2024 WAFCON: CAF names match officials for final
25 july 2025 - 05:27:35Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Namibian Antsino has been appointed by CAF to referee the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of [...] Full text...
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CAF Schools championship: Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana to represent WAFU B
02 december 2024 - 07:16:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Slots for the much-anticipated CAF African Schools Football Championship finals are gradually filling up, as Africa’s [...] Full text...
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Morocco, Portugal, and Spain surpass 2030 World Cup hosting criteria Story by Latifa Babas
30 november 2024 - 20:09:08Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Morocco, Portugal, and Spain surpass 2030 World Cup hosting criteria.The Morocco-Portugal-Spain joint bid for the 2030 [...] Full text...
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Jean Sseninde lauds CAF’s investment in developing youth in Africa
18 may 2024 - 07:37:34Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Former Queens Park Rangers Women’s FC and Charlton Athletic Women’s FC defender, Jean Sseninde, one [...] Full text...
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Tau, Kundananji crowned best players at COSAFA Awards
10 may 2024 - 10:29:43Gauteng, South Africa (PANA) - The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) held its inaugural COSAFA Awards on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Aspiring coaches benefit from African Schools Football Championship
08 may 2024 - 07:06:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A number of young and aspiring football coaches have greatly benefited from CAF’s innovative youth football [...] Full text...
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FIFA select 12 African match officials for Paris Olympic Games football tournament
09 april 2024 - 11:22:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 12 African match officials for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifier: CAF names 4 Liberian officials to handle match
12 march 2024 - 08:52:02Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has selected four FIFA-badged Liberian referees to officiate the 2025 [...] Full text...
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2023 TotalEnergies AFCON: CAF names match officials
26 december 2023 - 07:03:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced the list of match officials that will [...] Full text...
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African Schools Football Championship: Libya, Morocco to represent UNAF at CAF championship
20 december 2023 - 08:30:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Libya have joined Morocco as the representatives of the CAF African Schools Football Championship UNAF representatives [...] Full text...
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CAF African Schools Football/UNAF Qualifiers: Morocco win girls title, Egypt, Libya chase boys crown
19 december 2023 - 07:49:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco have won the CAF African Schools Football Championship UNAF Qualifiers after securing a comfortable 12-0 [...] Full text...
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CAF African Schools Football Championship: UNAF Qualifiers kick off on Sunday
17 december 2023 - 12:12:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The CAF African Schools Football Championship Qualifiers of the Union of North African Football (UNAF), kicks off [...] Full text...
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African Schools Football Championship: COSAFA Qualifiers begin
15 december 2023 - 08:40:01Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A thrilling opening day of the 2023 CAF African Schools Football Championship, Council of Southern Africa [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF WCL: SC Casablanca through to historic final after dramatic penalty shootout
16 november 2023 - 07:14:16San Pedro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - SC Casablanca are through to the 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League finals following a [...] Full text...
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PUMA becomes CAF technical partner
10 october 2023 - 08:54:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and sports company, PUMA, have concluded an agreement resulting in [...] Full text...
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CAF to host Referees’ Preparation Course for AFCON preliminary official list
09 october 2023 - 07:17:32Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As planning and preparations continue for the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire, CAF’s [...] Full text...
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FIFA says ideo Assistant Referee system introduced to enhance accuracy in matches
06 october 2023 - 11:46:16Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA says the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system was introduced to enhance accuracy in its matches [...] Full text...
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African Referee, Makalima, reflects on successful FIFA Women’s World Cup as an official
02 september 2023 - 12:45:58Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the curtains officially brought down on the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the African flag was [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Female referees inspiring girls to 'dream big'
21 july 2023 - 06:25:02Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - As the FIFA Women's World Cup kicked off on Thursday, the focus will not only be [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: African female referees take centre stage
20 july 2023 - 08:13:24Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Three African match officials will make history on Friday when they oversee the Women's World [...] Full text...
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CAF announces significant increase in commercial revenues
13 july 2023 - 15:33:01Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - CAF on Thursday posted commercial revenues of US$125.2 million - a 17% year on year [...] Full text...
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End of FIFA ban rekindles Zimbabwe's World Cup hopes
12 july 2023 - 06:25:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe on Tuesday welcomed the lifting of FIFA's ban on the country's football association which has [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Referees to add wasted time to each half
08 july 2023 - 06:34:22Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Referees involved in this summer's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand have been instructed [...] Full text...
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CAF President Motsepe visits new Moroccan Football Headquarters
08 july 2023 - 06:18:31Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, has congratulated Morocco, saying African Governments should partner with their National [...] Full text...
