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CAF engages stakeholders on club licensing, stadia

ACCRA,  GHANA | XINHUA |    Ahead of the resumption of continental competitions, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has arranged an online workshop on club licensing and stadia to discuss with stakeholders the key elements in the organization of the game. CAF Deputy General Secretary Anthony Baffoe described the workshop …

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CAF to hold presidential, general assembly elections in March 2021

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will hold presidential and general assembly elections on March 12 next year in the Moroccan capital Rabat, the continental football body announced late Thursday after an executive committee meeting. According to CAF, the names of prospective candidates will be …

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CAF finally announce dates for 2021 Africa nations championship

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has finally fixed the final dates for the 2021 Total Africa Nations Championship (CHAN).  Ahmad Ahmad, the CAF President announced the development during a zoom press conference, before more details where sent out in a press release. During an …

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Ghana selected for CAF, UEFA pilot program

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Ghana has been selected for a pilot program by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to improve its domestic league, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced. As part of the program, CAF & UEFA will be offering …

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AFCON 2021 qualifiers to resume in November

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Emergency Committee on Wednesday approved a new set of dates for qualifiers for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. For Cameroon 2021, the qualifiers will resume from November 9 to …

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CAF postpones FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has postponed the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers due to COVID-19. A statement issued by CAF said the postponement of the qualifiers was as a result of travel restrictions across the African continent. “Due to travel restrictions across …

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CAF to resume Confederation Cup, Champions League semis, final

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  The Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided on Monday to resume both the semifinals and final of the Confederation Cup and Champions League after more than three months of suspension over the COVID-19 spread concerns. Semifinal matches of the African Confederation Cup will be played …

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CAF postpones Africa Nations Cup to 2022

  Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 has been postponed to January 2022. The African Nations Championship ( CHAN) Cameroon 2020 has also been moved to 2021. The CAF Executive Committee made the decision in a meeting on Tuesday, 30 June 2020, via …

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FUFA to receive sh800 million virus relief fund from CAF

Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa soccer governing body CAF will distribute $200,000 to each of its members to support the management of football at the domestic levels hugely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. At its meeting on Thursday  via video-conference, the CAF Emergency Committee has approved the immediate distribution …

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Messing up African football

Why FIFA’s reform proposals are neo-colonial | CHUKA ONWEMECHILI | FIFA has ended its 6-month management takeover of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). But the future of the game on the continent is still clouded with uncertainty. In June last year the world football governing body effectively took over …

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