Celebrating Africa's rich heritage in Men's Football at the Olympics

24 july 2024 - 08:02:45
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As the world turns its attention to Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games that starts this [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: CAF media outlet looks at record numbers

12 january 2024 - 07:28:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the 34th TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (Cote d’Ivoire 2023) opens in the [...] Full text...

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TotalEnergies AFCON Records: No one scores like Eto’o (A CAF portrait)

04 january 2022 - 11:15:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - No player has scored more goals in the history of TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations than [...] Full text...

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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes

03 august 2021 - 17:09:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s football icon Kalusha appeals decision to bar him from contesting FAZ presidency

18 february 2020 - 15:48:51
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s football icon Kalusha Bwalya has appealed against the decision of the Ethics Committee at  Football [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s anti-corruption body probes ex-FAZ official after FIFA’s bribe allegation

06 march 2019 - 14:40:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's Anti-Corruption Commission has instituted  investigations into corruption allegations against former Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) [...] Full text...

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FIFA lifts Zambia’s football icon Kalusha ban

29 january 2019 - 08:48:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The world football governing body, FIFA, has lifted the two-year ban slapped on Zambian football icon [...] Full text...

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FIFA Ethics Committee bans Zambian football legend Kalusha Bwalya for 2 years

10 august 2018 - 17:24:33
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has banned Zambian football legend Kalusha Bwalya, member [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Team CAF wins friendly tournament

12 june 2018 - 20:10:37
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The CSKA Stadium provided the setting for the FIFA Legends Football Tournament, an event that is [...] Full text...

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Soccer technical directors gather in Rabat to discuss development

11 march 2018 - 16:41:10
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Technical directors from across Africa, who have been meeting in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, for a [...] Full text...

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CAF offers US$500,000 to each African team to World Cup in Russia

01 december 2017 - 15:19:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Each of the five countries that will represent Africa at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in [...] Full text...

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Morocco: CAF names 3rd Vice President, presidents of Standing Committees

22 july 2017 - 05:32:01
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - At the end of the CAF Extraordinary General Assembly on Friday in Rabat, Morocco, which saw [...] Full text...

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2017 AFCON: Some important fact files

20 october 2016 - 05:43:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the draw for the 2017 AFCON, which was held on Wednesday in Libreville, Gabon, here [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan national team striker to become football manager

27 august 2016 - 15:20:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sports betting company, Betway Kenya, is sponsoring Kenya's national football team striker and current brand [...] Full text...

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US: FIFA boss condoles Nigeria on Keshi's death

09 june 2016 - 14:13:15
New York, US (PANA) - FIFA's President Gianni Infantino has expressed his deepest sympathy over the death of Stephen Keshi, [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC Qualifier: Zambia President Lungu salutes Chipolopolo triumph

12 november 2015 - 12:11:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – President Edgar Lungu on Thursday congratulated the Zambia national football team for their 1-0 victory over [...] Full text...

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Egypt: FIFA, AUC highlight CAF's role in African development

08 april 2015 - 14:00:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Soccer governing body, FIFA, and the African Union Commission (AUC) have highlighted the huge [...] Full text...

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Egypt: CAF elects members of its Executive Committee for 2015-2019

08 april 2015 - 12:28:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following candidates were elected members of the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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Zambia: FA president comes under scrutiny over alleged Qatar bid bribe (Sports Feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent, Lusaka)

09 june 2014 - 00:21:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The recent revelations by the Sunday Times of London implicating Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) President [...] Full text...

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Zambian soccer icon, Kalusha Bwalya, supports Queen Elizabeth Trust

28 february 2013 - 10:01:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Zambia’s former soccer international, Kalusha Bwalya, is to officiate at a fund-raising match for Queen Elizabeth's [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Super Eagles beg referees for fairness

26 january 2013 - 16:40:12
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria's Super Eagles have sent a passionate plea to referees at the ongoing Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Presidential boost for Zambia ahead of title defence opener

21 january 2013 - 12:49:34
Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - African champion Zambia has received a big morale boost ahead of its title defence opener [...] Full text...

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South Sudan becomes FIFA's newest member

26 may 2012 - 14:22:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Sudan is the latest country to join the world football governing body, FIFA. This brings [...] Full text...

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Zambia coach dedicates victory to Kalusha, Cote d'Ivoire coach disappointed

13 february 2012 - 07:59:48
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Zambian coach Herve Renard has dedicated the team's victory in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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World XI beats Africa XI in charity match

25 may 2011 - 21:18:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A select World XI team beat Africa XI 4-2 in a peace charity match played on [...] Full text...

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Algerian, Ivorian grab Africa's 2 slots on FIFA Executive Committee

23 february 2011 - 15:00:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Algerian Mohamed Rouaroua and Ivorian Jacques Anouma Wednesday grabbed the two African slots on the FIFA [...] Full text...

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CAF General Assembly holds in Sudan

23 february 2011 - 09:31:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The 33rd General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) holds later Wednesday (23Feb) in [...] Full text...

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Kalusha Bwalya is the legitimate Football Association of Zambia president, says FIFA

21 december 2010 - 14:42:53
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, has ruled that former international, Kalusha Bwalya, remains the legitimate [...] Full text...

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Zambian delegation in Zurich for talks with FIFA over FAZ wranglings

20 december 2010 - 17:28:27
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Senior government officials, including those from the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) and National Sports Council [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Ghana's Dede Ayew nominated for Hyundai Best Young Player Award

09 july 2010 - 21:32:00
Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- FIFA's Technical Study Group (TSG) on Friday nominated Ghana's Andre Dede Ayew as one of [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Asamoah Gyan nominated for adidas Golden Ball trophy

09 july 2010 - 20:36:00
Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Ghana's striker Asamoah Gyan is among 10 nominees for the 2010 FIFA World Cup adidas [...] Full text...

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President Banda urges team to focus on 2014 World Cup

28 january 2010 - 15:56:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambian President Rupiah Banda Thursday rallied his nati on to start preparing for major competitions like [...] Full text...

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Zambian fans rue Chipolopolo draw against Tunisia

14 january 2010 - 08:41:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambian soccer fans Thursday expressed disappointment at the outcome of the opening match of their national [...] Full text...

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South Africa salutes Ghana over 2010 World Cup qualification

07 september 2009 - 07:35:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The 2010 World Cup Organising Committee has con gratulated Ghana on being the first [...] Full text...

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Zambia FA president suspended

20 march 2009 - 14:12:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ) has suspend ed Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president [...] Full text...

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Hayatou re-elected CAF boss

12 february 2009 - 08:08:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Cameroonian Issa Hayatou has been re-elected to another four-year term as President of African Football Confederation [...] Full text...

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