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Ghanaian Sensation Ernest Nuamah Nominated for 2023 CAF Young Player of the Year Award

Ghanaian football sensation Ernest Nuamah has been nominated for the highly coveted CAF Young Player of the Year award. Celebrating his birthday today, Nuamah finds himself among the ten nominees in contention for the prestigious accolade. Nuamah’s remarkable achievements in the world of football have earned him recognition on multiple …

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Baba Yara Stadium To Host Ghana Vs Nigeria World Cup Play Off Tie

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has granted a one match approval for Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi to host the World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off match between Ghana and Nigeria. The approval comes after a CAF Licensing Inspector visited the Baba Yara Sports Stadium last Sunday to inspect …

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CAF Warns Government To Stay Away Coach Appointments

CAF Warns Government To Stay Away Coach Appointments

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has warned against government interference in the affairs of the Ghana Football Association (GFA). CAF General Secretary, Veron Mosengo-Omba, said although the government funds the national teams, it must not involve itself in the management of the FA. “Ghana has to concentrate on the …

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CAF Boss Patrice Motsepe Confirms AFCON is On Despite ‘Enormous Challenge’ of Covid Surge

CAF Boss Patrice Motsepe Confirms AFCON is On Despite 'Enormous Challenge' of Covid Surge

African football boss Patrice Motsepe dispels rumours over Cup of Nations. African football chief Patrice Motsepe confirmed on Tuesday that the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCon) will go ahead as planned in Cameroon next month despite the Omicron-variant led surge in Covid-19 cases. “I am going to watch, on the …

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2022 World Cup: CAF Confirms Details For Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana fixtures

2022 World Cup: CAF Confirms Details For Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana fixtures

  The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that the FIFA ranking for January, will be used to determine the seeded teams for the 2022 World Cup play-offs. This means Nigeria for instance, could drop off the top five, in which they are currently included. CAF reached this decision …

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EXPOSED! Our Penalty Against South Africa Was ‘Soft’ – Black Stars Defender Confesses

EXPOSED! Our Penalty Against South Africa Was ‘Soft’ - Black Stars Defender Confesses

Black Stars defender Andy Yiadom has admitted that the controversial penalty awarded to his Ghana side in their World Cup qualifying win over South Africa was ‘soft’. The victory for the Black Stars saw them qualify for Africa’s World Cup play-offs at the expense of Bafana Bafana, who needed a …

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Ghana FA Warns SAFA Boss Danny Jordaan

Ghana FA Warns SAFA Boss Danny Jordaan

Kurt Okraku, who is the president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has said he does not expect CAF President, Patrice Motsepe, ‘to take sides’ in the impending match-fixing protest filed to FIFA by the South African Football Association (SAFA). SAFA has lodged a complaint to FIFA accusing the Ghana …

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CAF Appeals To British Gov’t To Release African Stars

CAF Appeals To British Gov't To Release African Stars

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appealed to the British government to allow African players to travel for next month’s 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers. After Liverpool blocked Mohamed Salah’s invitation to Egypt’s squad, the Premier League announced that other clubs will not release their players to travel to …

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BREAKING: Issa Hayatou Banned!

BREAKING: Issa Hayatou Banned!

FIFA banned its former interim president, Issa Hayatou on Tuesday for alleged wrongdoing in a commercial deal for African soccer. Issa Hayatou, who was Confederation of African Football president for 29 years until 2017, was banned for one year for a breach of “duty of loyalty” rules, FIFA said in …

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