The unending wrangles within Namibia football administration could scupper the country’s upcoming friendly game against South Africa scheduled for the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek on October 8. In addition, unless the Namibian federation and its professional wing find common ground, the country could find itself expelled from the world controlling body FIFA. SA coach Molefi Ntseki...
The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has issued a statement accepting the devastation caused by the Coronavirus and how much it had affected football not just across the African continent but on a global scale. The statement, addressed to federation Presidents and Secretary Generals, he admits that the last couple of days had...
The rapid spread of the Coronavirus across the continent has many countries on edge and several are giving subtle hints indicating that they wish the Confederation of African Football (CAF) could call off the upcoming African Nations Cup qualifiers pencilled for the last week of the month. CAF has issued a statement calling for calm and...
Zambia faces a possible ban from international football due to constant and incessant harassment of the President of the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) by the country’s Minister of Sport Emmanuel Mulenga. FIFA issued a veiled threat to Zambia that they face a possible ban unless Minister Mulenga stopped interfering in the affairs of FAZ after...
The South African Football Association (SAFA) officially lodged an appeal against the decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to impose a US$65 000 fine as well as suspension from two future FUTSAL AFCON tournaments for their decision to withdraw from the tournament. South Africa appears to be basing their argument on the minutes of...
The CAF 2020 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations was on Wednesday thrown into disarray when the Mauritian government allegedly ordered their FUTSAL national team to withdraw from the ongoing tournament in Laayoune in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Mauritius had replaced South Africa who had withdrawn from the tournament in solidarity with the Sahrawi, who...
Ghana and South African national coaches might as well have broken into the rendition of the old school Staple Singers ditty: “Let’s do it again” in faraway Cairo this week when the FIFA 2022 World Cup draw was conducted. When the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Director of competitions Samson Adamu pulled out the balls from...
Zambia have short-listed three coaches to take over the senior men national team, Zimbabwe have appointed an interim coach while eSwatini have taken the plunge and appointed Dominic Kunene to fill the post vacated by Kosta Papic until the end of the year. Milutin Sredejovic better known in football circles as Micho, former Liverpool player and...
The South African Football Association (SAFA) executive committee has taken a painful but necessary decision to withdraw from the CAF 2020 FUTSAL African Cup of Nations tournament scheduled for Laayoun in Western Sahara from January 28 to February 7. The SAFA CEO Gay Mokoena has been mandated by the executive committee to write a letter to...
A North African derby headlines Group B of the group stages of the CAF Champions League this weekend when Tunisian side Etoile du Sahel hosts the “Red Devils” of Cairo (Zamalek) in Rades. Yet while one expected Al Ahly to be focussing on their Tunisian opponents, their minds are firmly fixed at a canary yellow shirted...
