The qualifying draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 4 July, according to the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The 48 competing teams will be split into 12 groups of four, with the top two in each group reaching the finals in Morocco. The tournament hosts will be included in …

The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has denied reports that the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Morocco has been postponed. This is in the wake of viral reports claiming the body had pushed the tournament forward by six months to the start of 2026 due to a clashing timeline with the expanded 32-team FIFA Club …

Golden Eaglets players have all passed the mandatory Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) test ahead of the WAFU B U-17 Championship in Accra, Ghana. The Confederation of African Football on Tuesday declared that all 20 players presented by Nigeria for the championship, which begins on Wednesday, have passed the examination. The Eaglets, who are the defending champions, landed in Accra with …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is set to scrap its second-tier club competition, the Confederation Cup, according to reports. The Confederation Cup was established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners’ Cup. CAF introduced a new competition, the African Football League last year. The African Football League, which started with eight teams …

Confederation of African Football (CAF) and former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, have both lauded Nigerian striker, Victor Boniface, after playing a starring role in Bayer Leverkusen’s historical Bundesliga triumph. Leverkusen emerged champions of Germany for the first time in their 120-year history, ending Bayern Munich’s stranglehold on the league after 11 title wins in a row. Xabi Alonso’s side …

Super Eagles of Nigeria midfielder, Frank Onyeka, was the best tackler in the just-concluded 2023 AFCON, according to the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Frank Onyeka was nicknamed the “tank” due to his unprecedented display at the tournament in which he played all seven Eagles’ games at the competition. He was very instrumental in the Super Eagles of Nigeria’s run …

Various punishments have been meted out to both Senegal and Mali over some incidents that happened during the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cote d’Ivoire. The punishments were meted out by the CAF Disciplinary Board. The Fédération Malienne de Football was charged with misconduct following unsporting behaviour of its players towards match officials. The Disciplinary Board found …

The President of the Confederation of African Football Federations (CAF), Patrice Motsepe has revealed that Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be attending the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final. Nigeria and hosts Côte d’Ivoire will clash in the final of the competition at the Alassanne Ouattara Stadium, Ebimpe, Abidjan, on Sunday. During his press conference on Friday at …

The results of the drug tests conducted on three Super Eagles players at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) have turned out negative. The squad members that were tested are striker Victor Osimhen, forward Ademola Lookman and captain William Troost-Ekong. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) picked Napoli star striker Victor Osimhen and his Eagles teammates for a random …

The Confederation of African Football has increased the cash prize money for the upcoming 2023 TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations by 40 per cent. The continental football body disclosed this on Thursday on its website. CAF stated that the winner of the 2023 AFCON will receive $7 million while the runner-up will now get $4 million. Each of the two …