The hour of decision is set: the CAS court issues an important statement on the Morocco and Senegal crisis
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued an important statement, in which it set the date for resolving the dispute over the 2025 Africa Cup...
CAS expected to rule on Morocco-Senegal AFCON dispute by late November
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is expected to deliver its verdict on Senegal’s appeal over the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final against...
Senegal await CAS ruling on 2025 AFCON title dispute with Morocco
Senegal will have to wait until the end of November to learn the outcome of their appeal against the decision to award Morocco the 2025 Africa Cup...
Sierra Leone U20 set for WAFU opener against Mauritania in Bamako
Sierra Leone will face Mauritania today in Bamako in their first match of the WAFU Zone A U-20 male tournament, a qualifier for the next CAF U-20...
Massive blow as Antoine Semenyo ruled out of Ghanaâs crucial AFCON qualifiers against Somalia
Ghana will be without Antoine Semenyo for their crucial 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Somalia in November after the Manchester City...
AFCON 2027 Qualifiers: Antoine Semenyo to miss Ghana's Somalia double-header with knee injury
Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo is set to miss the Black Stars’ crucial double-header against Somalia in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations...
Antoine Semenyo set to miss Ghana’s crucial AFCON qualifiers against Somalia with injury layoff
Ghana will be without Antoine Semenyo for their crucial 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Somalia next month after the...
Tanzania: Drogba Backs Culture-Rich Afcon
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- FORMER Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker, Didier Drogba, has urged Tanzania to make the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations...
Angola/Egypt: Angola Make History With First Beach Soccer Afcon Qualification After Edging Egypt
[Cosafa] Angola have qualified for the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history after overcoming Egypt 5-4 on...
Antoine Semenyo faces eight-week injury lay-off, set to miss Ghana-Somalia AFCON qualifiers
Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo is expected to be sidelined for at least eight weeks following an injury sustained against Ipswich, in a potential...
Fans question Vinícius Jr after Diomande’s heroics
The debate is not entirely new. Diomande attracted attention in September after an impressive performance for Ivory Coast against Ghana in an...
Moses Usor injury puts Nigeria’s AFCON 2027 qualifier plans at risk
Moses Usor is facing a race against time to recover from a shoulder injury before Nigeria’s AFCON 2027 qualifying fixtures against Tanzania in...
Morocco face Egypt in 2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations semi-final: kick-off time and TV details
Morocco meet Egypt in Rabat on Monday, 19 October, with a place in the final of the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations futsal at stake. The match at the...
Morocco face Egypt in decisive Futsal AFCON semi-final
Morocco will play Egypt in Rabat on Monday for a place in the final of the 2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations. The match brings together the two...
Can Moses Usor Recover in Time for AFCON 2027 Qualifiers?
The match winner for Nigeria in their 2-1 victory against Madagascar, Moses Usor, is currently in a race against time to be fit for the Super...
Super Sand Eagles bow to Ghana in Beach Soccer AFCON race
Nigeria’s Super Sand Eagles have missed out on qualification for the 2026 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal after losing 7-4 to Ghana’s...
Heavy defeats underline Tanzania’s futsal development challenge
Tanzania’s disappointing Futsal Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Morocco has exposed the scale of work required to make the country competitive at...
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets miss 2027 U-17 AFCON after WAFU B exit
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have been eliminated from the 2026 WAFU B Championship after drawing 1-1 with Cote d’Ivoire in Ouagadougou. The result,...
Drogba: East Africa must seize historic Afcon opportunity
Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba has called on East Africans to embrace the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as a historic...
Kwasi Sibo makes CAF Champions League debut in Al Swehly's head-fought win over Esperance
Ghana midfielder Kwasi Sibo made his CAF Champions League debut as Libyan side Al Swehly secured a 1-0 victory over Tunisia's Esperance de Tunis in...
Hervé Renard backs return to biennial Africa Cup of Nations
Ivory Coast coach Hervé Renard has backed a return to the Africa Cup of Nations being held every two years, amid growing opposition to plans to...
Björkegren to lead Black Stars against Somalia
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed Swedish coach Kim Lars Björkegren as interim head coach of the Black Stars ahead of their 2027...
Ethiopia face major stadium upgrades in bid to host AFCON 2028
Ethiopia's ambition to host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations faces a significant infrastructure challenge after a Confederation of African Football...
