African Football

AFCON Qualifiers: CAF makes changes to Nigeria-Guinea-Bissau schedule

Nigeria's vice-captain William Troost-Ekong said they are targeting to beat Sao Tome and Principe in the final 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as a gift for the country's new Minister of Sports Development. Senator John Enoh was appointed as Nigeria's 36th Minister of Sports Development by President Bola Tinubu in August and Jose Peseiro's team are set to welcome him at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium...

Romanian third division club CSM Lugoj sell Cameroon striker Njifakue for two containers

by Taiye Taiwo

4 September 2023

Romanian third-tier club, CS Municipal Lugoj confirmed the transfer of their Cameroon striker Aziz Njoya Njifakue to second division club ACS Viitorul Pandurii Targu Jiu after receiving two containers. CS Municipal Lugoj explained that the club would use the containers released in the transfer deal to build their locker rooms. The transfer news comes as a surprise with more than £6.5 billion spent on players worldwide,...

Jailed Mamoutou Toure re-elected as Mali FA President

by Taiye Taiwo

30 August 2023

Mamoutou Toure has been re-elected as the president of Mali Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) despite being in prison custody for alleged embezzlement of funds. Toure who has been at the helm of the Malian football governing body since 2019, was re-elected during Tuesday's general assembly in Bamako after accruing 61 votes from a possible 63, with one invalid vote and one abstention. The 66-year-old is currently in...

2023 CAF Super Cup: Saudi Arabia to host Al Ahly vs USM Alger clash

by Taiye Taiwo

26 August 2023

The Confederation of African Football have selected the Saudi Arabian city of Taif as the host city for the 2023 CAF Super Cup on September 15. CAF Champions League winners Al Ahly of Egypt will square off against CAF Confederation Cup winners USM Alger of Algeria at the King Fahd Stadium. Earlier this year, CAF and Saudi Arabia Football Federation signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding...

FEMAFOOT President Toure in police custody for misappropriation of public funds

by Taiye Taiwo

11 August 2023

President of the Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) Mamoutou Toure has been placed in pre-trial detention in the country over allegations of damage of public property, forgery and use of forgery. Mamoutou, seeking re-election as FEMAFOOT President, is charged with misappropriating public funds between 203 and 2019, just before he took over as the head of the country's FA. The case cast doubts over the upcoming FEMAFOOT...

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AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Super Eagles vow to beat Sao Tome and Principe for new Sports Minister

Romanian third division club CSM Lugoj sell Cameroon striker Njifakue for two containers

Jailed Mamoutou Toure re-elected as Mali FA President

2023 CAF Super Cup: Saudi Arabia to host Al Ahly vs USM Alger clash

FEMAFOOT President Toure in police custody for misappropriation of public funds

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