CAF (Confederation of African Football)

African football associations are set to request at least 10 places in the newly expanded Fifa World Cup, double the current number assigned to nations from the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Long-time Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Issa Hayatou is to be challenged for his leadership of the sport on the continent as officials maintained that the format for showpiece national team tournament the Africa Cup of Nations will remain unchanged.

One-time Fifa presidential hopeful Musa Bility has called on the official overseeing the election process to step aside due to conflict of interest, and has claimed a significant number of national associations will decide against backing the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) preferred candidate in this month’s vote.

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has today (Friday) received a significant boost in his campaign to become the next president of Fifa after receiving the backing of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have strengthened their ties by signing a wide-ranging four year partnership.

Owen Evans spoke to Hicham El-Amrani, general secretary of the Confederation of African Football about building bridges with his home country and his billion dollar vision for African football.

Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Issa Hayatou was today (Thursday) installed as the interim leader of Fifa, but has maintained he will not seek the position on a permanent basis following the wave of suspensions issued by the body’s Ethics Committee.

If you live outside of Nigeria it’s likely you will never have heard of Dr. Larry Izamoje.

Uefa president Michel Platini has said that most of the member associations of football’s European governing body will vote for Jordan's Prince Ali bin Al Hussein to succeed Sepp Blatter as the next Fifa president, as the sport’s stakeholders continued to wrestle with the latest scandal to hit world football today (Thursday).

Algeria’s Sports Minister Mohamed Tahmi has said he will review his country’s relationship with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after it missed out with its bid to stage the 2017 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations national team tournament.

Gabon has seen off rival bids from Ghana and Algeria to secure hosting rights to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament.

Issa Hayatou is poised to retain his powerbase at the helm of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after an age limit for senior executives was dropped today (Tuesday) as member associations reaffirmed their support for Sepp Blatter to continue as Fifa president.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) today (Thursday) today upheld a significant proportion of an appeal lodged by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) against sanctions handed out by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) related to its non-staging of the 2015 Cup of Nations.

Guinea has dismissed the prospect of hosting the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in June to accommodate a November-December staging of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.

Egypt’s Sports Minister Khaled Abdel-Aziz has confirmed that the country has withdrawn its bid to stage the 2017 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Morocco has lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against sanctions imposed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after the country withdrew from hosting this year's Africa Cup of Nations national team tournament.