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AFCON 2017: Gabon beats Ghana, Algeria to hosting rights.

The host country for the 2017 edition of the Orange African Cup Of Nations (AFCON 2017) is Gabon.
The announcement was made few minutes ago by Confederation of African Football (CAF)  President, Issa Hayatou.

The draw for the 2017 African Nations Cup qualifiers

Group A: Tunisia, Togo, Liberia, Djibouti
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Group B: Madagascar, DRC, Angola, CAR

Group C: Mali, Equatorial Guinea, Benin, South Sudan

Group D: Burkina Faso, Uganda, Botswana, Comoros

Group E: Zambia, Congo, Kenya, Guinea Bissau

Group F: Cape Verde, Morocco, Libya, Sao Tome

Group G: Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania, Chad

Group H: Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Mauritius

Group I: Cote d’Ivoire, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Gabon

Group J: Algeria, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Seychelles‎

Group K: Senegal, Niger, Nambia, Burundi

Group L: Guinea, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland

Group M: Cameroon, South Africa, Gambia, Mauritania
The group winners and two best second placed teams join hosts Gabon for finals
Qualifying starts on the weekend of June 12-14.

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Vincent Enyeama makes CAF Player of the Year shortlist

Nigeria/Lille skipper, Vincent Enyeama Ivory Coast and Manchester City striker, Yaya Toure, and Gabon midfielder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have made CAF 2014 African Player of the Year award shortlist.

A statement on the CAF official website reads. “The trio made the cut following votes from head coaches or technical directors of the National Associations affiliated with CAF. Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan and Ahmed Musa of Nigeria failed to make the final list.” 

The 2014 Glo-CAF awards will be held on 8th January, 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria.


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Musa, Enyeama, make shortlist for CAF Player of the Year Awards

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the top five nominees for the 2014 African Player of the Year and the 2014 African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) in the Glo-Caf Awards and guess what, our very own Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa made the cut. ‎
Asides the Super Eagles/Lille goalkeeper and the CSKA Moscow player, others on the list include Asamoah Gyan of Ghana and Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City Midfielder, Yaya Toure who also plays for. Cote d’Ivoire.
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11 Against Ebola: CR7, Neymar, Mikel Obi, Drogba others star in new campaign (Photos &Videos)

11international football stars have joined FIFA, CAF and health experts to raise global awareness and promote  preventative measures to fight the deadly Ebola Virus Disease.
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The campaign which was launched today November 17, 2014 under the slogan “Together, we can beat Ebola” and the hashtag #wecanbeatebola features;

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona’s Neymar Jr, Chelsea’s Didier Drogba, Bayern Munich’s Philipp Lahm, Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid), Neymar Jr. (Barcelona), Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), Jérôme Boateng (Bayern Munich), John Obi Mikel (Chelsea).

“It is so important that we get the right information to those affected by the Ebola outbreak. We all hope this positive campaign will improve people’s understanding of the Ebola virus and help us to reduce the chances of it spreading. ‎Let’s all get behind this campaign to help our brothers and sisters in the worst-hit regions. Together, we can beat Ebola.”

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Brazil/Barcelona star, Neymar Jnr was quoted on FIFA website.

Players are expected to share health message like “Report unusual illnesses” and “Cook meat properly” using animated films, radio content, banners, posters and pictures.

