Nairobi, Kenya – With less than nine months until the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are entering the most demanding phase of preparations: completing and testing the stadiums, training grounds and supporting infrastructure needed to host the tournament. The tournament, scheduled for June 19 to July 17, 2027, will…
CANAL+ has secured the rights to the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027 qualifiers and tournament finals, with the competition to be broadcast on SuperSport across Sub-Saharan Africa. The qualifying campaign features 48 nations drawn into 12 groups of four, competing across six matchdays for places at the 24-team finals. The first two…
Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire, Algeria, Nigeria and Cameroon were among the continental heavyweights to make winning starts as the first matchday of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027 qualifiers produced goals, comebacks and several away successes across Africa. Guinea-Bissau recorded one of the standout results by winning 2-0 away to co-hosts Tanzania, while…
The President of Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) Dr Patrice Motsepe on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to Tanzania Head of State, Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. During the visit, Dr Motsepe conveyed his condolences and that of the 54 Member Associations of CAF to Her Excellency Samia Suluhu following…
New South Africa coach Pitso Mosimane has handed five maiden call-ups to Lebone Seema, Brooklyn Poggenpoel, Yanela Mbuthuma, Puso Dithejane and Tashreeq Matthews in his final squad for the opening TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers. Mosimane has reduced his initial 35-man preliminary selection to 30 players for matches against Guinea and Eritrea,…
Kenya coach Benni McCarthy has named his final squad for the opening TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers against Eritrea and Guinea, with captain Michael Olunga leading the Harambee Stars attack. McCarthy has selected 24 players for the two matches, combining established internationals with a number of emerging players based both in Kenya…
New Gabon coach Sébastien Migné has named his first squad since taking charge of the Panthers, beginning a new era without former captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as they prepare to face Morocco and Niger in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers. The French coach has selected 24 players for the September international window,…
New Algeria coach Brahim Hemdani has left out Houssem Aouar and Hicham Boudaoui from his first squad as he begins a new era with the Desert Foxes ahead of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers. Hemdani has named a 26-man group for the September international window, with established players including Ramy Bensebaini,…
Benin coach Gernot Rohr has handed Joseph Ede Oloko his first international call-up after the striker’s prolific form in Latvia, naming him in a 25-man squad for matches against Burkina Faso, Mauritania and world champions Argentina. Oloko has scored 26 goals and provided six assists in 30 matches across all competitions for Liepaja this season,…
Burundi became the first side to secure a place in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations CECAFA Qualifier on Thursday, while Sudan made an impressive start to their campaign and Ethiopia were held by Rwanda. There were victories for Burundi and Sudan at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam,…
