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Paris, France (PANA) - Malawi striker Tabitha Chawinga and Nigerian goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, have been named the best player and best goalkeeper respectively in the French women's league. Chawinga wasted no time in making an impact upon her arrival in France after joining Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) from Inter Milan in less [...]
©- - 01 may 2024 - 07:39:07 - thread Sports (175 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new generation of young African match officials is set to be unearthed, thanks to CAF’s innovative youth football competition, the CAF African Schools Football Championship. The second season of the CAF African Schools Football Championship recently concluded its Zonal Phase where 12 winners, equally [...]
©- - 01 may 2024 - 07:32:04 - thread Sports (319 words)


Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Following a successful kick off to the CAF Club Licencing Regional Workshop 2024 in Mauritania, Algeria is playing host to the second leg of the ongoing workshop aimed at reaching all 54 CAF Member Associations. The four-day workshop will see 12 French-speaking nations gathered at the north [...]
©- - 01 may 2024 - 07:25:40 - thread Sports (330 words)


Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Egyptian Under-17 Boys National Team are the new champions of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) after a 1-1 draw against Algeria concluded the weeklong competition that took place from 24 – 30 April in Algiers. The round-robin tournament, which brought together hosts Algeria, Egypt, [...]
©- - 01 may 2024 - 07:18:01 - thread Sports (241 words)


Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The second-leg semi-final CAF African Confederation Cup match between Renaissance Berkane of Morocco and Algerian side USM Alger has been cancelled as the dispute over a map on the Moroccan team's shirts that includes Western Sahara rages on. On Sunday in Berkane, Morocco, only the home players, [...]
©- - 29 april 2024 - 07:50:38 - thread Sports (435 words)


Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Egyptian club Zamalek on Sunday reached the final of the 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup competition when they thrashed Dreams FC of Ghana 3-0 in their second-leg semi-final match played at the Kumasi Sports Stadium. Zamalek qualified on a 3-0 aggregate after their first-leg tie in Cairo one [...]
©- - 28 april 2024 - 18:03:07 - thread Sports (358 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Four African clubs -- Wydad (Morocco), Al Ahly (Egypt), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) -- would represent the continent at the FIFA Club World Cup in the US in June and July and next year. Tunisian side Espérance Sportive de Tunis and South African club Mamelodi Sundowns secured [...]
©- - 27 april 2024 - 08:54:22 - thread Sports (386 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The roars of delight from Al Ahly's players and fans told the story - the Egyptian giants had pulled off a remarkable comeback to crush DR Congo's TP Mazembe 3-0 on Friday night and book their place in yet another TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final. With the [...]
©- - 27 april 2024 - 05:36:07 - thread Sports (380 words)


Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Tunisian giants Espérance Sportive de Tunis reached the final of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League when they beat South African club Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 in Pretoria the second-leg of the semi-final in Pretoria on Friday night. Having ground out a 1-0 first leg win in Tunisia, they [...]
©- - 27 april 2024 - 05:35:39 - thread Sports (261 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - North African giants Espérance Sportive de Tunis and Al Ahly SC of Egypt reached the final of the 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League on Friday when they beat Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa and TP Mazembe of DR Congo respectively in their second-leg semi-final matches. Espérance, who beat Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 in [...]
©- - 26 april 2024 - 22:01:41 - thread Sports (133 words)


Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Espérance Sportive de Tunis head coach, Miguel Cardoso has heaped praise on the electrifying atmosphere displayed at African football stadiums, the Communications Department of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said. The Portuguese-born coach was speaking in Pretoria ahead of his side’s highly anticipated TotalEnergies [...]
©- - 25 april 2024 - 17:12:53 - thread Sports (315 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Zanzibar has been selected as the host nation for the CAF African Schools Football Championship finals 2024. The second season of Africa’s largest youth football competition finals will be hosted at the recently refurbished Amaan Stadium between 21 – 24 May 2024, a statement issued by the [...]
©- - 25 april 2024 - 17:04:42 - thread Sports (335 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Anticipation has been mounting for a showdown in the second-leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League semi-final, Al Ahly and TP Mazembe at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo on Friday. Following a tense goalless draw in the first leg held in Lubumbashi, both teams are set [...]
©- - 25 april 2024 - 12:20:51 - thread Sports (277 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Mamelodi Sundowns will host Esperance Tunis at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium for the crucial second-leg of their TotalEnergies CAF Champions League semi-final clash. With Esperance Tunis holding a slender 1-0 lead from the first-leg in Rades, all eyes will be on Mamelodi Sundowns as they aim to [...]
©- - 25 april 2024 - 12:03:26 - thread Sports (389 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has awarded Moroccan football club, RS Berkane, 3-0 victory over Algerian side USM Alger, in their first leg TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup first-leg match semi-final match in Algiers which did not take place. A statement said the [...]
©- - 25 april 2024 - 11:52:34 - thread Sports (351 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup first-leg semi-final fixture on Sunday, 21 April 2024, between USM Alger and RS Berkane in Algiers, Algeria did not take place as scheduled. "The matter will be referred to the competent bodies," CAF said in a statement posted by its Communications Department. It gave [...]
©- - 22 april 2024 - 05:15:23 - thread Sports (113 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ghana's Dreams FC held Egypt's Zamalek FC to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup semi-final match on Sunday in Cairo. The Ghanaian side, who are playing in the competition for the first time, will leave the game the happier side after restricting [...]
©- - 22 april 2024 - 05:07:51 - thread Sports (101 words)


