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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced commercial revenues of $124-million at the CAF 45th Ordinary General Assembly in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Thursday. It represents a 17% year-on-year increase and $21.6 million in revenue growth over the previous financial year which was cited to the increase in sponsorship and television...

Former South African referee Victor Gomes has been appointed as Vice-President of the CAF Referees' Committee. Gomes, 40, hung up his whistle earlier in the year after the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar but is widely considered one of the continent’s greatest-ever officials. He was recently appointed as Referees...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Dr Patrice Motsepe has reiterated the importance of CAF Super League, saying it will generate revenues and those revenues will be distributed to all 54 member associations in Africa.   The CAF Super League was launched last year, raising so much confusion in...

The Confederation of African Football have announced a change in format for the African FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The CAF Executive Committee held a meeting, chaired by President Dr Patrice Motsepe, in Algiers on Friday. One of the agenda points was a change in format...

The Confederation of African Football has given 25 match officials professional contracts, including two South African referees.  CAF took another step towards growing African football after giving 25 match officials contracts, 20 males and five females, pro contracts. The match officials were informed three days ago by CAF, and the contracts...

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture Amanda Bani-Mapena has been fired by the department. This is due to Bani-Mapena not attending the CAF African Schools Football Championship that was held in Durban this past weekend. She was supposed to be part of the inaugural tournament where new Minister of Sports,...

Mamelodi Sundowns’ school, Clapham High School were unlucky not follow their senior side, losing the CAF African Schools Football Championship to Ben Sekou Sylla of Guinea by 5-4 on penalties. They could not follow Sundowns senior side, who won the DStv Premiership title with seven games to spare, a record...

Confederation of African Football secretary general Veron Masengo-Omba has emphasized why CAF have backed Morocco to its bid with two Iberian countries – Spain and Portugal to bid for the FIFA World Cup 2030. Late on Thursday, CAF along with member associations and its executives, supported by its president Patrice...

Former Kaizer Chiefs defender and captain Patrick Mabedi is unlikely to get the Malawi head coaching role, according to the iDiski Times sources. Mabedi would be next in line for national team after the departure of the Flames' head coach Mario Marinica, who was told that his contract will not...

South African referee Abongile Tom has been appointed to officiate the opening game of 2022 African Nations Championship. Tom is the only South African referee chosen to officiate at this year's CHAN tournament, which was initially set to take place from 10 July to 1 August 2022 but got moved...