The 2019 CAF Awards, which is the 28th edition was held at the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh Resort in Hurghada, Egypt on Tuesday. Sadio Mane was crowned the African Player of the Year, polling 477 votes ahead of his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah, who polled 325 votes and Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez with 267 votes. Asisat […]
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Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa on Saturday thrashed Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions Lobi Stars of Makurdi in a CAF Champions League group game played in Pretoria. Goals by Thapelo Morena, Themba Zwane and Lebohang Maboe not only saw Mamelodi Sundowns exact revenge on Lobi Stars courtesy of a 3-0 win, but also confirmed […]
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Cameroon have been stripped of hosting next year’s Africa Cup of Nations, says the Confederation of African Football. African football’s governing body (Caf) says it is because of delays in the progress of Cameroon’s preparation for the tournament, due to start in June. Officials made the decision at a meeting on Friday in Accra, Ghana, […]
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has suspended 11 referees, who were caught on video allegedly taking monies to fix matches, by undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas. Eleven others have also been handed bans ranging from two to ten years. Other referees have also been banned for life. In a statement released by CAF, […]
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday, announced the appointment of embattled Nigerian “NFF President”, Mr Amaju Pinnick as its 1st Vice-President. “Following the resignation of the 1st Vice-President Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi, CAF President, after consulting the members of the Emergency Committee, appointed Mr. Amaju Melvin PINNICK as 1st Vice-President,” the statement read in […]
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MFM FC of Lagos on Wednesday booked their way to the second round of the CAF Champions League with a 1-0 win over AS Bamako of Mali in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Olukoya boys got the needed point after securing the win and going through with a 2-1 aggregate. […]
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Liverpool and Egyptian forward, Mohamed Salah etched his name into football history after being crowned African Player of the Year 2017. Salah fended off opposition from club-mate Sadio Mane of Senegal and Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, winner in 2015, to pick the topmost prize at the Aiteo CAF Awards Gala 2017, held on Thursday, 4 January […]
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The Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) executive committee, at a meeting in Rabat (Morocco), on Thursday approved the proposal for the the next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to hold in 2019, in Cameroon, to have 24 teams instead of the regular 16 teams. Africa Cup of Nations has featured 16 […]
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Rivers United Football Club of Port Harcourt on Wednesday beat Fath Union Sport (FUS) Rabat of Morocco 1-0 in a CAF Confederation Cup Group A fixture. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Emeka Atuloma scored the lone goal for Rivers United in the 72nd minute of the game. Coach Stanley Eguma of Rivers […]
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Players of Rangers International refused today to board an Ethiopian airline flight to Zambia, where they are scheduled to play the second leg of the Confederation Cup. The players were protesting the non-payment of their travelling allowances. The incident happened at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who […]
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