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Africa: CAF Medical Commission calls for cancellation of all competitions.

Mouad Raibati

Member of the CAF Medical Commission, Dr. Prince Bambo revealed to have suggested to the supreme body of African football the cancellation of all local championships and all competitions organized under the agenda of CAF, including CHAN (African Nations Championship, scheduled for last April), as well as the semi-finals of the Champions League and the CAF Cup.


 The medical official said in an interview that the objective of his decision was to protect players from the risk of coronavirus infection. However, he clarified that while CAF has the power to cancel competitions organized under its aegis, it has no authority over local championships.

We cannot send our young people to the slaughterhouse. It is up to us to see and discuss with our business partners, discuss with all those who cooperate with us in the organization of these competitions and we will see then. Emergency sets priorities,

Ahmed Ahmed, CAF President

CAF President Ahmed Ahmed has communicated a lot since the spread of the pandemic. Indecisive about the resumption of football in the continent, he said on German international radio Deutsche Welle that « the priority is health ». “We cannot send our young people to the slaughterhouse. It is up to us to see and discuss with our business partners, discuss with all those who cooperate with us in the organization of these competitions and we will see then. Emergency sets priorities, « said the Malagasy.
But the African football boss never made any reference to the proposal from the CAF Medical Commission, suggesting that all tournaments be canceled altogether.


Several African countries have decided to cancel their local championships. Some (Angola, Kenya, Guinea and Burkina Faso) have declared a white season. Others (Liberia, Ethiopia and Niger) have stopped their tournament by choosing formulas to decide between the teams: play-offs, maintenance of the status quo, cancellation of demotions in the lower division and accessions to the elite.


Still other nations, like Morocco, are awaiting the green light from their respective governments and their country’s health authorities.

Mouad Raibati

My name is Mouad Raibati, a journalist with a scientific background. After my graduation at high school, I have chosen a scientific path for my career, a choice that was looking very right back then. As a human being, i was developing my mind, skills, and capacities in order to figure out if my choice was right then. It took me a few years later to find the answers to my questions, I was able to recognize the passionate journalist inside me and that was the beginning of a wonderful adventure. Studying journalism for 3 years at ILCS is an experience I will never forget, I feel satisfied and happy of the right decision I took, a decision that made me feel more confident about myself as a journalist and also as an active member of the society who is trying to add value to the community. « Love what you do in order to do what you love ». Nope, I have chosen to do what I love, and I think that spending time trying to love what I do was a risky plan, where the result can bring total demolition to me. Life is too short, do what you love and try to be the right person in the right place.

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