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Updated Summary Of The Court Of Arbitration For Sport (CAS) Arbitration Procedures Involving Candidates For Functions At The African Football Confederation (CAF) And At FIFA

Simba appoints first female CEO

Tanzanian champions Simba have named Barbara Gonzalez as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), becoming the first ever female CEO in the country’s top flight league.

CAF releases guidelines for restart of competitions

Following developments in the spread and control of COVID-19 across the continent and the rest of the world, series of meetings has been held regarding the future of competitions. 

FIFA, WHO and football stakeholders draft medical considerations and risk assessment tool

FIFA is sharing a football risk assessment tool with its 211 member associations, the six continental confederations and other stakeholders in order to facilitate the planning of the resumption of football activities by competition and match organisers, as soon as health authorities and governments consider it safe. It has been developed in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO), UEFA, the European Club Association (ECA), FIFPRO, the World Leagues Forum and European Leagues, includes a list of mitigation measures that aim to reduce the overall risk of mass gatherings contributing to the spread of COVID-19, as well as indications for individual and group training by football teams.

Malawian FA offers support to clubs

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has moved in to help cushion clubs and players who have been hit hard financially after the effects of the Coronavirus put a halt to sporting activities in the country for the last one month.

El Nasr player suspended for anti-doping violation

The CAF Disciplinary Board at its meeting on 8 March 2020 has decided to suspend El Nasr player Khalid Al Maryam for three months (from an initial two years, of which 21 months are suspended) for anti-doping violation during the Total CAF Confederation Cup 2019/20 match between El Nasr (Libya) and Bidvest Wits (South Africa).

Decisions of Disciplinary Board – 4 March 2020

Regarding incidents during the quarter-final first leg of the Total CAF Champions League 2019/20 between Zamalek (Egypt) and Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) played on Friday, 28 February 2020 in Cairo, the CAF Disciplinary Board after taking into consideration articles 82, 83.1, 83.2, 129 and 131 of the CAF Disciplinary Code has decided as follows;

CAF General Secretary opens Interclub Safety and Security Conference in Cairo

CAF General secretary Mouad Hajji opened today (Wednesday 19 February 2020) in Cairo, Egypt the first CAF Safety and Security Conference for Confederation Cup and Champions League clubs participating in CAF competitions.

CAF signs Headquarters Agreement with the Egyptian Government

In view of the continued support to CAF and the facilitation of the mission of the organisation in developing and promoting the African football, CAF has successfully concluded signing of the Headquarters Agreement with the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Decision of CAF Disciplinary Board – 4 February 2020

Following incidents related to the Total CAF Champions League 2019/20 Match Day 6 between Al Hilal (Sudan) and Al Ahly (Egypt) played on Saturday,1 February 2020, in Omdurman, the CAF Disciplinary Committee met on Tuesday, 4 February 2020, and has decided as follows;

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) declares the appeals filed by the Comoros Football Federation Inadmissible

CAF takes part in UN Counter Terrorism Programme

Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) participated on Tuesday (29 June 2021) in the “Securing of vulnerable targets from terrorist attacks: Challenges and opportunities of major sporting event security management” programme, a part of the second Counter-Terrorism week organized by United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT). 

CAS Arbitration Procedures Involving Candidates To Functions At CAF & FIFA

Decisions of CAF Disciplinary Board – 21 July 2020

Following a preliminary decision, the CAF Disciplinary Board met on Tuesday, 21 July 2020, via video-conference to discuss incidents from the Total CAF Champions League 2019/20 quarter final second leg between TP Mazembe (DR Congo) v Raja Club Athletic (Morocco) held on Saturday (7 March 2020) in Lubumbashi:

CAF Headquarters Agreement receives Egyptian Parliamentary seal of approval

The CAF Headquarters Agreement received the approval of the Egyptian House of Representatives at its session on Monday, 8 June 2020 in Cairo, as the agreement completes the final legislative procedure before going into effect.

CAF initiates financial entitlement payments to clubs

In light of growing concerns and evolving nature of COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the suspension of football activities across the continent, CAF has resolved to accelerate the payment of final tranche of financial rewards to participating clubs in CAF Interclub competitions for the 2019/20 season.

FIFA starts immediate financial support to member associations in response to COVID-19 impact

FIFA will release all operational funding due to member associations for the years 2019 and 2020 in the coming days as the first step of a relief plan to assist the football community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This measure will mean that a total of around USD 150 million will be distributed among the 211 national football governing bodies around the world.

Decision of CAF Disciplinary Board – 8 March 2020

The CAF Disciplinary Board met on Sunday, 8 March 2020 in Cairo, Egypt, regarding an incident of confrontation during the Total CAF Champions League 2019/20 quarter final second leg between TP Mazembe (DR Congo) v Raja Club Athletic (Morocco) held on Saturday (7 March 2020) in Lubumbashi.

Abdelmounaïm Bah appointed Acting General Secretary

Following discussions by the CAF Emergency Committee on Tuesday (3 March 2020), Commercial Director Abdelmounaïm Bah has been unanimously appointed Acting General Secretary.

Press Statement

The CAF Executive Committee at its meeting today (14 February 2020) in Doha, Qatar, devoted the first part of the session to the examination of the report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on the "CAF Organizational Review" for the period 2015 to 2019, carried out the past three months.

Press Statement

The structural changes undertaken by CAF will not be derailed by misleading reports in some media. The CAF Executive Committee reserves the right to prosecute all authors of false and unsubstantiated claims in the media and social networks. 

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismisses the appeal filed by the Gambia Football Federation