CAF unveils AFCON coach, team of the tournament (Names, photos & countries)

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named its 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Coach and Team of the Tournament after Ivory Coast emerged as the Champions of the tournament, beating Nigeria 2-1 in the final.  The body governing football announced the best 11 players from the just-concluded AFCON, with Super Eagles striker, Victor […]

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CAF discloses prize money for AFCON winners, runner-ups, others

Confederation of African Football (CAF) has revealed the financial rewards for participating nations at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament (AFCON prize money) in Cote d’Ivoire. The winner of AFCON 2023 will take home $7 million for lifting the trophy. The runners-up will pocket $4 million. The two losing semi-finalists (two teams) will […]

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CAF gives reasons why Nigerian referees are not officiating at AFCON

Confederation of African Football (CAF) has disclosed why Nigerian referees are not selected to officiate at the Africa Cup of Nations and other football tournaments on the continent. Noumandiez Doue, Head of Refereeing at the CAF, while speaking on Thursday during a CAF referees training session at Sol Beni (ASEC Mimosas Training Centre) in Abidjan, […]

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Super Eagles goalie, Chiamaka Nnadozie wins CAF’s goalkeeper of the year

Nigeria’s Super Falcons goal-stopper, Chiamaka Nnadozie was crowned the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year for 2023 on Monday night in Morocco. The Paris FC superstar  beat fellow goalkeepers in the form of Moroccan shot-stopper Khadija El-Rmichi and South Africa’s Andile Olaminii to win the award on Monday, December 11. Nnadozie was crowned the Women’s […]

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Osimhen wins 2023 CAF’s Footballer of the Year for Men category

Nigeria’s Super Eagles superstar,  Victor Osimhen has been crowned as the 2023 African Footballer of the Year, men’s category, at the 2023 CAF award ceremony. The Napoli striker saw off competition from Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah to win the award on Monday, December 11. Osimhen’s win has now ended Nigeria’s 24-year-old […]

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