Coronavirus: Ghana football leagues to resume on 30 October
21 september 2020 - 05:00:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's football Premier and Division One leagues are to resume on 30 October as the government [...] Full text...
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's football Premier and Division One leagues are to resume on 30 October as the government [...] Full text...
Six members of youth football team in Ghana die in road accident
20 september 2020 - 08:00:50Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Six members of a youth football team in Ghana, aged between 12 and 16 years, died [...] Full text...
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UN and partners promote sport as a tool to prevent violent extremism
19 september 2020 - 05:53:52New York, US (PANA) - Ambassadors, senior UN officials, representatives of global sports organizations, and managers of some of the [...] Full text...
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President Infantino uses virtual FIFA Congress platform to encourage football’s safe return
19 september 2020 - 05:48:47Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday sent a message of encouragement to all 211 FIFA member [...] Full text...
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Rwandan striker Jacques Tuyisenge joins home side APR FC from Petro Atletico of Angola
18 september 2020 - 23:32:43Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan military club of APR FC Friday signed Rwandan striker Jacques Tuyisenge from Petro Atletico of [...] Full text...
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Esperance de Tunis officially declared winner of Africa Champions League 2019
18 september 2020 - 19:39:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) on Friday announced that Esperance de Tunis is officially [...] Full text...
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FIFA eases rules for changing sports nationality
18 september 2020 - 17:42:18Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 70th FIFA Congress Friday at a videoconference adopted a revolutionary new law aimed at making [...] Full text...
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Mali's national soccer team ranked 9th in Africa - FIFA
18 september 2020 - 15:50:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national soccer team is ranked 9th on the continent and 57th in the world, according [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya begins gradual return to sports events
18 september 2020 - 13:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - All contact sports including football and rugby remain suspended as Kenya announced a gradual resumption of [...] Full text...
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FIFA to monitor Kenya FA polls incognito
18 september 2020 - 12:34:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FIFA will send observers to monitor the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) elections set to kick off [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Physical and Sports Education (PSE) teachers set up union
17 september 2020 - 17:11:59Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Physical and Sports Education (PSE) teachers now have a union, called SEEPSS. Set up on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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Congo: FECOFOOT to handle transfer of Congolese players to other clubs
16 september 2020 - 17:30:43Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) has created a unit to manage the transfers or movements of [...] Full text...
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Sumaili hopes to positively influence Burundi women's football (A CAF portrait)
15 september 2020 - 17:06:13Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Twice, Burundian international Falone Sumaili had made the decision to quit her football career; first, following [...] Full text...
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Football: Libya appoint Margini as new national team coach
14 september 2020 - 19:02:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has appointed Ali El Margini as new coach for Libya’s national [...] Full text...
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Football: Nedbank Cup title completes historical treble for Mamelodi Sundowns
14 september 2020 - 18:56:59Soweto, South Africa (PANA) - The curtains officially came down on the 2019/20 season of South African football, with Mamelodi [...] Full text...
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Football: Stade Malien crowned Mali champions for the 19th time
14 september 2020 - 18:44:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Stade Malien on Friday defeated Yeleen Olympique 3-0 to claim Mali Premier Football League title for [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Results from Day 2 matches of league A football championship
14 september 2020 - 16:52:51Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Here are the results from Day 2 matches in the Burundi men's league A football championship, [...] Full text...
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Mali; Yeelen Olympic beat Real 1-0 to qualify for CAF Cup
14 september 2020 - 16:04:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Yeleen Olympique, promoted this season to the first division, on Saturday beat Réal 1-0 in the [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Women's football championship to start 19 Sept
12 september 2020 - 15:54:34Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The 2020-2021 national women's football championship in Burundi will start 19 September with the participation of [...] Full text...
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South African football legend to coach Reading FC
11 september 2020 - 13:05:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African football legend Quinton Fortune has been appointed first team coach at Reading [...] Full text...
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Stade Malien of Bamako crowned Mali soccer champion
10 september 2020 - 15:32:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Stade Malien of Bamako has been crowned champion of Mali 2019-2020, after its 3-0 victory against [...] Full text...
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Football: Burundi and Tanzania start new seasons
09 september 2020 - 16:29:23Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Burundian and Tanzanian Premier Leagues were the first on the continent to kick off their [...] Full text...
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CAF presents women's football strategy to coaches, players
09 september 2020 - 16:26:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday (8 September 2020) held a historic meeting via [...] Full text...
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FIFA releases new funds to support women’s football at national levels
09 september 2020 - 16:22:19Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football governing body (FIFA) is rolling out a new women’s football development programme that [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe football federation releases list of executive committee members
08 september 2020 - 22:01:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new chairman of the Burkinabe football federation (FBF), Lazare Banssé, Tuesday released the list [...] Full text...