Hervé Renard backs return to biennial Africa Cup of Nations
Ivory Coast coach Hervé Renard has backed a return to the Africa Cup of Nations being held every two years, as the Confederation of African...
GFA and Sports Ministry must focus on long-term development in Black Stars coaching search - Ibrahim Sannie Daara
Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Communications Director Ibrahim Sannie Daara has urged the GFA and the Ministry of Sports and Recreation to...
Usor In Fitness Race For AFCON Qualifiers
The match winner for the senior national team, the Super Eagles in their 2-1 win over Madagascar Moses Usor is in a race against time to be fit for...
Eaglets to miss 2027 U-17 AFCON, W’Cup
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will miss both the 2027 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup after they were eliminated from the...
Ghana beat Nigeria 7-4 to reach 2026 Beach Soccer AFCON
Ghana’s Black Sharks have qualified for the 2026 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal after defeating arch-rivals Nigeria 7-4...
Congo U20 reach UNIFFAC semi-finals after crucial draw against DR Congo
Congo's Under-20 Red Devils have secured a place in the semi-finals of the UNIFFAC tournament after drawing 1-1 with the Democratic Republic of...
AFCON 2027 qualifier: Somalia's Omar Artan to referee Morocco's first-leg meeting against Niger
Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan has been appointed to officiate Morocco's first-leg match against Niger in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations...
Morocco book place at 2026 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal
Morocco have qualified for the 2026 CAN de Beach Soccer after a convincing 7-1 victory over Libya in the second leg of their qualifying tie. The...
U20 AFCON qualifiers: Congo reach the semi-finals
Congo’s junior Red Devils held DR Congo to a 1–1 draw on Sunday 18 October in the third and final round of group matches at the UNIFFAC U20...
Angola v Algeria: How to watch the 2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations semi-final
Algeria face Angola in the semi-finals of the 2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, with a place in the final at stake for both sides. The...
Algeria face Angola for historic place in Futsal Africa Cup of Nations final
Algeria will play Angola in the semi-finals of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2026 on Monday, with a place in the final at stake for the first...
Burkina Faso face Niger in WAFU B U17 semi-final showdown
Ghana will face Ivory Coast in the semi-finals of the WAFU B Under-17 tournament on Tuesday, 20 October, as the Black Starlets seek to secure...
Senegal’s Assane Diao faces three-week injury absence ahead of AFCON qualifiers
Senegal forward Assane Diao is expected to miss around three weeks with a hamstring injury, casting doubt over his availability for the national...
Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi to name squad for Niger double-header on November 5
Morocco head coach Mohamed Ouahbi will announce his squad on November 5 for the Atlas Lions’ two matches against Niger in the 2027 Africa Cup of...
Beach Soccer: Ghana triumph as Nigeria fail to qualify for another AFCON
Ghana’s Black Sharks have secured qualification for the 2026 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal after defeating Nigeria’s Super Sand...
Morocco to host Niger twice in November after venue troubles
Morocco will play both of its Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying matches against Niger at home in November after the visitors were unable to...
Morocco to host Niger twice in November Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers
Morocco will host Niger twice in November after the visitors were unable to secure a stadium approved for international matches, with the two...
Black Sharks cruise past Nigeria to qualify for 2026 Beach Soccer AFCON
Ghana’s Black Sharks have qualified for the 2026 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Nigeria 7-4 in the second leg of their...
Futsal AFCON 2026: Morocco to battle Egypt in semi-final on October 19
Morocco will face Egypt in the semi-finals of the 2026 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations on Monday, October 19, as the hosts seek to continue their...
AFCON 2027 qualifiers: Morocco to host Niger in Casablanca and Rabat
Morocco will face Niger twice in November in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers as the Atlas Lions look to maintain their perfect...
Renard Calls on CAF to Keep AFCON Every Two Years
Ivory Coast head coach Hervé Renard has urged the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to continue holding the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)...
Uganda Sand Cranes defeat Burundi to seal historic AFCON Beach Soccer berth
AFCON 2026 Beach Soccer Qualifiers: Uganda national beach soccer team (Sand Cranes) will play at the AFCON Beach soccer championships for the first...
Nigeria U-17 eliminated from WAFU-B Championship after Cote d’Ivoire draw
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have been knocked out of the 2026 WAFU-B U-17 Championship after drawing 1–1 with Cote d’Ivoire in Ouagadougou, Burkina...
