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Exclusive: Call for forensic audit of Liberian FA accounts exposes Infantino ally Bility

Musa Bility

By Paul Nicholson

March 1 – Controversial Liberian FA president Musa Bility (pictured), excluded from the FIFA presidential race after failing integrity tests, is being accused by a former Liberian FA executive committee member of misappropriating FIFA financial assistance money of more than $1 million. Amongst a raft of claims of financial embezzlement, he is also accused of taking $50,000 of Ebola relief money sent to the Liberian FA and sharing it between committee members.

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CECAFA get behind Hayatou for another term as CAF president

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By Andrew Warshaw

March 1 – The regional factions lining up behind the two rival camps in this month’s Confederation of African Football (CAF) presidential election are taking shape with the Council for East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) endorsing Issa Hayatou for an unprecedented eighth term of office.

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Comoros splits solidarity of COSAFA support for Ahmad for CAF presidency

By David Owen

February 27 – Doubts are emerging as to whether Ahmad Ahmad, the challenger in next month’s crunch Confederation of African Football (CAF) Presidential election, will secure blanket support from members of the Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA).

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Infantino parties on but denies African influence, as Pinnick’s Nigerian support questioned

By Andrew Warshaw

February 27 – The race for the presidency of African football is turning ugly with Nigerian football federation boss Amaju Pinnick criticised by one of his own people for revealing he will vote for the sole challenger to Issa Hayatou next month.

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Infantino gets his man? Chiyangwa lines up African votes against Hayatou

February 24 – Zimbabwe FA president Philip Chiyangwa (pictured), head of the COSAFA region of 14 states, is rapidly emerging as the kingmaker in next month’s ballot for Confederation of African Football president.

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Africa pushes for 10 slots in the 48-team World Cup expansion

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February 23 – The regional fight for more slots in an expanded World Cup from 2026 is already under way with Africa stating it is looking for 10 places, double its current quota.

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A new future for Africa? Hayatou challenger Ahmad focuses on the money

February 21 – Issa Hayatou’s rival in next month’s Confederation of African Football (CAF) presidential election says he intends to totally overhaul the Continent’s financial transparency as he bids to bring to an end to the long autocratic reign of Issa Hayatou.

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Hayatou gets South African welcome as Infantino joins Ahmad’s birthday bash

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By Andrew Warshaw

February 20 – The tension ahead of next month’s potentially game-changing Confederation of African Football (CAF) presidential election is mounting after South African president Jacob Zuma was reported – apparently wrongly – to have formally given his government’s backing to Issa Hayatou despite the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) executive committee officially endorsing Hayatou’s rival, Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad (sic).

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Ahmad’s CAF campaign for change gathers speed as Nigeria desert Hayatou

By Andrew Warshaw

February 16 – Issa Hayatou’s quest to hang on to power at the helm of African football has taken another jolt with the news that the highly influential Nigerian FA is backing his rival for the leadership.

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Hayatou under threat as COSAFA mobilise against him for CAF election

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By Samindra Kunti and Andrew Warshaw

February 14 – Issa Hayatou’s quest to remain African football’s all-powerful figurehead is heading for open warfare after southern African states announced they were backing his rival for the presidency in defiance of their confederation.

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Angola crowd tragedy leaves 17 dead and more than 75 injured

February 13 – At least 17 people were killed in a stampede at a football stadium in the northern Angolan city of Uige after crowds blocked the entrances to the stadium for a league match between Santa Rita de Cassia and Recreativo do Libolo.

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CAF Champions League kicks off with expanded format

February 10 – The 2017 Total CAF Champions League kicks off with the preliminary round today. For the first time the tournament will have 16 participants in the group stages.

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Shorn of stars and dubbed the ‘worst team ever’, Cameroon beat Egypt to win AFCON 2017

By Samindra Kunti

February 6 – Cameroon defeated Egypt 2-1 in the final of the African Cup of Nations to win the tournament for a fifth time. Vincent Aboubakar scored the winning goal in the 88th minute.

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Picking sides. African presidents in spat over Infantino’s African power play

February 3 – In the latest power play for control of African football, an unsavoury war of words has broken out between two federations presidents over alleged meddling by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

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Egypt and Cameroon bring a familiar look to AFCON final

AFCON trophy

By Samindra Kunti

February 3 – For the third time in history Egypt and Cameroon will meet in the final of the African Cup of Nations. In the semi-finals the two traditional powerhouses of the African game defeated Burkina Faso and Ghana respectively.