The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the European Union (EU) today concluded a historic partnership agreement that will see EU sponsor the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON) 2025 and 2027, the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2024 and the CAF African Schools Football Championship. The agreement was signed by CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe and European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Mr Jozef Síkela in Cairo, Egypt. Dr Patrice Motsepe said: “Our Partnership reflects the mutual…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), in partnership with TotalEnergies, will unveil a new trophy for the CAF Champions League ahead of the final. South African club Mamelodi Sundowns will lock horns with Egyptian side Pyramids. The first leg will be in Pretoria on 24 May, before the return leg in Cairo on 1 June. “The new trophy will be unveiled on Thursday, 22 May, at the TotalEnergies offices in Johannesburg, South Africa, and will be attended by African football…

Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates have secured their CAF Champions League spots for next season. Sundowns need just one point to win the Betway Premiership, while Pirates, in second place, cannot be overtaken by any other team. The top two from South Africa’s top flight are guaranteed spots in the Champions League. Pirates are one-time winners of this competition, which was in 1995, and Sundowns brought the trophy home in 2016. The Tshwane team is also in this year’s final…

CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe has backed himself with five individuals as he embarks on his second term. Last month, the South African businessman was elected unopposed as he retained his seat for another four years. On Saturday, Motsepe announced five vice presidents at an executive committee meeting in Accra, Ghana. First Vice President: Mr. Fouzi Lekjaa (Morocco) Second Vice President: Mr. Kurt Okraku (Ghana) Third Vice President: Mr. Pierre-Alain Mounguengui (Gabon) Fourth Vice President: Ms. Bestine Kazadi Ditabala (Democratic…

Tanzanian club Simba has one leg in the CAF Confederation Cup final following their 1-0 win over Stellenbosch FC in Zanzibar on Sunday. The two sides will meet again in the return leg at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Sunday, 27 April. Stellenbosch would certainly fancy their chances of a comeback considering it’s a slender lead for Simba and this is where Fadluraghman “Fadlu” Davids, who guides the East Africans, comes in. “Our objective in terms of keeping…

Orlando Pirates are R1.3 million poorer after breaking rules of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The Buccaneers have copped a fine of R1.3 million from Africa’s football authority, owing to how things unfolded from their CAF Champions League clash against Algerian side MC Alger on 9 April at Orlando Stadium. “The CAF Disciplinary Board charged Orlando Pirates with misconduct and failure to organize adequate security in the CAF Champions League fixture against MC Alger (9 April, 2025),” reads a…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has come down hard on Mamelodi Sundowns following crowd trouble from their match against Espérance earlier this month. Espérance supporters, in the region of 600, clashed with the home supporters of Sundowns at Loftus Stadium when the Tshwane team won 1-0 in a CAF Champions League Quarterfinal first leg match. The Espérance supporters were allegedly the aggressors, but CAF has also punished Sundowns for inadequate security. “The CAF Disciplinary Board charged Mamelodi Sundowns with…

In only his first season, South African tactician Fadluraghman “Fadlu” Davids has guided Tanzanian club Simba to the semifinals of the CAF Confederation Cup. Davids has been at the helm since July 2024, and on Wednesday, 9 April, he proved his worth. Simba met Egyptian club Al Masry in Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salaam, in the second leg of their quarter-finals clash, on the back of a 2-0 loss in the first leg. Davids’s men overturned the scoreline with…

Mamelodi Sundowns have called on Tunisian club Espérance to “denounce” the behavior of its supporters after the ugly scenes at Loftus Stadium. Sundowns beat Espérance 1-0 at the Pretoria venue on Tuesday in a CAF Champions League quarter-finals first leg encounter, but their victory was marred by clashes between the supporters from both ends. However, it’s evident in video footage that the Espérance section—believed to be around 600 traveling supporters—were the aggressors, throwing water bottles and even security gates. In…

Cameroon’s favourite son, Samuel Eto’o, has made it to CAF’s executive committee against all odds. Eto’o, who celebrated his 44th birthday on 10 March, could have easily missed out, but in the end it was a walk in the park as he was a lone candidate from the Central Africa region. The ex-Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Chelsea player is now a part of the African governing body’s supreme decision-making team. However, it could have gone either way given the controversies…