African Super Cup Featured Fixtures+Results
AFRICAN SUPER CUP 2016 - TP MAZEMBE win African Super Cup

TP Mazembe beat Etoile du Sahel to win African Super Cup.

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21 Feb 2016
African Super Cup Fixtures+Results
African Super Cup 2016 - Preview - TP Mazembe vs Etoile du Sahel - today

TP Mazembe and Etoile du Sahel ready for Super Cup.

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20 Feb 2016
Coaches National teams
NATIONAL TEAM - MOROCCO - COACH - Herve Renard named as new coach

Morocco unveil Frenchman Herve Renard as coach.

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19 Feb 2016
Club Stars in Europe Transfers
STARS IN EUROPE - CAMEROON - CLUB - Joel Matip set to join Liverpool

Joel Matip set to join Liverpool at end of season on free transfer.

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17 Feb 2016
National teams
Togo Football Federation elects Colonel Kossi Akpovy as president

Akpovy's major tasks are to streamline the country's football administration.

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16 Feb 2016
Club Stars in Asia Transfers
STARS IN ASIA - NIGERIA - CLUB - Obafemi Martins joins Shanghai Shenhua

Nigeria striker Martins joins China's Shanghai Shenhua.

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15 Feb 2016
African Champions League Fixtures+Results
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2016 - Preliminary round - 1st leg - all results

Sundowns lose to Zimbabwe's Chicken Inn.

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14 Feb 2016
Coaches National teams
NATIONAL TEAM - CAMEROON - COACH - Hugo Broos named as new coach

Belgium's Hugo Broos is named as Cameroon's new coach.

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13 Feb 2016
Coaches National teams
NATIONAL TEAM - MOROCCO - COACH - Badou Zaki leaves post as Morocco coach

Badou Zaki has been in charge of Morocco twice now.

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11 Feb 2016
Club Coaches National League
NATIONAL LEAGUE - EGYPT - ZAMALEK - COACH - Zamalek sack Mido

Zamalek sack Mido after 37 days following Al Ahly loss.

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10 Feb 2016
Key-Player World Cup 2026

2026 WORLD CUP - Recap - Final - Facts

Messi and Lamine Jamal 
Messi was just 19 years old when the photo of him with the baby, Lamine Jamal, in the bathtub was taken. Nineteen years later, on 19 July 2026, Messi and Lamine Jamal are competing against each other in the Football World Cup final, with Lamine wearing the No.19 shirt.

 

Best player | Rodri

Spain and Manchester City midfielder Rodri was named best player of the 2026 World Cup tournament.

 

Best top-scorer | Kylian Mbappé

Mbappé scored 10 goals and is now the men's Football World Cup all-time top scorer with 22 goals. 

 

2026 World Cup | recap

A record 10 African nations have qualified for the newly expanded 48-team 2026 World Cup, marking the continent's greatest achievement to date. Several of these teams progressed beyond the group stage into the knockout rounds, with at least one African team reaching the quarter-finals. This underlines their competitive performance, even though no African nation made it to the semi-finals or final.

From the round of 32, Spain, Argentina, England, and France emerged as the strongest teams, winning through the round of 16 and quarterfinals to reach the semifinals. 

Spain beat France 2:0 and Argentina beat England 2:1 to set up the final. England then beat France 6:4 in the third‑place match, while Spain defeated Argentina 1:0 after extra time in the final to win the 2026 World Cup.

Overall, the African teams showed a strong performance, though not yet title‑winning.

 

 

20 Jul 2026
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