Ali hails Nor after Somalia’s penalty triumph over Rwanda
Somalia coach Daadir Amin Ali has set his sights on winning the CECAFA U-17 Championship after guiding the Ocean Stars to the final and securing...
Ghana face Ivory Coast in crucial WAFU U17 semi-final
Ghana’s Black Starlets will face Ivory Coast in the semi-finals of the 2026 WAFU Zone B U17 Championship, with a place in the final and...
Egypt face Morocco in Futsal Africa Cup of Nations semi-final after Angola defeat
Egypt were beaten 4-2 by Angola in their final Group B match at the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations in Rabat, Morocco. Egypt led 2-1 at half-time, but...
South Africa to host Kenya in two-match Africa Cup of Nations qualifying test
The Orlando Amstel Arena in Johannesburg will stage South Africa’s first of two successive Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2027 qualifiers against...
Bafana Bafana set for November double-header against Kenya in 2027 AFCON qualifiers
South Africa will begin a two-match Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying double-header against Kenya at Johannesburg's Orlando Amstel Arena on...
Malawi thrash Seychelles 10-1 to seal third beach soccer AFCON appearance
Malawi have booked their place at the 2026 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations after crushing Seychelles 10-1 in the second leg of their qualifying...
Morocco face Egypt as Algeria draw Angola in Futsal AFCON 2026 semi-finals
The semi-final line-up for Futsal AFCON 2026 is confirmed, with three-time defending champions Morocco set to face Egypt and first-time...
Morocco face Egypt as Algeria draw Angola in Futsal Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals
Morocco will face Egypt in the semi-finals of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2026, while Algeria take on defending runners-up Angola. The last...
Ghana face Ivory Coast for place in WAFU Zone B U17 final and Morocco qualification
Ghana’s Black Starlets will play Ivory Coast in the semi-finals of the 2026 WAFU Zone B U17 Championship after the Ivorians finished...
WAFU-B U-17 Championship: Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets crash out, to miss AFCON, World Cup again
Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with Côte d’Ivoire in Burkina Faso ended the Golden Eaglets’ hopes of qualifying for the 2027 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations and...
Burkina Faso to face Niger in UFOA-B U17 semi-final
The Burkina Faso U17 side will play Niger in the semi-finals of the tournament qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations U17 next Tuesday, with a...
Burkina Faso face Niger in UFOA-B U17 semi-final
Burkina Faso's U17 side will play Niger in the semi-finals of the UFOA-B U17 qualifying tournament next Tuesday, with a place at the U17 Africa Cup...
2026 BSAFCONQ: Volta Region FA backs Black Sharks to beat Sand Eagles
Volta Regional Football Association Chairman, Daniel Agbogah, has challenged Ghana’s national beach soccer team, the Black Sharks, to secure...
Golden Eaglets Crash Out of U17 AFCON Qualifiers After Draw With Ivory Coast
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have suffered another painful exit from the U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers after playing a 1-1 draw with...
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets miss 2027 U-17 AFCON after draw with Cote d’Ivoire
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have been eliminated from the 2026 WAFU-B U-17 Championship after drawing 1-1 with hosts Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday. The...
Golden Eaglets exit WAFU B tournament and lose 2027 World Cup hopes
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have been eliminated from the WAFU B U-17 Championship after a 1-1 draw with Cote d’Ivoire in their second Group B match...
Nigeria 1-1 Ivory Coast: Golden Eaglets miss U17 Afcon despite Columbus' late equaliser
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have been eliminated from the 2026 WAFU-B U-17 Championship despite fighting back to secure a 1-1 draw against hosts Ivory...
Malawi beach soccer team qualify for Africa Cup of Nations with 10-1 win
Malawi’s beach soccer team have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations finals after beating Seychelles 10-1 in the second leg of their qualifier...
Westerhof critically ill with Colon Cancer, wife makes emotional appeal
Under his leadership, Nigeria won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Tunisia in 1994, securing the country's second continental title. He also...
Uganda Cubs secure U17 AFCON qualification after defeating Ethiopia
Uganda Cubs have qualified for the 2027 U17 Africa Cup of Nations after easing past Ethiopia on Saturday at the ongoing CECAFA Zonal Qualifiers....
"Four years is a very long time": Renard puts pressure on CAF to reverse Africa Cup of Nations decision
The Africa Cup of Nations is heading towards a return to being staged every two years, after the decision by the Confederation of African Football...
