08 April 2015 05:54 Following the draw of the qualifiers of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, Cafonline.com sampled the views of some officials of the teams involved. Salim Tourqui, President (Comoros Football Federation) I am satisfied. We will be at the level and up to the task. We played with Burkina Faso last year and we drew. I don’t know much about Angola and Uganda, but I’m not worried. Augustin Senghor, President (Senegal Football Federation) It’s a balanced draw. The criteria are the same as in Europe to avoid big teams playing against each other. It’s a good draw…
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07 April 2015 01:42 FIFA President, Joseph Sepp Blatter and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma have highlighted the huge role by the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) in development on the continent. The two personalities underscored the importance of the continent’s soccer governing body in growth of all sectors of the economy in their opening remarks at the XXXVI CAF Ordinary General Assembly on Tuesday, 7 April 2015 in Cairo, Egypt. They both highlighted the significant successes chalked by CAF and the huge role by the popular sport towards the promotion of peace…
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06 April 2015 12:55 Cairo, Egypt 6 April 2015. The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, will receive the Platinum Order of Merit of the Confederation of African Football on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in Cairo. This will be during the 37th Ordinary General Assembly of CAF which officially opens Monday evening in the presence of the FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter. “Through this award, the Confederation of African Football intends to recognize the immense contribution of the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union for an emerging Africa, particularly through its vision,…
06 April 2015 10:43 Asante Kotoko , Ghana’s sole representative in the CAF Champions League crashed out of the competition following a 2-1 defeat to Algerian side, El Eulma at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday. Kotoko, counting on Eulma’s recent poor form in their previous four outings succumb to the visitors despite going ahead first in the match the homers needed to avoid a scoreless draw to advance. After three successive losses in the Algerian league, Kotoko despite their poor run locally had the advantage going into the match following a goalless results in a…
05 April 2015 06:03 Hosts Seychelles have been handed a tough draw for the first ever CAF African Beach Soccer Championship. The Islanders have been drawn against perennial campaigners Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Egypt in Group A. Senegal, Morocco, Ghana and Madagascar make up Group B for the championship scheduled for the 14-19 April 2015 at the Roche Caiman Sports Complex in Victoria. The Indian Ocean Island, hosting their first ever continental championship since the 2001 African U-17 Championship will play the Sand Eagles of Nigeria on the opening day. Egypt and Cote d’Ivoire will battle it…
05 April 2015 10:49 Cairo, April 5, 2015. Meeting in Cairo this day, the Executive Committee of the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) took note of the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) of 2nd April, 2015 in the case brought before it by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF). The Executive Committee noted that the CAS established that the Royal Moroccan Football Federation could not invoke “force majeure” in that the Ebola outbreak did not make it impossible for the AFCON to be organized in Morocco. In addition, the CAS admitted that the FRMF was responsible…