Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The first leg of the final round of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 qualifiers delivered an exciting mix of results on Sunday, setting the stage for dramatic second-leg clashes, CAF Online reported Full text...
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FIFA Rankings: Morocco ends 2024 as Africa's top side
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The latest FIFA Rankings have reinforced Morocco's dominance of African football, with the Atlas Lions ending the year as the highest-ranked African nation despite slipping two places globally to 14th Full text...
2024 CAF Awards: Nigerian Ademola Lookman wins Men's Player of the Year
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The following are the recipients of the 2024 CAF Awards, a celebration of the best of African footballers, coaches and teams, held on Monday at a glittering ceremony at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech Full text...
2024/25 CAF Champions League: Group Stage Matchday 3 Round-up
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The third round of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group stage delivered thrilling encounters, late drama, and decisive victories across the continent Full text...
CAF Cup: Dakar's Jaraaf draw 0-0 with Orapa United of Botswana
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese side Jaraaf de Dakar drew 0-0 with Orapa United of Botswana on matchday 3 of Group C of the group phase of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Cup in Gaborone on Sunday Full text...
Kate Scott, Jalal Bouzrara to present 2024 CAF Awards
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The 2024 CAF Awards will be a celebration of the best of African football with a star-studded line-up of players, coaches and special guests in attendance at the glittering ceremony at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday Full text...
2024 CAF Awards: Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz, Morocco’s Dystinct among top artists
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Diamond Platnumz, the Tanzanian music superstar, and Dystinct, the Moroccan who is known for his genre that blends R&B, Afrobeat and Arabic influences, are amongst the main acts at the CAF Awards on Monday night in Marrakech, Morocco Full text...
Gambia, Senegal secure qualification to CAF African Schools Football Championship finals
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - The Gambia and hosts Senegal triumphed in the CAF African Schools Football Championship for the WAFU A Zone, held in Diamniadio, Senegal Full text...
CAF Executive Committee, Presidents of 54 Member Associations meet in Morocco
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will hold an Executive Committee (EXCO) meeting on Monday, 16 December, 2024, in Marrakech, Morocco Full text...
FIFA Intercontinental Cup: Penalty drama ends Al Ahly's Cup dream
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Al Ahly's hopes of reaching the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final were dashed after a heartbreaking 6-5 penalty shootout loss to Pachuca of Mexico in Doha on Saturday night Full text...
2024/24 CAF Champions League: Latest results from Group matches
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are reports from matches played across Africa in the group stage of the 2024/24 CAF Champions League Full text...
2025 FIFA Club World Cup: African coaches react to tough groups
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Some African coaches have reacted to the tough groups handed to them at the draws for the tournament made on Thursday night in Miami, United States Full text...
2025 FIFA Club World Cup: African clubs handed tough opponents
Miami, US (PANA) - The four African clubs participating in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 — Al Ahly (Egypt), Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), and Wydad AC (Morocco) — have been drawn into competitive groups alongside some of the biggest names in world football following Thursday's draw Full text...
CAF awards: 5 outstanding women players on the list
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confédération of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the top five nominees in each of the women’s categories at the upcoming 2024 CAF Awards, as excitement mounts for the ceremony to be staged on 16 December, 2024, in Marrakech, Morocco Full text...
Pirates, Ahly renew CAF Champions League final rivalry after 11 years
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - It has been more than a decade since TotalEnergies CAF Champions League holders, Al Ahly of Egypt, met with former champions, Orlando Pirates, in what went down as one of the most memorable double-leg finals of Africa’s most prestigious club competitions Full text...
CAF Schools championship: Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana to represent WAFU B
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Slots for the much-anticipated CAF African Schools Football Championship finals are gradually filling up, as Africa’s largest youth football competition approaches its continental finals, set to take place in 2025 Full text...
Premier League giants gain edge in Osimhen race After Galatasaray's major setback
Istanbul, Turkuie (PANA) - Galatasaray’s financial situation has seemingly ruled the Turkish giants out of the bid to sign Victor Osimhen Full text...
Chelsea faces new rival as another European side enters the race for Victor Osimhen's transfer Story by Celine Nyambura
Istanbul, Turkuie (PANA) - Victor Osimhen's immediate future remains a topic that continues to present multiple twists with the passing of time Full text...
2024 CAF Women's AFCON: Group pairings revealed after draw
Salé, Morocco (PANA) - The following are the group pairings after the draw for the 15th CAF TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Friday at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Salé, Morocco Full text...
