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CAF
27-05-2025
- Sport
- CAF
CAF and Morocco LOC announce Match Venues for much-anticipated TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024
The Confédération Africaine de Football's ('CAF') together with hosts, Morocco Local Organizing Committee have announced the match venues that will host TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations ('WAFCON'), Morocco 2024 from 05-26 July, 2025. Six venues will be used for the Competition – the first time more than three venues are used for the event. The venues are: Olympic Stadium (Rabat) Larbi Zaouli Stadium (Casablanca) Père Jégo Stadium (Casablanca) El Bachir Stadium (Mohammédia) Honor Stadium (Oujda) Berkane Stadium (Berkane) The Match Venues: The brand new Olympic Stadium in Rabat was constructed to host 21,000 fans and is a state-of-the-art venue near the historic Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. It will be one of the host stadiums for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025 that kicks-off in December. The Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca is currently the temporary home of Raja and Wydad Casablanca while their Mohammed V Stadium is being renovated ahead of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025. It had its own renovations in 2019 and recently played host to matches at the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations. The 10,000-seater Père Jégo Stadium, also in Casablanca, is named after former Morocco manager Père Jégo, who is considered one of the finest football tacticians in the country's history. He managed both Raja and Wydad Casablanca, as well as the Morocco national team. The El Bachir Stadium in Mohammédia was built in 1954 but renovated in 2019 and is home to local side SCC Mohammédia. The stadium hosted matches at the recent TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, including the final. The Honor Stadium is Oujda has a capacity of 35,000 and has played host to several international matches of late, involving the Morocco national team or as a home venue for other nations to complete their international fixtures. Finally, the Berkane Stadium is the home venue of RS Berkane and has a capacity of 12,000. It received renovations in 2017 and has hosted both international fixtures and matches in CAF's Interclub competitions. As seen across all CAF competitions over the last four years, the TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON, Morocco 2024 is expected to build on the record-breaking success of its previous editions, with expectations to surpass past figures in stadium attendance, global broadcast viewership and engagement across digital platforms. In addition to the live coverage, fans are encouraged to engage with the exclusive behind the scenes content across CAF's digital platforms, using #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2024. TOTALENERGIES WAFCON, MOROCCO 2024 GROUPS GROUP A: Morocco, Zambia, Senegal, DR Congo GROUP B: Nigeria, Tunisia, Algeria, Botswana GROUP C: South Africa, Ghana, Mali, Tanzania For more on the TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON, Morocco 2024, visit -ENDS- Further Inquiries: communications@ CAF | Communication Department
CAF
27-05-2025
- Sport
- CAF
CAF and Morocco LOC announces Match Venues for much-anticipated TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024
The Confédération Africaine de Football's ('CAF') together with hosts, Morocco Local Organizing Committee have announced the match venues that will host TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations ('WAFCON'), Morocco 2024 from 05-26 July, 2025. Six venues will be used for the Competition – the first time more than three venues are used for the event. The venues are: Olympic Stadium (Rabat) Olympic Stadium (Rabat) Larbi Zaouli Stadium (Casablanca) Père Jégo Stadium (Casablanca) El Bachir Stadium (Mohammédia) Honor Stadium (Oujda) Berkane Stadium (Berkane) The Match Venues: The brand new Olympic Stadium in Rabat was constructed to host 21,000 fans and is a state-of-the-art venue near the historic Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. It will be one of the host stadiums for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025 that kicks-off in December. The Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca is currently the temporary home of Raja and Wydad Casablanca while their Mohammed V Stadium is being renovated ahead of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025. It had its own renovations in 2019 and recently played host to matches at the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations. The 10,000-seater Père Jégo Stadium, also in Casablanca, is named after former Morocco manager Père Jégo, who is considered one of the finest football tacticians in the country's history. He managed both Raja and Wydad Casablanca, as well as the Morocco national team. The El Bachir Stadium in Mohammédia was built in 1954 but renovated in 2019 and is home to local side SCC Mohammédia. The stadium hosted matches at the recent TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, including the final. The Honor Stadium is Oujda has a capacity of 35,000 and has played host to several international matches of late, involving the Morocco national team or as a home venue for other nations to complete their international fixtures. Finally, the Berkane Stadium is the home venue of RS Berkane and has a capacity of 12,000. It received