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Clattenburg exits head of Egyptian refs post over fears for safety and Zamalek backlash

January 26 – Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg has been forced to resign from his position as president of the Egyptian Referees Committee after only five months in charge.

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Africa

Covid confusion. Comoros admit to cheating at AFCON, CAF say it was not possible

January 20 – Comoros FA (FFC) boss Said Ali Athouman has said his team cheated at the Africa Cup of Nations over positive Covid tests, but the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said that it would have been “impossible” for teams to cheat the ruling bodies’ Covid rules. 

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Mandela’s grandson ignites Moroccan fury with call to ‘free’ Western Sahara at CHAN opening in Algeria

January 16 – Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela has sparked Moroccan outrage and an investigation by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over his comments “to free” the disputed Western Sahara at the opening ceremony of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Algeria.

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Africa

High-flying Morocco pull out of CHAN after failing to get Algerian landing slot

January 13 – Defending champions Morocco have withdrawn from the African Nations Championship (CHAN) after hosts Algeria refused the Moroccans a direct flight into the country.

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Chad kicked out of U17 AFCON qualifiers for age cheating

January 13 – Chad are the latest nation to fall foul of the age testing saga rocking African football after being disqualified from the regional Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to start on January 12.

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Africa

Cameroon’s Modeste M’Bami dies of heart attack, aged 40

January 9 – Former Cameroon and Paris St Germain midfielder Modeste M’Bami has died aged just 40 after suffering a heart attack.

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Cameroon U17 squad shredded after 21 players fail age screening tests

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January 5 – Cameroon football has again been rocked by an age fraud scandal with 21 out of 30 Under-17 national team players disqualified after failing MRI tests ordered by the country’s FA (Fecafoot) chief Samuel Eto’o.

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Africa

Cape Verde is first to heed FIFA call and name national stadium after Pele

January 4 – Africa’s Cape Verde has become the first FIFA member nation to heed president Gianni Infantino’s call to rename a stadium in every country in the world after Pele.

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Africa

Tunisia keep faith in Kadri for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

January 3 – Tunisia have extended the contract of coach Jalel Kadri (pictured) for a year despite the Carthage Eagles’ group-stage exit from the World Cup in Qatar.

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Africa

Motsepe short on Super League detail but says an African team will make 2026 final

December 22 – African football boss Patrice Motsepe has once again failed to provide a credible update on his confederation’s plans to launch a Super League in 2023, this time suggesting too many clubs have expressed an interest in the competition. 

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Africa

Motsepe says Lagardere deal settled but fails to give comfort on CAF’s financial future

December 21 – Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe has said that the dispute with the confederation’s commercial rights agency Lagardere, which has left a huge hole in the finances of the confederation, has been settled in an “amicable” way. 

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Africa

Former Nigeria boss Pinnick says CAF finances are a worry, but Africa is building

By Samindra Kunti in Doha

December 21 – Nigerian football official Amaju Pinnick (pictured) has claimed that the finances of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) are “a big mess”.

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Africa

French journalist promises to sue Cameroon FA for defamation

December 14 – The Cameroon Football Association (Fecafoot) is facing a lawsuit from a French investigative journalist after the federation published a statement accusing him of attempted blackmail and extortion.

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Africa

Motsepe and CAF tow the company line on Infantino’s ‘shut-up-and-play’ message

November 10 – Unsurprisingly, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have pulled their weight behind Gianni Infantino’s highly controversial ‘shut-up-and-play’ message to the 32 World Cup finalists on the eve of the tournament. 

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Africa

CAF formally puts AFCON 2025 back out to tender after stripping Guinea of hosting

October 27 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has re-opened the bidding process for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after recently stripping Guinea of the tournament hosting rights.

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