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The Confederation of African Football has taken a decision at its extraordinary general assembly to improve the officiating on the continent. The body responsible for managing African football has reportedly decided in consultation with FIFA to dismiss Eddy Maillet, a senior official of the refereeing commission from Seychelles, as reported by...

Percy Tau starred once again for Al Ahly as Pitso Mosimane's perfect start to the 2021/22 Egyptian Premier League continued with a 4-1 win over Smouha at the Al Ahly Stadium. Tau made his sixth consecutive start to the season and arrived buoyed with confidence after his stunning strike in...

Hasaacas Ladies CEO Evelyn Asare has denied Mamelodi Sundowns have tabled a R15-million bid for star midfielder Evelyn Badu. The 19-year-old scooped the Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament at the maiden CAF Women's Champions League in which they finished runners-up to the South African champions. Interest has naturally sky-rocketed...

Pitso Mosimane has been questioned over his recent press conference outburst by Al Ahly legend Ahmed Shobier. Mosimane didn't hold back in his response to questioning over his team selection and tactical substitutions when a journalist probed about his decision to leave midfielder Amar Hamdy on the bench. The South African...

The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) have reached a decision on the case of Bernard Morisson after Young Africans SC disputed his controversial move to rivals Simba SC. Morisson, 28, spent two years with Orlando Pirates before joining Linafoot outfit DCMP, where he reignited his career and was snapped...

A former Fifa referee says the Benin Football Federation have no case against the Democratic Republic of Congo despite the world football governing body investigating their appeal. The BFF filed a complaint with Fifa contesting the officiating of referee Eric Otogo-Castane for the dubious penalty decision and the alleged administrative...

Premier League legend Didier Drogna says the 'African Zidane' Mohamed Aboutrika would have thrived in European football. Aboutrika is widely considered one of the greatest African footballers of all time but never moved to Europe during his career as he engraved his name in Egyptian football history with the Pharaohs...

AS Roma head coach Jose Mourinho says he promised Ghana teenager Felix Afena-Gyan really expensive boots which he reminded him about after his historic goal in Serie A on Sunday. Afena-Gyan, 18, has enjoyed an incredible rise to the elite having been scouted during a High School football tournament in...

Three Mamelodi Sundowns players were named in the official CAFWCL Team of the Tournament. Sundowns won the inaugural CAFWCL last Friday, beating Ghana's Hasaacas Ladies 2-0 in the final, to be crowned African champions. Andile Dlamini, Zanele Nhlapo and Bambanani Mbane were all included in the team of the tournament. https://twitter.com/cafwomen/status/1462128706567221258?s=21 While Sundowns...

Ghana defender Andy Yiadom admits the penalty they received against Bafana Bafana looked soft and revealed what's been said amongst the team since the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier. The Black Stars advanced as Group G winners following a controversial penalty decision - which captain Andre Ayew duly slotted home...