{"id":64037,"date":"2025-11-10T19:31:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-unveils-itri-official-match-ball-for-afcon-2025"},"modified":"2025-11-10T19:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:41:39","slug":"caf-unveils-itri-official-match-ball-for-afcon-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-unveils-itri-official-match-ball-for-afcon-2025","title":{"rendered":"CAF Unveils ITRI Official Match Ball for AFCON 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially unveiled ITRI, the stunning match ball for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to take place in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The ball, designed in collaboration with global sportswear giant PUMA, draws deep inspiration from Morocco\u2019s iconic zellij art form \u2014 a centuries-old tradition of intricate geometric mosaics that adorn many of the nation\u2019s historic landmarks.<\/p>\n<p>The design captures the essence of African unity, cultural pride, and the dynamic rhythm of the continent\u2019s football.<\/p>\n<p>According to CAF\u2019s Creative Development Manager, Mohamed Ghonemi, the creation of ITRI was a celebration of African creativity and Moroccan craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCreated for the rhythm of African football, the AFCON 2025 ball brings together art, motion, and a design shaped by African spirit and Moroccan craftsmanship,\u201d Ghonemi told CAFonline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a privilege to collaborate with PUMA on something that unites every nation at the tournament through a shared sense of connection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The name ITRI \u2014 meaning star in Amazigh (Berber) \u2014 is symbolic on multiple levels. 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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially unveiled ITRI, the stunning match ball for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to take place in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026. The ball, designed in collaboration with global sportswear giant PUMA, draws deep inspiration from Morocco\u2019s iconic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":64036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[245],"class_list":["post-64037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-lesotho"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CAF Unveils ITRI Official Match Ball for AFCON 2025 - Lesotho<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially unveiled ITRI, the stunning match ball for the 2025 Africa Cu ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-unveils-itri-official-match-ball-for-afcon-2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CAF Unveils ITRI Official Match Ball for AFCON 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially unveiled ITRI, the stunning match ball for the 2025 Africa Cu ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-unveils-itri-official-match-ball-for-afcon-2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lesotho\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-10T19:31:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-10T19:41:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/sm_1762791000.149727.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1366\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1023\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-unveils-itri-official-match-ball-for-afcon-2025#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-unveils-itri-official-match-ball-for-afcon-2025\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"CAF Unveils ITRI Official Match Ball for AFCON 2025\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-10T19:31:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-10T19:41:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-unveils-itri-official-match-ball-for-afcon-2025\"},\"wordCount\":286,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-unveils-itri-official-match-ball-for-afcon-2025#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/sites\/62\/2025\/11\/sm_1762791000.149727.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Lesotho\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-unveils-itri-official-match-ball-for-afcon-2025#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-unveils-itri-official-match-ball-for-afcon-2025\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/caf-unveils-itri-official-match-ball-for-afcon-2025\",\"name\":\"CAF Unveils ITRI Official Match Ball for AFCON 2025 - 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