The partnership was officially signed in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 23 April 2025 by Dr. Patrice Motsepe, CAF president, and Philippe Labonne, AGL president.

Building on a successful collaboration that began with the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) Côte d’Ivoire 2023, AGL will once again play a key role as CAF’s Official Logistics Partner for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) Morocco 2025 and the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (“WAFCON”) Morocco 2026.

CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe said: “CAF is delighted to once more establish a partnership with AGL with whom we successfully worked together at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) Côte d’Ivoire 2023.

AGL is a leading logistics company and its partnership with CAF reflects the substantial commitment by both parties to the development and growth of football for men and women in Africa.

The CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) is one of the biggest sporting events in the world, attracting over 1.5 billion TV audiences in a 178 countries and numerous African and global sponsors and partners.

The partnership of CAF and AGL will also contribute to the socio-economic upliftment of our rural and urban communities on the African Continent.”

Philippe Labonne, President of Africa Global Logistics, added:

“We are honoured to extend our collaboration with CAF. We share the same vision of unity and excellence for Africa. We aim to support the successful organization of major tournaments like AFCON and WAFCON, and also to transform African football into a lasting driver of economic and social development. Thanks to our parthership with CAF, we celebrate the passion of millions of Africans for football, while reinforcing our commitment to local content, engaging with communities, and promoting women’s inclusion. Together, thanks to the power of football, we’ll keep moving Africa forward”

A shared vision and a lasting impact for Africa

Beyond sporting competitions, this partnership reflects a shared vision: making football a catalyst for sustainable development across the Continent.

Drawing on its deep-rooted expertise in Africa and a vast logistics network spanning 47 African countries, AGL plays a key role in the Continent’s economic and social transformation.

This partnership illustrates its ambition to contribute sustainably to African sport while strengthening its positive impact on the communities it serves.

The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) the most watched sporting event on the African Continent, will benefit from AGL’s advanced logistics support. AGL is committed to providing innovative and sustainable solutions to support the successful delivery of CAF’s major competitions. Through this renewed alliance, AGL reaffirms its mission to be at the heart of Africa’s transformation. More than just a sporting event, the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) Morocco 2025 represents an opportunity to stimulate local economies, create jobs, and build capacity across the value chain, from logistics and infrastructure to tourism and services.

Strengthening support for women’s football 

The TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (“WAFCON”) sponsorship reflects AGL’s dedication to promoting gender equality and encouraging the development of Women’s football.

Motsepe disclosed this at a news conference, ahead of the AFCON final.

He described the feat as an achievement that Africans should be proud of.

“We have had close to two billion people watching AFCON globally. We should be proud as Africans and the next one will be even better.

“The success of Africa depends upon Africa working together, trading together, and in football, countries competing and playing together,” he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the organisation of the tournament has so far been top-notch, with six beautiful stadia across five cities hosting the continental showpiece.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will lock horns with hosts Cote d’Ivoire in a block-buster final on Sunday at the 60,000-capacity Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Ebimpé in the outskirts of Abidjan.

The third-place match on Saturday between South Africa and DR Congo is slated for the iconic Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny also in Abidjan. (NAN)

The 33rd Cup of Nations was postponed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

StarTimes is broadcasting all 52 matches live and in full high-definition on its sports channels as well as streaming service StarTimes ON.

This will be the ninth encounter between Nigeria and Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nigeria lead with three wins to Egypt’s two, although their last encounter in 2010 went to the Pharaohs (3-1 in the group phase).

However, Egypt are unbeaten in each of their last 16 group matches at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with 12 wins and 4 draws. Their last defeat in the group phase dates back to the 2004 tournament (1-2 v Algeria).

Nigeria will face Sudan on January 15 and Guinea-Bissau on January 19.

Lazarus Ibeabuchi, StarTimes Nigeria PR manager, said: “Football lovers in Nigeria can look forward to this exciting showpiece on StarTimes at the most affordable rate in the market with an option to pay-per-day. Active subscribers can watch on the go by downloading StarTimes ON mobile app and linking it to their decoders, at no extra cost, to access the same content on up to three mobile devices. Also, non-subscribers can also watch live on the StarTimes-ON app at N400 weekly, with an option to subscribe with their MTN airtime.”