Lubumbashi, DR Congo (PANA) - Reigning African champions, Al Ahly SC, will be happy to take a 0-0 draw to the return leg of the semi-finals after holding five-time champions, TP Mazembe, to a goalless draw in Lubumbashi on Saturday in the first leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League [...]
©- - 21 april 2024 - 14:43:31 - thread Sports (419 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian side Esperance took a slender 1-0 advantage after the first leg of their TotalEnergies CAF Champions League semi-final against South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday night. The pivotal goal came four minutes before half-time when Brazilian striker Yan Sasse rounded goalkeeper Ronwen Williams before slotting into [...]
©- - 21 april 2024 - 14:33:15 - thread Sports (234 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of the first-leg semi-final matches of the 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League matches played on Saturday. Esperance (Tunisia) 1-0 Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) TP Mazembe (DR Congo) 0-0 Al Ahly SC (Egypt) -0- PANA MA 21April2024 [...]
©- - 21 april 2024 - 05:12:10 - thread Sports (64 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals will kick off this weekend. In the Champions League, Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) will host Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), while Al Ahly SC (Egypt) will travel to Lubumbashi to face TP Mazembe (DR Congo). In the [...]
©- - 18 april 2024 - 07:42:04 - thread Sports (99 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAFOnline.com looks at four players who have been most impressive in the 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League ahead of the semi-finals matches. The first-leg of the semi-finals will be played this weekend with the second leg scheduled to be played a week later. Several players have impressed for [...]
©- - 18 april 2024 - 07:33:15 - thread Sports (332 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Successive qualification for the Olympic Games is a feat that Zambian Women’s national team coach, Bruce Mwape, does not take lightly.    Mwape and his Copper Queens did the unthinkable when reversing a 2-1 loss, to overcome Morocco 2-0 away from home to secure a successive Olympic Games [...]
©- - 16 april 2024 - 06:32:49 - thread Sports (418 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Zambian and Nigerian women football teams have secured their tickets to participate in the 2024 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament after eliminating Morocco and South Africa respectively after their final second-leg qualifying matches. The Copper Queens of Zambia went through to their second consecutive Olympics Games after doing the [...]
©- - 11 april 2024 - 06:27:45 - thread Sports (306 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Six people have been arrested in connection with last week’s murder and hijacking of Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs, Johannesburg police said on Wednesday. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said the suspects were detained in Soweto, in the early hours of the morning. Fleurs' [...]
©- - 10 april 2024 - 09:54:41 - thread Sports (193 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 12 African match officials for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games football tournament. They are part of 89 match officials appointment from across the globe for the Paris Olympics. The media outlet of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) described the number of [...]
©- - 09 april 2024 - 11:22:38 - thread Sports (311 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr Patrice Motsepe, has kicked off a four-country visit that will take him to São Tomé and Príncipe, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Morocco.  Motsepe landed in São Tomé on Sunday night and begins his working visit on Monday [...]
©- - 08 april 2024 - 07:10:41 - thread Sports (169 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Semifinalists of the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup have emerged after second-leg quarter-finals matches were played on Sunday. In Algiers, USM Alger (Algeria, holders) beat Rivers United (Nigeria) 2-0 to go through on a 2-1 aggregate.  In Berkane, Morocco Renaissance Berkane (Morocco) beat Abu Salim (Libya) 3-2. Berkane go [...]
©- - 08 april 2024 - 07:00:44 - thread Sports (117 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of second-leg quarter-final matches in the 2023/24 CAF Champions League played at the weekend. First-leg results are in brackets. Mamelodi Sundowns FC 0-0 Young Africans (0-0) Mamelodi Sundowns qualify for the semi-finals 3-2 on penalties Al Ahly 2-0 Simba (0-1) Al Ahly qualify 3-0 on aggregate Petro [...]
©- - 07 april 2024 - 07:22:19 - thread Sports (129 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Kaizer Chiefs football star Luke Fleurs was shot dead in a hijacking on the outskirts of Johannesburg on Wednesday night. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said Fleurs who had stopped at a petrol station in the suburb of Honeydew was confronted by two armed [...]
©- - 04 april 2024 - 08:07:32 - thread Sports (200 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of first leg quarter-final matches in the CAF Champions League played at the weekend. Simba SC 0-1 Al Ahly  TP Mazembe 0-0 Petro Atletico Young Africans 0-0 Mamelodi Sundowns FC  Esperance 0-0 Asec Mimosas The second leg matches will be played on 5-6 April. -0- PANA MA [...]
©- - 01 april 2024 - 05:27:36 - thread Sports (75 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of the  first leg TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals matches played on Sunday.   Rivers United FC 1-0 USM Alger  Stade Malien 1-2 Dreams FC  Abu Salim SC 0-0 RS Berkane  Future FC 1-2 Zamalek SC The second leg matches will be played on 7 April. -0- PANA [...]
©- - 01 april 2024 - 05:15:15 - thread Sports (75 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the dates for the finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2023/24 season.   The finals will be played on home and away basis in May 2024.   The first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup will [...]
©- - 29 march 2024 - 07:40:44 - thread Sports (291 words)


