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CAF
27-03-2025
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MAROC Capitale : Rabat Rabat Langues officielles : Arabe, Berbère Arabe, Berbère Population : 36 828 330 (2024) 36 828 330 (2024) Monnaie : Dirham marocain (MAD) Morocco will play host the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations for the second time having previously staged the competition in 2013. The North African nation was due to host in 2021, but that edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Morocco has become a key actor on the African football stage on and off the pitch. With passionate fans and world-class facilities, Morocco will also host the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations in July 2025 and the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations in December 2025/January 2026. They are also co-hosts of the 2030 FIFA World Cup with Spain and Portugal, the second time the global showpiece event will be staged on African soil after South Africa in 2010. On the pitch, the men's senior national team reached the semifinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the first time an African nation had made it to the last-4. And the women's side excelled on debut at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, where they made the round of 16. Moroccan teams are always competitive in CAF Interclub competitions and the local Botola Pro 1 is a thriving domestic league. Morocco has outstanding infrastructure for travel and accommodation, and in 2024 welcomed a record 17.4-million tourists to the country. Travel between cities is easy and affordable, and the people hospitable and welcoming.
CAF
11-03-2025
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- CAF
CAF President Dr Motsepe and African Club Association (ACA) Chairman sign historic MoU to strengthen African Club Football
The Confédération Africaine de Football ('CAF') President Dr Patrice Motsepe and African Club Association ('ACA') Chairman Hersi Said signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, 11 March 2025. The MoU strengthens the partnership between CAF and ACA and formalizes a number of strategic objectives. ACA has commended CAF President Dr Motsepe for increasing financial support for Club Football. This includes the USD 50 000 solidary fee given to all Clubs that participated in the preliminary stages of the CAF Interclub competition – marking it the first time Clubs are given financial assistance to participate in the CAF Interclub Competitions. CAF has also increased the prizemoney in both TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup by over 40%. ACA was launched in November 2023 with the support of Dr Motsepe and recently announced it would be setting up offices at the world-class King Mohammed VI National Football Academy in Sale, Morocco. CAF and ACA have mutual aims that are crucial in growing Club Football on the continent, including to protect and develop a large and healthy professional football sector and invest in and promote the training of young talented players in the long-term interest of football. They also seek to ensure players benefit from suitable education pathways throughout their sporting careers and to promote fair play and to fight against racism, doping, violence, match-fixing and corruption in football. CAF and ACA will work to ensure National Team and Club Football provides substantial benefits to players, Clubs, Leagues and Member Associations, and foster a closer working relationship. They have also resolved that sports-related disputes shall be resolved within the appropriate resolution structures; and that strong national championships and international competitions organised by CAF are vital for the on-going and healthy development of football. CURRENT AFRICAN CLUB ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS Hersi Said (Young Africans, Tanzania) – Chairman Jessica Motaung (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa) – Vice Chairperson Paul Bassey (Akwa United, Nigeria) – Vice Chairperson CECAFA Hersi Said (Young Africans, Tanzania) Hassan Ali Eissa (Al Hilal, Sudan) COSAFA Jessica Motaung (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa) Salomo Hei (African Stars, Namibia) UNAF Khaled Mortagy (Al Ahly, Egypt) Adil Halla (former Raja Casablanca, Morocco) UNIFFAC Ravel Mondjo Mbouloungou (CS de Bendje, Gabon) Guy Kapya Kilongozi (AS Maniema Union, DR Congo) WAFU A Rodney Edmond Michael (Mighty Blackpool FC, Sierra Leone) Famakan Dembele (AS Real Bamako, Mali) WAFU B Ayibatin Wilfrido (AS Loto FC, Benin) Paul Bassey (Akwa United, Nigeria) Further Enquiries: CAF Communications communications@
