Army and Rapid Support Forces in standoff in northern Sudan (news Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam PANA correspondent)

13 april 2023 - 12:45:28
 Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Tension between the Sudanese army and its once protégé, the Rapid Support Forces, has reached the [...] Full text...

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Aliou Cissé calls up 26 players for Senegal's next two matches in the AFCON 2023 Qualifiers

27 may 2022 - 21:50:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In view of the first two days of the Qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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Senegalese football federation opens talks for renewal of contract of senior national team coach

02 may 2022 - 12:23:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has initiated discussions with the coach of the national football team, [...] Full text...

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El Hadj Malick Sy, former minister and former president of the Senegalese football federation dies

25 february 2022 - 20:33:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - El Hadj Malick Sy, alias "Souris", former Senegalese Minister of Tourism (1988-1990) and former President of [...] Full text...

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Consensus reached on candidacy of outgoing Senegalese Football Federation president Augustin Senghor

23 july 2021 - 15:13:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Unless there is a major turnaround, Augustin Senghor, president of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), should [...] Full text...

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FIFA president, Infantino, tours Africa, meets with CAF Presidential hopefuls

21 february 2021 - 12:14:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino, has visited Mauritania, Senegal, Central African Republic and Rwanda ahead of the [...] Full text...

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FIFA President sues for unity of African football

18 february 2021 - 14:40:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - "Africa needs to join forces" to develop and perfect its football, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Football Federation releases 11.5 million FCFA to its clubs involved in African competitions

15 january 2021 - 16:43:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has released 11,500,000 FCFA to support its two clubs still competing [...] Full text...

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Senegal's Senghor "very confident" of his candidacy for CAF presidency

04 january 2021 - 13:43:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Less than ten days before the publication of successful candidates for the presidency of the Confederation [...] Full text...

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Augustin Senghor, candidate for CAF presidency, says committed to respond to appeal of Africa and football

16 november 2020 - 21:55:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Augustin Senghor, the chairman of the Senegalese football federation (FSF), contesting the presidency of the Confederation [...] Full text...

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CAF Presidency: Senegalese Augustin Senghor enters the race

13 november 2020 - 20:46:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Augustin Senghor, the president of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), has joined the race for the [...] Full text...

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Senegal to host 2021 AFCON Beach Soccer

06 november 2020 - 18:10:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Cup of Nations Beach Soccer competition will be played in the week of May [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: International friendlies: Senegal-Mauritania cancelled, Côte d’Ivoire surprised by Japan

13 october 2020 - 23:19:28
Thies, Senegal (PANA) - Just like the matches Guinea-Gambia and Mali-Iran planned for the second day of the October ‘FIFA [...] Full text...

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Football: Senegal line up Morocco, Mauritania friendlies

08 september 2020 - 19:32:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Football Federation ((FSF) has confirmed two friendly matches against Morocco and neighboring Mauritania next [...] Full text...

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Morocco – Senegal, duel of ‘Lions’ in friendly on 9 October in Rabat

07 september 2020 - 22:35:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese football federation (FSF) Monday announced a preparatory friendly football match between Senegal’s “Lions” and [...] Full text...

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Senegal: National football competitions restart on January 2, 2021

27 august 2020 - 14:15:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's national football competitions will start on January 2, 2021, as decided by the executive committee [...] Full text...

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Senegal suspends all football leagues

08 july 2020 - 23:29:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The executive committee of the Senegalese football federation (FSF) Wednesday suspended all leagues from regional divisions [...] Full text...

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Former Senegalese international referee Badarera Mamaya Sène dies

22 june 2020 - 21:21:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Badara Mamaya Sène, former Senegalese international referee and mayor of the Senegalese city of Rufisque, died [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Football Federation Chief suggests joint hosts for 24-team AFCON

07 june 2020 - 09:08:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Mr. Augustin Senghor, President of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), has suggested the introduction of joint [...] Full text...

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Senegalese football leagues to resume November

13 may 2020 - 21:23:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) Wednesday decided to “postpone the resumption of League 1, League 2, [...] Full text...

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Senegal Football Federation still undecided whether to restart or stop the championship

05 may 2020 - 15:12:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - After deciding a few weeks ago to cancel the Senegal Cup and League matches altogether due [...] Full text...

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Senegal’s football Cup, League Cup cancelled

09 april 2020 - 21:48:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese football federation (FSF) Thursday decided to cancel purely and simply Senegal’s Cup and that [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Sports events will not be suspended or cancelled because of coronavirus - Minister

05 march 2020 - 22:06:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Despite the quick spread across the world and the four cases of coronavirus reported in Senegal, Senegalese [...] Full text...

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Senegalese football federation to launch national youth championships in March

04 february 2020 - 20:42:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese football federation (FSF), with the objective to improve the competitiveness of its young players, [...] Full text...

