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Tanzania’s Hajra Mawanja and Nabil Kajumba (Uganda) scooped the top scorers’ Awards at the concluded CAF African Schools Football Championship CECAFA qualifiers on Tuesday in Uganda. Mawanja who helped Tanzania win the Girl’s title finished top with six goals, while Kajumba netted seven goals and also guided Uganda to win the top prize. “It is a very good feeling finishing as top scorer in the Championship and helping my team win gold,” said a happy Mawanja after the match at the St. Mary’s Stadium, Kitende. While the Fair-play Award was won by Burundi and Uganda for the Boys and Girls…

After two years out of the national team, Wilfried Zaha was recalled Tuesday by Ivory Coast to help defend its Africa Cup of Nations title at the tournament starting this month.The 33-year-old Zaha —- who played in Major League Soccer this year for Charlotte on loan from Galatasaray — was included in a 26-player squad by coach Emerse Faé. Yan Diomande of Leipzig and Manchester United’s Amad Diallo are also in the team.Ivory Coast is in a group with Mozambique, Cameroon and Gabon at the Dec. 21-Jan 18 tournament in Morocco.Zaha, the longtime Crystal Palace winger, played at three AFCON…

A photo of the 2025 AFCON Pan-African road trip team in Ghana Africa is already vibrating to the rhythm of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. From Cotonou, a unique and unprecedented initiative has taken off: a continental journey across more than ten African capitals, bringing together over 40 influential content creators and journalists in a symbolic road trip toward Morocco, host nation of AFCON 2025.Called “Destination Morocco 2025 – Land of Football”, this one-of-a-kind adventure blends sport, culture, storytelling, and human encounters. Over several thousand kilometers, the caravan travels across West Africa, passing through Togo, Ghana, Côte…

Dec 10, 2025, 04:28 AM ETThe 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco will kick off on December 21, with the hosts taking on Comoros in the opening game in Rabat.There will be six groups – each consisting of four teams. The AFCON was expanded from 16 teams to 24 in 2019 in order to allow more teams to qualify and has retained its format since. The top two teams from each group advance to the round of 16 along with the four best ranked third-placed teams.The knockout rounds thereafter will be played over single legs, with ties decided…

Ghana Announce Squad For Bafana Friendly. Photo: Gallo Images Ghana head coach Kassim Mingle has revealed the 20-man squad to face Bafana Bafana ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Check Out: SAFA Confirm Ghana Test Before Morocco The South African Football Association (SAFA) confirmed that Bafana would face Ghana in Gauteng on 16 December 2025, before Hugo Broos’ men are set to depart for Morocco for the tournament. While Ghana secured qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, they will not be among the teams competing at the 2025 AFCON, and as a result, South Africa is set…

On Boxing Day 2023, Tarryn Allarakhia played an hour of Wealdstone’s 2-0 win over Maidenhead United in the National League. Less than two weeks later he was making his debut for Tanzania in a friendly against Egypt, facing off against Mohamed Salah, Mohamed Elneny, Trezeguet and Omar Marmoush, no less. The word ‘whirlwind’ comes to mind. Allarakhia was east London born and raised; his mum is English, with his Tanzanian heritage from his dad. He was on Leyton Orient’s books as a youngster, but barring three seasons at Crawley between 2018 and 2021, has otherwise played in non-League.The 28-year-old had visited…

The new deal is a significant milestone as Morocco prepares to host the continent’s flagship event. (CAF) The Confederation of African Football (CAF) regional soccer body has added domestic national railway operator ONCF to its stable of sponsors as it prepares to stage the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco. The new deal is a significant milestone as Morocco prepares to host the continent’s flagship event, which will run between December 21 and January 18, with ONCF to play a key role in the travel of fans, teams, and officials across host cities Casablanca, Rabat, Agadir, Marrakech, Fez,…

With just a few days to go before the start of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025,  the host nation is asserting itself more than ever as a home for African and international football. Beyond the sporting celebration eagerly awaited by millions of fans, the event is supported by an extensive infrastructure modernisation programme designed to meet the highest standards of the CAF and FIFA. At the centre of this major undertaking is a woman leading one of the most ambitious technical and organisational challenges of recent decades: Zineb Benmoussa, Director General of the National Agency for Public Facilities…

Published: Thursday, 11 December 2025 Morocco coach Walid Regragui has named a powerful 28-man squad as the Atlas Lions prepare to host the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on home soil in just ten days. The squad, unveiled on Thursday, features the country’s biggest stars, led by Achraf Hakimi, Yassine Bounou, Sofyan Amrabat, and striker Youssef En-Nesyri. Despite suffering a serious ankle injury recently, Hakimi has been included and is expected to miss the opening matches, but Regragui insisted his leadership is too important to leave out. Morocco enter the tournament under immense pressure, widely viewed…

The highlight of Group D at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco promises to be the showdown between two former champions, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo.They met just two months ago in a World Cup qualifier with the Senegalese coming from two goals behind to snatch a 3-2 victory through a Pape Matar Sarr goal.AdvertisementVictory led to Senegal qualifying for a third straight World Cup while DR Congo will face Jamaica or New Caledonia in March with a ticket to the global showcase on the line. While DR Congo hope to atone for the Kinshasa…