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115 Nigerian Referees undergo intensive FIFA Trainings
04 july 2023 - 11:38:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In a bid to return to the summit of football refereeing, 115 Nigerian referees are undergoing [...] Full text...
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FIFA to use Women’s World Cup as crash test dummy for new VAR protocols
02 july 2023 - 14:34:03Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup begins later this summer with the United States looking to [...] Full text...
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FIFA chief wants referees to stop football games when racism occurs
16 june 2023 - 11:21:47Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - A zero tolerance approach must be taken over racism in football and referees at all levels [...] Full text...
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Three Ghanaian referee instructors to attend FUTURO III instructors’ course
03 june 2023 - 07:27:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Three Ghanaian referee instructors will attend the FIFA/CAF FUTURO III instructors’ course in Cairo, Egypt, from [...] Full text...
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FIFA delegation visits Zimbabwe officials over international ban
17 april 2023 - 08:43:28Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean football officials are excited at the prospect of the country's ban being lifted by FIFA [...] Full text...
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CAF prepares Referees ahead of crucial interclub quarterfinals
16 april 2023 - 07:33:46Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the upcoming knockout phase of CAF Interclub Competitions, the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies [...] Full text...
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CAF Disciplinary Board meets on Confederation Cup, Champions League matters
11 april 2023 - 12:05:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Members of the Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has me to deliberate [...] Full text...
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CAF hosts successful coaching clinics in Clermont
08 april 2023 - 08:26:35Clermont, South Africa (PANA) - Young and aspiring footballers from the Clermont township benefitted from the legacy programme of the [...] Full text...
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How CAF African Schools Football Championship is building leaders of tomorrow
30 march 2023 - 08:08:32Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The CAF African Schools Football Championship is set for Durban, South Africa, early next month [...] Full text...
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WAFU B begins Referees' Instructors training workshop
14 march 2023 - 07:10:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The West African Football Union B (WAFU B) is holding its first training workshop for [...] Full text...
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CECAFA Schools Championship: Tanzania, Uganda win qualifiers
21 february 2023 - 07:22:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s Fountain Gate Dodoma Secondary School and Uganda’s Royal Giant High School claimed top [...] Full text...
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2023 U20 AFCON: CAF releases list of match officials
19 february 2023 - 06:23:58Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A list of 16 referees, 18 assistant referees and six video assistant referees (VAR) has been [...] Full text...
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South African referee ranked fifth in the world
19 january 2023 - 12:26:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African referee Victor Gomes has been ranked as one of the top five [...] Full text...
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Marwan al-Bakai wins the 2022 Tripoli Half Marathon
26 november 2022 - 16:17:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Runner Marwan al-Bakai was the first to cross the finishing line of the 2022 Tripoli Half [...] Full text...
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FIFA approves 16 Gambian referees
23 may 2022 - 09:58:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, has approved 16 Gambian Referees with Africa’s three-time Award winner, Bakary [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: VAR to be used in all 52 matches for the first time
07 january 2022 - 23:19:02Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - For the first time in the history of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, all 52 [...] Full text...
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African women referees make history at Tokyo Olympics
31 july 2021 - 09:35:57Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - African refereeing marked an important milestone on Friday when three women match officials handled the quarterfinal [...] Full text...
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CAF Executive Committee unveils key decisions on future competitions
16 may 2021 - 09:52:29Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At its Executive Committee meeting in Kigali on Saturday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) took [...] Full text...
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Refereeing Educational & Learning Platform workshop holds in Tanzania
12 may 2021 - 19:31:35Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) hosted the “Refereeing Educational & Learning Platform”, a project adopted by Refereeing [...] Full text...
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GFA, CAF and FIFA begin two-day VAR kick-off meeting in Ghana
05 may 2021 - 19:00:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) project team of Ghana on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, began a [...] Full text...
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Mali: FIFA President Gianni Infantino meets with Transitional President
26 february 2021 - 16:19:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, was received on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Confederation Cup: Ugandan referees to handle Gor, NAPSA playoff match
11 february 2021 - 14:05:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan referees will officiate the forthcoming CAF Confederation Cup playoff match between Kenya's Gor Mahia and [...] Full text...
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2021 CHAN: Kenyan referee to handle Morocco-Mali final
07 february 2021 - 10:34:56Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Kenyan Peter Waweru Kamaku will officiate the final of the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) between [...] Full text...
