Job Vacancies: CAF Opens Recruitment for Football Roles, Several Other Opportunities
- The Confederation of African Football is recruiting for five top positions to usher in a new era for football in Africa
- Applications are open to all qualified candidates regardless of age, race, gender, nationality, or skin colour
- The recruitment drive comes just three months before the highly anticipated 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced vacancies into top positions as the body intensifies efforts to lead a new era in football on the continent.
With headquarters in Cairo, CAF stated that qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, gender, nationality or skin colour.
The recruitment exercise is coming barely three months before the start of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
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The football body urged job applicants who meet the required criteria to send their CVs to the provided email provided.
Five positions are currently vacant, but the applicants must be keen to work in an international sporting organisation.
Below are the vacant positions at CAF
- Senior Manager – Football Events
- Inter-clubs Officer
- National Team Officer
- Youth Competitions Officer
- Competitions Strategy & Planning Officer
The statement reads via CAF's website:
"Ready to lead a new era in African football? You believe you have the educational background and professional experience to elevate the organisation to the highest international standards? CAF is looking to recruit.
"We offer: An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organisation.Attractive employment conditions. The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team. Quality social security coverage. An excellent pension schemes."
How to apply for CAF job
Senior Manager – Football Events
Inter-clubs Officer
National Team Officer
Youth Competitions Officer
Competitions Strategy & Planning Officer
AFCON 2023’s immense global viewing
Meanwhile, the continental football body recently embraced extensive global broadcast agreements with TV broadcasting rights holders from Africa, the Caribbean, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America.
Some of the biggest TV-broadcast partners that teamed up with CAF included BBC (United Kingdom), SportTV (Portugal), SportItalia (Italy), LaLiga+ (Spain), Sky (United Kingdom), Sport Digital (Germany and Switzerland), Band TV (Brazil), Viaplay (Nordics), New World TV, CANAL+, beIN Sport, and roughly 44 free-to-air broadcasters.
There was a significant increase, according to Lux September, CAF's head of TV and communications. The relationships resulted in AFCON 2023 being broadcast in approximately 180 countries. Motsepe told journalists in Abidjan:
"We have had close to 2 billion people watching AFCON globally (the most-watched Nations Cup in history). We should be proud as Africans, and the next one will be even better."
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Why CAF can't interfere in World Cup qualifiers
Legit.ng earlier reported that rumours circulating online suggested that CAF president Patrice Motsepe, who is South African, might be influencing proceedings to delay or even prevent FIFA from sanctioning his home country.
Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Teboho Mokoena had already accumulated two yellow cards in the qualifiers, making him ineligible to play.
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