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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. .

El Hadji Diouf, the former teammate of Papa Bouba Diop in the Senegal team, learned with great sadness the death of the former midfielder for "Lions", this Sunday 29 November. He was her "fighting brother". RFI:El Hadji Diouf, how do you react to the death of Papa Bouba Diop that you played with in the selection and to RC…

Winners of the primary three qualifying matches for AfroBasket 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda, Senegal, are nearly assured to get their ticket. The Congolese have gained two of their three matches beneath this worldwide window (25-29 November) and will validate their ticket in the course of the newest qualifying match 19-21 February 2021.…

Papa Bouba Diop died on Sunday, November 29, at the age of 42, after a long illness. The former Senegalese midfielder participated in the 2002 World Cup and finished top scorer for the "Lions" with three goals, including one against the French team, the reigning world champion. He was one of the faces of this golden generation…

Al Ahly won the 9th African Cup of Nations (CAF Champions League) in its history, on November 27, 2020 in Cairo. The Egyptian team beat their great rival Zamalek 2-1 after a superb final. Al Ahly won the ninth Champions League (C1) in his history, after seven years of waiting and 16 months of an edition that was abnormally…

Claude Le Roy, coach of Togo's nationwide soccer group, was this morning's morning visitor for RFI. Within the aftermath of the loss of life of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, who swept away on the age of 60 from coronary heart failure on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, he answered questions from Frédéric Rivière. .

A dramatic turnaround in African football. Ahmad Ahmad, president of CAF, the African Football Confederation, has been suspended for 5 years for violating ethics. He will therefore not be able to participate in a second period next March. Is there anything rotten in the football kingdom? Ivorian Jacques Anouma is one of the four candidates succeeding Ahmad Ahmad. Online from Abidjan, he answers…

The Fifa Ethics Commission suspended the current president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for five years and fined him 185,000 euros, especially for embezzlement. After 30 years of the Ayatouean presidency of the African Football Confederation, Ahmad was elected by the Madagascar to everyone's surprise in March…

Ivorian football mourning day. On Saturday 21 November, Augustin Sidy Diallo was removed at the age of 61. He was infected with Covid-19.

Édouard Mendy was recruited at the end of September by Chelsea in Rennes and quickly won in the Blues cage. The goalkeeper continues the good performances and clean sheets (matches without conceding a goal) and banished the previous holder, Kepa Arrizabalaga, to the substitution bench. His coach, Frank Lampard, is completely happy with his Senegalese debut. Six years ago, Édouard Mendy vegetated at a national level in France, near Cherbourg. Today he is a member of one of the biggest clubs in Europe, is undefeated in…