Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) was founded in 1957, Sudan was the founder of African football by creating CAF with four member nations: Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Sudan. [16] The first Africa Cup of Nations was held the same year, with a three-team field. Egypt won the inaugural African Cup of Nations, defeating Ethiopia 4 ...
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2021 or CAN 2021 ), known as the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, [4] was the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final was a football match that determined the winner of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, the international men's football championship of Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) which was played between Senegal and Egypt. The match was held at the Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 6 ...
2025. 2027. 2029. The Africa Cup of Nations commonly referred to as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, [1] or simply AFCON or CAN, [2] is the main international men's association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957. [3]
The African Football League ( AFL) is an annual continental men's club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 2023. [1] [2] It was announced on 28 November 2019 by Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA. It was initially launched as the Africa Super League on 10 August 2022 and was to include twenty-four ...
Tshwane Derby: Mamelodi Sundowns vs. SuperSport United [26] Durban Derby: AmaZulu vs. Golden Arrows [27] as Amazulu FC and Golden Arrow (abafana besthende) are from the same province, this sparked a derby since the 1970s/1980s between the two teams, sometimes the derby is called the Zulu or Natal derby.
Television/radio coverage. Network. BBC. The BBC African Sports Personality of the Year (previously known as the BBC African Sports Star of the Year and the BBC African Footballer of the Year) was an annual award given to the best African sports personality of the year as voted by the BBC radio listeners. Voting is done via SMS and online .
History. An earlier African Footballer of the Year Golden Ball award was given out between 1970 and 1994 by France Football magazine. The changes resulted in parallel Golden Ball awards given out to Abedi Pele and George Weah in 1993 and 1994 by the magazine, although the CAF sponsored awards for those years were won respectively by Rashidi Yekini and Emmanuel Amuneke, as well as two awards ...