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Cecafa match officials appointed for U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt
Four match officials from the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (Cecafa) have been appointed to official at the Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). The four match officials including Rwanda’s female referee Salma Mukansanga are among the 12 referees and 13 assistant referee selected by Confederation of African Football (CAF) Referees Committee.
The tournament which will attract eight teams will take place in Cairo, Egypt between November 8-22.
Djibouti’s Souleiman Ahmed Djama, George Gatogato (Burundi) and assistant referee from Uganda Dick Okello are the others appointed from the Cecafa region.
Teams from the Cecafa region failed to qualify for the U-23 tournament which will also be used to determine which three African teams qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics men’s football tournament in Japan
Defending champions Nigeria, Egypt, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, South Africa and Zambia are the teams that will take part in the U-23 Afcon.
Referees: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria), Houngnandande Djindo Loius (Benin), Ali Mohamed Adelaide (Comoros), Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt), Rakotojaona Andofetra (Madagascar), Daouda Gueye (Senegal), Slim Belkouas (Tunisia), Boubou Traore (Mali), Pierre Ghislain Atcho (Gabon), Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti), George Gatogato (Burundi), Salma Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Assistant referees: Dick Okello (Uganda), Samou Habib Judicael Oumar (Burkina Faso), Jawo Abdul Aziz Bollel (Gambia), Ivanildo Meirelles De O Sanche (Angola) James Fredrick Emile (Seychelles), Samuel Pwadutakam (Nigeria), Hassani Khalil (Tunisia), Abdoul Aziz Moctar Saley (Niger), Firmino Bassafim (Guinea Bissau), Dos Rels Montenegro Miro (Sao Tome & Principe), Wahid Youssef Elbosaty Youssef (Egypt), Diana Chikotesha (Zambia), Fathia Jermoumi (Morocco)
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Jamus FC to host Stade Tunisien in renovated Juba National Stadium
South Sudan Cup winners Jamus FC will host Stade Tunisien in leg 1st round of the 2024/2025 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup in Juba.
The match which will be the first leg encounter will take place at the newly renovated Juba National Stadium on August 16th.
After the officially inauguration of the Stadium by the South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit and FIFA President Gianni Infantino in June this year, CAF has also cleared the Stadium to host International matches.
The Stadium got temporary clearance to host the South Sudan against Sudan in a FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying match in June this year. “We are happy that CAF cleared the Stadium and many more matches are now coming to the Juba National Stadium. This is a good development because our teams can now play at home instead of traveling to play home matches in other venues,” says the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) General Secretary, Victor Lual.
Jamus FC who played in the Mapinduzi Cup in Zanzibar few months ago and are now camped in Rwanda will hope to get a good home result in-front of their fans.
El Merriekh Bentiu, the South Sudan League reigning champions will later host Gor Mahia FC (Kenya) at the same Juba National Stadium two days later in the 1st preliminary round match of the TotalEnegries CAF Champions League.
Sudan Premier League side El Merriekh who have opted to use Juba National Stadium as their home ground will later host Al Nasar Libya in a TotalEnergies CAF Champions League match on August 24th.
In September two AFCON 2025 qualifier matches will also take place at the Juba National Stadium. Sudan will host Niger on September 4th, while South Sudan will face South Sudan at the same Stadium six days later.
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CECAFA officials welcome fruitful Zonal Tactical Workshop held in Cairo
The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) officials have welcomed the recent Zonal Unions tactical workshop held in Cairo, Egypt.
Organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the workshop that took place May 29-30th at the Movenpick Media City Hotel attracted over 40 members from all the six Zones in Africa.
Auka John Gecheo, the CECAFA Executive Director said the workshop that brought together all Zones under one room was very fruitful and insightful. ” This is the first time did was done and hopefully this is the beginning of greater things in the Zone, ” added Gecheo.