renovations in 2017 and has hosted both international fixtures and matches in CAF's Interclub competitions. As seen across all CAF competitions over the last four years, the TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON, Morocco 2024 is expected to build on the record-breaking success of its previous editions, with expectations to surpass past figures in stadium attendance, global broadcast viewership and engagement across digital platforms. In addition to the live coverage, fans are encouraged to engage with the exclusive behind the scenes content across CAF's digital platforms, using #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2024. TOTALENERGIES WAFCON, MOROCCO 2024 GROUPS GROUP A: Morocco, Zambia, Senegal, DR Congo GROUP B: Nigeria, Tunisia, Algeria, Botswana GROUP C: South Africa, Ghana, Mali, Tanzania For more on the TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON, Morocco 2024, visit -ENDS- Further Inquiries: communications@ CAF | Communication Department
CAF
17-04-2025
- Sport
- CAF
MATCH FACTS: Hosts Morocco meet Mali in TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations final
Hosts Morocco will take on Mali in the final of the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025 as the teams go for gold at the El Bachir Stadium in Mohammedia on Saturday (kick-off 15:00 local time; 14:00 GMT). Morocco and Mali are meeting for the second time at the TotalEnergies CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations, having last met in the semi-finals of the 2023 edition where the game ended 0-0 before Morocco prevailed 6-5 on penalties. Morocco are searching for their first title in this age-group and featuring in their second final, while Mali are looking for their third title in their fourth final. The other former champions are Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal. Should Morocco win they will become the 10th different team to lift the trophy. Morocco have had the best defence en-route to the final, conceding just a single goal, and have kept four clean-sheets. Mali have conceded six goals and kept just two clean-sheets. This is the fourth time a North African team are featuring in the final. Morocco are the first North African side to feature in multiple deciders. Previously, Algeria in 2009, Egypt before them in 1997 and Morocco themselves in 2023 reached the final. Victory for Morocco will see them become the second North African team to win the title along with Egypt, who did so in 1997. No region has had more finalists than West Africa with 10 different nations having reached the decider – Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. Victory for Mali will see a West African nation win a 12th title. The only time the trophy has not been won by a team from the region was Cameroon in 2003 and 2019, and Egypt in 1997. A West African team has always featured in the final. This is the fourth time North and West African teams meet in the decider. Egypt defeated Mali 1-0 in 1997, Gambia beat Algeria 3-1 in 2009 and Senegal won 2-1 against Morocco in 2023. Of the last nine winners, eight have been West African teams. The only title in this time not won by a team from the region was Cameroon in 2019. In the 14 previous finals, we have had two decided on penalties. In the 2013 decider Cote d'Ivoire overcame Nigeria 5-4 on spot kicks after a 1-1 draw. While in 2019, Cameroon and Guinea ended 0-0 before the Indomitable Cubs won 5-3 on penalties. Cameroon's penalty shoot-out win over Guinea in 2019 is the only time that a final has ended 0-0. The highest scoring finals have all produced four goals. They are 3-1 wins for Ghana over Nigeria in 1995 and Guinea in 1999, while Gambia overcame Algeria in 2009. The biggest margin of victory for any team in the final was Nigeria's 3-0 triumph over Burkina Faso in 2001. Of the previous 14 finals, seven have seen the winning team victorious by a single goal with five of those games ending 1-0 and two finishing 2-1. Morocco U-17 coach Nabil Baha scored Morocco's fourth goal in a 4-0 win against Mali in the semi-finals of the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations. Between the two finalists, Morocco have a conversion rate of 27.5% while Mali's conversion rate is 15%. Mali have managed to completed 1,653 passes with an accuracy of 78.42%, while Morocco have completed 1,449 passes with an accuracy of 78.45%. MOROCCO FACTS · Morocco are featuring in their second successive final. They join Burkina Faso (1999 & 2001) and Mali (2015 & 2017) as having reached back-to-back finals. · The only team to have previously lost in back-to-back finals was Burkina Faso, going down 3-1 to Ghana (1999) and 3-0 to Nigeria (2001). · Defeat for Morocco will see them join Burkina Faso, Ghana and Nigeria as teams who have lost in two finals. · Morocco are the fifth host nation to reach the final along with Gambia in 2005, Togo in 2007, Algeria in 2009 and Rwanda in 2011. · When the hosts have contested the final previously they have lost three times. The only team that has managed to win the title at home was Gambia in 2005. · The last three hosts to have reached the final have all lost – Togo in 2007, Algeria in 2009 and Rwanda in 2011. · Morocco's penalty shoot-out record reads W2 L1. In 2013 they lost the third-place play-off game against Tunisia 11-10 on spot-kicks after a 1-1 draw. In their 2023 semi-final the game ended 0-0 against Mali before they won 6-5 in the shoot-out. At the current finals they managed to defeat Cote d'Ivoire 4-3 in the