CAF is failing Africa’s World Cup fans: The confederation’s silence on US travel bans and visa restrictions for African fans is shameful.

By Abdullahi Boru Halakhe On December 5, at the draw for the 2026 men’s World Cup finals at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, FIFA president Gianni Infantino presented United States President Donald Trump with the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize. “This is what we want from a leader – a leader that cares about the people,” Infantino told the president from the stage. “You definitely deserve the first FIFA Peace Prize.” Three days earlier, Trump used the closing minutes of a White House cabinet meeting to call Somalis “garbage”. “Their country is no good for a reason … Their country stinks, and…