African football chief Ahmad Ahmad said on Thursday he would wait on a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport before deciding the outcome of the abandoned Champions League final between Esperance and Wydad Casablanca.

Nigeria's football governing body president, Amaju Pinnick, Thursday was removed as first Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The decision was taken during the body’s Executive Committee meeting in Cairo. Pinnick's removal came a day after CAF’s executive committee agreed to allow FIFA Secretary General take charge of the administration of the…

African teams will contest a final playoff round in their World Cup 2022 qualification campaign, a system last employed for the 2014 tournament, the Confederation of African Football has decided, reports Reuters.

Orji Uzor Kalu was credited with aiding Enyimba of Aba to back-to-back victories in the CAF Champions League in 2003 and 2004 when he was governor of Abia State.

Egyptian police had a tough time with some Algerian journalists yesterday during a tour of the Pyramid organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).   The tour, which saw journalists from different parts of the continent visiting the historic Pyramid, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was almost at its conclusion when…

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will now be introduced from the quarter-finals stage of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.

The National Chairperson, Nigeria Eagles Supporters Club, Bunmi Ogunfunwa, on Saturday said that the Super Eagles were missing the supporters club at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt due to visa hitch. Ogunfuwa made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on the sidelines of…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has turned down Cameroon’s request to replace Joel Tagueu, who will play no part in the on-going Africa Cup of Nations because of a possible heart defect. The Indomitable Lions, who did not want to risk another death on the field as happened to their late star, Marc-Vivien Foe…

Super Eagles’ goal scorer against Guinea in the second group game of the on-going African Cup of Nations, Kenneth Omeruo has promised to ensure Nigerians have more opportunities to celebrate in this competition. Happy that the Super Eagles advanced to the last 16 of the competition through his 73rd minute goal, Omeruo assured Nigerians that…

This is if you believe this write-up, you will believe anything. Excuse my lack of the facts on the matter because since Issa Hayatou lost his seat as president of the Confederation of African football (CAF), I lost my appetite for the politics in African football.    With his exit, my 10 years struggle against self-succession…

A vast security operation greeted tens of thousands of largely red-clad supporters in Cairo ahead of Friday's opening match in the Africa Cup of Nations, with the tournament kicking off against a backdrop of terror attacks and only days after the death of former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

Ahmad Ahmad’s days as CAF president may soon be over following a series of corruption charges dangling over his head. Already, world football...