Weekly News Extra (01-05/12/2025)

• "The mandatory release of players period for the CAF TotalEnergies AFCON 2025, which will take place in Morocco from 21/12/2025 to 18/01/2026, will be reduced by seven days and start on Monday, 15/12/2025," announced FIFA on 03/12/2025, a decision "in line with the same principle used for the 2022 World Cup."
• Aston Villa FC (Premier League) has created a Junior Fan Advisory Board, dedicated to fans aged 14-21.
• Former striker Samuel Eto'o has been re-elected president of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) on 29/11/2025. He was the only candidate.
• Atos, a French digital services company, has become the first "official innovation partner" for CONMEBOL’s club competitions.
• The British public broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired the broadcasting rights to the CAF TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 in the UK.

These are some of the news items that did not make it into an article this week, but which are nevertheless, worthy of your attention.

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