According to the CAF, National Federations can use reports as a guide when attempting to advance the sport. Following the publication of a new report, the organization has vowed to safeguard the “strong and sustainable” future of the women’s game. After doing comprehensive and detailed research on the state of the game it published its first report. 52 of the 54 federations that make up the CAF contributed information with the help of this inspection with the main aim to provide detailed statistics for women’s sports in the region at the grassroots level.
The main categories covered in this detailed report were the basics and essentials of football in the region and the involvement of players. According to the poll, 67% of federations had a women’s sport-related structure in place whereas 90% said they had created a game plan. It also showed that 59% of the governing bodies did not receive government assistance to advance women’s football. When it comes to football, these are pretty amazing numbers with even higher expectations from the fans and upcoming players on the continent. All this was possible due to CAF. Continue reading “Rise of Football in Africa”
Reaching the Round of 16 is an important marker, but what could be even more sustaining is having Morocco reach the quarter-finals and potentially even further than that. Senegal’s hopes were dashed by a knockout loss to England. Previously, three African teams reached the quarter-finals: in 1990 (Cameroon), 2002 (Senegal), and 2010 (Ghana). The African teams did not perform well in the World Cup, which was an embarrassment to the continent. 
Earlier, the Flamingos suffered a 2-1 opening-day defeat to Germany in Group B but recovered to crush New Zealand 4-0 and Chile 2-1 to finish as runners-up. Colombia also emerged as second from a group that had Spain, Mexico, and China. The Coffee Growers lost 1-0 to the Europeans but bounced back to beat the Chinese 2-0 and the Mexicans 2-1 for a place in the quarters. Reputed for being one of the internet’s biggest medical voices, Aproko Doctor took a spin with Babajide Guerrero where he shared a football side of him that many do not know. In the quarterfinals, the Colombians thrashed Tanzania 3-0 to set up a date with Nigeria. 
Liverpool came into the home game with Ajax Amsterdam on the back of a poor result against Italian side Napoli in their first Champions League group game this season. Polish midfielder Piotr Zelinksi was the star of the show for hosts Napoli after he scored a brace in addition to an assist to lead his Italian team to a 4-1 victory at the expense of African football star Salah and his Liverpool team. 
The Community Shield is contested by the winners of the FA Cup and the Premier League. Manchester City won the Premier League title for the fourth time in five seasons last season, while Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties in the FA Cup final to win the competition after the two teams had played goalless in 120 minutes. 
Dieng has been linked heavily with a move to Newcastle this summer following a fantastic year for club and country where the attacker played a key role in Marseille’s qualification for the UEFA Champions League and Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations triumph in Cameroon, as well as booking their place for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Indeed, the versatile attacked has enjoyed a brilliant 2022, yet reports that Freiburg want to sign Dieng could come as a shock to many fans given the Bundesliga side’s style of play which essentially counteracts what the Senegal forward enjoys doing on the pitch. 
Transfer guru Graeme Bailey has disclosed that two other clubs are interested in African football player Mane in addition to Bayern Munich. It was stated that French champions Paris Saint Germain (PSG) are one of those two teams. The African football star could be the replacement for Argentine international Angel Di Maria who will leave PSG this summer after his contract at the French club expires. Di Maria has already been linked with a free transfer move to Italian Serie A club Juventus this summer. 