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By appointing Jean-Jacques Ndala to officiate at the CAF Champions League final between Mamelodi Sundowns and AS FAR on 17 May, the CAF referees' commission did not just choose a man: it lit a fuse on a powder keg. Between internal disavowal, club revolt and international snubbing, this decision illustrates the deep leadership crisis that is shaking the apex body of African football.
Already tense for months, the atmosphere at the CAF Executive Committee imploded following the appointment of Jean-Jacques Ndala as central referee in the first leg of the Champions League final between Mamelodi Sundowns and AS FAR. Several members asked for his change and expressed their misunderstanding.
Football goes very fast. Moussa N'Diaye won’t say the opposite. Struggling at the end of 2025 in Anderlecht, the left-back experienced an unexpected rebirth during his loan at Schalke 04, with the key to the rise into the Bundesliga and the title of German 2nd division champion won on Sunday. The Senegalese looks back on this moment of change and looks forward to the transfer window and, why not, the 2026 World Cup.
Véron Mosengo is one of the three candidates whose lists were provisionally selected by the FECOFA Electoral Commission, the former secretary general of the CAF has a major project to restructure the FECOFA and restore its credibility.
RD Congo
For Hervé Koffi, happiness lies in the loan. The Burkinabé goalkeeper travels with Angers to Abbé Deschamps this Sunday (15:15 GMT) to face Auxerre (32nd day) as a candidate for the UNFP Trophy of the best goalkeeper of the season in Ligue 1, confirming a status that has changed far from Lens.
Burkina faso
Sébastien Haller at the World Cup, it’s a goal cherished by the player who plays in the Netherlands, his family but also by those close to him. It is still necessary for Emerse Faé, the Ivorian coach, to come to terms with the player's availability.
With less than two months to go before the 2026 World Cup kicks off, the carnage of injuries affecting several internationals is worrying both players and staff. African football is not spared by glitches, but also by the lack of playing time. An overview of the most worrying cases.
RD Congo
The Burkina Faso national football championship is experiencing a rich end of season with many lessons to be learned. While the title has already been awarded, the fight for survival still offer suspense with two days to go.
Burkina faso
Long a symbol of carefree, almost rebellious football, the lowered socks continue to tell another story about the game. That of free, technical, sometimes unpredictable players. A look back at five African figures who turned a simple detail of clothing into a real trademark.
The standoff between André Onana and the Cameroonian Football Federation is entering a more offensive phase. While Fécafoot is considering disciplinary sanctions against him, the Trabzonspor goalkeeper is reportedly preparing a major interview on a major French television channel, according to Sport News Africa.
Cameroun
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) met in extraordinary session in Vancouver and approved two major new amendments to the Laws of the Game. Directly inspired by the controversies that have marred the duel between Benfica and Real Madrid in the Champions League and the 2025 AFCON final, these measures aim to eradicate discriminatory behavior and extreme acts of protest on the field.
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