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FSF to renovate Demba Diop football Stadium of Dakar

17 january 2020 - 20:37:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  The famous Demba Diop Stadium, established in the heart of the Senegalese capital, Dakar, will be [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Senegal deny claims of age-fraud

18 october 2019 - 13:14:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Senegal have denied reports of age-cheating as their 21-man squad for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Football Federation opens centre of excellence

14 october 2019 - 15:19:28
Guéréo, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) on Sunday inaugurated its centre of excellence, , named after a [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Investment Company, Arise, joins Ecobank Group

28 august 2019 - 21:10:43
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)    -   The investment company, Arise B.V, is now a shareholder of the Pan-African banking group, Ecobank [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Teungueth FC says will not participate in CAF Cup

25 july 2019 - 23:37:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -  Teungueth FC, the flagship club of the city of Rufisque (24 km from Dakar), winner of [...] Full text...

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Guinean Football Federation "cleans up" house with heavy penalties

16 july 2019 - 15:06:50
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Football Federation (FEGUIFOOT) has suspended, from office, the Under-17 national coach, Mohamed Maléah Camara, [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for emergency international response to rising violence in Sudan

05 june 2019 - 21:15:05
Paris, France (PANA)   -   Amnesty international (AI) on Wednesday called on the international community to intervene as quick as possible [...] Full text...

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Guinea's FEGUIFOOT says sure to win disqualification case against CAF

20 may 2019 - 23:05:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   The Guinean Football Federation (FEGUIFOOT) said here Monday it was bent on winning what it termed [...] Full text...

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Guinea reacts to sanctions imposed by CAF

19 may 2019 - 15:20:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The recent decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to disqualify Guinea's under 17 team [...] Full text...

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Senegal’s junior Lions receive national flag before flying for WC in Poland

10 may 2019 - 21:45:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   Senegal’s Junior Lions on Friday received the national flag, two days before flying to Poland to [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON Qualifiers: CAF gives provisional approval for use Lat Dior stadium in Thiés

21 march 2019 - 19:25:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Football Confederation (CAF) has granted provisional approval of the Lat Dior stadium in Thiès, [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Football Federation renews contracts of its technical staff

01 february 2019 - 21:16:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Aliou Cisse, Régis Bogaert and Tony Sylva, Senegalese national coach, assistant coach and goalkeeper's coach, respectively, [...] Full text...

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Diouf, Senghor team up to bring CAN cup to Senegal

07 january 2019 - 19:39:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - "I will now work with the President of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), Me Senghor, to [...] Full text...

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Senegal FA asks FIFA to revise Fair Play rule

03 july 2018 - 13:42:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - After exiting the 2018 FIFA World Cup due to yellow cards accumulated in their group, the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Senegalese FA thrilled with FIFA's life ban of 'disgraced' Ghanaian referee

21 march 2017 - 07:24:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegal Football Federation (FSF) has welcomed FIFA's life-time ban of Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey, local [...] Full text...

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Senegal: LOC for CAF U-23 Championship inaugurated

16 august 2015 - 11:28:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Under-23 Championship, tagged Senegal [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Senegal ready to host CAF U-20 championship

11 february 2014 - 17:15:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal says it is ready to host the African Under-20 football championship in March 2015, following [...] Full text...

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Senegal names Frenchman Alain Giresse as coach

10 january 2013 - 11:32:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has appointed Frenchman Alain Giresse as head coach of the country's [...] Full text...

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African CSOs want African ministers to demand action from COP18 in Doha

04 december 2012 - 16:06:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Expressing concern that Africa is on the frontline of a planetary emergency, representatives of [...] Full text...

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Frenchman Pierre Lechantre named Senegal’s football coach

28 april 2012 - 11:45:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Frenchman Pierre Lechantre, 62, has been named Senegal’s football team coach at the end of an [...] Full text...

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Senegalese FA Chair bags Court of Arbitration for Sport job

28 march 2012 - 10:18:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The president of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), Mr. Augustin Senghor, has been appointed to the [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012: Senegal sacks coach, assistants after Nations Cup debacle

08 february 2012 - 11:52:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has sacked national team coach Amara Traore and his assistants, over the [...] Full text...

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Senegal coach, Amara Traoré, signs three-year contract extension

28 december 2011 - 10:13:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's national football coach Amara Traore has renewed his contract for three years. The contract, which expired [...] Full text...

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Senegalese, Ivorian football friendly put off

14 november 2011 - 14:12:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The friendly football match, scheduled for Tuesday in Amiens, France, between Senegal and Côte-d’Ivoire, has been [...] Full text...

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CAF rectifies error on Senegalese player Souleymane Diawara

11 august 2011 - 22:28:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed Senegalese player Souleymane Diawara was mistakenly suspended during [...] Full text...

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Senegal suspends El Hadj Diouf for five years

27 july 2011 - 21:45:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The disciplinary commission of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) on Wednesday in Dakar suspended the country's [...] Full text...

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Senegal plays Morocco in friendly 10 Aug.

21 april 2011 - 12:16:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal and Moroccan will meet in an international football friendly in Dakar, 10 Aug. the Senegalese [...] Full text...

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Senegalese national football team gets new coach

16 december 2009 - 15:04:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The former international player, Amara Traorأ©, has been appointed coach of the national football team of [...] Full text...

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New chair for Senegal FA

31 august 2009 - 12:35:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Augustin Senghor, a 44-year-old lawyer, was Sunday elect ed chairman of the Senegalese Football Association (FSF), [...] Full text...

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