Tag: CAF

Remo Stars Crash Out Of CAF Champions League

Ganiyu Amodu

Remo Stars FC has been eliminated from continental football for the third consecutive time, following a 2-0 defeat to ASFAR in Rabat. The Ikenne-based team had secured a 2-1 victory over ASFAR in the first leg of their CAF Champions League preliminary round match at the Remo Stars Stadium. However, they couldn’t hold onto their advantage in Morocco, ultimately losing the tie 3-2 on aggregate. This latest exit is a bitter pill to swallow for Remo Stars, who were seeking revenge after a similar fate in the 2022/2023 season. Back…

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How Ex-CAF President, Issa Hayatou, Died 24 Hrs To 78th Birthday

Ganiyu Amodu

‘Passionate sports fan,’ Tributes FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, other penned on man who served as the president of CAF for 29 years   A former President of the Confederation of African Football, Issa Hayatou, is dead. Hayatou’s death was made known by the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, in a Thursday post on his Instagram stories. Infantino wrote, “Saddened to hear of the passing of former CAF President, former FIFA President and interim, FIFA Vice President and FIFA Council member, Issa Hayatou. “As a passionate sports fan and IOC member, he…

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Osimhen’s ‘Goal’ Cancelled Again,’ How Super Eagles Landed At CAF Final

Ganiyu Amodu

  Full details of how 4-2 penalty crackers and Grammy award rekindled rivalry between the two nations + tantrums Nigerians and South Africans are throwing on Twitter     For the second time in two matches, the Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, lost two goals to VAR technology, some Nigerians have claimed as Super Eagles defeated the Bafana Bafana of South Africa to land at the final of the African Cup of Nations. The Nigerian national beat South Africa’s Bafana Bafana on penalties in the ongoing African Cup of Nations…

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Why Nigerian Referees Are Not Officiating At AFCON — CAF

Ganiyu Amodu

The Confederation of African Football has revealed why Nigerian referees are not selected to officiate at the Africa Cup of Nations and other football tournaments on the continent. Head of Refereeing at the CAF, Noumandiez Doue, while speaking on Thursday during a CAF referees training session at Sol Beni (ASEC Mimosas Training Centre) in Abidjan, said Nigerian referees are good but need to do more. No Nigerian referee has been selected among the officials for the biennial competition for 18 years, this decision has, however, been debated among football stakeholders…

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CAF Player Of The Year 2023: Osimhen Makes Final 10-Man Shortlist

Ganiyu Amodu

Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen has been included in the final 10-man shortlist for the 2023 CAF Men’s Player of the Year. Osimhen is looking to become the first Nigerian to win the award since Nwankwo Kanu claimed the prize in 1996. CAF announced the final shortlist on its official X handle on Friday. READ ALSO Lt. Col. Imam Emerges First Professor Of Nigerian Army Bayelsa Poll: I Would Have Relocated My Mother To Abuja If Diri Had Lost – Jonathan As DNA Lamentations Get Louder! By Chukwuneta Oby Senegal’s…

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2023 AFCON: CAF Unveils Official Match Ball

Ganiyu Amodu

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the official match ball for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. The official match ball is named after Ivorian legendary forward Laurent Pokou. The official ball, POKOU, features the three main colours of the Cote d’Ivoire flag—white, orange, and green—while incorporating the latest technology that will revolutionise the game on the continent and beyond. READ ALSO Nigerian Oil Industry Is On Steady Growth Trend – Wabote Efficiency, Transparency: How NCDMB Retained Top Position Among Agencies Why We Moved 2023…

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