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New coach of Togo, Patrice Neveu will start his new adventure during the international break in March. The Eperviers will play two friendly matches against Guinea (March 27) and Niger (March 31) in Morocco. Having signed a 3-year contract, the French technician will have his work cut out for him.
Togo
On 9 March 2026, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a long-awaited decision in the dispute between the Fécafoot and the Synafoc. But far from closing the file, the sentence feeds two opposing readings and prolongs a now structural confrontation between Samuel Eto'o and Gérémie Njitap, former teammates turned institutional opponents.
Cameroun
The first teams qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals are known. One thing to note: there will indeed be African internationals in this top 8. These are Brahim Diaz with Real Madrid, Achraf Hakimi with PSG, and Ousmane Diomande with Sporting Portugal.
It is a real earthquake that has just shaken African football. While Senegal thought it had definitely engraved its name on the winners list of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, the Appeal Jury of the African Football Confederation (CAF) gave a verdict that changes the course of history: Morocco is declared winner of the 2025 AFCON by forfeiture.
Maroc, Sénégal
Expected this season to be a key player on the side of Anderlecht and finally confirm his full potential, Moussa N'Diaye was finally pushed towards the exit during the winter transfer market. Between lack of playing time, confidence and above all a family drama in the heart of summer, the left back thought he had hit the bottom. But since his arrival at Schalke in the form of a loan, he is a transformed player that the fans discover to their greatest delight. To the point of already making club management think about finding a solution in order to keep him.
Sénégal
Yann Gboho, who scored a brace on Sunday in Toulouse’s spectacular 4-3 win against Metz, confirms his good form this season and increases his chances of being selected with Côte d'Ivoire where the places are still very expensive.
The Champions League returns this Tuesday, March 17, 2026 with the start of the eighth final return. Four gala posters will take place, with perhaps Africans who will be expected at the turn.
The Congolese Football Federation has published the list of 26 leopards selected by Sébastien Desabre for the intercontinental play-offs of the 2026 World Cup. A list that now fuels debates about the presence or absence of certain players.
RD Congo
One week before the international break in March, everything suggests that Morocco will call up Issa Diop. If the withdrawal of Nayef Aguerd forces Mohamed Ouahbi to look for other profiles, there are good reasons why calling on Fulham’s central defender would be a big mistake.
Maroc
Since March 5, 2026, date of his official presentation to the press by the Burkina Faso Football Federation (FBF), Amir Abdou is the new coach of the Stallions of Burkina Faso. The 53-year-old Franco-Comorian technician, known for having led the Comoros to their first final phase of the AFCON in 2021 with a historic journey until the eighth finals and for his remarked passage at the head of Mauritania, signs a two-year contract until February 28, 2028, with the Burkina Faso Football Federation (FBF). His appointment comes after a tumultuous period marked by the early elimination in the eighth finals of the AFCON 2025 against Côte d'Ivoire and the dismissal of Brama Traoré in January 2026.
Burkina faso
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