RABAT, June 3 -- MINISTER for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Paul Makonda has said the government will work closely with the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) to push for Kiswahili to be recognised as one of the official languages of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Currently, CAF uses English, French and Arabic as its official languages in meetings and official communications.

Makonda said TFF President Wallace Karia is expected to submit a formal proposal at this years CAF General Assembly, seeking the inclusion of Kiswahili among the continental football bodys official languages.

“We believe Kiswahili deserves a place among CAFs official languages because it is widely spoken across Africa and continues to ...