The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will next week decide on the punishment for two Algerian footballers sent off at the African Nations Cup in Angola, which could affect their chances of playing at the World Cup finals, officials said on Tuesday.
Togo’s request for an urgent hearing into its appeal against a ban from the next two Nations Cup tournaments was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday.
The Togolese federation had asked CAS to make a provisional ruling before Saturday’s draw for the 2012 Nations Cup qualifiers. But CAS said in a statement that, as the matches would not start until September, there would be time to include Togo if the eventual decision went in favour of the West African team.
Togo has appealed to the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to overturn its ban from the next two African Nations Cup, the country’s sports minister said on Friday.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) banned Togo from the continent’s next two tournaments after the team was withdrawn from this year’s competition in Angola following the death of two members of their delegation in an ambush.
Substitute Mohamed Nagui scored a winner five minutes from time to hand Egypt an unprecedented third successive African Nations Cup title after a 1-0 victory over Ghana on Sunday.
It was a far from impressive performance from the Egyptians but a rare attack right near the end saw Nagui, with his fifth goal of the tournament, snatch a record seventh African championship for his country.
Benin referee Bonaventure Coffi Codjia has been suspended indefinitely by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after failing to take action against an Algeria player who head-butted him at the African Nations Cup.
Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Issa Hayatou should resign following the “monstrous” decision to ban Togo from the next two African Nations Cups, captain Emmanuel Adebayor said on Sunday.
Togo quit the tournament when their government recalled the team for three days of mourning after two members of their delegation were killed in an attack by gunmen in the northern Angolan province of Cabinda on Jan. 8
Togo have been banned from the next two African Nations Cups following their withdrawal from this year’s competition after two members of their delegation were killed in an ambush, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Saturday.
The headbutt from Algeria’s keeper alone will bring up the name Zinedine Zidane once again, but here’s the great irony: Yahoo had a story on the same day as this game reporting that Zidane is functioning in an advisory role for Algeria.
Koman Coulibaly of Mali will referee Sunday’s African Nations Cup final between holders Egypt and Ghana in Luanda, the Confederation of African Football announced on Friday.
African soccer will receive $150 million in television and marketing income over the next eight years in a significant increase in revenue for the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Up to two years ago CAF were paid $5 million annually for African Champions League rights and $5.5 million every two years for the African Nations Cup.