By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Aip
The Ouattara Souleymane Academy of Maféré won the 13th edition of the Fraternity and Social Cohesion Tournament. The team beat Alakabo 1-0 in the final, played on 5 September at Mouyassué Stadium in the Maféré municipality, according to AIP.
South Africa’s under-15 team beat France 3-2 in the group stage of the first Under-15 World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. They finished second in Group A with 10 points and will compete in the next stage in the second tier, according to their coach, Mogale.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Safa ·
Guinean Sports Minister Cellou Baldé accompanied a CAF assessment mission to Kansoyah on 22 October, where Guinea plans a 60,000-seat Olympic stadium. The mission is examining the country’s bid to host AFCON 2032 or 2036, according to VisionGuinee.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Visionguinee ·
Burundi’s Football Federation is requiring clubs to communicate their colours before each match: 36 hours for the home team and 24 hours for the visitors. Teams that fail to comply with the rule will have to pay 200,000 Burundian francs, according to Iwacu Burundi.
🇧🇮 Burundi · Source: Iwacu Burundi ·
Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi finished 13th in the 2026 Ballon d’Or, with the rankings being revealed gradually by France Football. The Morocco captain and Paris Saint-Germain player drops seven places from the previous edition, when he finished sixth, according to France Football.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
West African navies strengthen cooperation against maritime traffickingNaval and coast guard chiefs from countries in Maritime Zone F concluded a two-day meeting in Abidjan on cooperation against drug trafficking and marine pollution. Officials also set operational priorities for 2027, according to The New Dawn.
Mamady Doumbouya elected to lead Guinean football for four yearsMamady Doumbouya was elected president of the Guinean Football Federation for a four-year term, receiving 21 of the 52 votes cast. The vote marks a change at the head of the governing body, according to Africatopsports.The week in Africa
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