CAF Secretary General Hicham El Amrani has urged Rwanda to keep up the good work in preparing for the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) tournament. El Amrani made the remarks after visiting the venues earmarked for the tournament last Tuesday (8 April 2014).The delegation was led by CAF President Issa Hayatou including 2nd Vice-president Almamy Kabele Camara, who doubles as Chairman of the Organising Committee for CHAN. Rwandan Minister of Sports and Culture Protais Mitali and Infrastructure Minister Silas Lwakabamba, Degaule Vincent Nzamwita, president of Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) were also part of the inspection. The sites visited and approved…
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Confederation of African Football President, Issa Hayatou joined world dignitaries in Kigali, Rwanda to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rwanda Genocide. He visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial where he laid a wreath on a mass grave. President Hayatou who was also representing FIFA in his capacity as FIFA Vice President said, “Football will always be used for unity and reconciliation among people. This tragedy should not be allowed to happen again in the history of human beings. Football will continue serving as a tool to unite African people and the sport will continue to play an important role to…
Lesotho and Tunisia have taken commanding leads into the second leg of the 19th African Youth Championship Senegal 2015 first leg qualifiers.The Young Crocodiles of Lesotho humbled their Swazi counterparts 3-0 Lobamba, just as the Carthage Eaglets of Tunisia replicated a similar feat over the visiting ‘Les Mourabitounes Juniors’ of Maurtania in Tunis in the biggest wins of the first leg matches at the weekend.Courtesy the huge scorelines, the two teams appear to have one foot at the next stage of the qualifying campaign.Visiting Lesotho led at half time thanks to a Tumelo Khutlang strike on the half-hour mark. Khutland…
Rwanda commemorates 20 years of the genocide on 6 April, 2014. Since the atrocities of 1994 during which nearly one million people were killed, the central African nation has made tremendous strides and re-emerged stronger. Central to the country’s development has been the significant uniting contribution of football. The unique influence and power of football to bring a people together, reuniting them as one and helping them rebuild lives has been critical. As the world looks and joins Rwanda in commemorating the genocide, CAF is at the centre of events and a continental governing body delegation of President Issa Hayatou,…
The journey to the 19th Africa Youth Championship Senegal 2015 kicks starts this weekend with the first leg matches of the first round of the qualifying series.More than 20 teams will be involved in the first hurdle in the race for seven places for the continental youth championship next year.The teams involved at this stage are drawn from across the continent, and look poised to kick start their campaigns on promising notes after months of intensive preparations.There will be three matches involving teams from Southern Africa with the clash between Mozambique and Namibia in Maputo expected to produce fireworks.At the…
The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) seminar for Match Commissioners (Men) for the period 2014-2016 opened in Cairo Thursday with CAF Secretary General Hicham El Amrani stressing the importance of CAF Club licensing system, its implementation and use of the new CAF CMS – the newly launched Electronic Management System.The two day event will address and clarify responsibilities and rights of the officials of the matches, tackle all aspects related to Match Organization and discuss various topics including Regulations of CAF competitions, Marketing, Media and Refereeing.A total of 110 participants from 54 National Associations and two affiliate members are in…
CAF President Issa Hayatou has expressed shock at the death of former Egypt midfielder Taha Basry.Basry, a Zamalek legend passed away on Wednesday, 2 April 2014 at a Cairo hospital after a protracted illness. He was 68.“On behalf of the CAF Executive Committee and on my own behalf, I extend my deepest condolences to the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) and the bereaved family. My thoughts are with them at this difficult moment,” Hayatou said.Basry joined Zamalek in 1965 and was a member of the team that won the Egyptian League title during the 1977/78 season and two Egyptian Cups in…
Banadir Sports club have wrapped up the Somalian league crown with a game to spare.The Mogadishu-based club made certain of the title after a 2-1 win over Gaadiidka last Monday (30 March 2014), in a game a point would have even been enough.Both teams exhibited very professional and more competitive game, as Gaadiidka engulfed in relegation were bent on avoiding a loss.After a barren first half, Nigeria-born striker Mustapha Maxwell Utangi shot Banadair into the lead on 52 minutes before Kenya-import Marcel Somson Otigi doubled the lead two minutes later.Banadir, unbeaten after 13 games are on 31 points, six more…
FIFA has reiterated its support to Africa, a continent CAF First Vice President Suketu Patel says is a giant awaking to massive development and success.”Africa is a waking giant in every aspect. FIFA has invested half a billion dollars in African football through the Goal Project, Win with Africa and World Cup legacy programmes. Now Africa needs to ensure we walk the talk of development,” Patel said at the opening of the three day CAF/FIFA workshop at Sandton Convention Centre. The workshop has brought together presidents, Secretary Generals and Technical Directors from 27 African countries.Patel emphasised that Africa needed to…
