April 22 – In a major regional dispute, an African Confederation Cup match between USM Alger and Morocco’s Renaissance Berkane was cancelled just moments before kickoff on Sunday because of a row over the Moroccan club’s shirts.
April 17 – Cameroon FA boss Samuel Eto’o, a four-time African footballer of the year, has accused the Confederation of African Football’s general secretary of several breaches of FIFA’s code of ethics during an investigation into allegations that he was involved in match-fixing.
April 10 – Six suspects linked to the murder of Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs (pictured) have been arrested, South African police have confirmed.
April 5 – The Cameroonian FA, Fecafoot, and its president Samuel Eto’o have rejected the appointment of national team manager Marc Brys by the sports ministry, claiming it breaks the law.
April 3 – Belgian Marc Brys has been appointed Rigobert Song’s replacement as Cameroon’s national team coach.
March 27 – FIFA have threatened the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) with suspension after a local court postponed the federation’s annual general meeting.
March 18 – Following a raid on the headquarters of the South African Football Association (SAFA) by the country’s criminal investigation unit, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has stepped in with their own investigation.
March 12 – The Cameroonian Football Federation has disqualified 62 players from domestic football for providing false age information, including 17-year-old midfielder Wilfried Duala, who was part of their squad at the recent Africa Cup of Nations.
March 12 – International women’s day on March 8 was a landmark occasion in Somalia which saw the first official match ever played by Somali women.
March 11 – With late goals from Eman Ashour and Mohamed Afsha, Ah Ahly defeated Zamalek 2-0 to clinch the Egyptian Cup final, staged in Saudi Arabia.
February 27 – The official football esports programme of the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) will merge into the EA Sports FC Pro elite tournament programme for the first time this season.
February 20 – Fears over possible saturation in next year’s international calendar appear to have been realised after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) reached agreement in principle for the 2025 African Cup of Nations to be played in July and August.
February 8 – Congo’s players and coach Sébastien Desabre called for peace in a protest before their team’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against host nation Nigeria to highlight the armed violence taking place in the eastern region of the DRC.
February 8 – In the latest managerial change in African football, Baciro Cande (pictured) will no longer serve as manager of Guinea Bissau. The country’s football federation confirmed on Wednesday that his contract will not be renewed.
