Africa Archives - Inside World Football Home Gold Cup 2021 News Bracket / Schedule Teams Venues Match Previews Match Reports Gold Cup 2019 Asia News Competitions Federations Development Europe FIFA Marketing Broadcast Finance Match-fixing Integrity Performance Africa Bomb threats and court orders force postponement of Nigerian FA elections September 16 – Nigerian football has been plunged into a new crisis with the September 30 elections to replace the outgoing board, including embattled Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick, put on hold. Read more … Africa CAF draws groups for November hosting of Women’s Champions League in Morocco September 12 – Defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns have been drawn with Nigeria’s Bayelsa Queens, Egypt’s Wadi Degla and the representative of the Central African Football Federations’ Union (UNIFFAC) in Group B of the African Women’s Champions League. Read more … Africa Motsepe under fire for prison visit to Gabon’s Mounguengui who is awaiting sexual abuse trial September 2 – World players union Fifpro and alleged sexual abuse victims have criticised Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe for visiting Gabon FA president Pierre-Alain Mounguengui (pictured), who has been accused of covering up widespread sexual abuse. Read more … Africa AFCON on the move again as CAF strips Guinea of 2025 hosting September 2 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reportedly stripped Guinea of the hosting rights for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, the continent’s flagship event. Read more … Africa FIFA ban Zimbabwe referees chief Zhoya for sexual harassment September 2 – A former Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) official has been banned for five years by FIFA and fined CHF20,000 for sexually harassing three female referees. Read more … Africa Morocco go local with Walid Regragui recruited to lead Qatar 2022 campaign September 1 – Former Moroccan international Walid Regragui has been appointed head coach of the national side just three months before the World Cup. Read more … Africa Lamin Kabba Bajo holds on to Gambian FA presidency August 31 – Lamin Kabba Bajo has been re-elected to lead Gambian football after defeating Sadibou Kamaso in the presidential run-off in the Gambia Football Federation (GFF). Read more … Africa Pinnick says he will not run for third term as Nigerian federation president August 17 – The embattled president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick – one of the most colourful and controversial figures in African football – has announced he will not seek re-election for a third term in office. Read more … Africa SAFA pay women’s win bonuses but sports ministry’s money missing August 15 – Danny Jordaan and the South Africa Football Association (SAFA) have confirmed that newly crowned African women’s champions Banyana Banyana have received a bonus of $24,500. Read more … Africa Halilhodzic’s ignominious hat-trick leaves Morocco hunting for new coach before Qatar 2022 August 12 – Morocco have sacked national team coach Vahid Halilhodzic three months before the World Cup in Qatar – the third time the Bosnian has just missed out on football’s showpiece event. Read more … Africa Motsepe spins truth of removal of Zambian reform proposal from CAF Congress agenda August 11 – CAF president Patrice Motsepe has claimed that the Zambian FA withdrew a proposal to restructure the confederation’s executive committee and reduce operational costs after the reform plans did not make the agenda at the general assembly in Arusha, Tanzania. Read more … Africa Morocco’s successful Wafcon hosting earn them a repeat performance for 2024 August 11 – Morocco will host the Women’s Africa Cup for a second consecutive time in 2024 following a decision by the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Read more … Africa African Super League’s big launch falls flat with no teams, no money and no clear direction By Samindra Kunti August 10 – The African Super League has been launched – well, almost. CAF president Patrice Motsepe offered few details at a ‘soft launch’ of the new competition but repeatedly failed to address the elephant in the room: with CAF on the verge of bankruptcy, how will the Super League be financed ahead of its supposed kick off in August 2023. Read more … Africa Motsepe tells Infantino and CAF Congress that all of Africa will be voting for him August 10 – Delivering a public relations boost to Gianni Infantino’s re-election expectations, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe has vowed that all of the continent’s 54 votes will go to the incumbent in FIFA’s presidential elections next year. Read more … Africa Gambia’s Kaba Bajo takes lead at African sub-region Wafu August 9 – On the eve of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) general assembly in Tanzania, Gambia’s Lamin Kaba Bajo has been elected as the president of the Wafu A. 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