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ILoveQatar.net
26-05-2025
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Qatar drawn in Group A in both FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 & FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025
The final draw for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 & FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 was held on 25 May 2025 at the Raffles Doha. The group stage lineups were revealed for the two tournaments to be hosted by Qatar. FIFA Arab Cup 2025 🤩⚽ It's official! The FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 group stage lineup has been revealed during the final draw on 25 May 2025! 🇶🇦 Qatar is in Group A along with Tunisia, Syria/South Sudan, and Palestine/Libya! 📆 FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025: 1 - 18 December 2025 For more news and… — ILoveQatar - Live (@ILQLive) May 25, 2025 Qatar has been placed in Group A of the 11th edition of the FIFA Arab Cup 2025, following the official draw held Sunday in Doha. Qatar will compete in the group alongside Tunisia, Palestine, Libya, and the winner of the qualifying match between Syria and South Sudan. The tournament will take place from 1 December to 18 December in Doha under the supervision of FIFA, marking the second consecutive edition held in Qatar. FIFA previously awarded Qatar hosting rights for the next three Arab Cup editions - 2025, 2029 and 2033. According to the draw, Group B includes Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and the winners of the Oman vs. Somalia and Yemen vs. Comoros qualifiers. Group C features Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and the winner of Kuwait vs. Mauritania. Group D includes Algeria, Iraq, and the winners of Bahrain vs. Djibouti and Lebanon vs. Sudan. The draw ceremony featured former football stars including Qatar's Hassan Al-Haydos, Algeria's Rabah Madjer, Saudi Arabia's Yasser Al-Qahtani, and Egypt's Wael Gomaa. FIFA based team seeding on the April 3 FIFA World Ranking, with nine nations receiving direct entry to the final tournament and 14 teams set to compete in the preliminary round (playoffs), scheduled for Nov. 25-26 - just days before the main competition kicks off. The four top-seeded teams - Qatar (host), Algeria (defending champions), Egypt, and Morocco - were assigned to lead the four groups. Second-tier seeds included Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Jordan. The third tier featured the UAE and three playoff winners, while the fourth tier will consist of four remaining qualifiers. FIFA previously announced the seven qualifying matchups, divided by geographic region between Africa and Asia: Oman vs. Somalia; Bahrain vs. Djibouti; Syria vs. South Sudan; Palestine vs. Libya; Lebanon vs. Sudan; Kuwait vs. Mauritania; Yemen vs. Comoros. Based on the latest FIFA rankings, the nine teams that qualified directly to the finals are: Qatar (ranked 55), Morocco (12), Egypt (32), Algeria (36), Tunisia (49), Saudi Arabia (58), Iraq (59), Jordan (62), and the UAE (65). The last edition, FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021, was considered a major success. Held at 2022 World Cup venues, it attracted more than 571,000 spectators over 32 matches - averaging nearly 18,000 fans per game. Algeria won that tournament with a 2-0 extra-time victory over Tunisia in the final, held at Al Bayt Stadium in front of more than 60,000 fans. FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 ⚽🎉 The final draw on 25 May 2025 has revealed the group stage lineup for FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025! 🇶🇦 Qatar is in Group A along with Italy, South Africa, and Bolivia. 🤩 The FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™ will be the first 48-team FIFA World Cup™ tournament. 📆… — ILoveQatar - Live (@ILQLive) May 25, 2025 The draw for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025, held in Doha today, placed the Qatari national team in Group A alongside Italy, South Africa, and Bolivia. Doha will host the tournament from 3 November to 27 November, with 48 teams participating. This is the first of five editions that FIFA has granted Qatar the right to host until 2029. The expanded format will see this number of teams participate for the first time in the history of FIFA tournaments and the World Cup in all its categories. Former Qatari national team player Abdulaziz Al-Sulaiti and German Al-Ahly player Julian Draxler participated in the draw. The participating teams will play 104 matches over 25 days at eight stadiums within the Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence, while the final will be held at Khalifa International Stadium. According to the draw, the 48 participating teams were divided into 12 groups, each containing four teams, competing in a first round. The top two teams from the 12 groups, along with the best eight third-placed teams, will qualify for the second round, bringing the total to 32 teams. The second group included the teams of Japan, Morocco, New Caledonia, and Portugal, while the third group included the teams of Senegal, Croatia, Costa Rica, and the Emirates. Group D included Argentina, Belgium, Tunisia, and Fiji. Group E included England, Venezuela, Haiti, and Egypt, while Group S featured Mexico, South Korea, Côte d'Ivoire, and