The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has given the new match ball for the 2024-25 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup a Nigerian name, Ola. OLA is a name in the Southwestern part of Nigeria popular to the Yoruba ethnic group which means either wealth, respect or honour. The word also has an Arabic meaning of 'rise' and 'success'. CAF disclosed that the new match...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Chadian official Alhadi Allaou Mahamat as the lead referee for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Bafana Bafana of South Africa, scheduled for next month. The 38-year-old, who became an international referee in 2012, is one of the most experienced officials on the continent, having officiated matches in the CAF Champions League and...
Moroccan club RS Berkane have made it through to the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup final without kicking a ball. RS Berkane were scheduled to host USM Alger on Sunday but the Algerian club failed to turn up for the game at the Stade Municipal de Berkane despite being in Morocco. USM Alger, on Saturday, shared pictures of their arrival in Rabat to challenge for a place...
The first leg of the CAF Champions League semi-final took place in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tunisia over the weekend. In DR Congo, Al Ahly held TP Mazembe to a goalless draw. At the same time, ES Tunis secured a 1-0 victory against Mamelodi Sundowns at home, courtesy of a goal from Brazilian forward Yan Sasse. As we countdown to the intriguing return leg...
Nigeria and South Africa will go head to head in the first leg of final qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium on Friday, April 5. Banyana Banyana, reigning African champions, will be looking to extend their recent dominance against Nigeria, record African champions, having won the last two matches between both countries. Nigeria and South Africa started their quest...
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