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FIFA Club World Cup: Three Senegalese referees appointed to serve in Qatar
04 january 2021 - 19:37:47Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Three Senegalese referees, Maguette Ndiaye, central referee, and referee assistants Djibril Camara and El H. Malick [...] 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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Coronavirus: Rugby Afrique bails out Kenya Rugby Union
30 august 2020 - 17:21:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Rugby Union has received 5,000 Euros from Rugby Afrique Solidarity Fund to help vulnerable [...] 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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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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African match officials brace up for resumption of competitions
22 july 2020 - 17:22:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following discussions on the resumption of continental competitions in the not distant future, African match officials [...] 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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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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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 is first African country to restart league amid Coronavirus'
15 june 2020 - 09:07:55Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania at the weekend became the first African country to resume a national football [...] Full text...
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Burundi football championship matches played behind closed doors in Bujumbura
30 may 2020 - 14:37:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All remaining matches of Burundi's National A-League football championship will be played behind closed doors, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congolese Football Federation offers financial assistance to clubs, players due to coronavirus
18 may 2020 - 17:09:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) has handed out cheques to clubs in national Leagues 1 and [...] Full text...
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Burundi Football Federation announces resumption of competitions from May 23
16 may 2020 - 15:22:59Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's football Leagues A and B championships, as well as the last matches in the President's [...] Full text...
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Senegalese football leagues to resume November
13 may 2020 - 21:23:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) Wednesday decided to “postpone the resumption of League 1, League 2, [...] Full text...
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CAF sets up committee of experts to strengthen technical level of African referees
20 february 2020 - 16:55:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Football Confederation (CAF) has set up a commission of 10 arbitration experts in Africa [...] Full text...
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Morocco wins African karate championships
10 february 2020 - 15:31:29Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has won the African karate championships for seniors, juniors and cadets, which it organized from [...] Full text...
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Beninese football federation lifts sanction of 11 referees
20 january 2020 - 14:49:10Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese football federation will reinstate eleven referees suspended on suspicion of corruption and lightness during [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian referee to handle Tunis soccer derby
16 january 2020 - 19:29:48Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian football federation has appointed Cameroonian international referee, Alioum Sidi, to handle the derby match [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian referee to lead Tunisian Classico
13 january 2020 - 16:26:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ethiopian international referee Bamlak Tessema, has been chosen to head the late Classico between Esperance Sportive de [...] Full text...
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Referees from other African countries to handle matches in Tunisia
10 january 2020 - 18:08:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Football Federation has decided allow referees from other African countries to handle matches in [...] Full text...
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FIFA appoints five Malian international referees
06 january 2020 - 15:14:45Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) has appointed five new Malian international referees this month, [...] Full text...
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LFA, QFA sign five-year cooperation agreement
29 december 2019 - 15:17:56Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The football associations of Liberia and Qatar have signed a five-year cooperation agreement, an official statement [...] Full text...
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FIFA wants Gabon to resume football championship
13 december 2019 - 13:47:18Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino, currently visiting Gabon, on Friday met with President Ali Bongo Ondimba and [...] Full text...
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FIFA appoints top South African referees
13 december 2019 - 09:18:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Several South Africans have been appointed to the 2020 FIFA Referees list, the South [...] Full text...
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Female referee banned one month for controversy in Rwanda's Premier League
04 december 2019 - 11:21:16Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan female referee Aline Umutoni has been suspended for one month after controversy in the Premier [...] Full text...
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FIFA instructors brush up skills of 27 Malian referees
03 december 2019 - 15:20:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Football Federation (FIFA), in collaboration with the Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT), has organized in [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON Qualifier: Togo in Nairobi for Group G qualifier against Kenya
16 november 2019 - 16:51:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Togo are in Nairobi for their Group G 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match [...] Full text...
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Ugandan referees to handle Kenya-Zambia Olympic qualifier
04 november 2019 - 15:56:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -Kenya senior women national team's Olympic qualifier match against Zambia will be handled by centre referee Shamirah [...] Full text...
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CAF names referees Tunisia/Libya CAN 2021 qualifier
31 october 2019 - 15:35:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Football Confederation has set November 15 for the first round match of qualifiers of [...] Full text...
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First edition of African Mini Basketball Festival ends in Bamako
01 october 2019 - 14:21:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The first edition of the African Mini Basketball Festival, which brought together some 400 players aged [...] Full text...
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FIFA names 10 African match officials for Under-17 World Cup in Brazil
22 august 2019 - 07:52:18Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With less than three months to go before the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Brazil kicks [...] Full text...
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Rwanda Football Federation launches fitness training for African instructors
19 august 2019 - 10:39:10Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Football Federation in collaboration with FIFA, the international governing body of football, has launched a [...] Full text...
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Kigali is one of 7 African cities to host first-ever Basketball Africa League
31 july 2019 - 16:36:47Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan capital city, Kigali, was chosen to host the first-ever Basketball Africa League (BAL) with [...] Full text...
