SAFA pledges support to drought hit Somalia
By David Gold
September 25 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has announced the creation of a fund to help victims of famine in Somalia.
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CAF strikes new centralised World Cup deal with Italian firm
By David Gold
September 20 – Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Issa Hayatou has signed a contract with Italian company B4, who are closely associated with French organisations Lagardère Sport and Sportfive, for the sale of centralised television and marketing rights to the African World Cup qualifiers.
Zanzibar and South Sudan seeking fast track to international recognition
By David Gold
September 7 – Zanzibar and South Sudan have applied to join FIFA, with the Council of East and Central Africa’s Football Association (CECAFA) helping to fast track their applications.
Million dollar donation by FIFA to help those affected by drought in Somalia
By David Gold
August 11 – FIFA has donated $1 million (£616,523/€700,918) to those affected by the crisis in Somalia, brought on by the drought which has struck East Africa in recent months.
Hayatou urges football officials to raise aid for Africa famine
By David Gold
August 4 – Issa Hayatou, President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), has urged football authorities across the continent to organise charity games in aid of the victims of the famine plaguing the Horn of Africa.
Banned African powerbrokers still operating as CAF officials
By Andrew Warshaw
July 19 – World football’s governing body has been plunged into yet more infamy with the revelation that two suspended African powerbrokers are still involved in the game despite being barred from all footballing activities.
Puma signs kit partnership with South African Football Association
By Emily Goddard
June 8 – Puma has replaced adidas as the official technical supplier for the South African Football Association (SAFA), signing a kit deal that will last beyond the next two FIFA World Cups.
Bribery allegations “pure invention” claims CAF President
By Andrew Warshaw
May 11 – African football chief Issa Hayatou today became the latest FIFA powerbroker to deny corruption allegations made against him by a British Parliamentary Committee.
FA board meeting could cut Africa funding
By David Gold
May 10 – The Football Association (FA) may cut funding to three African nations after a board meeting set for next week, which is to decide the budget and strategy for international development.
Adamu takes FIFA ban to CAS
By Andrew Warshaw
May 5 – Amos Adamu, the Nigerian football powerbroker suspended by FIFA for alleged involvement in bribery and corruption, is taking his case to the sport’s highest court to overturn his three-year ban.
Zamalek handed fine and ordered to play behind closed doors following pitch invasion
By David Gold
April 20 – The African Football Confederation (CAF) has fined Egyptian outfit Zamalek following a pitch invasion after a game in the African Champions League last month.
South Africa ready to drop Bafana Bafana nickname
By David Gold
April 14 – South Africa’s national football team could be set for a name change due to a trademark dispute, with the country’s football federation (SAFA) admitting that they are undecided on whether to drop the “Bafana Bafana” nickname.
Violence at African Champions League game prompts concern over resumption of Egyptian championship
By David Gold
April 4 – Egypt’s Football Association President Samir Zaher has said that the country would have to reconsider the resumption of domestic football in mid April after a Champions League game in Cairo had to be abandoned after supporters invaded the pitch.
South Africa replace Libya as African Youth Championship hosts
By David Gold
March 19 – The 2011 CAF African Youth Championship will be hosted by South Africa after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed the switch from war-torn Libya.
From north to south for African Youth Championship teams
By Andrew Warshaw
March 3 – The first major sporting fallout from the political unrest in Libya has seen South Africa as likely replacements for the north African country as hosts of the Orange African Youth Championship, it was reported today.