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Ghana's John Antwi benchmarks century of goals with Egyptian clubs
08 september 2020 - 19:41:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ghanaian striker, John Antwi, achieved a remarkable milestone in Egyptian football this week, reaching a centenary [...] Full text...
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Football: Senegal line up Morocco, Mauritania friendlies
08 september 2020 - 19:32:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Football Federation ((FSF) has confirmed two friendly matches against Morocco and neighboring Mauritania next [...] Full text...
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Morocco – Senegal, duel of ‘Lions’ in friendly on 9 October in Rabat
07 september 2020 - 22:35:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese football federation (FSF) Monday announced a preparatory friendly football match between Senegal’s “Lions” and [...] Full text...
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Results of Day 1 matches of Burundian League A football championship
07 september 2020 - 09:02:19Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Following are the results of Day 1 matches of the Burundian League A football championship played [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: CAF President Ahmad arrives in Cairo for Covid-19 briefing
06 september 2020 - 16:38:18Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Ahmad Ahmad, arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on [...] Full text...
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Football: Former Nigerian defender, Babalade, dies
06 september 2020 - 16:26:49Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigeria defender, Ajibade Babalade, passed away on Friday (4 September 2020) after suffering a cardiac [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Sports activities set to resume in Nigeria
06 september 2020 - 09:53:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr Sunday Dare, on Sunday said that all Coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Ghana, Portugal to act as Scrutineers for 70th FIFA Congress
06 september 2020 - 05:30:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana and Portugal have been proposed to act as scrutineers at the 70th FIFA Congress to [...] Full text...
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FIFA secretary general urges women never to underestimate themselves in sports
06 september 2020 - 05:05:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) secretary-general, Fatma Samoura, has challenged women to embrace challenges to [...] Full text...
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FIFA President condoles with Gambia over late Gambian Captain
06 september 2020 - 04:51:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Following the death of former Real De Banjul FC and National team Captain, Papa Sarr Corr, [...] Full text...
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Football: Mamelodi Sundowns clinch record 10th premier league title in dramatic fashion
06 september 2020 - 03:47:19Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday pulled off one of the most jaw-dropping comebacks in South African [...] Full text...
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Former Gambia FA president, Gomez, and ex-team captain die
04 september 2020 - 16:11:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian football family is in a state of grief following the deaths of former president [...] Full text...
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Mamelodi Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs battle for South African league title
04 september 2020 - 16:05:41Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) will go down to the wire on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Global stars endorse South African hit song
04 september 2020 - 12:51:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Global stars Janet Jackson and Cristiano Ronaldo this week threw their formidable weight behind [...] Full text...
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CAF releases Calendar for 2020/21 Interclubs competitions
01 september 2020 - 18:47:46Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the calendar for the 2020/21 Interclubs season. It said [...] Full text...
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Teenager Williams carrying the hopes of Liberians (A CAF portrait)
01 september 2020 - 18:39:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At only 18 years, goalkeeper Ashley Williams was pushed into the deep end, starting in goal [...] Full text...
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FIFA says having more than one top flight division in Namibia is unacceptable
31 august 2020 - 14:10:09Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football's governing body, FIFA, has informed the Namibia Football Association (NFA) that it does not [...] Full text...
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Former Mbabane Swallows coach, Vilakati, passes on
31 august 2020 - 13:24:48Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - The Eswatini football fraternity has been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of [...] Full text...
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Simba edge Namungo to clinch Tanzania Community Shield
31 august 2020 - 13:23:47Arusha, Tanzaina (PANA) - Tanzanian champions Simba, edged Namungo 2-0 to clinch the season-preceding Community Shield title in Arusha, over [...] Full text...
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Esperance claim 30th Tunisian League Championship
31 august 2020 - 13:17:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia giants, Esperance Sportive de Tunis, extended their unprecedented league record when they were crowned 2019-20 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana to resume international flights on Tuesday
31 august 2020 - 05:55:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is to resume international flights on Tuesday, 1 September, as the country's COVID-19 figures continue [...] Full text...
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FIFA gives Kenya FA go-ahead to set polls date
29 august 2020 - 13:28:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, has given Football Kenya Federation (FKF) the go-ahead to set a [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian forward Ngafei set to join Kenyan premier league side Gor Mahia
29 august 2020 - 10:54:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Premier League (KPL) champions Gor Mahia are set to sign Cameroonian international Bertrand Ngafei and [...] Full text...
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Canal Plus acquires German Bundesliga broadcast rights in francophone Africa
29 august 2020 - 09:34:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African arm of French pay television broadcaster, Canal Plus, has acquired the French language rights [...] Full text...
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Football: Sundowns edge Amakhosi in thrilling South African crucial decider
28 august 2020 - 14:20:43Soweto, South Africa (PANA) - Mamelodi Sundowns have given themselves a big hope of winning a third South African league [...] Full text...
