Coaches National teams World Cup 2018 Qualifiers
NATIONAL TEAM - GHANA - COACH - Ghana re-appoint Kwesi Appiah as coach

Kwesi Appiah returns as Ghana coach on a two-year contract.

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5 Apr 2017
African Confederation Cup
African Confederation Cup 2017 - play-offs - Mazembe look for new coach after draw

DR Congo's TP Mazembe will play in the Confederation Cup.

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24 Mar 2017
CAF National teams
CAF - NATIONAL TEAM - Zanzibar admitted as full CAF member

CAF is now the joint-biggest confederation in Fifa.

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23 Mar 2017
Coaches National teams Transfers
NATIONAL TEAM - IVORY COAST - COACH - Marc Wilmots named as new coach

Ivory Coast name Belgian Marc Wilmots as coach.

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23 Mar 2017
CAF Featured
Ahmad - the man who holds the future of African football in his hands

Ahmad will lead CAF until 2021 at the earliest.

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21 Mar 2017
African Champions League
African Champions League 2017 - Holders Sundowns progress to group phase

Holders Sundowns overcome KCCA to reach Champions League group phase.

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19 Mar 2017
Club Stars in Europe
STARS IN EUROPE - IVORY COAST - CLUB - Kalou extends contract at Hertha Berlin

Salomon Kalou went to Hertha Berlin from Lille in 2014.

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18 Mar 2017
CAF Featured
CAF - Madagascar FA chief Ahmad elected as new CAF president

Ahmad won 34 of the 54 votes in the election.

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16 Mar 2017
U-20 Africa Cup 2015
U-20 Africa Cup 2017 - Hosts Zambia beat Senegal to win the tournament

Hosts Zambia turned on the style to lift the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

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12 Mar 2017
Coaches National teams
NATIONAL TEAM - RWANDA - COACH - Antoine Hey appointed head coach

German Antoine Hey has been appointed as the new head coach of Rwanda.

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5 Mar 2017
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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