Thursday, February 24, 2011

CAF : Confederation of African Football

CAF : Confederation of African Football

 Decisions of CAF Executive Committee, Elected members take office
       
 

Following the CAF 33rd Ordinary General Assembly, the Executive Committee held its first meeting on February 24 in Khartoum, Sudan.
CAF President Issa Hayatou formally congratulated and welcomed the new members namely; Tarek Bouchamoui (Tunisia) – Northern zone, Kwesi Nyantakyi (Ghana) – Zone West B, Omari Constant (DR Congo) – Central zone, Leodegar Tenga (Tanzania) – Central-East zone and Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia) – Southern zone unto Executive Committee.
In line with Article 22.1 of the CAF statutes, the Executive Committee appointed Molefi Oliphant (former CAF Vice President) as a co-opted member. The Executive Committee welcomed with satisfaction General Memene’s appointment as CAF Honorary vice-president , decision taken unanimously by CAF General Assembly in Khartoum.
The following points were discussed and approved;

1- Progress report on Gabon and Equatorial Guinea preparations to host the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012. The Executive Committee expressed its satisfaction with progress made so far in both countries. The ongoing qualifiers will end in October 9, 2011

 2- The executive committee also expressed it's satisfaction on the following reports:-
- Final tournament of the last U-17held in Rwanda
- Super Cup held in Lubumbashi, DR Congo
- On CHAN, which ends (Friday), the Executive Committee expressed its satisfaction with the level of competition, congratulated the host country for providing the necessary support to stage a successful competition in Sudan
Tunisia wants to win CHAN for the country-Trablesi
Tunisia wants to win the African Nations Championship final against Angola on Friday for the people of their country who have recently gone through a lot.
"Our aim is to bring happiness and joy to the people who liberated Tunisia," coach Sami Trabelsi told reporters in Khartoum before the climax of the biennial tournament for home-based footballers.
 No two games are the same- Lito
The Palancas Negras were in Brazil for their preparations for CHAN and under coach Lito they have grown in self belief and confidence with the each game at the tournament, their first Africa Nations Championship appearance.
Angola qualified for the final despite winning just one of five matches -- they ousted Cameroon and Sudan in the knockout stage via penalty shootouts as hours of practicing spot kicks paid off.

 
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Goal scorers
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Nizar – “Our objective is to win the title”
Assistant trainer of the Tunisian team, Khenfir Nizar has expressed optimism in his team’s ability to lift the ultimate at the Sudan 2011 CHAN ahead of Friday’s final against Angola. ...
 
 
 
Angolan fans head to Khartoum  for the final
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Rave reviews for CHAN
The African Nations Championship (CHAN) is in its second edition since inception in 2009, but has received plaudits from officials of the participating teams. Cafonline.com captures a few of the ...
 
 
 
Africa’s football growth and progress praised
  CAF President Isa Hayatou told the 33rd CAF General Assembly that 2010 was a year that the continent would look back at with tears and joy. Describing it as an exceptional year Mr. ...
 
 
 

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