Switzerland. Group 7 included Germany, Colombia, North Korea, and El Salvador. Group 8 included Brazil, Honduras, Indonesia, and Zambia. Group 9 included the United States, Burkina Faso, Tajikistan, and the Czech Republic. Group 10 included Paraguay, Uzbekistan, Panama, and Ireland. Group 11 included France, Chile, Canada, and Uganda. Group 12, the final group, included Mali, New Zealand, Austria, and Saudi Arabia. The knockout stages will begin with the Round of 32 in a controlled format, moving on to the Round of 16, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, and finally the final match, which will be held on November 27. FIFA has divided the 48 participating teams into four levels, each containing 12 teams. Host Qatar tops Level 1 and then Group 1, and will play its opening match on November 3. The first level included the teams of Qatar, Brazil, France, Mali, Germany, Mexico, Argentina, England, Japan, Paraguay, the United States, and Senegal. The second level included the teams of South Korea, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Italy, Belgium, New Zealand, Chile, Venezuela, Croatia, Colombia, Honduras, and Burkina Faso. The third level includes Costa Rica, Tajikistan, Panama, Indonesia, North Korea, Côte d'Ivoire, Tunisia, New Caledonia, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and Haiti. The fourth level includes the UAE, Portugal, Czech Republic, Ireland, Switzerland, Zambia, Egypt, Uganda, Bolivia, Saudi Arabia, El Salvador, and Fiji. According to the seats allocated by FIFA to the continental federations in the qualifiers, the Asian continent obtained nine seats, including one seat allocated to the host country, Qatar. Europe obtained 11 seats, Africa 10 seats, CONCACAF 8 seats, South America 7 seats, and Oceania obtained three seats. The tournament was first held in 1985. Nigeria is the most successful team, with five titles, followed by Brazil with four. Saudi Arabia is the only Arab country to have won the tournament, having won it in 1989. The current title holder is Germany, who won the most recent edition in 2023. Here's a glimpse of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 & FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 final draw ceremony: 🏟🎉 The FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 and FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 group stage lineups have been set during the final draw on 25 May 2025 at the Raffles Doha. 🇶🇦 Qatar is in Group A in both tournaments! ⚽ Are you ready, football fans?! 📆 FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025: 3… — ILoveQatar - Live (@ILQLive) May 25, 2025 RELATED:
CAF
21-02-2025
- Sport
- CAF
Rabah Madjer predicts intense Algerian clash in TotalEnerges CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals
Published: Friday, 21 February 2025 Algerian football legend Rabah Madjer has described the upcoming TotalEneriges CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final clash between USM Alger and CS Constantine as a highly unpredictable encounter. Speaking following Thursday's draw in the studios of beIN Sports, Madjer highlighted the unique challenge posed by the all-Algerian matchup, noting that both teams are familiar with each other's tactics and style, having competed against each other in the domestic league. 'The match will be beyond expectations because each team is an open book to the other, and both know all the information about the competitor, especially since they play in the local league,' Madjer said. The quarter-final draw for the CAF Confederation Cup, held in Doha on Thursday, also saw defending champions Zamalek of Egypt paired against South African debutants Stellenbosch, while last season's runners-up, Morocco's RS Berkane, will face Ivorian giants ASEC Mimosas. The final quarter-final tie will see Egyptian club Al Masry take on Tanzania's Simba SC in a bid for a place in the last four. Quarter-Final Fixtures: Stellenbosch (South Africa) vs. Zamalek (Egypt) ASEC Mimosas (Cote d'Ivoire) vs. RS Berkane (Morocco) Simba SC (Tanzania) vs. Al Masry (Egypt) CS Constantine (Algeria) vs. USM Alger (Algeria) The quarter-final matches will be played over two legs, scheduled for April 2 and April 9. The first leg will take place at the home ground of the team listed first in the draw. Path to the Semi-Finals The winner of the ASEC vs. RS Berkane clash will face the victor of the all-Algerian showdown between USM Alger and CS Constantine in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, the winner of the Stellenbosch vs. Zamalek tie will meet the winner of the Al Masry vs. Simba encounter in the last four. Madjer also weighed in on the overall competition, tipping last season's finalists, Zamalek and RS Berkane, as the teams most likely to go the distance. 'The confrontations will be difficult by all standards for all teams, but Zamalek and Renaissance Berkane of Morocco, the two finalists of the last edition, are the candidates to go far,' he stated. Egyptian teams have faced tough challenges against South African opposition in recent years, adding further intrigue to Zamalek's quarter-final matchup against Stellenbosch. With the competition heating up, the Confederation Cup knockout rounds promise to deliver high-intensity football as the continent's top clubs battle for continental supremacy.
