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Football boss Motsepe heads to Abidjan to sign controversial CAN 2024 deal

Patrice Motsepe, the South African president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), is due to visit Abidjan on 11 November to finalise a new agreement for the African Cup of Nations to be held in Ivory Coast in January 2024. [...]

Published on 10/11/2022 at 06:00 GMT

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Ivory Coast Ivorian high society haunt Sofitel Abidjan to be closed for renovation

Ivory Coast Sport ministry and prime minister battle over Ebimpé stadium revamp contract

Libya Dabaiba takes a long shot with Tripoli's Al-Ahli football team to score political points

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Ivory Coast
Football boss Motsepe heads to Abidjan to sign controversial CAN 2024 deal

Ivory Coast
Castel loses out to Cody's Drinks ahead of Africa Cup of Nations

Ivory Coast
Achi delegates management of AFCON budget

Ivory Coast
Trouble over CAF premises in Abidjan

Ivory Coast
Ivorian high society haunt Sofitel Abidjan to be closed for renovation

Ivory Coast
Sport ministry and prime minister battle over Ebimpé stadium revamp contract

Libya
Dabaiba takes a long shot with Tripoli's Al-Ahli football team to score political points

Cameroon
Paul Biya's first public appearance in a year awaited with bated breath

Spotlight | Africa
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino tightens his grip on African federations