Confederation Cup Related Content
Morocco, Algeria dispute over shirts leads to second cancellation
AFP · 6 days ago
For the second straight week, an African Confederation Cup match between Renaissance Berkane and Algerian side USM Alger was cancelled in a dispute over a map on the Moroccan team's shirts.
Stunning Young Africans book CAF Champions League last-eight slot
AFP · 2 months ago
Tanzanian club Young Africans made a stunning entry to the CAF Champions League quarter-finals for the first time on Saturday by hammering Chabab Belouizdad of Algeria 4-0 in Dar es Salaam.
Favourable CAF Champions League draw for 11-time winners Ahly
AFP · 9 months ago
African club giants Al Ahly of Egypt should experience little difficulty reaching the group stage of the CAF Champions League after receiving a favourable qualifying draw on Tuesday.
Confusion over launch date for African Football League
AFP · 9 months ago
CAF confirmed at a meeting of their top officials in Abidjan on Thursday that the African Football League would kick off in October, but there is confusion over the starting date.
CAF scrap Confederation Cup play-offs
AFP · 9 months ago
Play-offs in the CAF Confederation Cup -- the African equivalent of the Europa League -- will be ditched from the 2023-2024 season, it was confirmed on Saturday.
Success-starved Kaizer Chiefs make surprise choice as coach
AFP · 10 months ago
Kaizer Chiefs, the most popular football club in South Africa despite eight seasons without a trophy, sprang a surprise on Wednesday by appointing local Molefi Ntseki as coach.
African Super League delayed, fewer clubs, name change mooted
AFP · 10 months ago
The CAF Africa Super League will kick off two months late in October and have only eight clubs instead of the planned 24, CAF president Patrice Motsepe said on Sunday.
CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals: Five things to know
AFP · 11 months ago
A new name will be engraved on the CAF Confederation Cup trophy this season as the Moroccan near monopoly of the competition comes to an end.
Coach says champions Sundowns 'so good winning is easy'
AFP · 11 months ago
Mamelodi Sundowns are "so good winning is easy", said coach Rhulani Mokwena after stretching an unbeaten South African Premiership run to 23 games with a 2-0 win at Marumo Gallants on Saturday.
South African strugglers Marumo defy odds in CAF Cup
AFP · 1 year ago
Cash-strapped South African Premiership strugglers Marumo Gallants eliminated expensively-assembled Egyptian club Pyramids from the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday.
Moroccan armed forces club FAR favourites to lift CAF Cup
AFP · 1 year ago
Moroccan armed forces club and former African champions, FAR Rabat will be the team to beat in the CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage this season.
Rare victory lifts Royal seven places in South Africa
AFP · 1 year ago
Royal AM beat AmaZulu 2-0 in a Durban derby on Sunday and rose seven places to fifth, after leaders Mamelodi Sundowns were the only club to win among those who began the weekend in the top eight positions.
Morocco's Ounahi poised for bigger things after World Cup breakout
AFP · 1 year ago
Azzedine Ounahi has been at the heart of Morocco's run to the World Cup semi-finals, tirelessly stamping his authority on the midfield and emerging as one of the revelations of the tournament.
Nigerian club Plateau collapse in Libya to lose CAF Cup play-off
AFP · 1 year ago
Nigerian club Plateau United crashed out of the CAF Confederation Cup on Wednesday with a late collapse in Libya costing them a group place.
Nigerian clubs crush Libyan rivals in CAF Cup play-offs
AFP · 1 year ago
Nigerian football supporters had two reasons to celebrate on Wednesday as Rivers United and Plateau United scored nine goals between them in CAF Confederation Cup play-off triumphs.
Fallen African giants Mazembe to face South African rookies Royal
AFP · 1 year ago
Former Club World Cup runners-up TP Mazembe will take a first step toward becoming African club giants again when they face South African side Royal AM during November.
Club Africain of Tunisia score seven in CAF Cup rout
AFP · 1 year ago
Ahmed Khalil scored twice as former African champions Club Africain of Tunisia trounced Kipanga of Zanzibar 7-0 on Sunday to reach the CAF Confederation Cup play-offs.
CAF Cup holders Berkane fight back to reach play-offs
AFP · 1 year ago
CAF Confederation Cup title-holders Renaissance Berkane of Morocco squeezed into the play-offs with a 2-0 win over Kwara United of Nigeria on Saturday.
Former African giants Hearts of Oak humbled in Mali
AFP · 1 year ago
Former African giants Hearts of Oak from Ghana were humbled 3-0 by Real Bamako of Mali on Saturday in a CAF Confederation Cup last 32 first leg.
Top African coach Mosimane joins Saudi club
AFP · 1 year ago
South African Pitso Mosimane, the most successful coach in Confederation of African Football (CAF) club competitions, has joined Saudi Arabian second division side Al Ahli Saudi.