Cape Coast, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana were crowned champions of the women's football tournament at the 13th African Games after a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over defending champions, Nigeria, on Thursday night.  The Under-20 side had to do it the hard way, falling behind to Edeh Njideka's 28th-minute strike for the [...]
©- - 22 march 2024 - 07:33:13 - thread Sports (279 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The three African nations set to represent the Continent at this year’s Paris 2024 Olympics had their journey officially mapped out on Wednesday evening after the official draw of the Men’s football competition was officially conducted in Paris, France.  Reigning champions of the TotalEnergies CAF Under-23 Africa [...]
©- - 21 march 2024 - 08:44:28 - thread Sports (337 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Liberia and Eswatini took commanding leads in their respective TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, preliminary round ties after claiming impressive away victories on Wednesday.   Liberian captain, Murphy Dorley, scored one of two first-half goals as the Lone Stars defeated hosts Djibouti 2-0 in the [...]
©- - 21 march 2024 - 08:38:46 - thread Sports (240 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Uganda will play hosts, Ghana, in the men's final of this year's African Games on Friday after both sides won their semi-final matches in thrilling encounters in Accra on Tuesday.  In an exhilarating display of football prowess at the Accra Sports Stadium, the two semi-finals matches of [...]
©- - 20 march 2024 - 09:58:42 - thread Sports (402 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The current international break provides a chance for Africa's top nations to return to action this week for the first time since the thrilling TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d'Ivoire last month.   From mouth-watering friendlies against South American opposition to the start of the [...]
©- - 19 march 2024 - 07:56:11 - thread Sports (567 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hosts Ghana and arch-rivals Nigeria emerged victorious in a thrilling set of women's semi-final clashes at the 13th edition of the African Games on Monday, setting the stage for an epic showdown in Thursday's football final.   The last four matches in the women's football competition witnessed intense [...]
©- - 19 march 2024 - 07:47:09 - thread Sports (400 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has awarded 10 editions of its Under-17 World Cups, to be hosted by Qatar and Morocco, starting in 2025 when they become annual tournaments.  Qatar will hold each 48-team edition of the men's Under-17 World Cup from 2025 through 2029. In the same period, Morocco will hold [...]
©- - 18 march 2024 - 10:26:55 - thread Sports (546 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hosts Ghana are set to clash with Senegal in what promises to be a captivating semi-final encounter on Tuesday in the men's football competition at the 13th edition of the African Games.  Both teams, renowned powerhouses in youth football across Africa, are gearing up for a showdown [...]
©- - 18 march 2024 - 09:45:32 - thread Sports (273 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals draw was officially conducted in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday, 12 March, where the fate of the last eight clubs was outlined through the draw of the knockout stages of the competition.   The draw produced interesting outcomes, with all four competition champions [...]
©- - 13 march 2024 - 08:33:25 - thread Sports (298 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Quarter-Finals journey was officially mapped out on Tuesday at the official draw held in Cairo, Egypt. Conducted by Ivorian football legend, Siaka Tiene, who was joined by Egyptian football icon, Ahmed Hassan, the draw for the quarter-finals produced what promises to [...]
©- - 13 march 2024 - 08:24:59 - thread Sports (356 words)


Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino has announced a new FIFA competition Series that will see 20 teams split into five groups of four to play friendlies.  According to the FIFA media channel, all games in each group will take place in one location, with Saudi Arabia hosting two [...]
©- - 12 march 2024 - 08:55:10 - thread Sports (170 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli International Stadium is back in action this Friday, after two years of closure due to maintenance work, with a programme that includes a major celebration during an exhibition match bringing together the stars of the Italian team from Milan football club and the stars [...]
©- - 08 march 2024 - 20:04:35 - thread Sports (364 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday held the draw for the preliminary round matches for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, in Cairo. The draw was for the eight lowest ranked teams, according to the FIFA ranking: Somalia, Djibouti, Sao Tome, Chad, [...]
©- - 20 february 2024 - 14:28:50 - thread Sports (125 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the 34th edition of TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d'Ivoire, the focus has shifted to the next edition, Morocco 2025, with the preliminary draw scheduled for 20 February in Cairo. The draw will be conducted at 12h00 GMT, the [...]
©- - 19 february 2024 - 15:16:47 - thread Sports (134 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  The South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) has rescheduled all midweek DStv Premiership fixtures to accommodate the return of the national team from their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign in Cote d'Ivoire. This adjustment follows confirmation that the squad will only be arriving in [...]
©- - 12 february 2024 - 11:22:56 - thread Sports (134 words)


Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The following are the winners  of awards at 2023 CAF TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament that ended in Cote d'Ivoire on Sunday. Winner: Cote d’Ivoire Finalist: Nigeria Third: South Africa Fourth: Democratic Republic of Congo TotalEnergies Best Player: William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) Puma Golden Boot: Emilio Nsue Lopez (Guinea Bissau) Best [...]
©- - 12 february 2024 - 07:03:10 - thread Sports (92 words)


Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Hosts Cote d'Ivoire on Sunday came from behind to beat Nigeria 2-1 and win the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy in the final match played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. Captain William Troost-Ekong's header in the 38th minute gave Nigeria the lead. However, [...]
©- - 11 february 2024 - 22:02:20 - thread Sports (123 words)

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