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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Ugandan president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has thanked the head of Confederation of African Football (CAF) for his efforts in promoting football in East Africa. CAF president Patrice Motsepe met Museveni on Friday night at the Statehouse in Kampala. Motsepe was on his final visit to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Patrice Motsepe, President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has commended Uganda’s preparations for the African Nations Championship (CHAN), scheduled to take place from February 1 to 24, 2025. Motsepe uttered his favourable assessment during a brief media interaction on Friday evening after …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | CAF Host Country Manager Kabelo Bosilong has assured Kenyans that their co-hosting rights for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2025 remain intact despite concerns over stadium readiness. Speculation emerged earlier this week, suggesting that CAF might revoke Kenya’s hosting rights and award them to Rwanda. …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenya is under pressure to meet the requirements to co-host the 2025 Africa Home Nations Championships (CHAN), scheduled for February. The tournament, exclusively for locally-based players, will feature 19 teams, with Kenya set to partner with Uganda and Tanzania as co-hosts. Unlike Uganda and Tanzania, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has announced that Uganda’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against South Africa will kick off at 4 pm. A brief statement issued on Thursday by FUFA spokesperson Ahmed Hussein explained that it was the Confederation of …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Tuesday confirmed that at least nine African teams will compete in the 2026 World Cup that will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Infantino made the remarks when the 46th Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ordinary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima-based Kitara FC will take the field on Friday for the return leg of their CAF Confederations Cup preliminary round clash against Libya’s Al Hilal Benghazi. The team hopes to overturn their 3-2 defeat from the first leg, which took place last week at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPEDENT | Uganda Premier League reigning champions SC Villa has secured Mandela National Stadium, Namboole to host their 1st preliminary round of the TotalEnegries CAF Champions League. SC Villa reached an agreement with the UPDF Engineering Brigade, the contractors responsible for Mandela National Stadium (Namboole), to host …

YAOUNDE, Cameroon | Xinhua | Samuel Eto’o, the president of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), intends to appeal the decision of the Disciplinary Commission of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) that fined him 200,000 U.S. dollars for ethical breaches, his lawyers said on Friday. CAF opened a formal inquiry …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has withdrawn from the qualifiers of the 2024 CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations. The draw with 14 teams was conducted last month by the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF). Edgar Watson Suubi, CEO of the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA), confirmed …