CAF elects Zambia as chairman, Nigeria as vice chair at UN tourism meeting
The United Nations Tourism Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) has elected Zambia’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Hon. Roni Sokumbi, as its new Chairman during the 68th CAF meeting held in Abuja.
CAF to use VAR in all 52 AFCON matches
The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations will for the first time in the history of the competition use the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for all 52 matches of the tournament starting in Cameroon this weekend. The competition will kick-off on Sunday, 09 January 2022 with hosts Cameroon playing Burkina Faso at Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, […]
TikTok partners CAF for AFCON 2021
TikTok and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership that will bring unmissable football content to fans, both on the continent and across the globe. It marks TikTok’s first major brand partnership in Africa and supports the continent’s most popular sport – football. Through this year-long sponsorship, TikTok will be supporting […]
Al Ahly win CAF Super Cup
CAF Champions League champions, Al Ahly, have beaten Raja Casablanca to win their second consecutive CAF Super Cup under Pitso Mosimane. In the 13th minute, right back Abdelilah Madkour led Raja Casablanca’s counter-attack. Madkour then crossed the ball inside the penalty area and found Zamalek loanee Hamid Ahaddad who smashed it into the back of […]
CAF announces 63 match officials for AFCON, only 1 Nigerian picked
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday released the list of 63 match officials who will officiate at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) slated for Cameroon. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the list consists of 24 referees, 31 assistant referees and eight video assistant referees (VARs) from 36 countries. […]
CAF backs move to make FIFA World Cup biennial
By Emmanuel Okogba The Confederation of African Football, CAF, is in support of making the FIFA World Cup happen every two years as against the exisiting four years. FIFA president, Gianni Infantino hinted of plans to hold the men’s and women’s World Cup every two years and CAF bought into the idea at an Extraordinary General […]
