauritania 2021 will be conducted next week Monday, January 25, 2021 at Hilton Hotel, in Yaoundé́, Cameroon. The draw will start at 11:00 local time (10:00 GMT). Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there will be limited media access. The draw will …
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