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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will support Morocco in its candidacy to host the 2026 World Cup, said CAF official and the Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick. He said Morocco will meet next month’s deadline to bid to host the World Cup, noting that interested countries have to meet the deadline of August […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) wrapped up its extraordinary General Assembly in Morocco with the adoption of recommendations providing notably for moving from January to June the staging of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroun and expanding the participating teams from 16 to 24. The increase of the participating teams will put […]
King Mohammed VI has pleaded for unleashing the skills and talents of African youths, who account for two-thirds of the continent’s population, to fulfil the development goals all African countries yearn for and to promote sports as a means to shield these youth against all forms of delinquency and extremism. “Africa boasts significant natural resources. […]
Morocco has received strong backing from the newly inaugurated boss of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its twin bid to host the 2026 World Cup. “We are convinced that Morocco could organize this competition just as South Africa did in 2010,” said Ahmad Ahmad, addressing a press conference in Marrakesh earlier this week. […]