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Club Africain, Esperance share spoils in Tunis derby on Wednesday
27 august 2020 - 15:04:29Rades, Tunisia (PANA) - The long awaited Tunis derby between century-long rivals, Club Africain and Esperance, played on Wednesday, 26 [...] Full text...
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Liberia extend Butler's stay as national football team head coach
27 august 2020 - 14:56:51Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has announced the extension of the contract of senior national football [...] Full text...
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Senegal: National football competitions restart on January 2, 2021
27 august 2020 - 14:15:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's national football competitions will start on January 2, 2021, as decided by the executive committee [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: Didier Drogba's candidacy for the Ivorian Football Federation presidency rejected
27 august 2020 - 13:58:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Electoral Commission of the Ivorian Football Federation (IFF) on Friday approved the candidacies of [...] Full text...
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Malian internationals sign four-year deal with FC Metz in France
27 august 2020 - 10:20:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international defender Boubacar Kouyaté, who played in 2019 for French League 2 team Troyes, has [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Misplaced travelling passports of Horoya players found
25 august 2020 - 15:04:41Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The management of Horoya de Guinea, a first division soccer club, which qualified for the semi-finals [...] Full text...
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Kenya hints at gradual resumption of sporting activities
24 august 2020 - 22:20:18Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's sports ministry Monday unveiled guidelines for protocols to be used in resuming sporting activities. Sports were among [...] Full text...
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ZIFA may not receive any more money from FIFA over bad governance – FIFA regulations
24 august 2020 - 13:36:16Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) risks being removed from the list of associations benefitting from the [...] Full text...
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Bansse elected Burkina Faso Football Federation president
24 august 2020 - 13:19:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Fason (PANA) - Lazare Bansse has been elected president of the Burkina Faso Football Federation (FBF) for a [...] Full text...
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CAF rolls out online refereeing courses
23 august 2020 - 06:32:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With restrictions around the world on close in-person activities and programmes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...
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Cairo derby: Clinical Zamalek secure rare Egyptian league win over wasteful Ahly
23 august 2020 - 06:05:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Clinical Zamalek made the most of some devastating counter attacks to punish a wasteful Al-Ahly side, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian football icon, Hammadi Agrebi, passes on
23 august 2020 - 05:37:09Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia football legend, Hammadi Agrebi, died on Friday (21 August 2020) after a long battle with [...] Full text...
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CAF, UEFA partner to strengthen African domestic leagues
21 august 2020 - 13:53:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With the support of the UEFA Assist Programme, CAF has embarked on a project to develop [...] Full text...
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Former Tunisian football star, Hamadi Agrebi, dies at 69
21 august 2020 - 13:46:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Former Tunisian international, Hamadi Agrebi, died on Friday at the age of 69 in a clinic [...] Full text...
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South African rugby players under fire over BLM movement
20 august 2020 - 11:20:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African trade union Solidarity has taken aim over Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa saying [...] Full text...
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FIFA's ethics committee clears Infantino after investigation
19 august 2020 - 18:49:34Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA’s independent ethics committee has cleared president Gianni Infantino of alleged breach of its code, world [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2022 football qualifiers resume in November this year
19 august 2020 - 16:50:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Days 3 and 4 of the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) football tournament [...] Full text...
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FIFA postpones int'l matches for all confederations except UEFA in bid to reduce travel by athletes
19 august 2020 - 12:41:08Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) on Tuesday announced it was replacing the period, 31 [...] Full text...
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FIFA teams up with AU, WHO and CAF to promote campaign against domestic violence in Africa
18 august 2020 - 15:04:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - FIFA is joining forces with the African Union (AU), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the [...] Full text...
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Football: Foresters crowned Seychelles champions
18 august 2020 - 14:50:46Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Foresters have been crowned the Seychelles Premier football League champions for the first time after winning [...] Full text...
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Football: Rwandan international, Mugiraneza, retires
17 august 2020 - 15:20:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda midfielder, Jean Baptiste Mugiraneza, has ended his his international career after a 14-year spell that [...] Full text...
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Benin Football Federation announces new dates for its meetings
17 august 2020 - 14:06:44Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The ordinary statutory and extraordinary general assemblies of the Beninese Football Federation (FBF) will be held [...] Full text...
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Bag containing passports of Horoya de Guinea players disappears
17 august 2020 - 13:27:25Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The management of Horoya de Guinea, a first division club which has qualified for the semi-finals [...] Full text...
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FIFA fines Egypt's Kahraba US$2 million for unilaterally terminating contract with Zamalek
16 august 2020 - 05:50:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Football governing body, FIFA, announced on Friday that it has fined Ahly FC winger, Mahmoud "Kahraba" [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: FIFA, CAF, NFF celebrate Jay Jay Okocha on 47th birthday
16 august 2020 - 05:47:11Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigeria's football legend, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, was celebrated across the world on Friday as he [...] Full text...