Africa Cup of Nations set for possible return to two-year cycle
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is considering reversing its decision to stage the Africa Cup of Nations every four years, with the...
Africa Cup of Nations set for potential return to two-year cycle
The Africa Cup of Nations could return to a biennial schedule, just 11 months after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced that the...
Lule promises Sand Cranes victory against Burundi
Sand Cranes player Paul Lule is confident Uganda will beat Burundi in Sunday’s decisive return leg of the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Beach...
Siyabonga Ngezana steps up return from knee surgery with FCSB training
South Africa defender Siyabonga Ngezana has returned to training with Romanian club FCSB after recovering from knee surgery. The 29-year-old...
Nigeria’s Ojeleye John Tope Gets Second Futsal AFCON Assignment, to Officiate Mozambique–Tanzania Clash Tonight
Nigerian FIFA futsal referee Ojeleye John Tope has secured another officiating assignment at the 2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, with...
Bafana Bafana to face Benni McCarthy's Kenya in crucial Afcon qualifiers
Bafana Bafana will host Kenya at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on 13 November as they begin a two-match 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying contest...
Bafana Bafana set for double-header against Benni McCarthy's Kenya
Bafana Bafana will face Kenya at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on 13 November as part of their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. The...
South Africa to host Benni McCarthy’s Kenya in Soweto Afcon qualifier
Bafana Bafana will play Kenya at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on 13 November as they continue their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign....
Guinea-Bissau withdraw from U20 AFCON qualifiers in Mali
Guinea-Bissau have withdrawn from the ongoing WAFU-A U20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tournament in Mali, leaving Group B with three teams as...
Orlando Amstel Arena to host Bafana Bafana’s AFCON qualifier against Kenya
South Africa will begin their November Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 double-header against Kenya at Orlando Amstel Arena, with Bafana Bafana...
2026 BSAFCONQ: Ghana vs Nigeria match permutations
Nigeria’s beach soccer national team will face their counterparts from Ghana in a decisive second-leg encounter on Sunday in Keta, with a place at...
Beach Soccer AFCONQ: Ghana vs Nigeria preview
Nigeria’s Super Sand Eagles will face Ghana’s Black Sharks in a decisive second-leg encounter on Sunday at Keta Emancipation Beach, Ghana, with...
Venue for Bafana Bafana v Kenya AFCON qualifier confirmed
Bafana Bafana could book their place at AFCON 2027 when they face Benni McCarthy's Kenya in a crucial November double-header.
Ghana appoint Kim Lars Björkegren to lead interim Black Stars coaching team
Ghana have appointed Kim Lars Björkegren to lead the Black Stars’ interim technical team as the four-time African champions seek to revive their...
Claude Le Roy challenges CAF over plans to change AFCON schedule
Former Cameroon, Senegal, Ghana and DR Congo head coach Claude Le Roy has urged African football authorities to retain the Africa Cup of Nations...
Malawi’s beach soccer stars out to finish the job as Seychelles visit Salima
Malawi’s beach soccer team have a four-goal lead and a place at the Africa Cup of Nations in their sights as they host Seychelles in the return...
Algeria reach historic Futsal AFCON semi-finals as Morocco maintain perfect record
Algeria have reached the semi-finals of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations for the first time, while holders Morocco completed the group stage with a...
Burkina Faso U17 reach UFOA-B semi-finals after Ghana draw
Burkina Faso's U17 side have reached the semi-finals of the U17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tournament after drawing with Ghana. The young...
Kingston demands consistency as Uganda Cubs face Ethiopia
Uganda Cubs coach Laryea Kingston wants his players to maintain their progress and deliver over 90 minutes when they face Ethiopia in Saturday’s...
Bafana Bafana to host Benni McCarthy's Kenya in Johannesburg AFCON qualifier
Bafana Bafana will face Benni McCarthy's Kenya at Orlando Amstel Arena in Johannesburg next month in the opening match of a back-to-back 2027...
BREAKING NEWS: Kim Lars Björkegren, Ibrahim Tanko and Godwin Attram to lead Black Stars interim technical team for Somalia qualifiers
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) and the Ministry of Sports and Recreation have appointed Kim Lars Björkegren to lead the Black Stars' interim...
Ziemer plots new approach against Cubs
Ethiopia U-17 coach Benjamin Ziemer believes his side can overcome Uganda Cubs in Saturday’s semi-final of the 2027 CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations...