Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | Ahmad Ahmad insisted Thursday he can bring widespread, meaningful change to African football if he unseats Issa Hayatou as president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Ahmad, a CAF executive committee member and head of the Madagascar football federation, made a whistle-stop visit to …
Read More »VIDEO: CAF clears St. Mary’s Stadium for continental games
VIDEO: The continental soccer governing body CAF has approved St Mary’s stadium in Kitende to start hosting international matches.The stadium will be used as a home ground for Vipers Sports Club. Vipers next play South African club Platinum Stars this month. Share on:
Read More »Vipers sting Volcan in CAF Cup, to face Platinum Stars of South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Ulinzi Stars of Kenya and Vipers of Uganda were among clubs who scraped into the CAF Confederation Cup round of 32 Saturday. The Kenyans edged Al Hilal Benghazi of Libya 1-0 in Nakuru thanks to a first half goal from Samuel Onyango. That result …
Read More »The rise of Denis Masinde Onyango
The Independent reflects on his journey to being Africa’s best footballer Denis Masinde Onyango was on Jan.5 crowned the Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Player of the Year – Based in Africa. Uganda’s talismanic shot-stopper made history as the first goalkeeper ever to win CAF’s topmost honour; a prestigious …
Read More »CAF boss Hayatou facing challenge
Libreville, Gabon | AFP | CAF executive committee member Ahmad Ahmad said Friday he will challenge long-serving Issa Hayatou in March for the presidency of the African football body. Cameroonian Hayatou, 70, has run CAF since succeeding Sudanese Abdel Halim Muhammad in 1988 and is seeking an eighth four-year term. …
Read More »CAF: Onyango, Uganda Cranes best in Africa in 2016
The Uganda Cranes and goalkeeper Denis Onyango have been voted the best in Africa in 2016. This at the GLO CAF annual football Awards in Abuja, Nigeria. Cranes, best team in Africa, played a friendly in Tunisia on Thursday, and during the awards ceremony, were on a flight on their …
Read More »Advantage Mazembe after away draw in final
Blida, Algeria | AFP | Reluctant favourites TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo are poised to win the CAF Confederation Cup after drawing 1-1 at Mouloudia Bejaia of Algeria Saturday in the first leg of the final. Jonathan Bolingi, one of four Congolese in the Mazembe starting line-up, …
Read More »Onyango’s Sundowns are African champions
Fairytale African triumph for Sundowns, Onyango first Ugandan continental trophy winner Alexandria, Egypt | AFP | Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa won a fairytale first CAF Champions League title on Sunday despite a 1-0 second-leg loss to Zamalek of Egypt in Alexandria. A Stanley Ohawuchi goal on 64 minutes was not …
Read More »Micho in Gabon for Nations Cup draw
Africa Cup of Nations draw LIVE: 8.30pm Pot 1 – Gabon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Algeria Pot 2 – Tunisia, Mali, Burkina Faso, DRC Pot 3 -Cameroon, Senegal, Morocco, Egypt Pot 4 – Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Guinea Bissau Uganda Cranes, back at the high table of African football for the first time in 38 years, will find out …
Read More »CAF presidency to be limited to 12 years
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Confederation of African Football (CAF) presidents will be limited to three four-year terms with effect from the 2017 elections, the organisation confirmed Monday. There has been no limit previously with incumbent Issa Hayatou leading the African body since 1988. The 70-year-old Cameroonian has not …
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