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CAF begins inspection of Egypt’s facilities for 2019 AFCON (Guardian)

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has started checking Egypt’s preparations for hosting the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) next summer, sending an inspection delegation yesterday to visit Cairo Stadium, reports ahram.org.eg. CAF’s official Twitter account posted photos of the…

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Pinnick off to Dakar as CAF set to announce new AFCON hosts (Guardian)

African football ruling body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is expected to announce the new host of the 2019 African Cup of Nations after its executive committee meeting scheduled for Dakar, Senegal today. Morocco, Egypt and South Africa are…

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‘Introduce women’s Champions League to improve women football in Africa’ (Guardian)

Christian Chukwu, a former Green Eagles captain and former Super Eagles coach, on Monday urged the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to introduce a Champions League for the continent’s women footballers. Chukwu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…

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Sierra Leonean referee collapses and dies (BBC)

Sierra Leonean referee Victor Marah died after collapsing while officiating a community league football match in Freetown on Tuesday. The incident happened a few minutes before the end of a well-attended match between Kroo Bay and Falcon 12 FC. Attempts…

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