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Orlando Pirates maintained an unbeaten run in the CAF Confederation Cup with a 2-1 win over Enyimba of Nigeria in their first group stage clash at the wet Orlando Stadium on Wednesday. The win moved the Buccaneers to the top of Group A with four points from two matches. The team will look forward to […]

Just four days after he was elected the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe set out his plans to take Africa football forward. He made this known at a press conference in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Motsepe automatically won the election on Friday at a CAF General Assembly meeting in Morocco after […]

Pitso’s Al Ahly secured a huge win and took a bigger step towards the knockout stages of the CAF Champions League after defeating Vita Club on Tuesday. The defending champions manage to put their ugly start into the campaign after losing 1-0 to Simba SC and drawing 2-2 at home against Vita Club to secure […]

Whoscored.com, a statistical-based football website, has included Iheanacho in the latest English Premier League Team of the Week for his incredible performance against Sheffield United on Sunday. The Nigeria international was rated 10/10 after scoring his first Premier League hat-trick and helping the Foxes to a 5-0 win against the relegation-doomed Sheffield United at the […]

The Nedbank Cup is now in the semi finals and the Chippa United will be hopeful in their quest for redemption when the Eastern Cape side travels to the nation’s capital to face Pretoria Callies. In the draw held in Limpopo on Sunday night saw the Gqebera side were pitted against Callies and coach Dan […]

Veron Mosengo-Omba, a former Fifa employee has been appointed as the new General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football. Morocco’s Abdel Bah had occupied the role in an acting capacity since March 2020 until last week when he was replaced by the Swiss-Congolese. Mosengo-Omba left his role at Fifa as Chief Member Associations officer […]

South Africa billionaire Patrice Motsepe has officially been elected as the new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Mamelodi Sundowns owner Patrice Motsepe has officially been elected as the new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The Mamelodi Sundowns owner was elected on Friday afternoon March 12 in Morocco after the […]

Ghana president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo on Tuesday announced a cash reward of US$330,000 to members of the national U-20 football team, the Black Satellites for winning the U-20 AFCON 2021 competition held in Mauritania. ICYMI: CAF cancels U-17 Africa Cup of Nations games five days to kick-off According to the president, each of […]

CAF has agreed on a temporary lifting of the ban placed on four countries for the AFCON 2021 qualifier matches because of the current travel restrictions in Africa and around the world due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Earlier today, the Sierra Leone FA received a letter from CAF, which reads… “The CAF emergency committee has […]

English Premier League club Crystal Palace have announced via its official website that Nigeria-eligible striker David Omilabu has signed his first professional contract with the club. The 18-year-old Nigerian was offered a fresh contract following his impressive performances for the Crystal Palace youth team in the 2020-2021 campaign. David Omilabu has found the net 9 […]