By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI WAFCON 2026 Set For Possible July Reschedule THE 2026 edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) may be rescheduled to July following growing uncertainty over the tournament’s original timetable. The competition was initially slated to run from 17 March to 3 April in Morocco, but logistical concerns and preparation delays have raised […]
South Africa Signals Readiness to Step In SOUTH Africa has declared its readiness to host the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) if current host Morocco withdraws from staging the tournament. The offer was made by Gayton McKenzie, the country’s Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, during a press briefing where he expressed concerns […]
Report: CAF Pushes Back 2026 Women’s AFCON Amid Growing Uncertainty THE 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) has reportedly been postponed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), less than three weeks before its scheduled kick-off in Morocco. The tournament, which was set to run from 17 March to 3rd April, was expected to […]
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI CAF Prepares Elite Referees for Africa’s Top Club Competitions IN a bid to boost officiating quality ahead of crucial fixtures, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will hold a five-day intensive training camp for elite referees in Cairo from 4 to 8 March. The programme comes as the CAF Champions League and […]
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI PLANS for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) have been thrown into uncertainty after the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) formally asked the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to postpone the tournament. The request, sent directly to CAF, outlines Morocco’s growing difficulty in accommodating the competition due to intense pressure […]
By TAYO TAIWO (T. T.) OLUWOLE CAF Okays Abeokuta Venue for Falconets–Senegal Clash Over Pitch Concerns THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) request to relocate the Falconets’ 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Senegal due to pitch concerns. Originally scheduled to hold at the Lekan Salami […]
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI Disciplinary Action Follows AFCON 2025 Showdown CAF’s Disciplinary Board has issued sanctions against Senegal and Morocco following the 2025 AFCON final, citing multiple breaches of fair play and match integrity rules. Senegal Penalized Heavily Senegal received severe penalties. Head coach Pape Bouna Thiaw was suspended for five CAF matches and fined $100,000 […]
DISCIPLINARY RULING FOCUS THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has imposed a series of disciplinary sanctions on Algeria’s national team players and the Algerian Football Federation following misconduct recorded during and after their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 match against Nigeria on 10 January. In a decision released on Wednesday 21 January 2026, […]
Algeria Threatens Legal Action After AFCON 2025 Exit to Nigeria ALGERIA have signalled their intention to pursue legal action against the Confederation of African Football (CAF) following their elimination from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations by Nigeria. The North African side crashed out of the tournament after a 2–0 quarter-final defeat to the Super […]
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that Moroccan referee Jalal Jiyed will take charge of the third-place playoff between Egypt and Nigeria at AFCON 2025 this Saturday in Rabat. Jiyed will be supported on VAR duties by Algerian official Lahlu Benbraham, CAF stated. The appointment comes as both teams aim […]