While partners are largely upgrading existing facilities, Uganda has taken a more capital-intensive route, investing heavily in new stadium construction Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s multi-billion shilling push to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is facing intensifying scrutiny after Parliament exposed critical infrastructure shortfalls. This raises …
Read More »Senegal stripped of AFCON title
Court ruling is lawful, but it puts Caf’s reputation at risk COMMENT | FABRICE LOLLIA | The appeals board of African football’s ruling body, the Confederation of African Football (Caf), on 17 March overturned the outcome of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) final. Afcon is the continent’s biggest …
Read More »Kenya confirms hosting fee paid for 2027 AFCON
NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenya confirmed on Tuesday that it has paid the 30 million U.S. dollar hosting fee to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. Salim Mvurya, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Salim Mvurya said the government had also met …
Read More »CAF considering Africa Cup of Nations expansion to 28 teams
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | Xinhua | Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe has said that the Africa Cup of Nations could be expanded from 24 to 28 teams. Motsepe made the remarks on Sunday at a press conference following a CAF executive committee meeting, but did not specify …
Read More »Govt to fix Hoima Stadium to meet CAF standards
Hoima, Uganda | URN | The state minister of state for sports, Peter Ogwang, has said the government is ready to fix all anomalies discovered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at Hoima city stadium and other stadiums across the country ahead of the 2027 African Cup of Nations …
Read More »AFCON TITLE OVERTURN: Senegal expresses deep dismay over ruling, vows legal action
DAKAR, SENEGAL | Xinhua | The Senegalese government on Wednesday expressed deep dismay over a decision by the appeal jury of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to strip Senegal of its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and award it to Morocco. In an official communique issued in Dakar, …
Read More »Now, Morocco declared 2025 AFCON champions as CAF overturns final result
RABAT | Xinhua | Morocco has been awarded the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title after the Confederation of African Football overturned the result of the final following Senegal’s walk-off. Senegal had beaten Morocco 1-0 in the January 18 final, but the match was marred by controversy when Senegal’s players …
Read More »Okello misses penalty, stalemate in East African derby
Uganda 1-1 Tanzania Rabat, Morocco | THE INDEPENDENT | Allan Okello’s stoppage-time penalty miss proved costly as an intense East African derby between Uganda and Tanzania ended in a 1–1 draw at the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, at Stade El Barid in Rabat on Saturday night. …
Read More »AFCON to be held every four years starting 2028
RABAT | Xinhua | The CAF Africa Cup of Nations will be held every four years starting 2028, Patrice Motsepe, president of African football’s governing body Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced Saturday in Rabat. After the planned 2027 and 2028 editions, the quadrennial cycle will be adopted, Motsepe said …
Read More »CAF: AFCON ticket sales surpass 1 million
RABAT | Xinhua | Over one million tickets have already been sold for the upcoming African Cup of Nations in Morocco, according to Veron Mosengo-Omba, General Secretary of African football’s governing body CAF. The announcement was made on Tuesday in Rabat ahead of the tournament, which runs from December 21 …
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