Tag Archives: CAF

FIFA President pledges partnership with Africa on football’s growth!

FIFA President Gianni Infantino participated in meetings where CAF presented its plans for the revamp of continental club competitions to the African federations and some of the continent’s top clubs. Mr Infantino is in Cameroon as the CAF Africa Cup of Nations draws to a close this weekend and took …

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Legends, CAF/FIFA officials & Refugees friendly football match on Sunday!

Some of Africa’s football legends, including former TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations winners, together with CAF and FIFA officials will take on the field against Refugees in a friendly match on Sunday morning, February 6, 2022 at 10h00. The match, to be played at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, is an initiative …

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CAF Organising Committee Statement on AFCON 2021, 3rd & 4th Place Date Change!

The CAF TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Organising Committee, after discussions with the Government of Cameroon and the Local Organising Committee (LOC), decided to move the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 third and fourth place originally scheduled for Sunday, February 6, 2022 to Saturday, February 5, 2022. The …

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High voltage AFCON 2021 – Semifinals awaiting!

It’s time now for the “final four” of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. After the exciting quarterfinals games, Cameroon Indomitable Lions, Burkina Faso Stallions, Egypt Pharaohs and Senegal Teranga Lions completed the “Golden Quartet” of the 33rd TotalEnergies AFCON edition. The semifinal matches are as follows: Match …

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CAF receives report on Olembe Stadium AFCON Tragedy!

The President of CAF Dr Patrice Motsepe, having convened a meeting of the CAF AFCON Organising Committee, received the report compiled by CAF Safety and Security Department together with COCAN relating to the circumstances in regard to the tragedy that occurred at the Olembé Stadium. The report highlighted the extensive …

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Kenya withdraw from Women’s AFCON, Uganda qualifies!

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) announced their withdrawal from the qualifiers of TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2022. The double-header between Kenya and Uganda, initially scheduled in February 2022 as part of the last qualifying round, is therefore canceled. Uganda become the first team to join hosts Morocco for …

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CAF Comments & Supports FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s Council of Europe Speech!

The President of the Confederation Africaine de Football (“CAF”) Dr Patrice Motsepe received cellphone calls yesterday from numerous football Presidents of African nations supporting the speech that FIFA President Gianni Infantino delivered at the Council of Europe on Wednesday 26 January 2022; as the speech was in line with previous …

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The AFCON 2021 – Quarterfinals determined!

The Round of 16 of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 was concluded on Wednesday January 26, 2022. After eight exciting games, the quarterfinals pairings are now determined. The quarterfinal matches are as follows Match 45 – Saturday, January 29, 2022 – 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT) – …

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CAF decides Olembe Stadium not to host AFCON 2021 matches until investigation results!

The President of CAF Dr Patrice Motsepe today hosted a meeting of the CAF Organising Committee for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (“CAF AFCON Organising Committee”) and it was agreed that: due to the incident at Olembé Stadium that resulted in the death of eight spectators and several other …

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