LIBREVILLE, Gabon: The Confederation of African Football says it will give $150,000 to families of the victims of violence at a football match in Egypt.
CAF's donation for those affected by the clashes after a league game in Port Said on Feb. 1, (...)
JOHANNESBURG: African Cup leading scorer Samuel Eto'o tops a list of high-profile absentees at this year's tournament after former winners Cameroon, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa all surprisingly missed out in qualifying.
The 30-year-old Eto'o (...)
JOHANNESBURG: Defending champion Egypt and fellow African powerhouse Cameroon face humiliating eliminations from next year's Cup of Nations in this weekend's penultimate round of qualifying.
Two of Africa's three most successful teams, with 11 (...)
JOHANNESBURG: The South African Football Association said Thursday it had signed an agreement with Libya's football federation to host the 2013 African Cup of Nations in place of the troubled north African nation.
In its statement, SAFA said the (...)
JOHANNESBURG: Last-minute addition Wydad Casablanca of Morocco held six-time champion Ahly of Egypt to a 3-3 draw as the African Champions League group stage opened with ties in every one of its four games over the weekend.
Wydad — which only (...)
JOHANNESBURG: Powerhouses Egypt and Cameroon — with 11 continental titles between them — face critical qualifying matches for the 2012 African Cup of Nations this weekend as both teeter on the brink of shock eliminations.
A desperate Egypt (...)
JOHANNESBURG: The Confederation of African Football named Johannesburg as the new host city for the rescheduled African Youth Championship on Tuesday after it was moved from conflict-hit Libya.
CAF said in a statement the eight-nation tournament (...)
JOHANNESBURG: Striker Katlego Mphela scored three minutes into injury time to steal a 1-0 win for South Africa over Egypt in their African Cup of Nations qualifier at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Mphela fired a low shot across goalkeeper Essam (...)
JOHANNESBURG: Political turmoil has affected the third round of qualifiers for the 2012 African Cup of Nations with Libya and Ivory Coast losing home advantage and Egypt facing a crucial match with doubts over the readiness of its team. (...)
JOHANNESBURG: Tunisia's Esperance beat 10-man Ahly 1-0 on Sunday to edge past its Egyptian rival on away goals and reach its first African Champions League final in 10 years.
Esperance faces defending champion TP Mazembe of Congo in the (...)
JOHANNESBURG: A list of 17 African stars supposedly nominated for the continent's 2010 player of the year award was not real and not released by the African Football Confederation.
CAF said in a statement late Tuesday it had nothing to do with (...)