The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) will from 3-4 April 2014 organize a seminar for Match Commissioners (Men) for the period 2014-2016 in Cairo, Egypt.The seminar will address and clarify responsibilities and rights of the officials for matches, and tackle all aspects related to Match Organization: Regulations of CAF competitions, Marketing, Media and Refereeing.Also, the newly launched electronic management system “CAFCMS” will be presented to the participants, just as the Club Licensing System and its implementation.One hundred and ten (110) participants from the 54 National Associations and two affiliate members of CAF will take part in the two-day event.Please click…
The world governing soccer body FIFA, will from 2-4 April 2014 conduct a football seminar which will provide an update in a number of areas such as technical issues and the general cooperation between CAF and FIFA.The workshop will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa and will be attended by the Presidents, Secretary Generals and Technical Directors of the respective countries.More than 27 Member Association Presidents, General Secretaries and Technical Directors have been invited from mainly from the English speaking countries.Among the areas that will be discussed during the three day seminar are:. FIFA governance reforms. New regulations governing development…
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After the Orange CAF Confederation Cup play-offs draw conducted by CAF Secretary General Hicham El Amrani and Mr Hazem El Hawary, member of the CAF interclubs Committee, on Tuesday 1st April, Cafonline.com spoke to some of the attendees for their reaction Moussa Diakite (Mali Ambassador to Egypt) “For sure there will be a Malian team in the group stage of the competition and that is good. In a draw of this kind you can expect any team and l think it is a good draw that has paired Djoliba and AS Real together. The two teams know each other well…
Malian duo, AS Real and Djoliba have been drawn against each other for the 2nd 1/8th round of the 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup.The fixture was the headline for the draw conducted on Tuesday, 1 April 2014 at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. CAF General Secretary Hicham El-Amrani conducted the draw assisted by Hazem El-Hawary, a member of the CAF Interclubs Committee.Teams eliminated at the 1/8th round of the Orange CAF Champions League were drawn against the sides progressing from the 1/8th round of the CAF Confederation Cup.The draw witnessed some interesting pairings but the Bamako derby tops the…
Al-Ahly (Egypt) vs Difaa Hassani Jadida (Morocco)AS Real (Mali) vs Djoliba (Mali) AC Leopards (Congo) vs Medeama (Ghana)Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) vs ASEC Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire) Coton Sport (Cameroon) vs Petro Atletico (Angola)Horoya (Guinea) vs Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia) Sewe Sport (Cote d’Ivoire) vs Bayelsa (Nigeria)Nkana (Zambia) vs Club Athletique Bizertin (Tunisia)First leg: 18, 19, 20 April 2014Second leg: 25, 26, 27 April 2014 Confederation of African Football (CAF) News
Nigerian Peter Odemwingie scored his third goal in as many matches to give Stoke City a 1-0 English Premier League victory over Hull City at the weekend.Compatriot Chinedu Obasi contributed a goal and an assist as third-place Schalke triumphed 2-0 against Hertha Berlin in the German Bundesliga.There were plenty of African goals in the French Ligue 1, including a stoppage-time winner from Ivorian Salomon Kalou for Lille.ENGLANDPETER ODEMWINGIE (Stoke City)Former West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City forward Odemwingie struck in the 62nd minute, seizing on a loose pass from Hull’s Egyptian wing-back Ahmed Elmohamady and surging to the edge of…
Four pots of four teams in each will be used for the draw of the 2nd 1/8th final of the Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2014 which takes place at CAF headquarters Tuesday 1st April at 11h00 local time.The four pots are established by the ranking of respective sides’ which is determined by the clubs’ performances in continental club championships for the period 2009-2013. A pre-determined co-efficient factor is used to multiply points accrued by each club each year to arrive at the accumulated total and subsequently the ranking.Pot A will have the top 4 ranked sides from the Champions League…
The men have been separated from the boys with the identities of the teams for the group phase of the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League revealed.Whilst holders Al-Ahly of Egypt will have to wait for another time to realize their hat-trick of titles in the premier continental club championship, North Africa remains heavily represented with five of the octet coming from the Maghreb region.The qualified teams are Ahli Benghazi (Libya), CS Sfaxien (Tunisia), Esperance (Tunisia), Entente Setif (Algeria), Hilal (Sudan), AS Vita Club (DR Congo), TP Mazembe (DR Congo) and Zamalek (Egypt).Sudanese giants, Hilal and Congolese duo, Vita Club and…
Tunisian giants, Esperance booked their place at the last eight thanks to a 3-0 thumping of AS Real of mali on Sunday in Rades.Haythem Jouini, Iheb Msakni and Harrison Afful were each on target as the ‘Blood and Gold’ marched on 4-1 on aggregate.The Tunisian’s kept their ambitions of a third title on track by dispatching off the surviving Malian club in the premier continental championship. Esperance, a regular face at the group stage joins rivals CS Sfaxien to complete the Tunisian pair for the lucrative mini-league stage.Esperance broke the deadlock after 33 minutes through Jouini who finished off a…
Zamalek of Egypt reached the group phase of the Orange CAF Champions League after thrashing visiting Nkana FC from Zambia 6-0 at Cairo’s Air Defense stadium. The second leg encounter of the second round was less of a contest than the goalless draw the two sides played last weekend in Kitwe.Ahmed Tawfik opened the scoring after 20 minutes before well taken free kick curled in beautifully by Momen Zakrya ensured the White Knights would go to the break two goal in front. After the break Omar Gaber added a third before Nkana had hardly settled into their stride. The Zambian…