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Bility under fire again in Liberia as women walk out over broken cash promises

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By Paul Nicholson

April 19 – Controversial Liberian FA president Musa Bility, who failed eligibility tests to stand for the FIFA presidency but who nevertheless engineered a position for himself on CAF’s executive committee, is under renewed pressure in Liberia with the women’s football league clubs pulling out en masse from the current season after multiple promises of financial support for the clubs never materialised.

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Chiyangwa calls for AFCON rights to be stripped from Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Guinea

By Andrew Warshaw

April 13 – Ambitious Zimbabwean FA leader Philip Chiyangwa, who heads the 14-strong Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA), has written to the new head of African football to officially protest over the manner in which hosting rights for the African Cup of Nations were handled by the previous regime.

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African music for European club ears. Ahmad considers shifting AFCON’s Jan dates

April 12 – The new president of African football, Ahmad Ahmad, has hinted that he is open to the idea of changing the dates of the African Cup of Nations, the confederation’s flagship event.

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Ahmad set to put Lagardère deal back in play, but is he gambling CAF’s security?

By Paul Nicholson

April 10 – Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Ahmad has said he believes the 12-year deal signed with Lagardère Sports for $1 billion was for too long a term, might have been too cheap and that he is going to revisit this agreement.

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Ahmad puts his backing behind Morocco to lead joint 2026 World Cup bid

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By Andrew Warshaw

March 29 – The new head of African football has thrown his weight behind a possible bid by Morocco to stage the 2026 World Cup, potentially a significant irritant to north America which is regarded by many as a shoo-in to host the event.

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Senegal vs Ivory Coast friendly in Paris abandoned after fans invade pitch

March 28 – An international friendly sbetween African rivals Senegal and the Ivory Coast, staged on the outskirts of Paris, was abandoned on Monday when fans invaded the pitch and confronted the players.

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Ahmad starts CAF clean-out as El Amrani resigns from top job

By Andrew Warshaw

March 27 – First the president, now his trusted number two. The wind of change sweeping through African football following the stunning election defeat of Issa Hayatou has quickly snared his deputy and chief ally with Confederation of African Football (CAF) secretary general Hicham El Amrani resigning on Sunday, just over a week after Hayatou was ousted from power by Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad.

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Nigeria cancel London friendly after Burkina Faso players fail to get UK visas

March 27 – Nigeria’s friendly with Burkina Faso in London tonight has been called off after several Burkina Faso players failed to gain visas in time.

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Has FIFA’s gamble on Johansen paid off? Sierra Leone stakeholders show outward unity

March 27 – A fragile peace appears to have broken out within Sierra Leone football following an extraordinary congress in the capital Freetown.

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CAF’s ‘new broom’ leadership already under integrity scrutiny

By Andrew Warshaw

March 20 – African football’s new leadership faces immediate and important questions about transparency and double standards after electing an official who was banned from running for FIFA president on to its own ruling body.

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Egyptians smell blood and the CAF rights, saying Hayatou case will not be dropped

By Paul Nicholson

March 20 – The Egyptian prosecution of former Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Issa Hayatou over the award of CAF’s media and commercial rights to Lagardère Sports will continue, promised a legal spokesperson for Presentation Sports. This is despite Hayatou having lost the presidency of CAF to Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad last Thursday.

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Mali will not be bullied by FIFA, says minister, as ban hits clubs in CAF comps

March 20 – Mali has hit back at becoming the latest African country to be suspended by FIFA over government inference saying it will not be pushed around and will continue to operate as it sees fit.

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Have old ways brought a new dawn? Ahmad and CAF wake up to new roles

By Andrew Warshaw

March 17 – When Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad paid tribute to his predecessor Issa Hayatou and spoke of a new dawn for African football after clinching the most seismic of election victories, it brought to mind another one-sided presidential ballot.

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Controversial Jordaan wins exco vote on CAF’s big day of change

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March 17 – On the day Ahmad Ahmad became African football’s new leader, a raft of his supporters won places on the Confederation of African Football’s executive committee, notably South Africa’s Danny Jordaan, the public face of the 2010 World Cup.

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CAF elections over, FIFA jumps in to ban Mali from world game

March 17 – Just 24 hours after Africa’s regional congress voted in Ahmad Ahmad as its new leader, one of those countries who voted, Mali, has been kicked out of FIFA with immediate effect due to government interference in its national FA.