The Confederation of African Football and the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 Local Organising Committee has announced that fans travelling to the tournament will be eligible for free electronic visas. The African football body disclosed this in a statement on its website today. Citizens of countries that normally require a visa to...
Kenya will receive another fine over crowd safety and security breaches, a football governing body said today, with officials promising to prevent chaotic scenes outside stadiums with extra security. It is the first time three east African countries — Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda — have hosted the ongoing African Nations Championship, but the hi...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the postponement of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN), originally scheduled for February 1, in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, to August 2025. The decision followed recommendations from CAF’s technical and infrastructure experts, who reported that more time is neede...
•Nigeria’s forward, Ademola Lookman The Confederation of African Football yesterday officially unveiled the top five nominees in each of the Men’s Categories of the upcoming CAF Awards 2024. While Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman made it into the top five, his national team captain, William Troost-Ekong could not make it out of the initi...
•Libyan and Nigerian flags Following the verdict delivered by the Confederation of African Football in response to the complaint lodged by the Nigeria Football Federation over the recent inhumane treatment meted out to the Super Eagles in Libya, members of the Nigerian community have reported mass arrests and fines in the country. The Nigerian...
•Super Eagles of Nigeria The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked Nov. 14 and 18 for Nigeria’s final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Rwanda. A statement today by NFF, Match-day 5 clash with Benin Republic at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny...
•Nigeria’s Super Eagles Nigeria were awarded three goals and three points, and Libya was fined $50,000 as the Confederation of African Football finally announced its verdict on the botched 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group D qualifying fixture scheduled for October 15 in Benina, Libya, yesterday. The verdict followed an intense and seemin...
•Stranded Nigerian players in Libya The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded three points, and three goals to Nigeria for the missed Libya game. The development comes after the CAF president, Patrice Motsepe, said a thorough probe was ongoing following the recent controversy surrounding Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier ...
Nigeria’s AFCON 2023 silver medal-winning coach Jose Peseiro has been left out of the Confederation of African Football’s Coach of the Year shortlist for 2024. A post today by CAF via X revealed that the ten-man shortlist features several prominent names from across the continent, including Angola’s Pedro Goncalves and Burkina Faso’s Brahima T...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced that the 2024 CAF Awards will be held in the city of Marrakech, Morocco, on December 16, 2024. This marks the third consecutive time Morocco will host the prestigious ceremony, following last year’s star-studded African fanfare, reports Vanguard. Marrakech, known for its rich...
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