The 15th FIFPRO Africa Congress has been held in Johannesburg where in 2009, two years after its foundation, the division really took off.

The 16th FIFPRO Africa Congress was held in Douala, Cameroon. Teresa Calleb, former captain of the Kenyan national team, was elected to the board.

The Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB) welcomed their colleagues from other African player unions this week, as they hosted the FIFPRO Africa general assembly where several key stakeholders of African football were in attendance.

FIFPRO Africa has unanimously nominated its president Geremie Njitap to represent the division on the FIFPRO global board.

The constructive regional discussion, where professional leagues and FIFPRO had an opportunity to express their views with respect to labour matters in Africa, was held under the framework of the Global Labour Agreement (GLA).

Masaseng, who previously served as general secretary of the Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB), had been deputy general secretary for FIFPRO Africa since 2021. During the two years, he operated closely alongside Burchkalter, learning about the specifics of the role and introducing himself to the network.

In collaboration with the Didier Drogba Foundation and the International Labour Organization (ILO), FIFPRO Africa has launched a campaign to raise awareness of African players being targeted and scammed by people pretending to be football agents.

The 2024 African Player Workload Report, compiled with data from the FIFPRO Player Workload Monitoring Platform (PWM) and in cooperation with Football Benchmark, analyses the match schedule of a sample of 60 Africa-based players and looks at additional workload factors including match scheduling, travel, and weather conditions.

The 2023 FIFPRO General Assembly took place in Cape Town, South Africa on 21-24 November, enabling 66 member unions to align on strategy and engage in transparent, robust discussions about the future of FIFPRO within the football landscape.

Ten years after former Zambia national team striker Linos Chalwe decided to establish a player union, FIFPRO officially welcomes the Footballers and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (FAWUZ) as a new member per 1 January 2021.

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The aim of the meetings was to understand the challenges both player associations are facing on the ground and the current dynamics with their respective domestic stakeholders in order to provide tailored support.