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Qualifiers for 2020 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup postponed
16 august 2020 - 05:44:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Due to travel restrictions across parts of Africa as a result of COVID-19, the qualifiers for [...] Full text...
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Argentinean Pablo Morchón confirmed as Rwanda military side APR FC assistant coach
15 august 2020 - 15:17:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Argentinean Pablo Morchón has been confirmed as deputy head coach of Rwanda's first division club Aarmée [...] Full text...
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CAS overturns FEGUIFOOT's decision to suspend Amadou Diaby for life
14 august 2020 - 17:59:52Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), sitting in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday overturned the decision of [...] Full text...
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Burundian striker signs for Rwanda's first division side Gasogi United
14 august 2020 - 13:54:07Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Burundian striker Iddy Museremu has concluded a transfer deal with Rwandan side Gasogi United for undisclosed [...] Full text...
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England, Germany, Spain qualify for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2021
14 august 2020 - 13:36:36Nyon, Switzerland.(PANA) - European football’s governing body, UEFA on Thursday announced that England, Germany and Spain will represent the continent [...] Full text...
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Simba crowned Tanzania Women’s Premier League champions
14 august 2020 - 13:13:42Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Simba Sports Club continued its dominance of the Tanzanian football scene after their women’s [...] Full text...
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CAF organizes workshop for its Legal Affairs Managers
13 august 2020 - 18:56:20Cairo, Eghypt (PANA) - The Legal Affairs and Compliance Division of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday (13 [...] Full text...
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Former Rwandan midfielder retires from national football team
13 august 2020 - 16:16:42Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The current Rwandan national football team 'Amavubi Stars' Central midfielder, Jean Baptiste ‘Miggy’ Mugiraneza, has announced [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone: John Kiester returns as Leone Stars coach
13 august 2020 - 14:25:16Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone has appointed former midfielder, John Kiester, as Head coach of the Leone Stars [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria begins distribution of FIFA, CAF palliatives
12 august 2020 - 14:19:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday disclosed that all its affiliates would benefit from a [...] Full text...
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Sarah Essam – The Egyptian Football Queen (A CAF portrait)
12 august 2020 - 13:49:39Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In a country that has an endless passion for football, 21-year-old Egyptian wonder girl, Sarah Essam, [...] Full text...
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African Champions on European grounds (A CAF portrait)
11 august 2020 - 14:16:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a long exceptional season that witnessed long stoppage in some countries, and even cancelling competitions [...] Full text...
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Morocco signs convention to uplift women’s football
11 august 2020 - 13:30:59Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) plans to launch a women’s first and second division professional [...] Full text...
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Zambian Chama named Tanzania Player of the 2019-20 season
11 august 2020 - 13:19:10Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Zambian Clatous Chama has been named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2019-20 [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2025: Turkish investors offer to build stadiums in Guinea
11 august 2020 - 07:10:14Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Guinean government on Monday held discussions with Turkish investors who have proposed to invest US$2.5 [...] Full text...
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Ahly and Zamalek win as Egyptian league returns to life
10 august 2020 - 16:11:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A five-month hiatus finally came to an end as life returned to Egyptian football at the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ahly, Zamalek win as Egyptian football league resumes after 4-month break
10 august 2020 - 13:41:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A five-month break finally came to an end as activities hightened in Egyptian football at the [...] Full text...
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Nkana Red Devils crowned Zambia champions
10 august 2020 - 13:28:08Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Nkana have won the 2019/2020 Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) Super Division title, claiming an unprecedented [...] Full text...
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Malawian queen, Chawinga, crowned Women's Player of the Year in China
10 august 2020 - 13:17:41Jiangsu, China (PANA) - Malawi forward, Tabitha Chawinga, on Saturday named Chinese Women’s League’s Player of the Year following an [...] Full text...
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Masry game to be played as scheduled despite 16 coronavirus cases: EFA
09 august 2020 - 18:11:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said on Sunday that the game between Masry and Harras El-Hodoud [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Egyptian club, Masry, confirms 16 coronavirus cases in its fold
09 august 2020 - 17:58:38Alexandria, Egypt (PANA) - Sixteen coronavirus cases were detected at Egyptian Premier League club, Masry, after they ran PCR (Polymerase [...] Full text...
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Mamelodi Sundowns reach Cup final as football returns in South Africa after 4-month break due to coronavirus
09 august 2020 - 17:42:39Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The four-month break in South African football officially came to an end on Saturday, 8 [...] Full text...
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FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, claims he has ‘nothing to hide’ from prosecutors
09 august 2020 - 08:08:13Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - Gianni Infantino insists he has “nothing to hide” in a letter to member federations of football’s [...] Full text...
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Sepp Blatter believes he was forced out of FIFA for bringing World Cup to Africa
09 august 2020 - 07:44:59Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, says his soft spot for Africa led to a conspiracy to [...] Full text...
