In a remarkable achievement, Ivory Coast has raised the bar for stadium infrastructure in preparation for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. All six stadiums designated for the event have been equipped with full roofing, setting a new standard that diverges from the common practice of only roofing the VIP tribunes in many African stadiums. Unlike the noticeable ...
Morocco clinched their maiden U-23 Africa Cup of Nations championship in a thrilling encounter against Egypt, prevailing 2-1 in Rabat on Saturday evening. Despite Egypt’s early lead through Mahmoud Saber’s magnificent curling shot, their fortunes took a turn for the worse when Saber received a red card just eight minutes later for a reckless challenge on Abdessamad Ezzalzouli. Despite being ...
CAF and the Côte d’Ivoire Local Organising Committee (“LOC”) today unveiled the official identity for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 – marking a significant milestone that will see a new identity for Africa’s biggest sporting event. This is the first time in over a decade that CAF has given the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of ...
The following are the invited players for the upcoming game against Sierra Leone Goalkeepers: Adebayo Adeleye (Hapoel Jerusalem, Israel); Victor Sochima (Rivers United); Olorunleke Ojo (Enyimba FC) Defenders: William Ekong (Watford FC, England); Calvin Bassey (Ajax FC, The Netherlands); Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim, Germany); Chidiebube Duru (Rivers United); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Zaidu ...
Ghana’s Black Meteors Coach, Ibrahim Tanko, has revealed the 29-player squad that will depart from Ghana on Monday, June 12, to participate in the upcoming U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The squad consists of players from both the Ghana Premier League and foreign clubs. Tanko has instructed the selected players to report at 3 pm on Monday to commence ...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) in a meeting as reported by SoccaNews in Algiers on May 18, 2023, has discussed the format for the qualifiers of african nations to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It was decided that the qualifiers would consist of nine groups, with each group containing six teams. The top nine teams from each group would ...
The stage is set for the final of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations 2023 in Algeria. Senegal takes on Morocco at Nelson Mandela Stadium on Friday. The two teams have been amongst the most consistent top performers in the competition and the final will kick-off at 22h00 local time (21h00 GMT). So far, the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup ...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced in a statement on its website that, it has opened an invitation to tender (ITT) for the media rights in the Sub-Saharan Africa region on a Pay/Pay-per-View and Free to Air basis to a large number of CAF events in 2023, 2024 and 2025, including its flagship events; the TotalEnergies CAF Africa ...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will on Thursday May 18 hold CAF Executive Committee meeting in Algeria. The matters on the agenda including the dates and format of the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be hosted in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. This comes handy as Africa will be allotted nine automatic slots at the ...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the date, venue and time for the 2023 AFCON qualifier between Angola and Ghana. The Black Stars will host the Palancas negras at the Baba Yara Sports stadium on Thursday, March 23, 2023 before travelling to Luanda for the reverse fixture. The game has been fixed for Monday, March, 27, 2023 and ...