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Africa

Former Zimbabwe FA chief warns of dangers of re-electing corruption-charged Chiyangwa

Phillip Chiyangwa

December 12 – Further pressure is growing on  Zimbabwean football boss Philip Chiyangwa, an ally of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, after his leadership came under  a strongly worded attack from former Zimbabwe FA (ZIFA) chief executive Jonathan Mashingaidze.

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Africa

Pinnick apologises to Nigeria’s neglected women’s team with promise of new dawn

December 7 – The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has apologised for neglecting Nigeria’s women national team. The Super Falcons haven’t played a single match since winning the 2016 African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON).

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Africa

Whistleblower puts Chiyangwa on Zimbabwe’s anti-corruption commission radar

Phillip Chiyangwa

December 4 – The conduct of Zimbabwean football boss Philip Chiyangwa (pictured), an ally of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, has been called into question in his own country amid allegations of corruption.

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Africa

CAF grants $500K to each of its Russia 2018 teams to prepare for World Cup

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December 1 – The African Football Confederation (CAF) has granted financial subsidies of $500,000 to each of its qualified countries to help prepare their teams for the Russia 2018 World Cup.

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Africa

Gambia government caves in over FA corruption allegations and follows FIFA line

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November 30 – Gambia has bowed to FIFA pressure after the country’s sports council chairman, Bori Darboe, reinstated the national FA’s executive committee.

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Africa

Gambia casts doubt on FIFA’s integrity, saying it will deal with financial corruption in FA

Gambia fan

November 29 – Gambia’s authorities are on a collision course with FIFA after the country’s National Sports Council (NSC) refused to rescind its decision to suspend the executive committee of the national federation.

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Africa

FIFA issues Gambia deadline after government suspends FA officials for misuse of funds

November 24 – The tiny west African state of Gambia is the latest country to fall foul of FIFA’s government interference rules and has been given an ultimatum of November 27 for the country’s National Sports Council (NSC) to reverse its decision to suspend the executive of the national FA.

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Africa

Mopani Copper Mines digs deep for COSAFA U-20 title sponsorship

November 24 –  The sub-regional confederation for Southern African FA’s (COSAFA) has  signed Mopani Copper Mines as the title sponsor of the 2017 COSAFA U-20 Championships to be played in Zambia from December 6-16.

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Africa

Keeping it in the Fahm(il)y. Egyptian follows father’s footsteps to CAF top job

November 20 – It was only a matter of time. Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Egypt’s Amr Fahmy has been appointed general secretary of the Confederation of African Football in the latest move by the regime of Ahmad Ahmad to bring in his own people.

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Africa

2018 withdrawals lands Gabon and Djibouti bans from 2020 CHAN

November 20 – Gabon and Djibouti have been banned from qualifying for the 2020 African Nations Championship (CHAN).

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Africa

CECAFA Cup draw goes ahead despite move of tournament date and nation withdrawals

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November 17 – The draw for the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA)  Senior Challenge Cup was held on Thursday whilst the tournament, to be held in Kenya, has lost two of the original participants (Somalia and Sudan) and been put back until December 3-17.

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Africa

Social media alerts SAFA to open investigation into match-fixing in women’s league

November 15 – South African football officials, plagued over the years by match-fixing scandals, insist they will speedily investigate the latest claims – this time in a regional game of the country’s premier women’s league, Sasol.

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Africa

Senegal wait for CAS ruling on replay before booking Russia 2018 trip

By Andrew Warshaw

November 14 – FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura will no doubt be delighted at her native Senegal qualifying for the World Cup finals next year.

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Africa

Morocco beat Ivory Coast for 2018 slot, Senegal take their FIFA-gifted second chance

November 13 – It may not impact directly on its bid to stage the 2026 World Cup but Morocco struck a psychological blow against the United States-led rival bid when it qualified at the weekend for next year’s tournament in Russia.

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Africa

Samoura stands FIFA solidly behind Johansen despite Sierra Leone corruption indictments

November 9 – The bitter in-fighting over who runs Sierra Leone football has taken a remarkable twist with FIFA intervening to overturn a decision by the country’s national FA to remove Isha Johansen (pictured left) from her role as president – right in the middle of a court case in which she is charged with corruption.

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