FIFA Chief Medical Officer Prof. Jiří Dvořák, MD said: “We doctors have experienced the power of football when it comes to prevention and health, while successfully implementing the ‘FIFA 11 for Health’ programme in 15 African countries as part of the medical legacy of 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Now we are using the same system to tackle Ebola, by presenting simple educational messages to prevent the spread of the disease through the voices of football stars – ‘When football talks, everybody listens’.”
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter added: “The popularity of football gives us a unique platform to reach all communities. We hope that football can play its part and that this campaign against Ebola can make a real difference on the ground as the world comes together to fight the virus and to help those living in affected communities.”
According to the World Health Organization, as of 9 November, a total of 14,098 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of Ebola virus disease have been reported in six countries. There have been 5,160 deaths. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have seen the highest number of cases.
‎Click below to watch the campaigns’ videos:
http://bit.ly/wecanbeatebola‎
The 11 against Ebola messages
1. Report unusual illnesses: please report any unusual illnesses or deaths in your community.
2. Know the symptoms: do you have a fever with a loss of appetite, headache, fatigue, pain, vomiting, bleeding or diarrhoea? Know the symptoms of Ebola.
3. Seek immediate medical help: please seek urgent medical help if you have a fever with additional symptoms.
4. Avoid body contact: avoid direct, skin and body contact with anyone suffering from Ebola.
5. Wash your hands and disinfect: wash your hands regularly and disinfect anything touched by suspected or confirmed Ebola sufferers.
6. Wear proper protection: wear gloves and proper protective clothing if you are caring for an Ebola sufferer, and get the right instruction for the use of protective clothing.
7. Cook meat properly: cook all meat and animal products thoroughly before consumption.
8. Always practise safe sex: use protection if you are having sex with anyone recovering from Ebola.
9: Avoid contact with wild animals and bats: wild animals and bats can carry the Ebola virus. Avoid them.
10. Do not touch the dead: avoid direct contact with dead Ebola victims or anyone who has died from a strange disease.
11. Seek help for safe burials: please seek help from local authorities to bury any victims of Ebola or strange diseases.
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Vincent Enyeama & Ahmed Musa are the only Nigerian players on CAF's 2014 African Player of the Year nominees list.

And everyone keeps wondering why Mikel Obi’s name is missing on the list. Ahmed Musa and Vincent Enyeama are the only Super Eagles players on CAF’s 25-man 2014 African Player of the Year list.
African Player of the Year nominees

1.    Ahmed Musa                         (Nigeria, CSKA Moscow)
2.    Asamoah Gyan                          (Ghana, Al Ain)
3.    Dame N’doye                            (Senegal, Lokomotiv Moscow)
4.    Emmanuel Adebayor                              (Togo, Tottenham)
5.    Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting                 (Cameroon, Schalke 04)
6.    Fakhreddine Ben Youssef                     (Tunisia, CS Sfaxien)
7.    Ferdjani Sassi                             (Tunisia, CS Sfaxien)
8.    Yao Kouassi Gervais ‘Gervinho’ (Cote d’Ivoire, AS Roma)
9.    Islam Slimani                              (Algeria, Sporting Lisbon)
10. Kwadwo Asamoah                                   (Ghana, Juventus)
11. Mehdi Benatia                           (Morocco, Bayern Munich)
12. Mohamed El Neny                                   (Egypt, Basel)
13. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang               (Gabon, Borussia Dortmund)
14. Raïs M’Bolhi                                 (Algeria, Philadelphia Union)
15. Sadio Mané                                 (Senegal, Southampton)
16. Seydou Kieta                              (Mali, As Roma)
17. Sofiane Feghouli                       (Algeria, Valencia)
18. Stephane Mbia                          (Cameroon,  Sevilla)
19. Thulani Serero                            (South Africa, Ajax)
20. Vincent Aboubakar                                  (Cameroon, Porto)
21. Vincent Enyeama                                      (Nigeria, Lille)
22. Wilfried Bony                              (Cote d’Ivoire, Swansea)
23. Yacine Brahimi                            (Algeria, Porto)
24. Yannick Bolasie                          (DR Congo, Crystal Palace)
25. Yaya Toure                                   (Cote d’Ivoire, Man City)
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Ebola: CAF okays Calabar venue for Nigeria/Congo clash

CAF says the AFCON 2015 play-off between Nigeria and Congo will go ahead in Calabar despite an appeal by Congolese football officials that game be moved to a neutral venue owing to fears of the dreaded Ebola Virus.

The Africa football ruling body in a statement on its official website said it has not changed the pre-announced schedule of fixtures for match days one and two of the final group phase of qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2015, adding that Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia are the only countries required to relocate their fixtures to neutral stadia.
So, come September 6, 2014, Nigeria will be playing their first game in the qualifying series at the UJ Eusene Stadium in Calabar, Cross River State.
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AFCON 2015: CAF disqualifies Rwanda

CAF have announced the disqualification of Rwanda from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (AFCON) for using a dual-identity player; Birori Dady. After series of investigations, CAF found out that Rwanda fielded an ineligible player in the first leg of their qualifying match against Congo. Birori who plays for AS Vita Club with a Congolese (DRC) passport was using the name Etekiama Agiti Tady, with a different age.
A statement from CAF reads thus. “The protest by Congo contested the eligibility of the player Birori Dady aligned with Rwanda, and plays for the AS Vita Club of Kinshasa with Congolese (DRC) passport as Etekiama Agiti Tady, and a different age.