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France 2019 refereeing statistics released
13 july 2019 - 11:09:55Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - A few days after French referee Stephanie Frappart blew the final whistle at the FIFA Women’s [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON - VAR now introduced
09 july 2019 - 21:26:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) had in September 2018 announced that the video assistance to [...] Full text...
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IOC strips AIBA of its Olympic status
27 june 2019 - 12:35:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The International Olympic Committee has officially stripped the International Boxing Association (AIBA) of its Olympic status. Consequently, boxing will [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: VAR technique will be used from the quarterfinals, says CAF Chief, Ahmad Ahmad
20 june 2019 - 19:36:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, on Thursday dismissed any link between the [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: CAF inspects Suez stadium, venue for Group E matches
18 june 2019 - 09:28:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A delegation of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) inspected the Suez Stadium on Monday before [...] Full text...
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Rwandan referee Louis Hakizimana to officiate at 2019 AFCON in Egypt
08 june 2019 - 15:19:10Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s referee Louis Hakizimana is among 26 match officials listed for the 2019 Total Africa Cup [...] Full text...
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2018/19 CAF Champions league: Gambian Papa Gassama is the Referee for Espérance vs Wydad
31 may 2019 - 18:27:29Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian and Africa top referee, Bakary Papa Gassama, will be centre Referee for the second-leg, final match [...] Full text...
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CAF suspends Egyptian referee Jihed Jaricha for six months
28 may 2019 - 23:25:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Football Confederation (CAF) Tuesday suspended Egyptian referee Jihed Jaricha for six months for "poor [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe MDC splinter leader Khupe declares herself overall party chief
11 may 2019 - 18:22:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – President of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) splinter faction Thokozani Khupe has [...] Full text...
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Kenya FKF sanctions top KPL referee for misconduct
07 may 2019 - 13:49:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) on Tuesday suspended Kenyan Premier League match officials Joshua Achilla, Collins Opiyo, [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: VAR will be used from the quarter-finals of the 2019 AFCON
01 may 2019 - 17:25:07Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used from the quarter-finals of the 2019 African Cup [...] Full text...
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56 referees selected for training in Rabat ahead of AFCON 2019
20 april 2019 - 11:14:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Some 56 referees, including 27 centre referees and 29 assistants, have been selected to take part, [...] Full text...
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CAN 2019: Five Tunisian referees selected for training in Morocco
16 april 2019 - 23:18:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For the first time in the annals of the African Cup of Nations, five Tunisian referees [...] Full text...
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Rwandan referee to officiate Africa U23 qualifier between Senegal and Morocco
15 april 2019 - 11:24:30Kigali, Rwanda (Rwanda) - Rwandan referee Abdul Twagirumukiza will officiate the 2019 Africa U23 Cup of Nations qualifier between Senegal [...] Full text...
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Horoya, Wydad draw 0-0 in quarter finals of African Champions league
06 april 2019 - 20:45:50Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Horoya of Conakry on Saturday evening drew (0-0) against Wydad of Casablanca (WAC) at the 28 [...] Full text...
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International training session for Taekwondo referees opens in Tunisia
19 march 2019 - 22:38:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian city of Hammamet is hosting, from March 18-28, an international training session for 200 [...] Full text...
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Coach of Rwandan football team, Police FC suspended for four months
18 march 2019 - 12:11:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Zambian coach of Rwandan football team, Police FC, Albert Joel Mphande, has been suspended for [...] Full text...
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Two Malian taekwondo referees picked for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
14 march 2019 - 13:36:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Taekwondo Federation (FEMAT) has picked two Malian referees, Yacouba Diarra and Ibrahima Sangho, both [...] Full text...
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Rwandan referee shortlisted for the U17 AFCON in Tanzania
11 march 2019 - 12:18:06Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan referee Abdul Karim Twagirumukiza, 33, has been shortlisted to take part in training for African [...] Full text...
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Rwandan club Police FC suspend coach for assaulting referee
11 march 2019 - 11:47:01Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Zambian coach of Rwandan football team, Police FC, has been suspended for three matches for [...] Full text...
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Malian referees for Cape Verde - Lesotho match in CAN 2019
04 march 2019 - 15:55:24Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verde - Lesotho match, on the final day of qualifiers for the 2019 [...] Full text...
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2019 FIFA WWC: Rwandan Mukansanga selected as referee
04 march 2019 - 11:59:54Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Radia Salma Mukansanga has been selected as a referee in the FIFA Women's World Cup [...] Full text...
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Zone 3 Handball championship kicks off in Niamey
26 february 2019 - 20:19:56Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Zone 3 handball tournament was launched on Tuesday at the Niamey Academy of Martial [...] Full text...
