The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that Cotonou, the capital city of the West African state of Benin is scheduled to host the 45th CAF Ordinary General Assembly on 13 July. This will be the first time the small West African nation will be hosting a CAF Ordinary Assembly, marking a significant milestone…
The Confederations of African Football (CAF) has announced that a minute’s silence will be observed in memory of Ghana star Christian Atsu before the opening match of the U20 AFCON later on Sunday. Hosts Egypt will take on Mozambique in the opening match of the tournament. In a statement released by the governing body on…
The winner of the 2022 Championship for African Nations (CHAN) will go home with prize money of US$2 million the Confederations of African Football (CAF) has announced. The announcement of the prize money represents a 60% increase on the previous prize money winners walked away with. The Nelson Mandela Stadium will hold the finale of…
The Confederations of African Football (CAF) has taken steps to nib the political altercations that stained the opening day of the CHAN tournament by issuing a statement on the political remarks at the opening ceremony of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship Algeria 2022. CAF has stated that it is under an obligation and a duty,…
The Black Stars 2022 World Cup qualifier against Nigeria scheduled for the Baba Yara Sports Stadium has been rejected by CAF. Ghana host Nigeria in the first leg of the 2022 World Cup play-offs next month, with reports of the game being moved to Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. The Ghana FA had submitted…
CAF has released dates for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and 2023 TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations draw. The 2023 AFCON with will be held in Côte d’Ivoire, qualifiers draw will take place in Douala, Cameroon on January 21, 2022. The 2022 World Cup play-offs draw will also be conducted the following day, January 22,…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has ordered Ghana to extend the arrival time of England-based players in the pre-afcon camp. This comes after the European Club Association and World Leagues Forum requested from CAF that players should be given extra days before they join their respective camps after their plans to stop the African…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has circuitously rubbished reports in the European media that the continent’s flagship competition scheduled for Cameroon next month will be cancelled, insisting the tournament will take place as planned. Africa’s football governing body says its top officials have already landed in Cameroon to step up the final prepaprations of…
Ghana Football Association has officially sent an appeal to FIFA to ensure that their World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia that was moved into South Africa (a country in Ghana’s group) is not compromised. A letter from the GFA to FIFA was prompted by the Ethiopia Football Association request to hold the World Cup qualifier against…
CAF has confirmed that teams including Ghana who will be participating in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament are allowed to increase their team squad from 23 to 28 players. The change in the rule is implemented to limit the risk of teams having the issue of a lack of players during certain matches…