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AFCON: CAF, Togo-based New World TV ink historic media rights agreement

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced Sunday December 3 a historic Media Rights Agreement with Pan-African broadcaster New World TV, based in Togo, for CAF’s Free to Air and Pay-TV English and Local Languages Media Rights for Sub-Saharan territories for CAF Competitions and Events from 2023-2025. The media right agreement includes the rights to […]

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CAF / COMEX: Unanimous decision leads Morocco to win AFCON 2025 bid

This Wednsday September 27, the verdict is in! The executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) voted unanimously for Morocco. The Kingdom will therefore organize the next African Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) for the second time in its history. The long-awaited meeting of the CAF Executive Committee took place in Cairo. The […]

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Africa-Football: Host countries of AFCON 2025 & 2027 will be unveiled Sept.27

Host countries of Africa Cups of Nations of 2025 and 2027 will be announced on Sept.27 by the Confederation of African Football Executive Committee during its meeting scheduled in Cairo. The announcement was made Thursday by CAF Chief Patrice Motsepe during CAF’s virtual meeting which took important unanimous decisions “that will make significant contributions to […]

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CAF President congratulates Morocco on its world-class soccer stadiums, Infrastructure

President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, congratulated Morocco on its “world-class” soccer stadiums and infrastructure, as the CAF Executive Committee held its meeting in the new headquarters of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) in Rabat on Friday. Following the meeting and a tour of the FRMF’s new premises, CAF chief […]

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Rabat hosts CAF Executive Committee meeting on Friday

The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will meet in Rabat on Friday ahead of the final of the U-23 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), the continent’s football governing body announced on Wednesday. The meeting, to be chaired by CAF President Patrice Motsepe, will focus on the bidding process currently underway for […]

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CAF rejects Polisario membership, dealing another hard blow to Algerian regime and its puppet

The Algeria military junta and its polisario separatist puppet have suffered another humiliating setback after the African football governing body (CAF) rejected the membership of the puppet entity, which is armed, funded and sheltered by the Algerian regime. This new diplomatic setback was reported Monday by Africa Intelligence magazine. According to the regulations of the […]

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World Cup 2030: UEFA Chief and CAF Support Morocco-Spain-Portugal Bid

Morocco has gained a clear support from the UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for joining Spain-Portugal bid for hosting World Cup 2030. Mr.Ceferin, Head of the European Union Football Associations, voiced his backing to Morocco’s joining the European candidacy for World Cup 2030 at a press conference held in […]

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Football: Morocco’s King to Receive CAF President’s Award for Outstanding Achievement

King Mohammed VI will be honored next Tuesday in Kigali with the Outstanding Achievement Award of the President of African Football Confederation (CAF). The announcement was made Tuesday by CAF in a press release. Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame will also receive the same trophy awarded in recognition for best achievements accomplished in 2022. CAF Chief […]

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CHAN-2022: Morocco files appeal against CAF for failing to hold Algeria accountable for mixing sports & politics

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation has decided to file an appeal against the verdict made by African Football Confederation (CAF) which failed to take appropriate measures against Algeria for mixing politics and sports during the 2022 African Nations Championship. The CAF Disciplinary Board met over the weekend to deliberate on the matter referred to it […]