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Gambian Police launch operation ‘Save our Souls’
06 august 2020 - 18:34:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Police Force has launched an operation, dubbed ‘Save our Souls (SoS)’, following the declaration [...] Full text...
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Mali: FEMAFOOT delivers sanitary kits and sports equipment to Division 1 clubs
06 august 2020 - 17:12:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As part of the resumption of national competitions, the Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) on Wednesday handed [...] Full text...
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Loza Abera, the crown jewel of Ethiopian football (A CAF portrait)
06 august 2020 - 16:51:43Addis Ababa, Ethioipia (PANA) - Ethiopian Loza Abera had an unforgettable debut season in Malta last year, scoring 30 goals [...] Full text...
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FIFA, FDA team up for new projects in Africa (A FIFA news analysis)
05 august 2020 - 14:27:40Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - In June 2019, FIFA signed an agreement with the French Development Agency (FDA), recognizing football’s importance [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian referee Kayoko dreams of global heights (A CAF Portrait)
05 august 2020 - 14:21:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Just like every little boy growing up in the hood, Ramadhan Kayoko always dreamt [...] Full text...
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Mali's division 1 national football championship to resume 21 August
04 august 2020 - 16:53:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Day 22, also the last day of the group stage of the national football championship in [...] Full text...
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CAF releases updated calendar for inter-club competitions
04 august 2020 - 07:33:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Emergency Committee has approved the revised calendar for the Interclubs [...] Full text...
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FIFA defends president over criminal proceedings
03 august 2020 - 14:18:51Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA’s legal team have launched a forthright defence of president Gianni Infantino after a Swiss special [...] Full text...
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Tunisia League 1 football championship resumes
03 august 2020 - 09:08:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's League 1 football championship resumed last weekend after more than a three-month break due to [...] Full text...
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Simba SC win Tanzania Football Federation Cup
02 august 2020 - 18:39:33Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (PANA) – Newly crowned Tanzanian football champions, Simba SC, on Sunday added another trophy to their [...] Full text...
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Mali sports activities reopen
02 august 2020 - 17:49:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian ministry in charge of Sports has sanctioned the reopening of public sports centres, according [...] Full text...
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Soccer legend, Didier Drogba, to contest Presidency of the Ivorian Football Federation
01 august 2020 - 15:30:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The former Ivorian international, Didier Drogba, on Saturday filed an application to run for the [...] Full text...
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Cameroon legend, Tataw, passes away
31 july 2020 - 16:40:57Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon legend, Stephen Tataw, died on Friday, 31 July 2020, in Yaounde after a brief illness, [...] Full text...
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FIFA may take over Kenyan FA election matters should court cases persist
30 july 2020 - 18:10:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Football Federation chief, Nicholas Mwendwa, says he has made the world governing body, FIFA, [...] Full text...
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FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, pledges to cooperate with Investigative Committee
30 july 2020 - 17:54:50Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Reacting to the news that its President, Gianni Infantino, will be facing criminal proceedings in Switzerland, [...] Full text...
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Child trafficking in sport: FIFA backs new initiative to safeguard children
30 july 2020 - 16:23:27Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World Football Governing body, FIFA, is supporting a new initiative to end child trafficking in sport [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Bureau of the FIFA Council approves FIFA's COVID-19 Relief Plan regulations
29 july 2020 - 16:19:48Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA’s ground-breaking COVID-19 Relief Plan reached a major milestone as the Bureau of the FIFA Council [...] Full text...
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Former CAF Executive Committee member, Abu Shweisha, dies
29 july 2020 - 16:18:11Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Former Libyan Football Federation (LFF) General Secretary, Abdul Majid Abu Shweisha, has died. Aged 80, Abu Shweisha [...] Full text...
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Tanzania soccer body takes disciplinary measures against sacked ‘racist’ coach
27 july 2020 - 18:42:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) said on Monday it will take stern disciplinary measures [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian football club fires Belgian coach after calling fans 'monkeys'
27 july 2020 - 15:40:06Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Tanzania's Young Africans SC has fired Belgian coach Luc Eymael for racist remarks, allegedly made last [...] Full text...
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South African football legend snared by racist tweet
27 july 2020 - 12:38:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Football legend Mark Fish is on the ropes following a storm of criticism he [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's president announces second phase of easing of restrictions in pandemic fight
27 july 2020 - 06:24:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced the second phase of easing of restrictions [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana’s U-20, U-17 national female teams cleared to train for international tournaments
27 july 2020 - 05:42:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday gave clearance to the national female U-20 and [...] Full text...
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Young Africans FC finish second in Tanzania’s Vodacom Premier League
26 july 2020 - 18:56:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (PANA) – Tanzanian soccer giants, Young Africans (Yanga), finished second behind their traditional rivals, Simba SC [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Ndubuisi Egbo, a pacesetter breaking barriers in Albania (A CAF portrait)
26 july 2020 - 16:00:20Tirana, Albania (PANA) - At a time when talks about the low presence of black managers across major European leagues [...] Full text...
