The Confederation of African Football,CAF, on Wednesday announced venue for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations draw ceremony. The draw ceremony will hold at the Mohammed V National Theatre, Rabat, Morocco on Monday, January 27. Football fans around the world will be able to follow the event live on CAF’s official social media platforms and … Read more
Morocco has been named by CAF as headquarters for the African Clubs Association, ACA, project, edging the pair of fellow North African nation Algeria and South Africa, Completesports.com reports. Morocco and Algeria extended invitations to the ACA Board to come and inspect their facilities, a move that further added weight to their bid and choice. … Read more
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Moroccan official, Hamza El Fariq as centre referee for the second leg of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier between eternal rivals, Nigeria and Ghana. El Fariq will be assisted by his compatriots Abdessamad Abertoune (first assistant) Zakaria Bouchtaoui (second assistant)and Hicham Temsamani (fourth official). Prince … Read more
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organization, Afenifere, has lauded the achievement of Super Eagles winger Ademola Lookman, Chiamaka Nnadozie, and the Super Falcons in the CAF awards in Marrakesh, Morocco. In a statement issued by the organization’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, Afenifere congratulated Lookman for claiming the African Player of the Year Award, … Read more
Former Nigerian international Ifeanyi Udeze has expressed delight with Super Eagles winger Ademola Lookman after he was crowned the African Player of the Year in Morocco. The Nigerian international saw off competition from Ivory Coast’s Simon Adingra, Guinea’s Serhou Guirassy, Achraf Hakimi of Morocco, and South Africa’s Ronwen Williams. Lookman is the second consecutive Nigerian … Read more
Ademola Lookman has expressed his happiness after winning the 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year. Lookman was crowned the best player in Africa at an elaborate ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday night. The 27-year-old contributed 27 goals and 12 assists between club and country in 2024. The Nigeria international scored a hat-trick in … Read more
Cote d’Ivoire head coach Emerse Fae is rooting for Ademola Lookman to be crowned 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year. The award ceremony will hold in Marrakech, Morocco tonight. Simon Adingra, Achraf Hakimi, Rowen Williams and Serhou Guirassy are the other players nominated for the prestigious award. Fae believed Lookman’s impressive performance for Nigeria … Read more
Nigeria’s Super Falcons maintained top position in the latest women’s world ranking, reports Completesports.com. FIFA released the latest women’s ranking on its official website on Thursday. The West Africans retained their position despite recording two wins in the period under review. The nine-time African champions defeated the Green Ladies of Algeria 2-0 and 4-1 respectively … Read more