Africa Matters

Tanzania, Uganda & Kenya to host 2025 and 2027 Afcons

Morocco will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), organisers the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced. A joint East African bid from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania won the right to hold the 2027 tournament. Morocco replace Guinea, after the country was stripped of the tournament in October last year because of concerns about infrastructure and facilities….

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One dead, 30 injured in a stampede at CAF cup final in Dar

Summary The incident occurred after fans broke the entrance gate, forcing them to enter the stadium to witness the historic match between Yanga and USM Algier. Dar es Salaam. One person was killed, and 30 others were injured after soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at the CAF Confederation Cup at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in…

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Mission accomplished, Simba hailed

SIMBA Head Coach Roberto Oliveira congratulated his charges for steering the team to CAF Champions League quarterfinals while Horoya Assistant Coach Sekou Soumah conceded the big upset. The Msimbazi Street Reds were on rampage at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam over the weekend after purverising the Guineans  with  7-0 blitz to sail into the last-8 of the…

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