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The day after the draw for the African Cup of Nations 2021 (postponed to 2022), RFI offers a selection of six matches to follow during the group game that begins on Sunday, January 9 in Yaoundé. Lovers of beautiful posters, revenge and surprises: there is something for everyone. From 9 to 20 January, 2022 will take place in five cities in Cameroon,the group game in…

The Executive Committee of the African Football Confederation (ComEx) (ComF), which met on 16 July 2021 in Morocco, reaffirmed the existence of a Super League project bringing together the best clubs on the continent. CAF ExCom has also shown its support for a World Cup that is held every two years. The Champions League, the…

The President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, spoke in a statement released on Sunday, June 20. The leader confirmed that a project to create an African Super League was being considered. And he intends to rely on the failure of the European project so as not to make mistakes. Sunday, June 20,…

The Government Committee of the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF) met in Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday, Might 15. Choices have been made on the group of main occasions on the continent. The postponement of the qualifiers within the Africa zone for the World Cup 2022 has been confirmed: the matches will happen at the top of 2021 and the start of 2022.…

In Africa, not everyone is happy with the election of South African Patrice Motsepe as president of the African Football Confederation (CAF). Last Friday, during a CAF general meeting in Rabat, the South African billionaire benefited from the withdrawal of three West African candidates in his favor. But for Senegalese Abdoulaye Thiam, editor-in-chief of the "Sud Quotidien" and chairman of the Senegalese sports press association, politics…

Véron Mosengo-Omba, Director of the FIFA Members' Association Division, replaces Moroccan Abdelmounaïm Bah as Head of Administration (Secretary-General) of the African Football Confederation (CAF). Patrice Motsepe, the new president of the CAF, has also elected his five vice-presidents: Senegalese Augustin Senghor (1st), Mauretanian Ahmed Yahya (2nd), Djiboutian Suleïman Waberi (3rd), Cameroonian Seydou…

Patrice Motsepe was elected by Acclamation President of the African Football Confederation (CAF) on March 12, 2021 in Rabat. CAF members now seem determined to unite behind their new leader to fix an institution in great difficulty, especially financially. From our special correspondent in Rabat,Patrice Motsepe was well…

Patrice Motsepe was elected by the Acclamation President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), on March 12 in Rabat, for the period 2021-2025. The first South African to hold this position succeeds billionaire Malagasy Ahmad, suspended for 2 years from all football-related activities. Patrice Motsepe became the 7th elected president of the African Football Confederation (CAF) on March 12, 2021. The billionaire is the first South African and first English speaker to occupy this prestigious position on the continent.…

The 43rd General Assembly of the African Football Confederation (CAF) will take place on March 12, 2021 in Rabat. This will lead to the election of Patrice Motsepe to the presidency of the CAF. Some unrest hovers in African football before this GA. From our special correspondent in Rabat,Patrice Motsepe smiles broadly, her…

It is one of the most important positions of power on the African continent. On March 12, 2021, the next president of the African African Confederation (CAF) will be elected. After Fifa ousted outgoing President Ahmad Ahmad, four candidates are on the way. Augustin Senghor is one of them. A lawyer at Dakar Bar, he has been chairman of the Senegalese Football Association for more than ten years. Online from the island of Gorée, the city where he is mayor, Uncle Léopold Senghor's uncle answers questions from RFI. .