'Downs have to go through Pitso to win Champions League,' says Baloyi before big clash
South Africans have suddenly awoken from their slumber and realised there's a whole continent out there to explore in football terms.
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Nascimento explains sudden Sundowns exit after joining PSL newbies Royal AM
Ricardo Nascimento says he is grateful to Mamelodi Sundowns for the time he spent at the club, while being excited to sign for Royal AM.
Motsepe, Klopp, Le Roy, Eto’o, Belmadi: What was said about AFCON
Senegal’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2021 final football match between Senegal and Egypt at Stade d’Olembe in Yaounde on February 6, 2022. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
The celebration of African football was marred by the Afcon’s deadly tragedy
Cape Town — The celebration of African football will long be overshadowed by the scars of a tragedy that killed eight people at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Cameroon.
La otra Superliga sí tiene luz verde
El presidente de la Copa Africana de Naciones, Patrice Motsepe, anuncia que el sábado se reunirá en Duala (Camerún) con los jefes de las federaciones locales y los jefes de los mejores clubes africanos para discutir la Superliga Africana. Anuncia, además, que podría comenzar el próximo mes de septiembre de 2023.
African football’s indecisive leaders must accept the blame for Olembe tragedy
Even in his first press conference after Monday’s disaster at the Stade Olembé in which eight fans died, Patrice Motsepe, the president of the Confederation of African Football, was looking to shift the blame. He convened a commission to investigate the causes – it was expected to report on Friday, but is yet to do so – but the avoidance of corporate responsibility had begun already.
'Reckless' open gate to blame for crush - Cameroon sports minister
A stampede that led to the deaths of eight people outside an Africa Cup of Nations stadium was caused by a "reckless" decision to open a gate in the face of a "flood of people", Cameroon's sports minister said.
Afcon stampede: Caf ring questionable venue changes
Three Africa Cup of Nations matches will change venues in light of Monday’s deadly stadium stampede at the Stade d’Olembe, according to a Confederation of African Football statement as seen by GOAL, although it’s the Stade Japoma in Douala that has been the hardest hit by the rescheduling.