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Nigeria international defender Leon Balogun joins Glasgow Rangers
26 july 2020 - 14:33:17Paris, France (PANA) - Nigerian Super Eagles international defender Leon Balogun has signed with Scottish club Glasgow Rangers for one [...] Full text...
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Curtain falls on Tanzania’s Vodacom Premier League as players honour departed former president
26 july 2020 - 14:09:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (PANA) - The curtain falls on Tanzania’s Vodacom Premier League (VPL) 2019/20 season on Sunday when [...] Full text...
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Rwandan striker set to join Rwandan first division side, Gasogi United
26 july 2020 - 07:57:38Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Burundian striker, Iddy Museremu, is engaged in talks that may see him join Rwandan side, Gasogi [...] Full text...
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FIFA invites Libya to participate in 2021 pan-Arab tournament in Qatar
26 july 2020 - 06:33:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has received an invitation from FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, to participate in the FIFA-backed pan-Arab [...] Full text...
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FIFA slams Guinea-Bissau FA President with 10-year ban
26 july 2020 - 06:20:42Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The World football governing body, FIFA, has handed a 10-year ban to Guinea-Bissau Football Association [...] Full text...
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CAF Champions League: CAF fines TP Mazembe, Raja Casablanca
23 july 2020 - 17:40:43Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF), through its disciplinary Board, has fined giants TP Mazembe of [...] Full text...
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CAF launches 4-year strategic plan for Women’s Football
23 july 2020 - 17:34:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Women’s football across the world is making bold steps towards development and the future seems to [...] Full text...
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President Barrow, Gambians honor soccer legend Biri Biri in state burial
22 july 2020 - 21:04:32Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow Wednesday called on Gambians to be proud of Alhaji Momodou Njie Biri Biri who [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe striker, Aristide Bance, retires from international football
22 july 2020 - 17:15:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The much-travelled and flamboyant Burkinabe forward, Aristide Bance, has called time on his international team [...] Full text...
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Ayegba, Nigeria's breakthrough goalkeeper (A CAF portrait)
21 july 2020 - 16:01:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria's Rachael Aladi Ayegba made a huge success in Europe by winning the Finnish Naisten Liiga [...] Full text...
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President Barrow, football fraternity mourn soccer legend, Biri Biri
20 july 2020 - 17:23:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has joined Gambia’s football fraternity in mourning the late football legend, Alhaji Momodou [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'The Ballon d'Or will not be awarded this year'
20 july 2020 - 16:29:18Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Ballon d'Or, the most prestigious individual award in the world of football, will not be [...] Full text...
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Mauritian football club fined for not using FIFA's TMS paperwork
20 july 2020 - 16:12:18Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - World Football Governing Body, FIFA, has sanctioned Mauritian club, Cercle de Joachim, for failing to use [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s football legend, Biri Biri, dies, aged 72
19 july 2020 - 19:55:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's football legend, Alhaji Momodou Njie, popularly known as Biri Biri, died on Sunday in Dakar, [...] Full text...
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Zambian football league again on hold after positive Covid-19 tests
19 july 2020 - 05:25:44Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The return of the Zambian Super League on Saturday has been put on hold after leaders [...] Full text...
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FIFA's latest rankings for African countries
17 july 2020 - 19:19:00Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest rankings for Africa as issued on Thursday by FIFA. Senegal Tunisia Nigeria Algeria Morocco Ghana Egypt Cameroon Mali DR Congo Burkina Faso Côte [...] Full text...
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Tabitha and Temwa: Sisters driving Malawian football (A CAF Portrait)
16 july 2020 - 12:46:55Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga are leading Malawian women's football from the front - speaking literally. The [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: CAF experts participate in global COVID-19 security meeting
16 july 2020 - 12:10:21Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A team of experts, led by the Head of Safety and Security of the Confederation of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Sierra Leone cancels 2019/20 Premier League football season due to pandemic
16 july 2020 - 11:26:14Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone’s top flight has been cancelled due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Sierra [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Sports stars back BLM movement
16 july 2020 - 09:38:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A large group of leading African rugby coaches, former players and administrators have joined [...] Full text...
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Hosts Qatar confirm dates for the 2022 World Cup
15 july 2020 - 17:32:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The final phase of the next football World Cup will take place from 21 November to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria ends soccer season due to COVID-19
15 july 2020 - 16:52:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has put an end to the 2019/2020 football season due to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Malawi football legend, Munde, dies of COVID-19
15 july 2020 - 16:05:28Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Former midfielder, Kannock Munde, has become the first high-profile figure to succumb to COVID-19 in Malawian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Don’t make schools a political football’ -senior WHO official
13 july 2020 - 20:52:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday called for the question of school re-openings [...] Full text...
