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African football executive accused of ‘whitewashing’ report into his conduct

Caf’s general secretary, Véron Mosengo-Omba, has been accused of ‘whitewashing’ an investigation into allegations of serious misconduct against him

The Guardian - UK

Samuel Eto’o claims he is victim of Caf campaign before match-fixing hearing

Samuel Eto’o has accused the Confederation of African Football of breaches of Fifa’s code of ethics during the investigation into match-fixing allegations

The Guardian - UK

CAF probes Cameroon FA boss Samuel Eto’o for alleged improper conduct

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, is investigating accusations of inappropriate conduct by the president of the Cameroon football federation, Samuel Eto’o Fils.

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Banned Confederation of African Football media officer accused of more ‘indecent behaviour’

The media officer banned for alleged sexual abuse of a female official in his hotel room has been accused of offering to pay another official to ‘come to his room’

The Guardian - UK

Confederation of African Football media officer suspended over alleged sexual assault

Caf has suspended one of its media officers for five years after he was accused of sexually abusing a female official during the African Nations Championship

The Guardian - UK

A hat trick of essential reads to accompany the World Cup final

Soccer fans are just 90 minutes of action away from knowing who will lift the World Cup and be crowned the beautiful game’s global champs. Well, given the refereeing during the tournament in Qatar, it is likely to be 90 minutes plus a few more. Even then, an extra 30…

The Conversation

Can an African team win the World Cup? New football study crunches the numbers

Many football lovers hope an African team will finally win the men’s 2022 Fifa World Cup. The world has been waiting for this since the great Brazilian player Pelé predicted (in the 1970s) that an African country would win before the year 2000. That didn’t happen, but it didn’t stop…

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Algeria want to replace Guinea as 2025 Cup of Nations hosts

Johannesburg (AFP) - Algeria football boss Zefizef Djahid said on Saturday his country will bid to stage the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after original choice Guinea were stripped of the hosting rights.

AFP

Top African coach Mosimane joins Saudi club

Johannesburg (AFP) - South African Pitso Mosimane, the most successful African coach in Confederation of African Football (CAF) club competitions, has joined Saudi Arabian second division side Al Ahli Saudi.

AFP

Guinea junta stands by timetable for 2025 Africa Cup

Conakry (AFP) - Guinea's ruling junta has told a Confederation of African Football mission that it will meet the timetable for staging the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN).

AFP

Senegal striker Sadio Mané named African footballer of the year

Sadio Mané was named African Player of the Year on Thursday after a season in which he kicked the winning penalty for Senegal as they claimed their first Africa Cup of Nations title and repeated the feat when they secured World Cup qualification.

France 24

Superstars Sadio Mané and Mo Salah eclipse African football at home

Senegal’s Sadio Mané and Egypt’s Mo Salah are among 10 players nominated for the African Footballer of the Year prize at this year’s Caf Awards held by the Confederation of African Football in Rabat, Morocco.

The Conversation

Morocco to host CAF Champions League final despite Ahly plea

Johannesburg (AFP) - The 2022 CAF Champions League final will be hosted by Morocco on May 30, a Confederation of African Football (CAF) official confirmed on Tuesday.

AFP

CAF president Motsepe 'reassured' by Ivory Coast's AFCON preparations

Abidjan (AFP) - The Confederation of African Football president, Patrice Motsepe, said he was "reassured" by the progress made by the Ivory Coast on a visit to the next Africa Cup of Nations hosts on Monday.

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Cameroon crush stadium given green light to host Cup of Nations final

Yaoundé (AFP) - The final of the Africa Cup of Nations will go ahead at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday lifted its suspension of the venue where eight people died in a crush on January 24.

AFP

CAF moves two Cup of Nations games from Douala to Yaounde

Yaoundé (AFP) - Two Africa Cup of Nations matches will be relocated from Japoma Stadium in Douala to Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced Wednesday.

France 24

Burkina Faso: Pro-junta protesters rally in Ouagadougou after coup

In tonight's edition: Pro-junta protesters rally in Ouagadougou a day after a military takeover in Burkina Faso. Also, the head of the Confederation of African Football, Patrice Motsepe, blames Monday's fatal crush at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon on an inexplicably closed gate. And Zimbabwe's main opposition leader…

Evening Standard

CAF president blames ‘inexplicable’ shut access gate after eight killed in Africa Cup of Nations stadium crush

The president of the Confederation of African Football has blamed a deadly crush at an Africa Cup of Nations game on an access gate being closed for “inexplicable reasons”.

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Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 10

An all-female team officiated at the match between Guinea and Zimbabwe in Yaoundé. The Confederation of African Football was proud of the first. Zimbabwe also had something to cheer. Likewise Comoros.

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