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CAF participates in UN meeting on sport for preventing & countering violent extremism!

Confederation of African Football (CAF) participated in the high-level virtual international expert group meeting on sport for preventing and countering violent extremism (PCVE) conducive terrorism, that took place from September 21-23, 2020. The meeting was held within the framework of the United Nations global program on security of major sports …

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FIFA publishes first-ever manual on third-party influence & ownership!

In line with its commitment to promoting greater transparency and disclosure of its core internal activities, FIFA has published the “Manual on ‘TPI’ and ‘TPO’ in football agreements”. This manual has been developed with the primary objective of informing football stakeholders and the general public about how FIFA interprets and …

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Decisions of CAF ExCo meeting – September 10, 2020!

At its meeting on Thursday, September 10, 2020 via video-conference, the CAF Executive Committee took the following decisions; The Committee ratified the decisions of the CAF Emergency Committee on the resumption of the qualifiers for the Total Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 qualifiers and the FIFA World Cup Qatar …

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CAF presents women’s football strategy to coaches, players!

CAF on Tuesday, September 8, held a historic meeting via video-conference with selected group of group of players and coaches to present the Women’s Football Strategy and the organizational aspects of the CAF Women’s Champions League. The meeting chaired by the Deputy Secretary General, Anthony Baffoe, was to share the …

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CAF President Ahmad arrives in Cairo ahead of CAF meeting!

CAF President Ahmad Ahmad arrived today, September 6 in the Egyptian capital Cairo for updates on the activities of the organisation following the COVID-19 pandemic. He was met on arrival by CAF Executive Committee member Hany Abo Rida, Acting CAF General Secretary Abdelmounaim Bah and Director of the Office of …

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CAF sets calendar for Africa’s 2020/21 Interclubs season!

Africa’s CAF (Confederation of African Football) has finalised the calendar for the 2020/21 Interclubs season! Engagement window: 1 September – 20 October 2020 Member Associations (MA) are requested to register their representatives on the CAF Content Management System (CMS) guided by the following scenarios; – For MA’s that completed the …

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CAF rolls out online refereeing courses!

With restrictions around the world on in-person activities and programmes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CAF Refereeing Department has scheduled series of online courses to support the development of match officials during this period. Despite the rescheduling of major competitions due to the pandemic, the Refereeing Department and Technical …

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CAF & UEFA Assist launch League Development Programme!

With the support of the UEFA Assist programme, CAF has embarked on a project to develop the leagues across Africa in the quest to enhance the organizational structure and economic sustainability of the domestic competitions. Dubbed “CAF & UEFA Assist League Development Programme”, the project aims to support Member Associations …

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FIFA, African Union, WHO & CAF promote campaign against domestic violence in Africa!

FIFA is joining forces with the African Union, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to jointly address the issue of domestic violence by launching the #SafeHome campaign across the African continent. The initiative is designed to support women and children victims of domestic violence, …

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