Kinshasa to host 47th CAF Ordinary General Assembly on 6 October The Confédération Africaine de Football’s (“CAF”) 47th Ordinary General Assembly will be held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, 6 October, 2025. The Ordinary General Assembly will bring together leading figures in African football, including the presidents of CAF’s 54 Member Associations, representatives from the six Zonal Unions, and senior football officials from across the continent. CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe will chair the 47th Ordinary General Assembly.
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Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Abdulgafar Oladimeji is a sports writer with over two decades experience in the industry. As a reporter , he has worked with top major Nigerian newspapers, freelancer with newspaper and broadcast media organizations in Africa, Europe and America. He is a well travelled sports journalists reporting major sports events across the globe.
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CAF announce date for interclub preliminary draws . As CAF Champions league kicks off September 19 The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has officially confirmed two iconic figures in Tanzanian football as Draw Assistants for the 2025/26 CAF Interclub Preliminary Draw, scheduled to take place on Saturday, 9 August in Tanzania’s capital, Dar es Salaam. The draw will be held at the state-of-the-art Azam Media Studios, home to CAF’s strategic broadcast partner in East Africa, a region showing remarkable growth in both cumulative audiences and stadium attendance across all CAF competitions. The event will be broadcast live at 13:00 local…
Nduka, Chelle draw on Nigerian sporting excellence ahead of blockbuster Senegal clash As anticipation builds for Tuesday’s TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship 2024 showdown between Nigeria and Senegal, Super Eagles coach, Éric Chelle and Junior Nduka have shared insight into their mindset heading into the opening clash of Group B. Nduka, seen as one of the Super Eagles’ leaders going into the continental tournament, touched on the emotional weight of national pride and recent sporting momentum Nigeria carries into the tie. “To our fellow Nigerians, I know the expectations are high because we have been doing well in sports and…
Congo, Sudan face off in Group D opener at TotalEnergies CAF CHAN, PAMOJA 2024 Congo and Sudan will meet for the first time at the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) when they clash in the opening match of Group D on Tuesday. Both teams are looking to improve on their past performances and make a strong start to the tournament. This will be Congo’s second meeting against East African opponents; their only previous game was a 1-0 win over Ethiopia in the 2014 group stages. Sudan’s only previous matches against Central African opposition came in 2011, when they defeated Gabon…
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Nigeria are the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket champions…. Won fifth title in a row, Okonkwo named MVP On Sunday, August 3, Nigeria defeated Mali 78-64 in the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket final in Abidjan, winning their fifth consecutive continental title. The win qualified Nigeria for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin, Germany although the African champions will participate in the World Cup Qualifying Tournaments in March next year. final, Nigeria overcame an early deficit to take the lead in the third quarter and never trailed again, despite Mali cutting their deficit to just four points in the final ten…
Olympic bronze medallist Emmanouil Karalis improved his national pole vault record to 6.08m at the Greek Championships in Volos to move to fourth on the world all-time list on Saturday (2). During a busy weekend of national championships action, the 25-year-old added three centimetres to his previous Greek record when he cleared 6.08m on his second attempt. He had entered the competition at 5.65m and managed that first time before needing all three attempts to make it over 5.92m and remain in the competition. The two-time world indoor medallist is now the fourth-best men’s pole vaulter in history, behind only…
Silver whistle referee, Tran Dinh Thinh dies during fitness test Vietnamese Referee Tran Dinh Thinh has passed away during a routine fitness test conducted by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) in preparations for the forth coming VPF season. He collapsed during the final lap after experiencing dizziness and shortness of breath. Despite immediate medical attention and was being rushed to the hospital, he could not be saved. Thinh breath his last in the early hours on August 4, VFF said. Adding that he died at Hong Ngoc Hospital (Hanoi), after doctors had battled to save his life.. The Vietnam Football…
Bayelsa United accuse coach Ladan Bosso of abandonment of work, demands for N30 million for general damages Bayelsa United Football Club has accused the Technical Adviser of the club, Coach Ladan Isah Bosso of abandoning his duty post The club alleged that the former National U-20 coach has displayed arrogance and disrespect to Bayelsa and it’s people, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Reacting to the unveiling of Bosso by NPFL debutants, Barau FC as their new Technical Adviser , United said the announcement came as a rude shock, noting that the management and supporters of the club held the belief that Bosso was…
Messi’s bodyguard banned for entering the pitch without accreditation The body guard of world soccer maestro, Lionel Messi, Yassine Cheuko, has been restricted from attending the rest of the Leagues Cup. The ban was as a result of the of an incident after the Inter Miami’s match against Atlas in the first matchday of the league cup. It is widely reported that, Cheuko had entered the pitch without proper accreditation and was sighted seen pushing and shoving members of the Atlas squad. US Today reported that , Yassine Cheuko has been suspended from the 2025 Leagues Cup In a press…
