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2020 African Nations Championship
The 2020 African Nations Championship, known as CHAN 2020 for short and the TotalEnergies, Total African Nations Championship for sponsor (commercial), sponsorship purposes, was the 6th edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), featuring national teams consisting of players from their respective national leagues. It was held in Cameroon from 16 January to 7 February 2021. Originally scheduled from 4 to 25 April 2020, CAF announced its postponement on 17 March 2020 to a later date due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, eventually rescheduling it to January 2021 on 30 June that year. Morocco A' national football team, Morocco defeated Mali national football team, Mali in 2020 African Nations Championship Final, the final to successfully defend their title, thus joining DR Congo A' national football team, DR Congo as the tournament's most successful nations as well as being the first team to win it back-to-bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soufiane Rahimi
Soufiane Rahimi (; born 2 June 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for UAE Pro League club Al Ain and the Morocco national team. Rahimi started his professional career playing for Raja CA, before being sent on a loan to Étoile de Casablanca. Rahimi then returned back to his former club after the end of his loan, helping the club win the 2019–20 Botola, the 2018 and 2021 CAF Confederation Cup and the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup. He then signed with UAE Pro League side Al-Ain, where he led the club to win the 2023–24 AFC Champions League, finishing as the tournament's top scorer with 13 goals. A full international for Morocco since 2021, Soufiane represented the nation at the 2020 African Nations Championship, 2021 FIFA Arab Cup and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Rahimi was the top goalscorer of the 2020 African Nations Championship, with five goals. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he was selected as one of the three overage players of Morocc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 African Nations Championship Qualification
The 2022 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's association football, football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2022 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament. A total of 18 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Algeria national football team, Algeria which qualified automatically as hosts. Teams A total of 42 (out of 54) Confederation of African Football, CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds, split into zones according to their regional affiliations. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 26 May 2022 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. ;Notes *Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament. *Teams in ''italics'' received a bye to the second round in the qualifying draw. *(W): Withdrew after draw Format Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged tie, two- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libya National Football Team
The Libya national football team () represents Libya in men's international football and is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. The team has never qualified for FIFA World Cup but has qualified for editions of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1982, 2006, and 2012. In 1982, the team was both the host and runner-up. In the Arab Cup, Libya finished second in 1964 and 2012, and third in 1966. The team is affiliated with both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). Due to political circumstances, Libya has typically been less successful in international competition compared to other North African teams like Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia. Libya has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and its participation in AFCON is sporadic, having only qualified for three AFCON editions. In the 2010s, Libya's global ranking improved due to the increasing number of Libyan players playing in foreign leagues. At the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, the team recorded their firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunisia National Football Team
The Tunisia national football team, controlled by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), represents Tunisia in men's international association football competitions. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the UNAF, Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The team is colloquially known as ''Eagles of Carthage'' by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit is primarily white and their away kit is red, which is a reference to the Flag of Tunisia, national flag of the country. The team has qualified six times for the FIFA World Cup and twenty-one times for the Africa Cup of Nations. It has competed in four editions of Football at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics and participated once in the FIFA Confederations Cup, FIFA Confederation Cup. Since 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rwanda Football Federation
The Rwanda Football Federation ( French: ''Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association'', FERWAFA; "Rwandan Association Football Federation"), is the official governing body of association football in Rwanda. It was founded in 1975 and affiliated with CAF and FIFA in 1976 and 1978, respectively. It organizes the Rwanda Premier League and the Rwanda Women's Football League and oversees the men's and women's national teams. Principals External linksOfficial Website at the FIFA website Rwanda at CAF Online Rwanda FA on Twitter References {{DEFAULTSORT:FeDeratio ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopia National Football Team
