African football: national teams, clubs and diasporas

UEFA Champions League: Adingra - Hakimi and other Africans in contention this Tuesday

The Champions League play-offs start this Tuesday and will see several African stars compete with an expected duel between Simon Adingra and Achraf Hakimi during the duel between AS Monaco and PSG at the Louis II stadium.

Amine Gouiri, the bright light in the Marseille storm

Amine Gouiri, after with injuries that kept him off the field for many months, is once again carrying Olympique de Marseille. Despite the current difficulties of OM, the Algerian international striker is the only clarification at present, having exceptional statistics.

Algérie

Who is Nobel Mendy, the Senegalese rock of Rayo Vallecano

Still unknown to the general public, Nobel Mendy dropped his card at the Entretenu Municipal de Butarque on Sunday by scoring the last goal of his team in the resounding victory (3-0) of Rayo Vallecano against Atletico Madrid in La Liga (24th day). Solid defensively with exceptional playing intelligence, the 21-year-old Senegalese colossus defender was not at his first attempt this season.

Sénégal

OL Ang’Elles: Protest against the final of the LFFP Cup in Abidjan

The announcement of the organization of the final of the Women’s League Cup in Abidjan does not pass with the groups of supporters. This Monday 16, the association OL Ang’Elles published an incisive statement to denounce a decision deemed disconnected from the reality of fans.

CAF Cup: Historic Maniema Union, cold shower for Kaizer Chiefs

The curtain fell on the CAF Confederation Cup group stage on Sunday. If the North African leaders generally held their ranks, this 6th day was marked by the historic qualification of Maniema Union and the cruel outcome for Kaizer Chiefs.

CAF CL: All quarter finalists known

The 6th and last day of the Champions League group stage has delivered its verdict. The last two matches were played on Sunday and the 8 teams qualified for the quarter-finals are known. Pyramids FC and Al Ahly caused a sensation by finishing the first round without any defeat.

CAF Cup (D6): 4 tickets still to be distributed for last 8

The 6th and last day of the group phase of the CAF Cup starts this Saturday, February 14, 2026 and continues the next day, Sunday. We will thus know the last four qualified for the quarter-finals.

Football - Ismaëlo Ganiou: From Burkina Faso to France?

RC Lens promising central defender, Ismaëlo Ganiou (20 years old) stands out as one of the revelations of the season in Ligue 1. Having made 10 appearances and 2 goals this season, the player experienced a meteoric rise after a loan in Annecy. Born to Burkinabe parents, he has dual nationality (French and Burkinabé) and honored a selection with the Stallions in June 2025 playing 28 minutes during a friendly against Zimbabwe.

Burkina faso

CAF Interclubs: Lupopo in ambush, Maniema Union master of their destiny

The Congolese clubs involved in CAF interclub cups will play their qualifications in the quarter-finals on the last day of the group stage. In the Champions League, Lupopo does not have their destiny in hand while in the Confederation Cup, Maniema Union only has to win to ensure its qualification.

RD Congo

Football - Cote D'Ivoire: Should Franck Kessié stay or hang up?

The elimination of Côte d'Ivoire at the AFCON 2025, with Franck Kessié as captain in the quarter-final against Egypt (3-2), has revived the debate on the legitimacy of the Ivorian captain to continue the adventure under the orange jersey.

CAF Homologated Stadiums: Guinea's recurrent case

The lack of approved stadiums continues to weigh heavily on Guinean football. Due to the lack of infrastructures validated by CAF and FIFA, the Syli National is forced to play its international matches away from its bases, far from its public. A situation that fuels frustration and incomprehension, both among supporters and local football players, while the issue of infrastructure has become a major national issue. At the center of all expectations is the General Lansana Conté de Nongo stadium, presented as the key to the return of international football in Guinea.

Guinée Conakry

CAF : Motsepe leads exective committee meeting in Tanzania

Meeting with the executive committee this Friday in Tanzania, the president of the Confederation of African football, Patrice Motsepe, held a press conference in Dar es Salaam. Between denials about the organization of the AFCON 2027 and a total overhaul of the continental calendar, the boss of African football is drawing a new face for the king sport on the continent.