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Musongati edge Rukinzo to clinch Burundi President's Cup
13 july 2020 - 18:16:43Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Musongati held off a nervous penalty post-match penalty shootout to beat Rukinzo 5-4 and clinch Burundian [...] Full text...
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Simba down rivals Yanga to book Cup final berth in Tanzania
13 july 2020 - 18:06:46Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania champions, Simba, showed their attacking prowess, thrashing traditional rivals, Young Africans (Yanga), 4-1 [...] Full text...
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Egypt positions itself to host African Champions League after Cameroon withdrawal
13 july 2020 - 10:43:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A few days after Cameroon abandoned the organisation of the semi-finals and final match of the [...] Full text...
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British coach Calum Shaun Selby signs contract extension with Rwandan club Etincelles FC until 2021
12 july 2020 - 10:27:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's first division club Etincelles FC Saturday confirmed that British coach Calum Shaun Selby had signed [...] Full text...
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Guinea's CIK poised to recruit French coach
09 july 2020 - 11:15:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Kamsar Industrial Club (Division 1) is considering recruiting 62-year-old French coach Daniel Bréard, the club's [...] Full text...
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Senegal suspends all football leagues
08 july 2020 - 23:29:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The executive committee of the Senegalese football federation (FSF) Wednesday suspended all leagues from regional divisions [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone mourns soccer legend, Strasser
08 july 2020 - 14:55:20Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The football family in Sierra Leone is mourning the death of iconic footballer, James Strasser, [...] Full text...
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Juliet Nalukenge, Uganda's 17-year-old jewel (Sports portrait)
06 july 2020 - 13:27:06Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Teenager Juliet Nalukenge made history by winning the Uganda Women's Player-of-the-Year award at a tender age [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 21 new confirmed cases
03 july 2020 - 23:23:02Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi Friday recorded 21 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to 91 the number of infected [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Central African Republic don't feel inferior to the giants - Coach Zahoui
03 july 2020 - 18:43:50Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Although they are one of the weakest football teams in Africa, Central African Republic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FIFA president to discuss COVID-19 response at World Football Summit
03 july 2020 - 18:22:34Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, will discuss the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis in football and [...] Full text...
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Inaugural CAF Women's Champions League will feature 10 to 15 clubs - CAF President
03 july 2020 - 18:06:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, Ahmad Ahmad, says the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League [...] Full text...
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Rwandan coach Cassa Mbungo joins first division club, Gasogi United
03 july 2020 - 16:37:16Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan coach, André Cassa Mbungo, has joined the first division club, Gasogo United, on a deal, [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's top club, Rayon Sports, appoints Congolese Guy Bukasa as new coach
03 july 2020 - 16:31:54Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's first division club, Rayon Sports, has appointed Congolese coach, Guy Bukasa, as its new coach [...] Full text...
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'Ivorian François Zahoui is new ASK Guinea coach'
03 july 2020 - 16:19:38Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Francois Zahoui, a former coach of the Ivorian and Nigerien national teams, has been named the [...] Full text...
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CAF, FIFA, WHO and SGSA hold joint Safety & Security COVID-19 review meeting for Africa
03 july 2020 - 15:32:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), in partnership with [...] Full text...
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How Nigeria's Omagbemi muted idea of CAF Women’s Champions League
03 july 2020 - 15:19:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - United States-based former Super Falcons coach, Florence Omagbemi, has commended the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...
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AS Vita Club of DR Congo gets first female president
02 july 2020 - 12:31:20Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Belgian-born member of the Kinshasa Bar Association, Bestine Kazadi Di Tabala, has been elected president [...] Full text...
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Mogadishu Stadium reopens after a 16-year closure
02 july 2020 - 12:28:28Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s Mogadishu Stadium staged a football game for the first time on 30 June 2020 after [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin cancels current football season due to COVID-19
02 july 2020 - 12:23:40Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin Football Federation (FBF) has cancelled the 2019-20 football season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Leagues [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus forces FIFA 2020 revenues down by almost 50%
01 july 2020 - 13:08:19Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The world's football governing body, FIFA, is now budgeting for this year’s revenues to come in [...] Full text...
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FIFA organises remote demonstration of advanced offside technology
01 july 2020 - 13:07:13Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - After the first test of semi-automated offside technology at the FIFA Club World Cup in December [...] Full text...
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Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting held on 30 June 2020
01 july 2020 - 12:52:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At its meeting on 30 June 2020, via video-conference to discuss the future of competitions and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana Football Association cancels 2019/20 season
01 july 2020 - 07:34:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has cancelled the 2019/20 football season as a result of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya's former football captain tests positive to virus
30 june 2020 - 17:21:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Kenya football captain, Musa Otieno, is recovering in a Nairobi hospital from COVID-19, according to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: CAF postpones 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to 2022
30 june 2020 - 17:03:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) was on Tuesday postponed to January 2022 by the [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s football body gets FIFA US$1.5 million Covid-19 relief fund
29 june 2020 - 17:15:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) will receive US$ 1.5 million from the World football governing body, [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Mali's sports ministry opposed to resumption of national football championship
29 june 2020 - 14:04:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Ministry of Sports, through the National Directorate of Sports and Physical Education (DNSEP), has expressed [...] Full text...