The CECAFA Competitions Manager, Yusuf Mossi also made it clear that having this kind of workshop for the first time was clear testimony of better things to come. ” We are definitely moving forward if we can have such a workshop with all Zones discussing to map out strategies, ” added Mossi.
Jean Sseninde, the Women’s Football Development manager said the workshop was very insightful and helped all members continue educating themselves as they work for the further progress and development of Football.
The two-day tactical Workshop focused on practical steps that will lead to accelerated development and stronger cooperation between CAF and the Zonal Unions.
Sarah Mukuna, CAF Director of Member Associations thanked all the staff of the six Zones for attending the workshop which is a part of the commitment made by CAF Leadership under the President Dr. Patrice Motsepe to strengthen the Zonal Unions and also enhance capacity through knowledge exchange.
The other staff from the CECAFA secretariat who attended the workshop include; Andrew Oryada (Marketing and Communications Manager), Baraka Kizuguto (Football Development Manager), Deocratias Meso (Finance Manager), Ali Ahmed (Head of Referees department) and CECAFA Administaror Veronica Lusichi.
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Young Africans’ Hersi Said elected first chairman of African Clubs Association
Tanzania’s Eng. Hersi Ally Said has been elected the first chairman of the African Clubs Association (ACA).
Said, also President of Tanzania Premier League giants Young Africans SC was elected on Thursday during the official launch of the new body held at the Marriot Mena House in Cairo, Egypt.
” I appreciate the effort by the President of the Confederation of African Football Patrice Motsepe to have this body African Clubs Association. It is a platform which will help us try to find solutions to problems affecting us as Clubs, ” said Said.
Jessica Motaung who is also an official of Kaizer Chiefs FC in the South African Premier League was elected first Vice chairperson, while Akwa United FC’s (Nigeria) Paul Bassey is the second Vice chairman. The new body also had 15 Board members with it’s headquarters to be established in Nairobi, Kenya.
Among some of the objectives of the African Clubs Association include; to protect and promote the interest of African Football Clubs, to ensure that African Football Clubs are commercially viable, globally competitive and profitable, to ensure that referees, match commissioners and VAR operators are respected, to build partnerships with sponsors, the private sector and Governments to build stadiums that comply with CAF and FIFA standards and other football infrastructure and facilities in each of the 54 CAF Member Associations among others.
Besides the different Club chairmen from around Africa, the launch of the new body was also attended by CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe, CAF third and fourth Vice Presidents Souleiman Hassan Waberi and Seidou Mbombo Njoya respectively. The CAF general secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba also attended.
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CAF to review all competitions, says Dr. Patrice Motsepe
The President of the Confederation of African Football, Dr. Patrice Motsepe has said they will review all competitions to verify which ones are still viable or not.
Dr. Motsepe said this during a Press conference head at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Saturday before the kick-off of the inuagural African Football League (AFL).
« We will review all CAF competitions because we can’t have many. The problem is that African clubs lose a lot of money by participating in some of these competitions, ” said Dr. Motsepe.
He re-emphasized that African competitions needs to be made attractive with lots of money. “The African Football League is going to showcase the very best in Africa and we ant players to be paid good money, ” explained the CAF President.
Dr. Motsepe went ahead to explain that since football is a short career, it is always good that the African players can earn good money and be able to invest some of it for the future. ” Part of my role is to lay the foundation and the people who will take over from me takeover from there, ” he added.
He also made it clear that he was happy the African Football League was kicking off in Tanzania, East Africa with two matches. Dr. Motsepe stated that with the coming of the AFL the future of African football will not be the same again because it is going to positively impact on many other competitions.
Dr. Motsepe also pointed out the aspect of making African football very attractive so that sponsors can easily come in. ” I can only request for more money if the quality of African Football justifies it, ” reasoned Dr. Motsepe who also added that we should not expect sponsors to partner with you if you don’t have a great preposition.
The CAF President also said he is looking forward to the 2027 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) coming to East Africa in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
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