Confederation Cup Related Content

Coach Chaabani wishes Berkane were not CAF Cup final favourites

AFP · 3 days ago

Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane are expected to beat Tanzanian rivals Simba in the two-leg CAF Confederation Cup final, but coach Mouin Chaabani wishes they were not the favourites.

Club World Cup qualifiers Ahly, Wydad fire coaches

AFP · 3 weeks ago

Club World Cup qualifiers Al Ahly of Egypt and Wydad Casablanca have fired their coaches after disappointing international and domestic results, officials confirmed on Sunday.

CAF crackdown after trouble in African club matches

AFP · 1 month ago

Esperance of Tunisia, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa and Mouloudia Alger of Algeria were the clubs hardest hit financially on Thursday after a crackdown by the CAF disciplinary board.

Shirt row club from Algeria back in CAF Confederation Cup

AFP · 10 months ago

Algerian club USMA, who were kicked out of the 2024 CAF Confederation Cup in a storm over a map of Morocco,, return to the competition next season.

Early own-goal gives Ahly 12th CAF Champions League title

AFP · 11 months ago

An early own-goal by Roger Aholou gave Al Ahly of Egypt a tense 1-0 win over Esperance of Tunisia in Cairo on Saturday, and a record-extending 12th CAF Champions League title.

Hamdy gives Zamalek second CAF Confederation Cup title

AFP · 11 months ago

Ahmed Hamdy scored midway through the first half to give Zamalek of Egypt a 1-0 victory over Renaissance Berkane of Morocco on Sunday and a second CAF Confederation Cup title.

Gomes eyes becoming first Portuguese coach to win CAF Cup

AFP · 1 year ago

Jose Gomes hopes to become the first Portuguese coach to win the CAF Confederation Cup when his Zamalek team host Moroccan outfit Renaissance Berkane in Cairo on Sunday.

CAF Confederation Cup final set for Morocco amid drama

AFP · 1 year ago

Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane are due to host Egyptian outfit Zamalek on Sunday in the CAF Confederation Cup final first leg against a background of off-field drama.

Morocco, Algeria dispute over shirts leads to second cancellation

AFP · 1 year ago

For the second straight week, an African Confederation Cup match between Renaissance Berkane and Algerian side USM Alger was cancelled in a dispute over a map on the Moroccan team's shirts.

Stunning Young Africans book CAF Champions League last-eight slot

AFP · 1 year ago

Tanzanian club Young Africans made a stunning entry to the CAF Champions League quarter-finals for the first time on Saturday by hammering Chabab Belouizdad of Algeria 4-0 in Dar es Salaam.

Favourable CAF Champions League draw for 11-time winners Ahly

AFP · 1 year ago

African club giants Al Ahly of Egypt should experience little difficulty reaching the group stage of the CAF Champions League after receiving a favourable qualifying draw on Tuesday.

Confusion over launch date for African Football League

AFP · 1 year ago

CAF confirmed at a meeting of their top officials in Abidjan on Thursday that the African Football League would kick off in October, but there is confusion over the starting date.

CAF scrap Confederation Cup play-offs

AFP · 1 year ago

Play-offs in the CAF Confederation Cup -- the African equivalent of the Europa League -- will be ditched from the 2023-2024 season, it was confirmed on Saturday.

Success-starved Kaizer Chiefs make surprise choice as coach

AFP · 1 year ago

Kaizer Chiefs, the most popular football club in South Africa despite eight seasons without a trophy, sprang a surprise on Wednesday by appointing local Molefi Ntseki as coach.

CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals: Five things to know

AFP · 2 years ago

A new name will be engraved on the CAF Confederation Cup trophy this season as the Moroccan near monopoly of the competition comes to an end.

Coach says champions Sundowns 'so good winning is easy'

AFP · 2 years ago

Mamelodi Sundowns are "so good winning is easy", said coach Rhulani Mokwena after stretching an unbeaten South African Premiership run to 23 games with a 2-0 win at Marumo Gallants on Saturday.

Moroccan armed forces club FAR favourites to lift CAF Cup

AFP · 2 years ago

Moroccan armed forces club and former African champions, FAR Rabat will be the team to beat in the CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage this season.

Rare victory lifts Royal seven places in South Africa

AFP · 2 years ago

Royal AM beat AmaZulu 2-0 in a Durban derby on Sunday and rose seven places to fifth, after leaders Mamelodi Sundowns were the only club to win among those who began the weekend in the top eight positions.

Morocco's Ounahi poised for bigger things after World Cup breakout

AFP · 2 years ago

Azzedine Ounahi has been at the heart of Morocco's run to the World Cup semi-finals, tirelessly stamping his authority on the midfield and emerging as one of the revelations of the tournament.