2024 Olympic Women's Football: Results from Thursday's matches

26 july 2024 - 07:15:38 VAO

Paris, France (PANA) - The following are the results from Thursday's matches in the 2024 Olympic football event for women.Group ACanada 2-1 New Zealand (Saint-Étienne)France 3-2 Colombia [...] Full text...

2024 Olympics: Men's football results

26 july 2024 - 07:11:33 VAO

Paris, France (PANA) - Below are results from the men's football event at 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.Group AGuinea 1-2 New ZealandFrance 3-0 USAGroup [...] Full text...

Celebrate sports as vector for positive change, sustainable development - Guterres

26 july 2024 - 07:06:55 MA

New York, US (PANA) - As the world prepares to gather in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for [...] Full text...

2024 Olympic Games: Relentless Mali come from behind to salvage a point

25 july 2024 - 07:38:58 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - Mali’s never-say-die attitude saw the West Africans salvage a point in what could have easily been a victory over Israel in [...] Full text...

2024 Olympic Games: Morocco secures historic win against Argentina in football match

25 july 2024 - 07:34:35 MA

Paris. France (PANA) - Morocco stunned Argentina with a 2-1 victory in their opening Group B encounter at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on Wednesday.Two [...] Full text...

Senegal's President in France for an international summit on sport

24 july 2024 - 12:56:30 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, left Dakar on Wednesday for Paris in France, where he will take part [...] Full text...

Celebrating Africa's rich heritage in Men's Football at the Olympics

24 july 2024 - 08:02:45 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As the world turns its attention to Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games that starts this week, African football fans have [...] Full text...

UN-backed refugee athletes named as Olympic flag bearers

24 july 2024 - 05:32:36 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has thrown its full support behind Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al Ghotany, the athletes chosen as [...] Full text...

2024 CAF Women’s Champions League Qualifiers: Draw to take place on Wednesday

22 july 2024 - 07:46:36 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PNA) - The 2024-2025 women's interclub football season will officially kick off on Wednesday with the draw in Cairo for the CAF Women's [...] Full text...

Members of fake Ghana paralympic team disappear in Oslo

21 july 2024 - 10:49:44 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nine members of a fake paralympic team from Ghana are on the run after they arrived in Oslo, Norway, to participate [...] Full text...

2024 CAF Women's Champions League: Everything you need to know about the qualifiers

20 july 2024 - 09:09:06 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The qualifying phase of the fourth edition of the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League begins in August. Title holders, Mamelodi Sundowns, have [...] Full text...

2024 CAF Beach Soccer AFCON Qualifiers begin on Friday

19 july 2024 - 16:35:18 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nations eyeing places at this year’s CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt will officially get their qualification journey [...] Full text...

FIFA Rankings: Equatorial Guinea, Angola, DR Congo advance

19 july 2024 - 05:50:50 VAO

Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - During this period marked by continental competitions such as UEFA EURO and Copa América, African teams that have not been active [...] Full text...

FIFA Rankings for Africa at a glance

19 july 2024 - 04:48:11 VAO

Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Here are the FIFA Rankings for African teams at a glance.CAF Ranking CountryFIFA Ranking 1Morocco14 2Senegal19 3Egypt 36 4Côte d’Ivoire 385Nigeria396Tunisia417Algeria468Cameroon519Mali5310South Africa5711Democratic Republic of Congo6012Ghana6413Cape Verde6514Burkina Faso6715Guinea7716Gabon8317Equatorial Guinea8818Angola9019Bénin9120Zambia9221Uganda9522Namibia9823Mozambique10424Madagascar 10525Kenya 10826Mauritania11227Tanzania11328Guinea [...] Full text...

CAF mourns late South African Coach, Tshabalala

18 july 2024 - 06:57:46 VAO

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, is saddened by the news of the passing of former [...] Full text...

Former international Nibombe Dare named Togo's new head coach

18 july 2024 - 06:52:15 VAO

Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese Football Federation (FTF) has officially announced the appointment of Nibombe Dare as the new head coach of the national [...] Full text...

Former Tunisia World Cup coach, Nabil Maaloul, now coaches USM Alger

18 july 2024 - 05:39:48 VAO

Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algerian football club, USM Alger, has named Tunisian Nabil Maaloul as their new head coach on a two-year contract. The 61-year-old Tunisian [...] Full text...

2025 AFCON Qualifiers fixtures

13 july 2024 - 14:47:52 VAO

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Following the draw for the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers held in Johannesburg last week, CAF has [...] Full text...

2024 CAF Super Cup: Saudi capital to host final on 27 September

13 july 2024 - 06:31:34 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The President of the Confederation African Football (CAF), Dr Patrice Motsepe, and Turki bin Abdulmohsen Alalshikh, Chairman of the Saudi Arabia [...] Full text...

South African football legend Stanley Tshabalala dies

12 july 2024 - 10:56:16 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African football coach Stanley Tshabalala has died, three months after being shot during a house robbery at [...] Full text...

2024/25 CAF Champions League: New season kicks off with high-stake preliminary-round matches

12 july 2024 - 08:13:27 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Contenders aiming to succeed Al Ahly as title holders of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League discovered their opponents on Thursday when [...] Full text...

2024/25 CAF Confed. Cup: First preliminary round fixtures

12 july 2024 - 08:08:10 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the fixtures for the preliminary rounds of the 2024/25 Confederation Cup tournament, following the draw officially conducted in Cairo, [...] Full text...

2024-25 CAF Interclub Preliminary Draw: Participating teams, procedures and fixtures

11 july 2024 - 10:37:15 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the list of teams engaged in the preliminary rounds of the TotalEnergies CAF [...] Full text...

Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris

10 july 2024 - 06:40:24 MA

Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Eight athletes and one guide runner are set to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic [...] Full text...

CAF mourns Egyptian player, Ahmed Refaat

07 july 2024 - 11:55:08 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday conveyed messages of condolence following the death of Egyptian player, Ahmed Refaat, who played [...] Full text...

CAF fines Cameroonian football legend Eto’o $200,000 for 'seriously' violating ethics

05 july 2024 - 07:48:31 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Disciplinary Board has fined Cameroonian football legend, Samuel Eto'o Fils, $200,000 for “seriously" violating the [...] Full text...

2025 AFCON: Qualifying groups revealed

04 july 2024 - 14:07:30 MA

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The following are the groups for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, after the draw held in [...] Full text...

2025 AFCON: Draws to be held on Thursday history

02 july 2024 - 07:01:27 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The stage is set for another pivotal moment in African football as Johannesburg, South Africa, prepares to host the draw for [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Africa's trio in tricky groups

24 june 2024 - 06:48:59 MA

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (PANA) - Africa's representatives in the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic in October -- Nigeria, Kenya, and [...] Full text...

CAF announces dates of AFCON 2025 and Women’s AFCON 2024

22 june 2024 - 00:59:07 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confedération African Football (CAF) Executive Committee (EXCO) on Friday announced the dates of Africa’s most popular and competitive football competition, [...] Full text...

CAF Executive Committee to meet on Friday, 21 June

19 june 2024 - 17:18:09 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee (EXCO) will hold a virtual meeting on Friday, 21 June 2024.The EXCO, to [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: We'll fly Burkinabe flag high - Tapsoba

17 june 2024 - 06:58:00 VAO

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Bundesliga champion with Bayer Leverkusen, Edmond Tapsoba, is now eyeing World Cup history.Bayer Leverkusen defender, Edmond Tapsoba, speaking to [...] Full text...

Enugu Rangers win Nigeria's 2023/24 professional football league title

17 june 2024 - 06:36:02 VAO

Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) – Rangers International FC of Enugu have won the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).The team won the coveted trophy on Sunday [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Meet the qualifiers

17 june 2024 - 06:32:28 VAO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (PANA) - The field is set. The line-up for the Eighth FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup includes four of the five [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia book FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup tickets

16 june 2024 - 18:33:30 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Kenya on Sunday became the third African country to officially qualify for the Under-17 FIFA Women's World Cup 2024, to be [...] Full text...

CAF Beach Soccer AFCON qualifiers fixtures confirmed

14 june 2024 - 07:09:59 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 14 nations eyeing places at this year’s CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt had their qualifiers fixtures [...] Full text...

Footballers’ unions take FIFA to court over Club World Cup

14 june 2024 - 06:47:47 VAO

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The professional footballers’ unions of England (PFA) and France (UNFP) took FIFA to court in Brussels on Thursday to challenge the [...] Full text...

2026 WC African qualifiers: Standings after Day 4 matches

13 june 2024 - 17:16:21 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the standings after Day 4 matches in the African qualifiers.                                            Group AEgypt - 10 pointsGuinea Bissau - 6Burkina Faso - [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 4 matches played on Tuesday

12 june 2024 - 06:08:12 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of matches played on Tuesday across Africa which witnessed contrasting fortunes. Group B South Sudan 0-3 Sudan, Group C [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of matches played on Monday

11 june 2024 - 06:09:13 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of matches played on Monday across Africa as teams struggle to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Group [...] Full text...

Beach Soccer AFCON Qualifiers: Draw to be conducted on Thursday

11 june 2024 - 05:57:42 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draw for the qualifiers of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt has been scheduled for 13 [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Matches for Monday

10 june 2024 - 08:28:18 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are matches taking place on Monday, 10 June, 2024, across Africa as teams struggle to qualify for the 2026 FIFA [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Liberia beat Sao Tome and Principe 1-0

09 june 2024 - 18:16:43 VAO

Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia secured a crucial 1-0 victory over Sao Tome and Principe on Sunday in Group H of their 2026 World Cup [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: it's Cameroon 4-1 Cape Verde in Group D

09 june 2024 - 12:56:33 VAO

Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon delivered a scintillating performance on Saturday, roaring to a resounding 4-1 victory over Cape Verde in their 2026 African World [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifier: Gambia roll over Seychelles

09 june 2024 - 12:55:28 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Gambia unleashed a goal-scoring frenzy as they clinched their first victory of the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, defeating Seychelles 5-1 [...] Full text...

Zambia fire hat-trick, beat Morocco in U-17 qualifier

09 june 2024 - 12:54:28 VAO

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia made a resounding statement in the first leg of the fourth and final round of the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women's [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: More Day 3 results

08 june 2024 - 05:58:45 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The closing fixtures of Friday’s Match Day 3 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers saw some interesting movements in Groups C, E and [...] Full text...

Egypt extend lead while Guinea, Ghana win away as FIFA WC qualifiers intensify

07 june 2024 - 11:07:36 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The race to securing a place in the FIFA World Cup™ 2026 took an interesting turn in the late evening matches [...] Full text...

Malawi roar back to life with convincing win over Sao Tome & Principe

06 june 2024 - 18:15:26 VAO

Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi reignited their 2026 World Cup qualification hopes with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over Sao Tome e Principe in Lilongwe on [...] Full text...

African champions seeking to replicate form and return to FIFA World Cup

06 june 2024 - 18:09:26 VAO

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - It’s been exactly 10 years since recently crowned African champions, Cote d’Ivoire, competed in the FIFA World Cup. The Elephants, as [...] Full text...