The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is set to host a four-day Club Licensing Regional Workshop at the Kempinski Hotel, Gold Coast City Accra, from Monday, May 20 to Thursday, May 24, 2024.

The workshop will see participation from 15 Member Associations, including hosts Ghana, as well as Egypt, Nigeria, Eritrea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Botswana, Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, and Sao Tome and Principe. Additionally, clubs from the Ghana Premier League, the Division One League, and the Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League will be represented.

This event in Accra marks the final phase of the Club Licensing Regional Workshops across Africa, following previous sessions in Mauritania, Algeria, and Ethiopia. The primary objectives are to provide updates on the Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP) usage for the Club Licensing procedure and to review the implementation status of the Club Licensing system in national competitions of the Member Associations.

The workshop offers a valuable platform for Member Associations to exchange best practices, discuss implementation methods, share successes and challenges, and set future goals for the club licensing system.

Notable attendees include the President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo, Club Licensing Committee Chairman Dr. Kwame Baah Nuakoh and his committee members, former CAF Deputy General Secretary Anthony Baffoe, among other distinguished guests. The workshop is supervised by Muhammed Sidat, CAF’s Head of Professional Football.