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Nigerian footballer Osimhen wins 2020 Marc-Vivien Foe Prize in France
29 june 2020 - 13:45:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, who plays for French Ligue 1 club, Lille, has won the Prix [...] Full text...
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Rwandan club AS Muhanga hire Burundian Ismail Nduwantare as new coach
29 june 2020 - 12:25:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's first division club of AS Muhanga have appointed Burundian Jean Marie Vianney Ismail Nduwantare as [...] Full text...
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Senegalese football coaches set up trade-union
28 june 2020 - 15:55:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The first trade-union of Senegalese football coaches, Trade-Union of Senegalese Football coaches (SEFS), was set up [...] Full text...
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FIFA unveils US$1.5 billion global Covid-19 football relief plan
27 june 2020 - 16:49:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FIFA has approved a Covid-19 relief plan that will make up to $1.5 billion available to [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Football Association to receive US$1 million from FIFA Covid-19 relief fund
26 june 2020 - 19:13:33Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) will next month receive its first tranche of the US$1 million [...] Full text...
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CAF set to introduce Women's Champions League
26 june 2020 - 16:38:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is considering the launch of a female club championship on [...] Full text...
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FIFA allocates rescue fund of over 875 million CFAF to each of member federations
25 june 2020 - 23:49:48Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The world football governing body, FIFA, on Thursday released for each of its member federations a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FIFA approves US$1.5 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund for World Football
25 june 2020 - 19:24:58Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA announced on Thursday that it will make available US$1.5 billion in grants and loans as [...] Full text...
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Two Ghanaian Coaches to participate in FIFA Educators' Online Course
25 june 2020 - 16:44:07Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Local reports from Accra have indicated that the National Under-20 (female) Head Coach, Yusif Basigi, and [...] Full text...
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CAF holds video conference on the impact of COVID-19 on African football
25 june 2020 - 16:41:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will hold a meeting on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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South Africa's football legend dead at 61
25 june 2020 - 13:54:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in for South African football legend Lawrence Chelin who has died [...] Full text...
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Messager de Ngozi FC crowned Burundi football champions
23 june 2020 - 17:25:43Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Le Messager de Ngozi football club have been crowned champions of the Burundi "Primus Ligue" with [...] Full text...
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Former Senegalese football referee, Badara Sene, passes on
23 june 2020 - 17:23:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal football has been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of former referee, [...] Full text...
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CAF issues guidelines for the resumption of football in Africa
23 june 2020 - 16:28:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Medical Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday released a comprehensive plan [...] Full text...
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Former Senegalese international referee Badarera Mamaya Sène dies
22 june 2020 - 21:21:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Badara Mamaya Sène, former Senegalese international referee and mayor of the Senegalese city of Rufisque, died [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s Simba SC set to sign Ghanaian striker Sarpong
22 june 2020 - 13:41:51Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian football Premier League leaders, Simba Sports Club, are set to strengthen the team’s [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Japan pulls out of race, Australia/New Zealand now hot favourites to host tournament
22 june 2020 - 09:08:15Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - Australia and New Zealand will be hot favourites to win the hosting rights for the 2023 [...] Full text...
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Liberia sets October date for new football season
22 june 2020 - 08:31:05Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has set October 24 for the kickoff of the 2020/21 football [...] Full text...
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Results and table after penultimate 2019/20 matches of Burundi football league
21 june 2020 - 14:18:59Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The following are the results and table after the penultimate day of Burundi’s men’s 2019-2020 football [...] Full text...
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Nigerians clubs, Rangers, Enyimba, still waiting for FIFA’s directive on post COVID-19 tournament
20 june 2020 - 08:07:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs, Enugu Rangers and Enyimba of Aba, recently named by FIFA [...] Full text...
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Young Togolese footballer passes on
19 june 2020 - 21:13:43Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Edem Kossi Koudagba, who plays for the Sports Association of Kozah Drivers (ASCK), a club in [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: CAF still planning January start
18 june 2020 - 18:55:25Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is holding on to its plan to start the 2021 [...] Full text...
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Leading South African football administrator dead at 68
17 june 2020 - 16:21:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African football administrator Mike, Mokoena, has died after a short illness. He [...] Full text...
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Burundian midfield Abed Bigirimana signs for Rwanda's first division club Kiyovu Sports
17 june 2020 - 00:14:08Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Burundian midfielder Abed Bigirimana joined Rwandan club Kiyovu Sports club Tuesday, another big signing for a [...] Full text...
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