Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda unlikely to be ready in time
Women’s edition fear of hosts’ Morocco withdrawal
Next year’s Africa Cup of Nations could be postponed until 2028 owing to doubts over the readin…
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African football chiefs accused of not consulting fully over controversial Afcon change ⊖⊖
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Tournament to be played every four years from 2028
Federation denies statutes breached in making decision
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has been accused of pushing through its controversi…
59 days ago
African football hit by fresh allegations over general secretary’s Caf conduct ⊖
Gabonese FA president was voted on to Caf exco in 2023
Caf chief allegedly failed to act on reports of sexual abuse
The general secretary of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Veron Mosengo-O…
63 days ago
Morocco no longer continental pariah as Afcon showcases its global standing ⊖⊖
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Country pulled out of hosting 2015 tournament but has since become central figure within world football
It is hard to conceive that Morocco, now the nerve centre for staging Africa’s marquee football …
67 days ago
Infantino gets his way but countries fear Afcon switch will hit them in the pocket | Ed Aarons ⊕
Political backbiting has led to accusations Fifa is running the show as calendar is squeezed ever tighter
It was a decision that took many by surprise, although not those who have been watching closel…
69 days ago
Africa Cup of Nations springs surprise move to every four years ⊕
Patrice Motsepe reveals change on eve of tournament
Caf event held every two years since its inception in 1957
The Africa Cup of Nations will be held every four years instead of every two years from 20…
83 days ago
Africa Cup of Nations shunted into margins as greedy game finds no room at top table | Jonathan Wilson ⊕
So long as the Premier League invests in its players and Fifa pays it lip service, the continent’s flagship tournament will always struggle to fit in
Perhaps attitudes are not quite as parochial as th…
4 months ago
African football’s general secretary accused of creating toxic culture of fear ⊖⊖
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Mosengo-Omba said to run CAF as a ‘proprietorship’
Employee: ‘Anyone who dares speak up is terminated’
The Confederation of African Football’s general secretary, Véron Mosengo-Omba, has been accused of…
7 months ago
Barbra Banda on Zambia’s progress at Wafcon: ‘We have a really good feeling’ ○
The Orlando Pride forward is thriving while playing for her country after a sex eligibility row
Having missed the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations as a result of a controversy over the DSD (differen…
Jorge Vilda, pay disputes and incredible talent on show – Wafcon 2024 about to start a year late ○
Africa’s major women’s tournament starts in Morocco with Spain’s World Cup-winning coach under pressure to deliver
The historic task of one host staging Africa’s two major competitions this year, the …