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Togo's D1, D2 championships resume 2 March after measures to end violence on stadiums
25 february 2019 - 17:45:26Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The first and second division football championships will resume on 2 March, following the Togolese Football [...] Full text...
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FKF finally clears referee's arrears
21 february 2019 - 14:29:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has finally paid referees handling second and third tier leagues the US$400,000 [...] Full text...
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CAF Confed Cup: Mozambican referees to handle Gor Mahia versus Zamalek match in Nairobi
30 january 2019 - 14:00:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Mozambican referees will officiate the forthcoming CAF Confederation Cup Group D match between Kenya's Gor Mahia [...] Full text...
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2019 AFCON: CAF adjusts dates for tournament
28 january 2019 - 18:05:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has adjusted the dates for the Total 2019 Africa Cup [...] Full text...
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CAF picks referees for Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
22 january 2019 - 14:15:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) -The African Football Confederation has picked officials to handle the 2019 Total U-20 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...
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Rwandan referee Ishimwe selected for U-20 AFCON in Niger
21 january 2019 - 13:07:31Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan referee Jean Claude Ishimwe (29) is among 24 officials selected to oversee the U-20 [...] Full text...
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CAF suspends two Kenyan players
10 january 2019 - 17:47:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Football Confederation (CAF) has suspended two Kenyan players of Gor Mahia Club following a [...] Full text...
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Former Ghana football chief to appeal FIFA's 'unfair, harsh, unwarranted' life ban
31 october 2018 - 18:22:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi who was handed a life ban [...] Full text...
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FIFA bans former Ghana football chief Nyantakyi for life
30 october 2018 - 19:33:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi has been banned for life from all [...] Full text...
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2018 Women's AFCON: Referees step up preparations for Ghana 2018
16 october 2018 - 13:34:43Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thirty-two referees and assistant referees are set to undergo a preparatory course to fine-tune their readiness [...] Full text...
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CAF introduces VAR for continental club finals
06 october 2018 - 12:10:33Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - For the first time, the Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be applied for the finals of [...] Full text...
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CAF endorses FIFA president Infantino for second term
02 october 2018 - 13:46:57Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The 12th CAF Extraordinary General Assembly, held recently in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, was [...] Full text...
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CAF moves to reposition African football
29 september 2018 - 14:34:28Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - At its meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on 27-28 September, 2018, the CAF [...] Full text...
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South African Football organisations clash over sponsorship deal
20 september 2018 - 14:22:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairman, Irvin Khoza, on Thursday confirmed that the [...] Full text...
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Two Rwanda Football officials arrested in bribery probe
14 september 2018 - 16:33:57Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two members of Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) have been arrested following allegations of an attempted bribery [...] Full text...
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CAF bans Ghanaian referee Laryea for life, sanctions many others for corruption
07 august 2018 - 11:25:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, Confederation of African Football (CAF), has banned Ghanaian referee David Laryea for [...] Full text...
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CAF bans Kenyan Assistant Referee for life, punishes many other match officials
08 july 2018 - 17:44:51Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, Confederation of African Football (CAF) has banned Kenyan Assistant Referee Marwa Range [...] Full text...
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Egypt's women football referees set eyes on premier league jobs (A Feature by CAF)
07 july 2018 - 12:01:55Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - On the sidelines of a small football pitch at a university in Cairo, Hanan Hassan remembers [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: FIFA Referees Committee names match officials for final phase
05 july 2018 - 06:55:48Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 17 referees, 37 assistant referees and 10 Video Assistant Referees [...] Full text...
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FIFA delegation expected in Ghana to discuss crisis in country's football
20 june 2018 - 09:40:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A delegation from world football governing body, FIFA, is expected in Ghana on Thursday, to discuss [...] Full text...
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Ghana gov't announces committee to manage football
13 june 2018 - 19:19:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Government on Wednesday announced the setting up of a 5-member committee to manage the [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: Argentine Pitana is the man in the middle for the opening match
12 june 2018 - 15:33:25Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Argentina’s Nestor Pitana has been assigned as the referee for the opening match of the 2018 [...] Full text...
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High Court places interim injunction on Ghana Football Association
12 june 2018 - 11:55:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High Court in Accra on Tuesday placed an interim injunction on the activities of the [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: 'A World Cup of firsts for fight against discrimination, promotion of diversity'
10 june 2018 - 12:24:37Moscow, Russia (PANA) - In recent years, world football governing body, FIFA, has been implementing a series of concrete measures [...] Full text...
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All Ghana football officials involved in rot uncovered in video to step aside
10 june 2018 - 10:27:15Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has ordered all its officials shown to have allegedly committed various [...] Full text...
