Tambours FC: Romaine Gandonou, 15, nominated for African best young player award!
Benin striker Romaine Gandonou, 15, who plays for Tambours FC and the Benin Amazons, has been nominated for the CAF Awards 2026 African best young…
Nigeria: Chiamaka Nnadozie left out of the ten nominated goalkeepers!
CAF unveiled the ten nominees for Goalkeeper of the Year on 3 November, and Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie, a three-time winner, is not among them. Christiana…
CAF: AFCON keeps its biennial cycle, ten months after promising a four-year format!
Ten months after announcing an AFCON every four years, CAF has reversed course and kept the biennial cycle. Patrice Motsepe, president of the body, justifies…
CAF: Samson Adamu confirmed as permanent general secretary after interim spell
Nigerian Samson Adamu, interim since March 2026, has been confirmed as CAF’s permanent general secretary by the body’s Executive Committee, according to a statement dated…
Sundowns-USM Alger: Senegalese police officer Djibril Camara to referee the final!
CAF has appointed Senegal’s Djibril Camara to referee the CAF Confederation Cup final between Mamelodi Sundowns and USM Alger on 8 November 2026. Senegal’s National…
CAF: for Mansour Loum, AFCON has become “homeless, without a fixed date”
Senegalese journalist Mansour Loum said on Canal+ Sport Afrique that CAF has turned into an “adjustment variable” in the duel between FIFA and UEFA, after…
AFCON 2028: 28 nations and qualifiers from June 2027, a provisional schedule!
CAF is reportedly considering qualifiers from June 2027 and a finals from 7 June to 10 July 2028, with 28 nations. The host country remains…
AFCON: CAF reverts to biennial format, Motsepe cites revenue!
Less than a year after announcing an AFCON every four years, the CAF Executive Committee has voted unanimously to return to the biennial format. Patrice…
CAF: Samson Adamu officially confirmed as secretary general!
The CAF Executive Committee confirmed Nigerian Samson Adamu as secretary general, the body announced on 1 November 2026. He had held the role on an…
CAF: Doucet accuses Motsepe of “political politicking” after biennial U-turn!
Philippe Doucet, a journalist at Canal+ Sport Afrique, accuses Patrice Motsepe, president of the CAF, of “political politicking” after the return of the AFCON to…
CAF: AFCON stays biennial as Patrice Motsepe backtracks!
The CAF Executive Committee has decided “unanimously” to keep the AFCON every two years. Patrice Motsepe, the CAF president, had announced in December 2025 a…
Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou inherits WAFU B championship after Nigeria withdraws!
Burkina Faso has been confirmed as host of the WAFU B zone of the 2026 African Schools Championship in Ouagadougou, after the Nigeria Football Federation…