last-4 after the game ended 0-0. · Morocco goalkeeper Chouaib Bellaarouch has kept four clean-sheets in five games. He has conceded just a single goal, the fewest by any goalkeeper whose team has reached at least the semi-finals. MALI FACTS · Mali are featuring in their 46th game at the finals – no team has featured in as many games as they have. · Mali are featuring in their fourth final along with 1997, 2015 and 2017. · Victory for Mali will see them win their third title along with previous wins in 2015 and 2017. They will become the first team to win the title three times. · Mali are the third team along with Ghana and Nigeria to feature in four finals. All three teams have so far won two titles. · Regardless of the result, Mali will finish in the top three for a seventh time. No team will have more top three finishes than them. Mali will finish in the top two for a fourth time. · In their previous finals, Mali lost 1-0 to Egypt in 1997, won 2-0 against South Africa in 2015 and defeated Ghana 1-0 in 2017. · Mali meets a host nation in the final for the first time. · This is Mali's second final against a North African team after they lost to Egypt in 1997. · Mali are facing a tournament host for the fourth time their record reading P3 W2 L1. This will be a first knockout encounter. · Previously against tournament hosts, Mali won against Botswana in 1997 in the group stages 2-1, and beat Seychelles 8-0 in the pool phase in 2001. They lost their last meeting against a host, going down 3-2 to Gambia in the group stages in 2005. · Mali have lost just two games in open play in their last 20 at the finals, against the Cote d'Ivoire at the current finals and Burkina Faso in the play-off for third in 2023 (W13 D5). · Mali have been involved in four penalty shoot-outs at the finals previously (W2 L2). · Mali have conceded six goals at the current finals, the most since letting in seven in 2005 when they were eliminated at the group stages. · Mali have scored nine goals at the current finals, the same number of goals they scored in 2015 and 2017 when winning the title. They only scored more goals in 2001 when finishing third (11). · Ndjicoura Bomba is Mali's top scorer at the current finals with three goals, he has also made two assists and has five goal contributions for them. · Mali's Soumaila Fane scored and made an assist in their 2-0 win against Burkina Faso in the Semi-final, it was the second time in the tournament that he did so. He also scored and assisted a goal in their 2-0 win over Central African Republic in the group stages.
CAF
17-04-2025
- Sport
- CAF
MATCH FACTS: Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso clash for bronze medal at TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025
Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso go head-to-head for the bronze medal at the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025 on Friday when they meet at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca (kick-off 20:00 local time; 19:00 GMT). This games represents the first meeting between Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso at the TotalEnergies CAF U17 AFCON. Cote d'Ivoire are participating in the third-place play-off match for a third time along with previous participations in 2005 and 2011. Burkina Faso are also participating in the play-off for third for a third time after they previously featured in this game in 2009 and 2023. The play-off for third has never previously produced a 0-0 result and only once before in 2013, when Tunisia defeated hosts Morocco, was a penalty shoot-out needed to produce a winner after the game ended 1-1. Tunisia prevailed on penalty kicks, winning 11-10. Of the previous 13 third-place play-off games, the biggest margin of victory in this game has been by two goals. Nigeria defeated Egypt 3-1 in 2003, and Guinea won 3-1 against Nigeria and Niger in 2015 and 2017 respectively. The most goals scored in this game was in 2009 when Burkina Faso won 3-2 against Malawi. Since Tunisia's win over Morocco in 2013, the last four third-place play-off games have produced a winner in open pay. Guinea won back-to-back games 3-1 in 2015 and 2017, while Angola defeated Nigeria in 2019 by winning 2-1 and Burkina Faso also won 2-1 against Mali at the last finals. Burkina Faso and the Cote d'Ivoire will both go level with Guinea and Mali on three appearances in the third-place play-off game, the joint most by any team in this game. This is the fifth time that two West African teams will feature in this fixture. Previously Guinea defeated Mali, Nigeria and Niger in 1995, 2015 and 2017. Burkina Faso defeated Mali in 2023. BURKINA FASO FACTS · Burkina Faso lost their semi-final match 2-0 against Mali and have been eliminated at the last-4 stage in two successive finals. Lost to eventual champions Senegal on penalties in 2023. · They are featuring in the third-place play-off for the second finals in succession and are the second team to do so along with Guinea who did so in 2015 and 2017. · Should they win, Burkina Faso will have ended third in successive finals, becoming the third team to do so along with Mali in 1999 and 2001, and Guinea in 2015 and 2017. · Burkina Faso have won both their previous third-place play-off games, defeating Malawi 3-2 in 2009 and Mali 2-1 in 2023. · On all three occasions that Burkina Faso have featured in the play-off for third, the tournament has been held in North Africa. · Burkina Faso's two previous third-place play-off games have been decided in open