Africa Cup 2015 Coaches National teams
NATIONAL TEAM - MALI - COACH - Henryk Kasperczak leaves job

Mali have parted ways with coach Henryk Kasperczak.

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10 Mar 2015
African Champions League Club Stars in Africa
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2015 - CONGO DR - TP Mazembe's Ivorian keeper Gbohouo

Ivory Coast and TP Mazembe goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo has flown to Qatar for treatment on his knee injury.

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9 Mar 2015
U-20 Africa Cup 2015
U-20 AFRICAN CUP 2015 - ZAMBIA - The Chipolopolo optimistic heading into championship

When Zambia were crowned African champions three years ago, great football things were expected.

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8 Mar 2015
Club Stars in Europe
STARS IN EUROPE - TUNISIA - CLUB - Tunisia's Abdennour signs contract extension with Monaco

Tunisia international Aymen Abdennour has signed a one-year contract extension with French side AS Monaco.

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8 Mar 2015
Featured FIFA
FIFA - Sepp Blatter 'concerned' by Russia report

Fifa president Sepp Blatter says he is concerned by the findings of a study.

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7 Mar 2015
Coaches National teams Transfers
NATIONAL TEAM - SENEGAL - Aliou Cisse appointed as new coach

Former international midfielder Aliou Cisse has been appointed Senegal coach.

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5 Mar 2015
Africa Cup 2015 National teams
NATIONAL TEAM - IVORY COAST - Africa Cup 2015 hero Boubacar Barry retires from internationals

Ivory Coast goalkeeper Boubacar Barry has announced his international retirement.

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4 Mar 2015
U-17 Africa Cup 2015
U-17 AFRICA CUP 2015 - MALI - new Champions after a 2:0 victory over South Africa

Mali have been crowned the 2015 African Under 17 Champions after a 2:0 victory over South Africa in the final in Niamey on Sunday.

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3 Mar 2015
Coaches National teams Transfers
NATIONAL TEAM - EGYPT - Hector Cuper appointed as new coach

Argentine Hector Cuper is the new coach of Egypt.

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3 Mar 2015
African Champions League Fixtures+Results
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2015 - PRELIMINARIES - 2nd leg - all results

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2 Mar 2015
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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