CAF
19-02-2025
- Sport
- CAF
WATCH LIVE: TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Quarter-Final Draws on Thursday
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) will conduct the official draws of the 2024/25 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals in Doha, Qatar on Thursday, 20 February. The draws will be conducted at the world-class beIN SPORTS studios streamed live on CAF's official YouTube channel, CAF TV. Four African legends will act as draw assistants, Wael Gomaa (Egypt), Rabah Madjer (Algeria), Rainford Kalaba (Zambia) and Ben Malango (DR Congo). The draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup will take place at 16h00 Cairo/ 14h00 GMT / 17h00 East Africa Time/MECCA and the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League will be at 17h00 Cairo time/ 15h00 GMT/ 18h00 East Africa Time/MECCA. Fans can follow proceedings live on beIN SPORTS in Arabic on its free-to-air channel beIN SPORTS NEWS and in English on beIN SPORTS ENGLISH. A number of CAF television partners, including Canal+, SuperSport, Azam Media, SABC and more than 30 additional free-to-air broadcasters in Sub-Saharan Africa will also broadcast the draw live. Some of the other free-to-air broadcasters in MENA include SNRT in Morocco, OnSport in Cairo and EPTV in Algeria. The Quarter-Finals of both competitions will be played over two legs, with the first leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League scheduled for 1 April and 8 April, 2025, while the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final fixtures are set to take place on 2 April and 9 April 2025. Exclusive behind the scenes content will also be available across prior to the draw across CAF's digital platforms through #TotalEnergeisCAFCL and #TotalEnergiesCAFCC.
CAF
19-02-2025
- Sport
- CAF
Gomaa, Madjer, Kalaba and Malango confirmed as Draw Assistants for TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Quarter-Final Draws
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has confirmed four prominent African football figures as draw assistants for the 2024/25 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final draws, scheduled to take place on Thursday, 20 February in Doha, Qatar. The four selected legends are Wael Gomaa (Egypt), Rabah Madjer (Algeria), Rainford Kalaba (Zambia), and Ben Malango (DR Congo). These distinguished individuals, each with an impressive track record in African football, will assist in conducting the much-anticipated draw, which will map out the path to the finals for the remaining eight teams in each tournament. The draw ceremony will be hosted at beIN SPORTS' world-class studios at the network's MENA headquarters in Doha. The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup draw will commence at 16h00 Cairo time (14h00 GMT/17h00 East Africa Time/MECCA), followed by the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League draw at 17h00 Cairo time (15h00 GMT/18h00 East Africa Time/MECCA). Fans can watch the event live on beIN SPORTS NEWS (Arabic), beIN SPORTS ENGLISH, and CAF TV. Profiles of Draw Assistants: WAEL GOMAA (EGYPT) Wael Gomaa, a legendary Egyptian international, is regarded as one of the best African defenders of all time. Known for his leadership and defensive prowess, Gomaa enjoyed a highly successful career with Al Ahly SC, where he won an unprecedented six CAF Champions League titles. Internationally, he was a key figure for Egypt's national team, winning three TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) titles in 2006, 2008, and 2010. His inclusion as a draw assistant highlights his enduring influence on African football. RABAH MADJER (ALGERIA) Algerian football icon Rabah Madjer is celebrated both for his exploits as a player and his contributions to African football. Madjer famously scored the winning goal that secured Algeria's first-ever TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title in 1990, and his iconic backheel goal for FC Porto in the 1987 UEFA Champions League final remains one of football's most memorable moments. Recognised as one of Africa's greatest forwards, Madjer's presence adds historical significance to the draw. RAINFORD KALABA (ZAMBIA) Rainford Kalaba is renowned for his achievements both at the club and international levels. The former Zambian international midfielder played a crucial role in Zambia's historic triumph at the 2012 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). At club level, Kalaba enjoyed great success with TP Mazembe of DR Congo, winning the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and numerous domestic titles. His experience and success in African football make him a fitting addition to the panel of draw assistants. BEN MALANGO (DR CONGO) Ben Malango is a former DR Congo international known for his goal-scoring exploits in African club competitions. Malango won the CAF Confederation Cup twice, first with TP Mazembe in 2017 and later with Raja Casablanca of Morocco in 2021. His impressive performances in both competitions have cemented his reputation as one of Africa's leading strikers, and his involvement as a draw assistant underscores his impact on the continent's football scene. THE DRAW The draw ceremony will be hosted by beIN SPORTS presenter Mohammed Saadoun Al-Kuwari. The quarter-finals of both competitions will be played over two legs, with the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League fixtures scheduled for 1 April and 8 April 2025, and the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup matches set for 2 April and 9 April 2025. The draw will also determine the semi-final matchups, adding to the anticipation for both tournaments. The draw will feature the reigning champions of both competitions: Al Ahly SC of Egypt, the defending champions of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, and Zamalek SC, also from Egypt, who currently hold the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup title. Fans can follow the conversation and access exclusive content leading up to the draw across CAF's digital platforms using #TotalEnergiesCAFCL and #TotalEnergiesCAFCC. For more information on CAF Interclub competitions, visit Further Enquiries: CAF Communications communications@
