Key Player - Ivory Coast - Yaya Touré - the karate kid turned footballer

Yaya Touré might have been a karate star.

16 Dec 2015
CAF Awards 2015 - Player of the Year - Nominees

Three names on shortlist.

15 Dec 2015
2015 FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP - CONGO DR - Quarter-Final - TP Mazembe lose against Japan

TP Mazembe lose Club World Cup quarterfinal in Japan.

14 Dec 2015
U-23 AFRICA CUP 2015 - FINAL - RESULT

Nigeria crowned U-23s champions as South Africa take final Rio spot.

13 Dec 2015
STARS IN EUROPE - IVORY COAST - CLUB - Toure wins BBC African award 2015

Yaya Toure wins BBC African Footballer of the Year award 2015.

12 Dec 2015
AFROFOOTBALL ON PINTEREST

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11 Dec 2015
STARS IN EUROPE - SOUTH AFRICA - CLUB - Ngcongca benefitting from being abroad

Ngcongca urges other South Africans to play abroad.

10 Dec 2015
U-23 AFRICA CUP 2015 - SEMI-FINALS - RESULT

Nigeria & Algeria earn Olympic spots.

9 Dec 2015
NATIONAL TEAM - GAMBIA - COACH - Raoul Savoy sacked

Raoul Savoy sacked as coach of The Gambia's national team.

6 Dec 2015
U-23 AFRICA CUP 2015 - GROUP B - 3RD MATCHES - result

Algeria and Nigeria through to semi-finals.

5 Dec 2015

2026 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS - QUALIFIED TEAMS

A total of 39 national football teams have qualified. (39/45)

Africa (9/9)
Algeria
Cape Verde
Egypt
Ghana
Côte d'Ivoire
Morocco
Senegal
South Africa
Tunisia

Europe (12/16)
England
France
Croatia
Norway
Portugal
Germany
Netherlands
Switzerland
Scotland
Spain
Austria
Belgium

North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (3/3)
Panama
Curaçao
Haiti

Asia (8/8)
Australia
Iran
Japan
Jordan
Uzbekistan
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
South Korea

South America (6/6)
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Uruguay

Oceania (1/1)
New Zealand


Interconfederation playoff winners (0/2)
Games between March 23 and 31

Semifinal 01
New Caledonia vs Jamaica

Final 01
Winner vs DR Congo


Semifinal 02
Bolivia vs Suriname

Final 02
Winner vs Iraq

 

 

30 Nov 2025
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