Daily Archives: July 17, 2019

At last, CAF expands AWCON to 12 team event, adopts one-leg final for Champions League

By Harry Awurumibe The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has expanded the African Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) from eight to 12 teams starting from the 2020 tournament. This piece of information was dropped earlier today via the social media by no less a person than the CAF President, Ahmad Ahmad in Cairo, Egypt. “With @CAF_Online’s #exco, we took a great ...

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CAF Congress holds Thursday, tough decisions expected

Harry Awurumibe Africa’s football governing body, CAF is set to have a much-anticipated Congress on Thursday, where some far-reaching decisions including the idea to cede control of the body to FIFA are likely to dominate discussions. The meeting to be held in Egypt’s capital, Cairo is the first by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 54-member associations since allegations of ...

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