play. These games have produced eight goals with the Burkinabe scoring five and conceding three. · Burkina Faso are yet to keep a clean-sheet in the play-off for third-place match. · Burkina Faso have been involved in two penalty shoot-outs at the finals, their 2011 semi-final ended 1-1 before they won on spot kicks 4-2 against Congo, while they lost their semi-final at the 2023 finals after the match finished 1-1, going down 5-4 to Senegal on spot-kicks. · Victory for Burkina Faso will see them end in the top three for a sixth time. They were winners in 2011, runners-up in 1999 and 2001, and ended third in 2009 and 2023. · Burkina Faso had two players sent off in their 2-0 loss to Mali in the semi-finals. Ali Kone was shown a second yellow card in the 77th minute with his team already trailing 2-0. Alassana Bagayogo was sent off in second half stoppage time. · Asharaf Tapsoba of Burkina Faso is the tournament's top scorer with seven goals. He had scored in each of their previous four games before the semi-finals. · Their loss to Mali ended a five-game winning streak for Burkina Faso at the finals. It also ended an eight-game unbeaten run in open play. COTE D'IVOIRE FACTS · Cote d'Ivoire scored ten goals in their three group games at the tournament, but have failed to score in both their knockout games. They beat Angola on penalties in the quarter-finals and lost in a shoot-out to Morocco in the semi-finals. Both games ended 0-0. · Victory will see Cote d'Ivoire end in the top three at the tournament for a third time along with 2005 and 2013. · Both of Cote d'Ivoire's previous third-place play-off games have been decided in open play, with them winning one and losing one. · Previously in the third-place play-off game, Cote d'Ivoire managed a 1-0 win against South Africa in 2005 and a 2-1 defeat to Congo in 2011. · Cote d'Ivoire have been involved in three penalty shoot-outs before. They won the final in 2013 against Nigeria after a 1-1 draw when they prevailed 5-4 in the shoot-out. At the current finals, 0-0 draws in the quarter-finals and semi-finals against Senegal and hosts Morocco were followed by a 5-3 win and a 4-3 loss in the shoot-out. · This is the first time Cote d'Ivoire have been involved in back-to-back 0-0 draws at the tournament. · Cote d'Ivoire have never previously failed to score in three successive games at the same finals. · Prior to their recent run of successive 0-0 draws, in their previous 24 games at the finals the Cote d'Ivoire had been involved in just three goalless stalemates. These were against Mali in their opening game in 1997, Ghana in their final group game in 2013 and Angola in their second group game at the current finals. · Their three 0-0 draws at the current finals is the most number of games in a single edition in which the Cote d'Ivoire have failed to score. · Alynho Haidara is Cote d'Ivoire's top scorer at the current finals with six goals, one behind the tournament's top scorer Asharaf Tapsoba of Burkina Faso. Haidara has scored three goals from the penalty spot. · Cote d'Ivoire have conceded just three goals at the finals, only Morocco have conceded fewer (two). · Cote d'Ivoire have kept successive clean-sheets, another one will see them keep three in a row for the first time. They had only once before kept successive clean-sheets prior to their current run, which was in 2013 in their second and third group games, a 1-0 win over Nigeria and a 0-0 draw against Ghana. · Another clean-sheet for the Cote d'Ivoire will see them keep four clean-sheets at a single edition for the first time.
CAF
15-04-2025
- Sport
- CAF
Mali power past Burkina Faso to reach TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON final
Published: Tuesday, 15 April 2025 Mali booked their place in the final of the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations with a commanding 2-0 win over Burkina Faso in Tuesday's semi-final in Casablanca. A goal in each half was enough to send the young Eagles through to Saturday's championship match, where they will face the winner of the second semi-final between hosts Morocco and Côte d'Ivoire, to be played later on Tuesday. Mali opened the scoring in the 42nd minute through Soumaila Fané, who rifled home a powerful shot from outside the box into the top corner, giving Burkina Faso goalkeeper no chance. Despite a spirited response from the Stallions, Mali doubled their lead midway through the second half. Mahamadou Traoré rose highest to meet Fané's pinpoint cross in the 74th minute, nodding home to put the result beyond doubt. The match at Stade Larbi Zaouli was intense and physical, with Burkina Faso battling hard but ultimately unable to breach Mali's well-drilled defence. The Baby Stallions created several chances, including a close-range header from Halidou Diakité that sailed over the bar, but they lacked the clinical edge in front of goal. Burkina Faso ended the match with nine men after both Ali Koné and Alassana Bagayogo received second yellow cards in the second half, further compounding their frustration. Mali, meanwhile, showed maturity and tactical discipline throughout the contest, controlling key moments and managing the game with composure in the closing stages. With this result, Mali will return to the final of the U-17 AFCON for the first time since 2017, when they won the title. The West Africans now stand just one match away from reclaiming continental glory. Burkina Faso will face the loser of the second semi-final in the third-place playoff, also scheduled for Saturday.
