FIFA President Gianni Infantino has completed a day of engagements in Algeria, which included the inauguration ceremony to officially open the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers – and a meeting with the President of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. “There are important developments taking place across Algerian football, not least the opening …
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Big names in world football will be present in Algiers when the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) gets underway on Friday, January 13. Nigerian Jay Jay Okocha, Asamoah Gyan of Ghana, Tunisia’s Karim Haggui, El Hadji Diouf from Senegal and Togolese Emmanuel Adebayor will be in the stands as the …
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With less than 48 hours to the kickoff of the highly anticipated TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) Algeria 2022, CAF in partnership with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) gave a detailed update of the tournament’s state of readiness ahead of Friday’s start. Jointly speaking from the newly inaugurated Nelson Mandela …
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CAF senior leadership is holding key meetings in Algiers, Algeria on Thursday, January 12 on the eve of the kick-off of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (“CHAN”). The meetings, to be led by CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe, will discuss some key matters at CAF including the strategic turn-around to …
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CAF and technical partner UMBRO have unveiled the official match ball of TotalEnergies African Nations Championship Algeria 2022 (“CHAN”) kick-off on Friday night on January 13, 2023. The official match ball, named “Marhaba” which means ‘Welcome’, will be used during the opening act of the competition between hosts Algeria and …
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A number of African football legends including Ghana’s John Paintsil, Siaka Tiene of Cote d’Ivoire, former Algeria star Nouredinne Bounaas and Zambian Clifford Mulenga will form part of the historic on-site commentary team for CAF during the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (“CHAN”) Algeria 2022 starting from January 13, 2023 in …
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With the clock ticketing and kick-off of TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (“CHAN”) Algeria 2022 kick-off nears, the Local Organising together with CAF unveiled the official mascot for the competition named Cobtan. Cobtan or ‘Captain’ in English, will be the face of the competition that will kick-off on January 13, 2023 …
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The President of CAF Dr Patrice Motsepe expressed the condolences of Football on the African Continent on the passing of Football Icon Pelé. Dr Motsepe said: “Pelé was a unique inspiration to the African Continent and to football lovers worldwide and his death is a huge loss for supporters and …
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The groups for the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations 2023 were confirmed on Friday night following the draw conducted in Cairo, Egypt. The draw was attended by Shawky Gharib, former Egyptian international midfielder who led Egypt to a third-place finish at the U20 World Cup in 2001 and to …
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The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) stated today that Africa is inspired by the performances of the five African National Teams that participated in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. CAF is particularly excited by the historic victories of Morocco and its qualification for the semi-finals of the 2022 …
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