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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) highlighted Tuesday Morocco’s proven track record in hosting major international football events, as it is set to stage the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025). “Morocco’s selection as the host for AFCON 2025 is no surprise,” CAF wrote in a statement published on its official website. From the […]
The CAF (Confédération Africaine de Football) announced the postponement of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship, CHAN 2024, to August 2025. The exact date in August 2025 of the commencement of the CHAN 2024, to be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda will be announced «in due course», said CAF. According to CAF Executive Committee, «good […]
Both Tunisia and Algeria were supposed to submit their candidacies for a seat at the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the North Africa region. But only one of them was expected to be elected member of the CAF Executive Committee. The election is set for March 2025 in Cairo, Egypt. […]
The African Football Confederation has slapped Algerian football club USMA with $40,000 preliminary fine for refusing to play last April against Moroccan RS Berkane club in the CAF Cup semi-final due to their jersey displaying Morocco’s map, including the Sahara. The RS Berkane kit was approved by CAF. Berkane have used the same jersey throughout […]
FIFA President Gianni Infantino congratulated Morocco on winning its first Olympic bronze medal in team sports after a dramatic 6-0 victory over Egypt on Thursday. In a post on Instagram, Infantino praised Morocco’s achievement, saying the bronze medal is a significant accomplishment. “Sincere congratulations to Morocco for the bronze medal during the Paris 2024 men’s […]
Morocco has been chosen by the Confederation of African Football as the new host country of the Headquarters of the African Club Association (ACA) in recognition of the key role played by the Kingdom for the development of football in the African continent. The decision was disclosed by one of ACA Board members, who said […]
RS Berkane was declared winner of an African Confederation Cup game opposing it to USM Alger although it did not play due to Algerian authorities’ refusal to hand them their jerseys. Algerian customs withheld jerseys because they bore the full map of Morocco including the Saharan provinces. CAF had asked Algerian football federation to make […]
Voices are rising at the FIFA, urging the Confederation of African Football to take action against the Algerian authorities for using procrastination tactics to prevent the deployment of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at a CAF quarter finals game played lately in Algiers between “USM Alger” and “Rivers United” of Nigeria. The African football governing body […]
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) announced Thursday a 40% increase in the Prize Money for the Winner of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations “AFCON” Côte d’Ivoire 2023, as part of plans to help football grow in the countries participating in the tournament. The winner will receive $7,000,000 and the runner-up of the TotalEnergies […]
Morocco has won most of the 2023 Awards of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) rewarding the best African teams, coaches and players for their outstanding achievements and performance. In a ceremony held Monday in Marrakesh, Moroccan football team won the best men’s team award for their stunning performance at Qatar World Cup 2022. The […]