The Ethiopia national football team (Amharic: የአትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ እግር ኳስ ቡድን), nicknamed Walia, after the Walia ibex, represents Ethiopia in men's international football and is controlled by the Ethiopian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Ethiopia. The team has been representing Ethiopia in regional, continental, and international competitions since its founding in 1943. The Walias play their home games at Addis Ababa Stadium located in the capital city of Addis Ababa. . Ethiopia was one of only three teams (along with Egypt and Sudan) to participate in the inaugural Africa Cup of Nations in 1957. It won the competition in 1962, while it was also the host. However, success has been elusive since the end of the 1960s. Under coach Sewnet Bishaw, the team qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations after a 31-year absence. History Early history Ethiopia has a long football tradition and was among the pioneers of internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 African Nations Championship Qualification
The 2018 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's association football, football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2018 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament. A total of sixteen teams qualified to play in the final tournament. Teams A total of 48 (out of 54) Confederation of African Football, CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds, split into zones according to their regional affiliations. ;Notes *Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament. *Central African Republic were excluded by the Confederation of African Football, CAF from participating because of their withdrawal against DR Congo in the 2016 African Nations Championship qualification. *Chad withdrew on 27 March 2016, but however, on 24 May 2016, Chad announced that they would not be able to qualify for CHAN 2018, and São Tomé and Príncipe o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabon National Football Team
The Gabon national football team ( French: ''Équipe de football du Gabon'') represents Gabon in men's international football. The team's nickname is The Panthers and it is governed by the Gabonese Football Federation. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but have qualified nine times (as of 2025) for the Africa Cup of Nations. Gabon is a member of both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). History 1960s Gabon made their debut on 13 April 1960 by entering the first Friendship Games (''Jeux de L'Amitié'') tournament, created for French-speaking African countries (a precursor to the modern African Games), held in Antananarivo, Madagascar. In the First Round they were drawn against Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), who were also making their debut, and lost 5–4, despite leading 3–2 at half-time. They did not play another match for over a year and a half, until the next time the tournament was staged, in December 1961 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. They were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djibouti National Football Team
The Djibouti national football team, nicknamed the "Riverains de la Mer Rouge" (), is the national football team of Djibouti. It is controlled by the Djiboutian Football Federation and is a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The Djibouti national football team's first win in a full FIFA-sanctioned international match was a 1–0 win vs. Somalia in the first round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. History French Somaliland (1947–1960) Djibouti played its first international match under the name ''French Somaliland'', at home against neighbouring Ethiopia on 5 December 1947 and lost 5–0. This was also Ethiopia's debut. The two played again in Djibouti on 1 June 1948 and Ethiopia won 2–1. On 1 May 1949, the fixture was played for the ''Emperor Cup'' in Ethiopia, and the host won 6–0. In 1954, Djibouti played Ethiopia three times: a 10–2 away loss on 1 May, a 2–0 home loss on 1 June and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Royal Belgian Football Association, Belgium, Danish Football Union, Denmark, Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques, France, German Football Association, Germany, the Royal Dutch Football Association, Netherlands, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spain (represented by Real Madrid CF), Swedish Football Association, Sweden, and Swiss Football Association, Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises List of FIFA Member Associations, 211 national associations. These national associations must also be members of one of the six regional confederations: Confederation of African Football, CAF (Africa), Asian Football Confederat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale, usually referred to as RFI, is the State media, state-owned international radio news network of France. With 59.5 million listeners in 2022, it is one of the most-listened-to international radio stations in the world, along with Deutsche Welle, the BBC World Service and Voice of America. RFI broadcasts 24 hours per day around the world in French and in 16 other languages in FM, shortwave, medium wave, satellite and on its website. It is a channel of the state company France Médias Monde. The majority of shortwave transmissions are in French and Hausa language, Hausa but also includes some hours of Swahili language, Swahili, Fulfulde language, Fulfulde and Mandinka language, Mandinka. RFI broadcasts to over 150 countries on 5 continents. Africa is the largest part of radio listeners, representing 60% of the total audience in 2010. In the Île-de-France, Paris region, RFI comprises between 150,000 and 200,000 listeners. Its digital platforms attract an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