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Ghana football chief resigns
08 june 2018 - 19:01:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The embattled president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi, has resigned. A press statement [...] Full text...
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FIFA bans Ghana football chief over alleged corruption
08 june 2018 - 15:55:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Football's governing body, FIFA, has provisionally banned the president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi [...] Full text...
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Gov't dissolves Ghana Football Association after video exposes rot in football administration
07 june 2018 - 20:53:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The government of Ghana announced on Thursday that it has decided to take immediate steps to [...] Full text...
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Anger, shock after video on corruption in Ghana hits the screen
07 june 2018 - 05:07:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Anger, shock, disappointment, frustration, astonishment. These were some of the words used by some of the [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: Nigeria face England in penultimate pre-WC friendly
02 june 2018 - 11:09:22London, England (PANA) - Nigeria, one of Africa's five representatives at the 2018 FIFA World cup in Russia, take on England at [...] Full text...
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CAF launches Match Command Centre
09 may 2018 - 14:57:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF has launched a Match Command Centre (MCC), which will serve as the heart of information [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-20 WWC: FIFA names 2 Africans, 13 others as referees for France 2018
09 may 2018 - 14:49:23Paris, France (PANA) - The FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 15 female referees, including two Africans, and 30 female assistant [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: FIFA names 13 VARs for World Cup Russia
30 april 2018 - 11:57:51Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 13 referees who will act solely as video assistant referees [...] Full text...
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Kenya hosts seminar for ABU ring officials
18 april 2018 - 15:04:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will host a two-day seminar for African boxing ring officials in Nairobi from Thursday. The African [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA WC: FIFA names referees, assistant referees
30 march 2018 - 06:08:02Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 36 referees and 63 assistant referees, representing 46 different countries, [...] Full text...
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FIFA approves use of VARs at 2018 World Cup in Russia
17 march 2018 - 06:27:20Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - Video Assistant Referees (VARs) will be used in all matches at the 2018 World Cup in [...] Full text...
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Cairo hosts maiden Referees’ Development workshop
12 march 2018 - 06:28:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Referee Managers and Heads of Referees Committees of Member Associations have assembled in Cairo, Egypt, for [...] Full text...
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First-ever CAF Women's Football Symposium to be held in Marrakech
05 march 2018 - 06:13:07Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan city of Marrakech will be the centre of attraction from 5-7 March, 2018, for [...] Full text...
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Veteran Gambian football administrator, Omar Sey, dies
04 march 2018 - 12:51:29Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian football has been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of veteran administrator, [...] Full text...
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FIFA Board approves use of video assistant referees
03 march 2018 - 20:26:18Zurich, Switzerland (PANA)- The International Football Association Board has unanimously approved the use of video assistant referees (VARs). The decision, taken [...] Full text...
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CAF takes over payment of referees to minimise corruption
11 january 2018 - 16:49:57Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has decided that with effect from [...] Full text...
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Thierry Henry hails football legend, George Weah
15 december 2017 - 13:59:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Liberian Senator and presidential aspirant, George Weah, is one of the best African footballers in the [...] Full text...
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Senegalese trio handed FIFA Club World Cup 2017 opener
05 december 2017 - 14:11:19Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The spotlight will be on African referees at the forthcoming FIFA Club World Cup 2017 in [...] Full text...
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Video Assistant Referee debuts in CHAN 2018 - CAF
28 november 2017 - 18:50:47Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will be used for the first time in a Confederation of African [...] Full text...
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CAF releases shortlisted players for awards
28 november 2017 - 18:17:39Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the shortlisted players for the African Player of [...] Full text...
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IAAF ratifies Jepkosgei 10km World Record
17 november 2017 - 10:55:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ratified the women 10km world record set by [...] Full text...
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FIFA throw out Zambia protest against Nigeria in World Cup qualifier
20 october 2017 - 15:24:30Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has thrown out Zambia's protest over the World Cup qualifier against Nigeria, saying it will [...] Full text...
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Ghana: FIFA rejects Ghana protest against referee in Uganda qualifier
13 october 2017 - 20:50:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, says it will not act on Ghana's complaint about officiating in [...] Full text...
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Somalia: Somali Football Federation exco member shot dead
20 august 2017 - 15:36:38Mogadishu , Somalia (PANA) - An Executive Committee member of the Somali Football Federation (SFF), Osman Jama Diraa, has died [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA U-17 WC: Zambian among 7 women picked to officiate for 1st time in men's event
18 august 2017 - 12:43:49New Delhi, India (PANA) - Gladys Lengwe of Zambia is one of the seven female referees picked to officiate as [...] Full text...
