Gabon were named on Wednesday as the hosts of the next African Nations Cup finals in 2017. They beat rival bids from Algeria and Ghana in a vote by the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) executive committee at a meeting in Cairo. Gabon replaces war-torn Libya, who withdrew last year as 2017 hosts because of the civil conflict raging in the country. It will be the [...]
Equatorial Guinea fined over violence by CAF
Africa Cup of Nations hosts Equatorial Guinea have been punished by the Confederation of African Football for the unruly behavior of their supporters on Thursday. The semi-final tie in Malabo was suspended for 30 minutes after crowd violence that resulted in 36 people being injured, 14 of whom were taken to hospital for treatment, with one person's condition declared [...]
Asisat Oshoala wins double at CAF Awards
Nigeria Asisat Oshoala has been named the African Women's Player of the Year at an awards ceremony in Lagos on Thursday night. The Nigeria forward, finished ahead fellow teammate Desire Oparanozie and Cameroon number one shot stopper Ngo Ndom to clinch her first ever African player of the year award. She enjoyed success with her country at the 9th African Women's Championship [...]