“Following investigations by CAF and on the basis of documents provided by the federations of Rwanda, Congo and DR Congo, and hearing the player’s testimony on 11 August 2014 at CAF headquarters in Cairo, CAF established that the two identities only referred to a single person.

“While the Rwandan Football Federation (FERWAFA) maintained that to their knowledge the player Dady Birori had one identity, investigations revealed that he was summoned as Etekiama Agiti Tady by FERWAFA to join the national team of Rwanda.”
The Super Eagles were initially meant to meet Rwanda in October at Calabar, Nigeria, they will now face Congo in Group A of the AFCON 2015 qualifiers.
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CAF bans Gambia for two years from International Competitions

The Confederation of African Football, CAF after a thorough investigation has banned Gambia from all competitions (African’s Champions League and Confederation Cup competitions) for two years for fielding over-aged players.
Their five players paraded in the Liberia-Gambia qualifier were born in 1994 but the competition was only open to players born on 1 January 1995 or after.
The sanction was announced on Saturday, May 3, 2014. According to a statement by CAF, the decision to suspend the Gambia FA for two years from all CAF competitions is in line with ‘Article 37 Paragraph 1’ of the regulations of the African U-20 Championship, which states “for any deliberate intention to foul or cheat in any matter involving the falsification of documents, the defaulting association shall be suspended for two years from all CAF competitions”.
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Yaya Toure on Jose Mourinho. "He talks more than before"

I really don’t know the correlation between his team’s recent defeat at the UEFA Champions League and Jose Mourinho’s input. Manchester City midfielder, who insisted the game would have favoured them if a “good referee had officiated” has slammed Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho for always talking about everyone. (coaches, players and teams I guess)
According to Marca, the three time CAF award-winner said, “I think he talks more than before, perhaps because the English press likes it. He is a coach and he must give respect a little bit. He is always talking about everyone and that is not the correct way. That is why Barcelona always beat Madrid when Mourinho was here in Spain.”
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2013 CAF AWARDS HOLDS TODAY. WILL MIKEL OBI BREAK NIGERIA'S 14 YEAR-OLD JINX?

The D-day is finally here. The 2013 edition of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards; an event held to honour the best African association football players will hold today January 9, 2014 at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos. Sponsored by Globacom, All eyes are on Nigerian/Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi to break Nigeria’s 14 year-old jinx. In its 22 years of existence, Nigeria has won it 5 times, the recipient with the highest number being Kanu Nwankwo.
This year’s nominees; John Mikel Obi (Nigeria), Yaya Toure ( Ivory Coast) and Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast). The Ivorian pair have won it twice each, the Galatasaray star won it in 2006/2009 and 2011/2012 for Manchester City player. The last time a Nigerian clinched the award was 1999- Kanu Nwankwo. We sincerely hope Mikel wins his first CAF award today.
Other categories include African Footballer of the Year, the African Player of The Year (based in Africa), National Team of the Year, Club of the Year, and Coach of the Year. Other categories are the Most Promising Talent, Referee of the Year, Legend of the Year, Fair Play Award, Platinum Award and Africa’s Finest XI. 
Past CAF Awards winners
1992 Abedi A Pele (Ghana)
1993 Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria)
1994 Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria)
1995 George Weah (Liberia)
1996 Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
1997 Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria)
1998 Mustapha Hadji (Morocco)
1999 Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
2000 Patrick Mboma (Cameroon)
2001 El-Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2002 El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2003 Samuel Eto’O (Cameroon)
2004 Samuel Eto’O (Cameroon)
2005 Samuel ETo’O (Cameroon)
2006 Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire)
2007 Frédéric Kanoute (Mali)
2008 Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo)
2009 Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire)
2010 Samuel Eto’O (Cameroon)
2011 Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire)
2012 Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire)
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