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Motsepe wins second term as head of Confederation of African Football

Billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe was confirmed on Wednesday as African football's top administrator for four years.

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Caf general secretary will not face legal action over fraud allegations

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has confirmed the Swiss public prosecutor’s office will not initiate legal proceedings against its general secretary, Veron Mosengo-Omba

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Lookman and Banda named African players of the year

Ademola Lookman and Barbra Banda were respectively anointed on Monday night as the Confederation of African Football's men's and women's player of the year at a lavish awards ceremony in Marrakech.

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Libyan FA punished for hold-up of Nigeria squad before Cup of Nations qualifier

Nigeria will require a point from their last two matches next month to advance to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after continental football chiefs awarded them a 3-0 victory over Libya and fined the Libyan federation €46,000 for shambolic organisation in the prelude to a qualifier between the sides…

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African football’s governing body found to have $16m in expenses missing from accounts

Caf’s audit and compliance committee has claimed that more than $16m of ‘unrecognised expenses’ were not included in official accounts

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria return from Libya as Algeria and Cameroon qualify for AFCON 2025

Nigeria’s claims about mistreatment in Libya are being investigated by the Confederation of African Football.

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Caf general secretary accused of suspicious payments to Swiss bank accounts

Véron Mosengo-Omba, the general secretary of the Confederation of African Football, has been investigated over allegations of dishonest management, fraud and forgery of documents

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CAF president Motsepe says aiming for African team to win 'next World Cup'

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe discussed his ambitions for African football and his tenure as CAF president. He also rejected accusations of defamation from Cameroon's football federation president Samuel Eto'o and responded to allegations of sexual abuse…

France 24

Head of African football says he wants to get Mali FA president out of jail

The president of the Caf has said it is his ‘duty’ to ensure the head of Mali’s FA is released from prison, in comments that may contravene Fifa’s code of ethics

The Guardian - UK

Morocco and East African trio picked to host 2025 and 2027 Cup of Nations

African football supremos on Wednesday anointed Morocco as the venue for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

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African football fans won't be able to watch the big matches on TV – what went wrong and how to fix it

The sale of television rights is the prime source of revenue for footballing organisations worldwide, but is particularly critical to Africa. Yet the Confederation of African Football (Caf) keeps making headlines for sacking its broadcasting partners. It faces potential litigation for recently terminating a US$415 million deal with the Qatari-based…

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‘I’ve seen hell’: the allegations rocking women’s football in Sierra Leone

Claims of sexual harassment and poor facilities accompany questions over Isha Johansen, who says she did all she could as the country’s FA head

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