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The Cameroonian U20 international Asaah Solomon gets five goals and two assists in 8 league games for AS Fortuna in Cameroon Elite 1. The versatile striker is already attracting attention from local and foreign clubs.
Cameroun
Responsible for the competitions of CAF, Nigerian Samson Adamu is the favorite to replace Véron Mosengo-Omba as secretary general of an institution that goes from bad to worse. However, his name is not unanimously accepted within the North African federations which have often had strained relations with him.
Nigeria
The first round of the eighth finals of the Champions League offered a total spectacle on Wednesday evening. Paris Saint-Germain dominated Chelsea after a crazy match (5-2), Real Madrid crushed Manchester City (3-0) thanks to a hat-trick by Federico Valverde, while Bodø/Glimt and Arsenal took an option against Sporting CP and Bayer Leverkusen respectively.
Aziz Makukula has declared himself a candidate for the presidency of the Congolese Football Federation for the upcoming elections, but his candidacy is provoking several negative reactions. The former Portuguese international of Congolese origin speaks of a relentlessness.
RD Congo
The first leg of the Champions League round of sixteen ends this Wednesday with several African stars still expected. From Rayan Aït-Nouri to Achraf Hakimi via Ousmane Diomandé, the European scene will once again be occupied by the African genius.
In the corridors of the federations of Johannesburg, Accra or Lagos, a single question burns after the postponement of the 2026 Women’s AFCON: who will sign the check to pay for the millions of dollars already evaporated in a preparation that has become almost useless?
Africa once again shone in the Champions League. On the occasion of the round of sixteen played this Tuesday, several stars from the continent illustrated themselves, like Mario Lemina who gave the victory to Galatasaray against Liverpool (1-0).
Absent from the qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations since the 2008 edition, Eritrea will be present in the qualifying round of the 2027 edition and has even appointed a foreign coach to perfect the preparation of a team that has not played an official match since September 10, 2019.
Erythrée
With two weeks to go before a crucial meeting against Burundi for the preliminary round of AFCON 2027, Chadian football is holding its breath. Plagued by a financial crisis, the Chadian Federation is faced with a dilemma: to manage to find sufficient funding or to declare non-compliance to limit CAF sanctions.
Tchad
The great derby of Lubumbashi between TP Mazembe and FC Saint Eloi Lupopo again experienced incidents on Sunday, March 8th, causing this time the final stop of the match at halftime.
RD Congo
This Tuesday, March 10, 2026, will be marked by the start of the eighth finals of the Champions League. Four matches are scheduled and involve several African internationals. These players are expected to allow their respective clubs to take a big step from the first leg.
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