I bring you all greetings from the Confederation of African Football, during these trying times the world is experiencing. Let us not drop our guard in the fight against the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19), which has shaken every foundation of the world. In this fight, like in every match, the best …
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A group of African football legends have come together for a short video for the #Safehands and #Noshandshake challenge as part of efforts towards the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The 98-seconds video is collage shot by the players in their respective locations emphasizing on the importance of washing the hands …
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Somalia has tragically lost former footballer, Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Somali Football Federation (SFF) has confirmed. Farah passed away at a Northwest London Hospital on Tuesday (March 24, 2020), after testing positive to the deadly virus last week. He was 59. SFF president, Abdiqani Said Arab, …
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I bring you all compliments from the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The last couple of days have been a sad one for African football and the world at large, due to the evolving nature of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) across the globe, which has now been declared a pandemic by …
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A delegation made up of members of the CAF Medical Committee carried out an inspection visit to Cameroon for an update of the preventive measures being taken, as part of the preparations for the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN), in light of the evolving nature of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) across …
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Douala and Rabat will host the inaugural one-match finals of the CAF Champions League 2019/20 and CAF Confederation Cup respectively. The two cities got the nod following evaluation of the submitted bids taking into consideration key facilities such as Infrastructure, Accommodation, Medical amongst others. The newly-built Japoma Stadium in the …
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Following the growing concerns of the COVID-19 virus and the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) describing it as pandemic, CAF has decided to postpone the following competitions until further notice: – Total AFCON 2021 Qualifiers: Match Day 3 and 4 of the qualifiers scheduled for March 25-31, 2020; …
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CAF wishes to inform Member Associations and the entire African football family that they are closely monitoring the evolution of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world and in particular the African continent. According to World Health Organization (WHO), no African country till date has been declared a high risk. Consequently, …
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The maiden CAF Women’s Instructor Course for Zonal Unions has kicked off with the COSAFA Zone, breaking the grounds with their session from 5-11 March 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The aim of the six-day course is to build the capacities of female instructors within the zone and to impart …
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COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the latest discovery of the coronavirus. The new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. CAF is following with great attention the evolution of the situation of this pandemic affecting our continent. Eight (8) major African …
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