Patrice Motsepe will be crowned as the Confederation of African Football’s capo di tuti capi in Rabat, Morocco's capital city known for its landmarks that speak to its Islamic and French colonial heritage which includes the Kasbah of the Udayas and nestles along the shores of the Bouregreg River and the Atlantic Ocean. No event...
Ahmad Ahmad reclaimed his position as President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in dramatic fashion on Friday evening when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland upheld his appeal which he filed urgently when FIFA banned him from all football activities for five years late last year. Ahmad was found guilty of...
I am saddened by events taking place in Cameroon. The Central African country, land of legendary Roger Milla, he of the sensuous hip swinging dance at the corner flag to celebrate every goal he scored at Italia ’90, is supposed to be hosting the CHAN tournament. But the tournament has been shifted to the back door....
A coalition pressure group of expatriate Mauritanians living in Europe and across the United States have written a scathing letter to the Confederation of African Football which could jeopardize Ahmed Yahya’s CAF Presidential ambitions. Yahya, South African Patrice Motsepe, Cote d’Ivoire’s Jacques Anouma and Senegal’s Augustin Senghor are all vying for the supreme post after incumbent...
On a day that South African billionaire and Mamelodi Sundowns owner Patrice Motsepe announced his candidature for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Presidency, the organization also released the fixtures for the continent’s premier club competitions. Motsepe announced his ambitions of challenging incumbent Ahmad Ahmad, whom many believe would be forced to step down by FIFA...