Ghana FA dissolves management committee of national football team after disastrous AFCON 2025 qualifiers
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Thursday announced the immediate dissolution of the management committee of the Black Stars, the senior national football team, following their failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Full text...
2025 AFCON: All 24 countries for Africa's football fiesta emerge as qualifiers end
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - All 24 countries that have qualified for the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, have emerged as the group matches ended on Tuesday Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of final group matches played on Tuesday
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of the last qualifying group matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, played on Tuesday Full text...
Libya blames Nigeria for failure to qualify for AFCON tournament
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan national team failed to secure qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco, TUKO Full text...
CAF announces nominees for Men's 2024 Awards
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially unveiled the Top Five nominees in each of the Men’s categories of the upcoming CAF Awards 2024 Full text...
2025 AFCON: Sudan erupts in joy as team reaches Morocco 2025 (By Mohamed Osman Adam)
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A new word has entered the dictionary of Sudanese football fans: “Sughanese”, coined from Sudanese-Ghanaian Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Fixtures for final group matches to be played on Tuesday
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the last qualifying group matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, to be played on Tuesday Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of final group matches played on Monday
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of the last qualifying group matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, played on Monday Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of final Group E matches played on Sunday
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of the last Group E qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, played on Sunday Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Fixtures for final group matches to be played on Monday
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the last qualifying group matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, to be played on Monday Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Fixtures for the final matches to be played on Sunday
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the last qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, to be played on Sunday Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of Day 5 matches played on Saturday
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 5 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, played on Saturday Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 5 matches to be played on Saturday
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 5 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, to be played on Saturday Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of Day 5 matches played on Friday
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 5 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, played on Friday Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Heartbreak for Ghana as Black Stars crash out, Comoros qualify
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ghana’s hopes of reaching the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations ended in heartbreak as a late equaliser saw Angola hold them to a 1-1 draw in Luanda on Friday night Full text...
2025 AFCON Group D Qualifier: Osimhen strike lifts Nigeria
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A late equaliser from Victor Osimhen stamped Nigeria's ticket for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday night Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 5 matches to be played on Friday
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 5 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, to be played on Friday Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of Day 5 matches played on Thursday
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 5 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, played on Thursday Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 5 matches to be played on Thursday
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 5 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, to be played on Thursday Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of Day 5 matches played on Wednesday
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 5 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, played on Wednesday Full text...
2024 CAF Women's Champions League schedules
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the final schedule for the CAF Women's Champions League to be hosted in Morocco this month Full text...
2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: North Korea beat US to qualify for finals
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (PANA) - North Korea pipped the USA 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the finals of the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Dominican Republic Full text...
In Sudan, once more sports transcend all tragedies, bring hope to people
Sport report by Mohamed Osman Adam
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- It was a whistle that I could never forget, six months after communications were severed from Eastern Khartoum, Sudan, because of the war Full text...
South Africa: South African goalkeeper Ronwen Williams nominated for FIFA's Player of the Year award
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s national goalkeeper Ronwen Williams has joined the world’s best football stars in Paris for the Ballon d’Or awards on Monday night Full text...
2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Nigeria bow out in battle for semi-finals
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (PANA) - Kennedy Fuller's first-half penalty and Kimmi Ascanio's late goal on Saturday lifted USA over Nigeria and into the semi-finals of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Dominican Republic Full text...
2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: All quarter-final fixtures
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (PANA) - Here are all the quarter-final fixtures at the ongoing 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women's world cup in Dominican Republic Full text...
2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Nigeria emerge Group A winners
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (PANA) - Nigeria gabbed the 9 points at stake in Group A after thumbing hosts, Dominican Republic, 1-0 early Wednesday at the ongoing FIFA Under-17 Women's world cup Full text...
2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Nigeria qualify for quarter finals
Santiago, Dominican Republic (PANA) - Nigeria on Saturday marched past Ecuador to collect their second victory, remaining at the top of Group A of the ongoing 2024 FIFA under-17 women's world cup in Dominican Republic Full text...
2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Results of Day 1 matches
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 1 matches of the 2024 Under-17 Women's World Cup (U-17 WWC) being played in The Dominican Republic Full text...
2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Three African nations take on the world
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2024 Under-17 Women's World Cup will be a showcase for African women's football, as teams from Nigeria, Zambia and Kenya aim to make their mark on the global stage Full text...
2025 AFCON qualifiers: Results of Day 4 matches played on Tuesday
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 4 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, played on Tuesday Full text...