Africa’s top club competition run by CAF.
Omar Artan has been denied entry to the United States and removed from FIFA’s World Cup referees after U.S. Customs and Border Protection found him inadmissible during vetting. Artan returned to Mogadishu on Wednesday and received a hero's welcome; Somali officials and football figures have protested the decision.
Jayden Adams, a rising star who helped Mamelodi Sundowns win the CAF Champions League, has died at 25. Officials have not disclosed the cause of death. Adams represented South Africa at the 2026 World Cup and played in all three group games before stepping off the pitch in the knockout stage.