* Named ahead of the final matches of the CAF African Schools Football Championship finals in Accra
* Where Ghana’s U-15 Girls team and Tanzania’s U-15 Boys team were crowned champions
Maravi Express
At the Confédération Africa Football (CAF) executive committee meeting in Accra, Ghana yesterday — ahead of the final matches of the CAF African Schools Football Championship, CAF president, Patrice Motsepe announced five new CAF vice-presidents.
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They are Morocco’s Fouzi Lekjaa (first vice-president); Ghana’s Kurt Okraku (2nd); Gabon’s Pierre-Alain Mounguengui (3rd); Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Bestine Kazadi Ditabala (4th) and Mozambique’s Feizal Sidat (5th).
A statement on CAFonline says additionally, Motsepe announced that Fédération Ivoirienne de football (FIF) president Yacine Idriss Diallo has been co-opted onto the CAF executive committee.
The report further says the CAF executive committee also approved the names to fill vacant positions on several CAF committees — Gabon’s Pierre-Alain Mounguengui in organising committee for the African Nations Championship (CHAN); Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o and Tunisia’s Malouche Belhassen Malouche Belhassen Malouche in technical & development committee with the medical having Mauritania’s Mohammed Bouya and South Africa’s Thulani Ngwenya.
Meanwhile, history was made at the University of Ghana yesterday as Ghana’s U-15 Girls team and Tanzania’s U-15 Boys team were crowned champions of the CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Finals following thrilling final matches in Accra.
Ghana’s U-15 Girls delivered a spirited performance in front of an electrified home crowd, defeating Uganda 2-0 to lift the continental title in their debut appearance at the finals.
Their victory marks a proud moment for Ghanaian youth football, showcasing the nation’s bright future on the African stage.
Tanzania’s U-15 Boys successfully defended their title, overcoming a strong Senegal side in a dramatic penalty shootout after a fiercely contested 0-0 stalemate.
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The tournament, held at the University of Ghana from April 23-26 , brought together the best young talents from across Africa, celebrating excellence, unity, and the transformative power of football.
The Ghana Boys U-15 also secured a podium finish on Saturday after overcoming Uganda in the third-place play-off, while former champions in the Girls division, South Africa also secured a bronze medal after edging Morocco 2-1.
CAFonline indicates that yesterday’s final marks yet another successful season of Africa’s largest schools football competition and continues to form a key component to achieving CAF president, Motsepe’s bold vision of ‘Making African Football Globally Competitive and Self-sustaining’.
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Individual Awards:
Girls
Top Scorer: Pulane Moloi (South Africa); Goalkeeper of the Tournament: Precious Akenguwie (Ghana); Player of the Tournament: Jennifer Awuku (Ghana); Fair Play Team: Morocco
Boys
Top Scorer: John Andor (Ghana) and Ingatus Cyril Acquah Hagan (Ghana); Player of the Tournament: Souleymane Commissaire Faye; Goalkeeper of the Tournament: Rajabu Manyelezi (Tanzania); Fair Play Team: Tanzania.—Content by CAFonline; edited by Maravi Express
