African Coaches Connect

Malawi, Nigeria & Zambia – 3-Way Points Parity By Eldred SUNJU-ABBEY (D’Servant)African Coaches Connect | Technical Department 1. THE REGULATION: CAF COMPETITION RULES ART. 20.6CAF does not prioritize aggregate goal difference as the first decider in a multi-team tie. CAF Hierarchy for 3 Teams Level on Points:1. Points obtained in matches between the tied teams […]

By Eldred SUNJU-ABBEY African Coaches Connect | Advancing African Football, Together Across Africa, we are asking 14-year-old boys and girls to perform in conditions European academies would cancel training for. This is not toughness. This is The Heat Stress Handicap. THE DATA: AFRICA PLAYS HOTTER, PAYS HIGHER • WBGT Reality: FIFA’s Medical Report 2023 found

ACC Statement on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2026 By Eldred SUNJU-ABBEY Today the world confronts a new face of modern slavery: “Trapped Behind the Scam.” Transnational criminal networks now traffic young people to commit industrial-scale financial fraud. Victims are deceived with promises of jobs, lured across borders, and forced into cybercrime, money laundering,

By Eldred SUNJU-ABBEY At the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Dominican Republic 2024, 336 players represented 16 nations. The birthdate data tells a story we can no longer ignore: • 54.7% were born in Q1 [Jan-Mar] or Q2 [Apr-Jun]• 20.5% were born in Q4 [Oct-Dec]• Among semi-finalists, 62.5% were Q1 births The earlier edition in

 1–0 Argentina   (After Extra Time) Sixteen years after South Africa, La Roja are world champions again after overwhelming the defending champions in a final decided by Ferran Torres. By Paul Lucky Okoku Some World Cup finals are remembered for a single flash of brilliance. Others are remembered for relentless endurance, tactical discipline, and the refusal

By Paul Lucky Okoku Clash of Crowns: Mbappé and Bellingham Fight for Football Royalty. The Battle for Bronze. The Battle for Pride. The Battle to Finish on the World Cup Podium.* *The Match Many Call a Consolation… But History Calls a Medal. Bronze Is Not Gold. But It Is Forever. Victory is not always measured

 By Paul Lucky Okoku France arrived in Dallas,Texas, believing they were ninety minutes away from another FIFA World Cup Final. Spain arrived with a different ambition—not merely to win, but to dictate every important conversation the match would have. By the final whistle, the scoreboard read 2–0. Yet the score told only part of the

ACC Celebrates Coach Badiru Azeez Wale as Protégé Elijah Ariyo Scores Tournament’s First Hat-Trick at Play for Africa Trial – Alimosho, Lagos → Cairo, Egypt — Africa Coaches Connect (ACC) is once again validating its core mandate: Developing Coaches, Developing Africa_. Congratulations to Coach Badiru Azeez Wale, a dedicated coach of ACC’s Iyana-Ipaja & Alimosho

Toronto, 28th June 2026 — In an epochal instant destined to reverberate through the annals of football history, African football has etched its name golden: For the first time ever, 90% of Africa’s qualified nations have stormed through the Group Stage into the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32. Nine colossi — Algeria, Cape