The CAF Appeals Commission will meet on Tuesday to re-examine the sanctions following the incidents of the 2025 AFCON final . Morocco hopes for a revision of these disciplinary penalties initially considered unbalanced.
Former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales claims that the integration of Morocco was crucial to winning the bid to host the 2030 World Cup. This unprecedented strategic alliance has definitively pushed aside the formidable Saudi candidacy.
The African Football Confederation (CAF) announced on Thursday the postponement of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Initially scheduled for March, the competition will finally take place from July 25 to August 16.
The South African Minister of Sports, Gayton McKenzie, criticizes the lack of communication from Morocco on the organization of the 2026 Women’s AFCON . Thirteen days before the kickoff, Pretoria says it is ready to host the competition in case of withdrawal.
Initially scheduled from March 17 to April 3 in Morocco, the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations should be postponed to the summer. This change in the calendar, motivated by logistical constraints, casts doubt on the maintenance of the host country.
The president of the Mauritian Football Association, Samir Sobha, breaks his silence on the refereeing of the AFCON final in Rabat and calls for the departure of the CAF Secretary General, deemed to be acting outside the law. An indictment highlighting major flaws in the governance of African football.
Statements by Olivier Safari, head of CAF referees, have reignited the controversy surrounding the 2025 AFCON final . He admits that no sanctions were imposed on the Senegalese players when they left the pitch, so as not to “complicate” the match.
During the latest Africa Cup of Nations final, surreal scenes unfolded around the Senegalese goalkeeper Édouard Mendy’s towel . For Hervé Renard, a two-time winner of the competition, the incident that resulted in a heavy fine for Morocco was primarily explained by the power of deeply rooted beliefs and superstitions in African football.
The recent CAF meeting ended in fiasco . Faced with the controversies surrounding AFCON 2025, the officials demanded urgent reforms, particularly targeting refereeing and the general secretariat, forcing Patrice Motsepe to cut the discussions short.
The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football is meeting this Friday in Dar es Salaam in a tense climate. On the agenda: the aftermath of the controversial final of the CAN and the future of the Women’s CAN in Morocco , defended by Fouzi Lekjaa.
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation refuses to confirm the submission of a bid for the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations . This silence comes on the eve of a decisive meeting of the CAF Executive Committee this Friday.
The Nigerian coach, Eric Chelle, praised the technical superiority of Morocco during their semi-final of the 2025 AFCON, while also reflecting on the controversial final won by Senegal, pointing to the application of the regulations.