AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCOSAFA Power Shift: Botswana’s Tariq Babitseng was elected COSAFA president unopposed in Harare, with Madagascar’s Alfred Randriamanampisoa named vice-president—an early signal of a more unified Southern Africa football push. AFCON Roadmap: CAF will hold the AFCON PAMOJA 2027 qualifying draw Tuesday in Cairo, setting 48 teams into 12 groups; Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are hosts and already qualified, so only one extra team per host group can join the finals. Middle East Tensions, Still Hot: The USS Gerald R. Ford has returned after a 326-day deployment, while Iran’s World Cup squad heads to Turkey before the US trip; in Lebanon, Israel reported a soldier killed and launched fresh strikes on Hezbollah after a truce extension. Gulf Shipping Pressure: Reports say Iranian tankers are using “unprecedented” evasion to keep oil flowing despite a US Gulf blockade. Comoros Cost-of-Living Fallout: Comoros suspended fuel price hikes after deadly protests and clashes, after earlier transport strikes disrupted Moroni.
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