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Morocco: CAF names 3rd Vice President, presidents of Standing Committees
22 july 2017 - 05:32:01Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - At the end of the CAF Extraordinary General Assembly on Friday in Rabat, Morocco, which saw [...] Full text...
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Morocco: CAF endorses 24-team AFCON; tournament to be played June-July
20 july 2017 - 20:24:35Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Executive Committee of Africa's football governing body, Confederation of African Football, on Thursday decided to [...] Full text...
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Ghana: FIFA President Infantino wants CAF to change AFCON date
19 july 2017 - 07:38:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino wants the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) to change the calendar for [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: CAF President visits Tunisia
13 july 2017 - 12:33:37Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The CAF President, Ahmad Ahmad, arrived in Tunis on Wednesday on an official visit to Tunisia. According [...] Full text...
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Sudan: "Warring" parties agree to end FIFA suspension of the Sudan Football Association
11 july 2017 - 13:46:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Minister of Youth and Sports, the country's Football Federation, and the '30 April Group' [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 'Nigerian Refs will officiate in FIFA World Cup on merit’
09 july 2017 - 14:36:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The president of the Nigeria Football Referees Association (NRA), Tade Aziz, has said that Nigerian referees [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: FIFA Member Association Elite training programme begins in Abuja
03 july 2017 - 11:19:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The 2017 FIFA Member Association (MA) Elite Programme for Nigerian referees, assessors and physical fitness trainers [...] Full text...
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Russia: FIFA mulls shortening football matches to 60 minutes
19 june 2017 - 07:00:23Moscow, Russia (PANA) - A FIFA-supported Rules Organization has invited arguments following its willingness to consider shortening soccer matches from [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: FIFA orders referees to end matches threatened by racial tension
17 june 2017 - 09:19:55Moscow, Rusia (PANA) - The World Soccer governing body, FIFA, has empowered referees to diffuse racial tensions during matches, saying [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: Referees ordered to add time taken for goal celebrations to stoppage-time
16 june 2017 - 12:24:38Sr. Petersburg, Russia (PANA) - FIFA has ordered referees to add the time taken for goal celebrations to stoppage-time at [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: FIFA tell referees to abandon matches in the face of discrimination from fans
15 june 2017 - 06:08:39Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Referees will have the power to abandon matches in the face of discrimination from the stands [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: Referees to get personal escorts from Russian police
08 june 2017 - 12:51:01Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Russian police will provide escort for all referees at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, which is [...] Full text...
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Liberia: Women's clubs pull out en masse from current soccer season
19 april 2017 - 13:49:14Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Liberian Football Association (FLA) president, Musa Bility, who failed eligibility tests to stand for the [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Ghana Referees' boss defends 'disgraced' colleague
21 march 2017 - 07:29:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chairman of the Referees Appointment Committee of Ghana, Eddie Doku, has described the FIFA life [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2017: List of referees, assistant referees
13 january 2017 - 07:21:18Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The following is the list of Match officials for the 2017 African Nations Cup which begins [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: 20 Rwandan referees selected to officiate FIFA matches in 2017
04 january 2017 - 14:48:44Kigali,Rwanda (PANA) - Twenty Rwandan referees including 8 women have been officially selected to officiate domestic and international matches this [...] Full text...
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Uganda: Nine drown, 21 missing in boat mishap on Uganda's Lake Albert
27 december 2016 - 08:55:52Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Nine people have been confirmed dead and 21 others are missing after a small boat ferrying [...] Full text...
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Japan: FIFA president Gianni Infantino defends use of video replays in matches
18 december 2016 - 14:20:30Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - Using video replays to review decisions at the just-ended FIFA Club World Cup here has produced [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: CAF unveils nominees for other categories of 2016 Glo-CAF Awards
12 december 2016 - 12:58:02Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Apart from the nominees for the usual categories, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released [...] Full text...
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2016 FIFA U-20 WWC: Comprehensive list of officials
22 november 2016 - 06:52:57Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) - A total of 16 referees and 27 assistant referees are handling matches at [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan judokas in Bujumbura for regional Cadet, Junior Championships
24 october 2016 - 14:34:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Kenya looks forward to winning the inaugural East African Cadets and Junior Judo Championships which kick off Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: FKF bans six 'incompetent' referees
05 august 2016 - 14:54:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has slapped a three-month ban on six referees for poor officiating of [...] Full text...
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Gambia: CAF names Gambian referee for Benin vs Equatorial Guinea AFCON qualifier
02 june 2016 - 18:50:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has named Gambia's and Africa's best referee Bakary Papa Gassama as central [...] Full text...
