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23 Jan

CHAN 2024: CAF disqualifies Congo

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The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has disqualified Congo from participating at the 2024 African Nations Championship, CHAN. CAF disciplinary board, acting on a complaint filed by Equatorial Guinea Football Federation, FEGUIFUT, ruled that the Congolese fielded an ineligible player in the qualifiers last month. Mankou Nguembete Japhet Elo, the player in question, was paraded by Congo in both legs of the qualifiers. CAF also fined the Congolese Football Federation $10,000 for their action. Equatorial Guinea will now face Home Eagles, defending champions Senegal and Sudan in Group D at CHAN 2024, following the continent’s soccer governing body’s verdict. CHAN…

29 Aug

CAF Unveils New Identity For Prestigious Super Cup

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has introduced a new identity for the CAF Super Cup, marking an exciting new chapter in the evolving story of African football. The CAF Super Cup, recognized as one of the continent's leading club tournaments, features a contest between the champions of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and the winners of the CAF Confederation Cup each year. Scheduled for Friday, 27 September 2024, the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The refreshed identity of the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup is inspired by the design of the actual trophy, similar to…

23 Oct

CAF Unveils Official Match-Ball For 2023 AFCON

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the official match-ball for the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, which will be hosted in Ivory Coast. The ball, which was produced by Puma, is named after Ivorian football legend Laurent Pokou. Pokou is the all-time leading scorer for the Ivory Coast national team, with 71 goals in 83 appearances. He is also the only player to have scored five goals in a single AFCON match, which he achieved in 1970. The ball is inspired by the colours of African countries and features a vibrant design that incorporates elements of…

25 May

CAF Appoints Referee Patrice Milazar To Officiate Ghana’s AFCON Qualifier Against Madagascar In June

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Mauritius referee Patrice Milazar to officiate the encounter between Madagascar and Ghana in June. The Black Stars will face off with their counterpart from Madagascar next month in the qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. In a communique from the Ghana FA, it says referee Patrice Milazar will be assisted by compatriots Ram Babajee (Assistant I), Jean Marc Jeff Pithia (Assistant II) and Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Fourth Official). Sinon Philip Georges from Seychelles is the Match Commissioner. Rwanda’s Hudu Munyemana is the Referee Assessor with Helly Zafinimanga from…

17 Jan

CHAN 2022: CAF Awards Ghana Three Points

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Ghana have been awarded three points and three goals by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for their third fixture against Morocco in the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) Ghana were billed to play the defending champions on Monday, January 23 but the match will not come off following Morocco’s decision to withdraw from the tournament. Morocco did not show up for their first match against Sudan last Sunday which propelled CAF to take a decision to revise modalities for group C specifically. After evaluating the reports from the referee and match commissioner, CAF has decided to hand maximum points to the other three…

22 Dec

Africa Will Reach 2026 World Cup Final – CAF President

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An African nation will reach the World Cup final in 2026, Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice Motsepe said on Wednesday as he reflected on the continent's successful campaign in Qatar. The South African believes Morocco's pioneering run to the 2022 World Cup semi-finals in Qatar has laid groundwork regarding both belief and ambition ahead of the next finals. "I'm confident that in the next World Cup, an African nation will go further," the 60-year-old said. "The historic achievements of Morocco have made all of us in Africa uniquely proud. The future of African football is incredibly bright. "If…