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WAFCON 2025: Nigeria’s Yemisi Akintoye named among referees for tournament

Nigerian referee Yemisi Akintoye has been named among the 18 officials selected by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to officiate at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco, Afrosport reports. Akintoye, a member of the Lagos State Football Referees Council, became a FIFA-certified official in 2020. She earned the call-up to officiate at the WAFCON after reportedly excelling at the tournament’s preparatory...

WAFCON 2024: CAF unveils venues for tournament in Morocco

by Ibikunle Salako

27 May 2025

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) together with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco, on Thursday, unveiled the venues for the biennial tournament, Afrosport reports. This year’s tournament, which is the 15th edition of the WAFCON, will once again be hosted by Morocco from 5-26 July. CAF and the Moroccan LOC, meanwhile, have announced six venues...

CAF to unveil new Champions League Trophy in Johannesburg on May 22 ahead of final

by Ibikunle Salako

16 May 2025

A new trophy and identity will be unveiled for the CAF Champions League ahead of this season’s two-legged final, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) revealed on Friday. CAF will unveil the new trophy at the offices of its name sponsor—TotalEnergies—in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, 22 May, with African football legends as well as the two competing clubs in the final, Mamelodi Sundowns and Pyramids FC, expected to...

U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles duo Bameyi, Okoro named in Group Stage Best XI

by Ibikunle Salako

11 May 2025

Flying Eagles captain Daniel Bameyi and teammate Odinaka Okoro have been named in the official Best XI of the group stage at the 2025 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Afrosport reports. The Technical Study Group of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday announced the best-performing 11 players after the conclusion of the group stages. Bameyi was integral to Nigeria progressing to the quarterfinals,...

2023 African Games: Flying Eagles start on losing note against Uganda

U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles get Tunisia, Kenya & Morocco in fresh draw

by Ibikunle Salako

14 April 2025

Nigeria’s under-20 men’s team, the Flying Eagles, have been drawn in Group B of the 2025 U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Afrosport reports. The Flying Eagles will battle Tunisia, Kenya, and Morocco following a fresh draw conducted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday in Cairo, Egypt. This follows Ivory Coast’s withdrawal as hosts of the competition, prompting Egypt to step in as...

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WAFCON 2025: Nigeria’s Yemisi Akintoye named among referees for tournament

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U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles get Tunisia, Kenya & Morocco in fresh draw

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