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CAF regulatory, financial, and political updates

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has implemented several regulatory and financial updates aimed at improving the governance and sustainability of African football. Initially, the CAF Executive Committee approved new player registration rules for interclub competitions. These changes include competitions, including removing cup-tied restrictions, allowing players to represent more than one club in a single season, restrictions and increasing squad limits to 40 players. Additionally, disciplinary matters were transferred to the CAF Disciplinary Committee, and a competition calendar for 2026–2030 was adopted. Following these regulatory shifts, CAF held a strategy conference in Cape Verde to discuss elevating continental football standards. During this period, the organization announced an increase in club solidarity payments. Starting from the 2025/26 season, payments, doubling them to $100,000 for clubs eliminated in the preliminary rounds of the CAF Champions League and the Confederation Cup will receive $100,000, doubling starting in the previous $50,000 payment to help offset logistical and travel expenses. 2025/26 season. At a subsequent strategic conference in Cape Verde, discussions expanded to include technical structures, youth training, and the analysis of African team performances during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. During the event, CAF President Patrice Motsepe announced that all 54 member associations have provided “unanimous and unconditional” support to FIFA President Gianni Infantino for his re-election in March 2027. While Infantino noted FIFA’s $1 billion investment into African football over the last decade via the FIFA Forward programme, some observers have questioned if this collective stance reflects the individual sovereignty of every national association. Further developments at the Cape Verde summit highlighted increased financial support for member associations, with annual grants reportedly rising from $700,000 to $1 million per federation. Technical growth remains a priority, with experts such as Arsène Wenger participating in sessions focused on coaching, youth development, coaching and preparing youth development. Recent updates from the conference also indicate that CAF is reviewing the possibility of returning to a biennial schedule for the 2030 tournament based on 2026 World Africa Cup performance analysis. of Nations (AFCON). Additionally, the 2027 AFCON is confirmed for Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, with a final inspection scheduled for January 2027.

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