The Coronavirus pandemic has continued to cause major upsets on world sports and African football has not been left behind, with the effects already rolling down. Here is how the pandemic has so far affected African leagues. Mauritius Mauritius became the first African country to end its football season due …
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Following the decision to postpone of the semifinals of the CAF Interclubs competitions due to evolving nature of COVID-19, CAF has announced that the finals of the CAF Confederation Cup and CAF Champions League 2019/20 has been put on hold until further notice. The inaugural one-match final for the two …
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In light of growing concerns and evolving nature on COVID-19 amidst lockdown in most countries, the CAF Emergency Committee has decided to postpone the following matches until further notice: – CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup Semifinal matches: Both legs scheduled for May 1-3 & May 8-10, 2020 – …
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For them, football has become second nature. Not just now that they all have their own professional careers, but from when they first held the round ball in their hands. The last four weeks or so have however been difficult for most of them. It all started with a few …
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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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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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