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The Mohammed VI Champions Cup, suspended owing to the covid-19 pandemic, will resume soon, head of the Union of Arab Football Associations, Talal Al Cheikh, has said adding that dates for the semi-finales will be decided this week. The tournament regrouping Arab club champions was halted at the semi-final stage in March due to […]
Egypt will not vote for the election of a new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to take place in March 2021 in Morocco’s capital Rabat over the absence of an elected president. CAF last week said it will stage the election of its president next year in the Moroccan capital. Egypt’s Football […]
The 2019-2020 Confederation Cup (C2) will end in Morocco behind closed doors, with the semi-finals on 22 September and the final on 27 September in Rabat. The Champions League (C1), meanwhile, will be contested in the form of two-legged matches between the Moroccan and Egyptian clubs still in contention. For the C1, the Confederation of […]
French-Moroccan talent Noah Fatar has signed a three-year deal with France’s League 1 side Angers Sporting Club. The 18-year old forward has refused to sign his first professional contract with Lille Olympic Sporting Club (LOSC), where he was trained. Fatar played the UEFA Youth League three match for LOSC during 2019-2020 season and scored two […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided to postpone the next Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) to January 2022 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The 33rd CAN was initially scheduled to be held in Cameroon between June & July 2021, but in January 2020, the African football governing body decided to […]
Mouad Hajji Monday stepped down from his position of Secretary General of the African football governing body, CAF, less than one year after taking over from Egyptian Amr Fathy. The Moroccan national said he was stepping down on personal grounds. He thanked CAF boss Ahmad Ahmad for the opportunity that was given to him in […]
Chelsea football club has agreed to pay Dutch Ajax €45 million to sign Moroccan midfielder Hakim Ziyech. Under the transfer deal sealed by the two European clubs, the 26-year old player will join the English professional Premier League club on July 1st 2020 and will finish the season in Amsterdam. “We were expecting it,” said […]
Morocco’s and Borussia Dortmund’s defender Achraf Hakimi was crowned Africa’s 2019 Youth Player of the Year. The consecration was announced at a ceremony hosted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Hurghada, Egypt, Tuesday. Hakimi expressed pride and happiness to win the “prestigious award.” “Winning the African Youth Player of the Year is a […]
The Egyptian Football Association, EFA, has appointed former Al Ahly manager Hossam El Badry as new head coach of Pharaohs in replacement of Mexican technician Javier Aguirre sacked in July. Hossam El Badry, 59, was among a shortlist of home-grown managers wanted by President Fattah al-Sisi. The Egyptian leader blasted the EFA for the national […]
Morocco’s football association (FRMF) has raised concerns over attacks on its football teams, including the national team, noting that several African countries have been using referees to sabotage the country’s dominance on the continent. FRMF’s spokesman Mohamed Maqrouf, in a statement to local media Al Akhbar, brought up the recent chaotic referee decisions experienced by […]