Africa’s football governing body, CAF, on Friday released the procedures for the draws of the upcoming inaugural African Football League (AFL), slated to commence on October 20, 2023, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The AFL, which is a competition organized by both CAF and the world governing body FIFA, is a four-week tournament set to showcase the best club sides on the continent. The draw, which...
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...
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...
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...
Nigeria’s men’s national football team, the Super Eagles, remain unchanged in the newly released rankings by the world football governing body FIFA on Thursday. The Super Eagles, who moved a spot upward from 40 to 39 in the last rankings released in June, maintain their place as the 39th best football team in the world and the sixth in Africa. Since the last rankings were released,...
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