Here’s How Nigeria’s Super Eagles Prepared for Egypt Opener

Twenty-four (24) out of the 28 man Super Eagles squad arrived at the training camp set up at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja where Interim Manager, Austin Eguavoen, and his technical team put the players through some attacking and defensive drills.

The Super Eagles sported training bibs donated by MTN Nigeria, the official communications sponsor of the NFF.

African football fans will be able to see all the best action of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on StarTimes’ World Football channel as Africa’s leading digital-TV operator will be showing the games live and in HD.

Africa’s gain during that time is often Europe’s loss as clubs like Liverpool, Manchester City, PSG, AC Milan, and Bayern Munich will be without some of their star players as they do duty for their respective national teams.

As a result, the competition has not been without its controversy, but all of that will be forgotten when the matches get underway.

Although the tournament has been expanded to 24 teams for the first time in its long history, the pre-tournament favourites comprise the usual suspects.

Cameroon have already won the showpiece of African football five times and as hosts are certainly in the running to add another title.

Coached by former Portuguese international Toni Conceição, the Les Lions Indomptables squad blends veteran players like;

• goalkeeper André Onana,
• André-Frank Zambo Anguissa,
• Vincent Aboubakar, and
• Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting with youngsters like
• Bordeaux’s Jean Onana and
• Ignatius Ganago, who plays for Lens.

The hosts have been paired in Group A of the Africa Cup of Nations with Burkina Faso, Cape Verde and Ethiopia. With the four best-placed third-ranked teams also advancing to the round of the last 16, it would be a huge surprise if the hosts do not make it into the knock-out stage.

The holders, Algeria, potentially have a much tougher task. They are in Group E, together with Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone and Côte d’Ivoire, who have a formidable squad, headlined by:

• Franck Kessié,
• Nicolas Pépé,
• Wilfried Zaha and
• Sébastien Haller.

Three-time champions Nigeria’s preparations were thrown into disarray when German coach Gernot Rohr was dismissed shortly before the start of the tournament.

Jose Peseiro has been named as a replacement, but interim coach Augustine Eguavoen will be in charge at the Nations Cup, with the Portuguese coach acting as an observer.

The Super Eagles face Guinea Bissau, Sudan, and Egypt in Group D, with the Pharaohs undoubtedly being the biggest threat to Nigeria’s hopes of topping the group.

Nigeria will look to midfield general Wilfred Ndidi to step up and really lead this team. It is Samuel Chukwueze who will get star billing. Creative responsibility will probably fall to Joe Aribo. In Maduka Okoye, Nigeria has invested in a young goalkeeper with a great deal of upside.

Nigeria’s possible line-up:

Maduka Okoye; Ola Aina, William Troost-Ekong, Chidozie Awaziem, Zaidu Sanusi; Wilfred Ndidi, Joe Aribo; Samuel Chukwueze, Alex Iwobi, Moses Simon; Kelechi Iheanacho.

Other teams in the mix to land Africa’s greatest national team prize are Ghana and Senegal, who are coached by former national team player Aliou Cissé, who captained Les Lions de la Téranga to the runner-up position in 2002 and coached the side in 2019, when they lost 1-0 to Algeria in the final.

Cissé can call on the likes of

• Sadio Mané, who is one of three Liverpool stars doing duty in Cameroon.
• Mané and team-mate Mo Salah scored for Liverpool in their 2-2 draw against Chelsea on the weekend, before jetting off to AFCON.

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has come to terms with missing three important players. “We knew three would be qualified and be there and we knew that at least two of them will go pretty far in the tournament. Can you be prepared for something like that, properly, perfectly? Like a one-for-one replacement for Sadio, a replacement for Mo, one replacement for Naby [Keita]? That’s tricky in each situation,” he said.