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Gambia: South Africa's Bafana Bafana in Banjul to play Gambia's Scorpions in ACN match
02 june 2016 - 18:30:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - South Africa national team Bafana Bafana arrived in Banjul on Thursday for their 2017 Africa Cup [...] Full text...
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Egypt: Young Talent Referees' Course holding in Cairo
05 august 2015 - 11:52:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A course organized for Young Talent Referees by African soccer's governing body, CAF, is underway in [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON 1/2 finals: Will Equatorial Guinea's fairy tale continue against Ghana? (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)
05 february 2015 - 07:52:24Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - As host Equatorial Guinea steps out Thursday in the semi-final clash here with giant Ghana [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: CAF sanctions underperforming Mauritian referee, fines Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea
04 february 2015 - 07:54:44Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Following a letter of protest from the Tunisian Football Federation, the CAF Referees Committee has [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: CAF names officials for semi-final matches
04 february 2015 - 07:39:55Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed the referees for the semi-final matches at [...] Full text...
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Gambia: GFF hails CAF’s African Referee of the Year
11 january 2015 - 19:38:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Football Federation (GFF) has on Sunday hailed the choice of local referee Bakary Papa Gassama [...] Full text...
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Japan: FIFA, FIFPro and INTERPOL launch joint campaign to fight match fixing
30 october 2014 - 13:56:33Tokyo, Japan *PANA) - A global campaign, jointly organized by the World Soccer Governing body, FIFA, the International Federation of [...] Full text...
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Mali: Eagles of Mali host Malawi for Morocco ACN 2015 qualifier
04 september 2014 - 18:42:45Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian national football team 'Eagles of Mali' will on Saturday play Malawi at the 26 March Stadium [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Four vie for presidency of Gambia Football Federation
28 august 2014 - 14:16:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Four candidates are to vie for the presidency of the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) at an [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya picks team for Egypt friendy
25 august 2014 - 15:32:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan-based Kenyan striker Allan Wanga is among the three-players plying their trade outside the country called [...] Full text...
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Togo: 30 African handball referees train in Lomé
13 august 2014 - 14:55:46Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Some 30 handball referees drawn from federations affiliated to the African Handball Confederation (CAHB) are undergoing [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: CAF drops Nigerian referee after FIFA suspension
15 july 2014 - 10:11:32Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African soccer's governing body, CAF, has dropped the Nigeria Football Federation’s FIFA Adviser and Consultant on [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Group proposes limited term for Ghana Football Association president
13 july 2014 - 07:07:59Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A group of people involved in football in Ghana is calling for a change in the [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: African referees among last set of officials at 2014 World Cup
08 july 2014 - 12:01:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two groups of African referees are among the officials selected by world soccer's governing body, FIFA, [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Ivorian referee Doue Noumandiez to officiate France-Ecuador match
23 june 2014 - 22:15:48Fortaleza, Brazil (PANA) - After his baptism of fire during the opening match of Group B of the 2014 FIFA [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Ghana FA requests police investigation into 'attempted fraud'
23 june 2014 - 08:08:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has requested the Ghana Police Service to investigate two persons for [...] Full text...
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Gambia: MP calls for release of detained Gambia FA officials
15 may 2014 - 21:35:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A Gambian Member of Parliament has called for the immediate release of officials of several Gambia [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Apex bank introduces e-referencing system
31 march 2014 - 15:04:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Worried by the dwindling number of Nigerians operating bank account, due to a cumbersome referencing system [...] Full text...
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Togo: Moves to popularise tennis in 2014
10 march 2014 - 00:04:00Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese Tennis Federation (TTF) is bent on popularising the game in 2014 through the organisation [...] Full text...
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Mali: President Keita opens 5,000-seat sports palace in Bamako
17 february 2014 - 17:46:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, at the weekend inaugurated a 5,000-seat sports Palace in the [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC qualifiers: Ghana hosts Egypt
15 october 2013 - 08:15:10Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Action in the first round, African playoffs for the 2014 FIFA World Cup will be completed [...] Full text...
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2014 WC playoff: FIFA names referees for 1st-leg matches
10 october 2013 - 08:39:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - FIFA, the world football governing body, has named the following referees for the first-leg matches this [...] Full text...
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Nigerian football: Life ban for match officials, players involved in scandalous scorelines
22 july 2013 - 17:30:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - "For bringing the game of football into disrepute", the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Monday slammed [...] Full text...
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2013 FIFA U-20 WC: Turkey's central city, Kayseri, stages opening ceremony
21 june 2013 - 10:02:37Kayseri, Turkey (PANA) - The opening ceremony of the 2013 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey will be staged in [...] Full text...
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