Featured Legends
LEGENDS - ‪‪TOGO - Julien Kossi Denke - tributes are paid to Togo's first overseas player

Julien Kossi Denke, was Togo's first footballer to play overseas. The defender was more popularly known as Wazo and captained Togo at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ivory Coast in 1984. Later that year he signed for French second division club Chateauroux from Togolese side Aiglons de Lome. 

More
25 Mar 2014
Coaches National teams
NATIONAL TEAM - BENIN - COACH - Didier Olle-Nicolle appointed Benin coach

Frenchman Didier Olle-Nicolle has been appointed coach of Benin, replacing compatriot Manuel Amoros.

More
18 Mar 2014
Coaches World Cup 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - BENIN - COACH - Algerian Djamel Belmadi appointed Qatar coach

Algerian Djamel Belmadi has been installed as the new coach of Qatar's national team, the country's football association has revealed.  
 

More
17 Mar 2014
Friendly Stars in Europe World Cup 2014 World Cup 2014 warm up
NATIONAL TEAM - Nigeria - Lukman Haruna hopeful over World Cup prospects

Dynamo Kiev midfielder Lukman Haruna hopes he can still make Nigeria's World Cup squad. The 23-year old has not played for the Super Eagles since the last World Cup in South Africa.

More
16 Mar 2014
Africa Cup 2015 Qualifiers FIFA rankings
FIFA rankings - Egypt makes big leap in latest rankings

Egypt have climbed up more places than any other African country in Fifa's latest world rankings for March.

More
14 Mar 2014
Friendly World Cup 2014 World Cup 2014 warm up
2014 World Cup - warm up - Ghana

Ghana Sports Minister Elvis Ankrah is confident the team will prepare in the right way for a successful World Cup.

More
12 Mar 2014
Friendly World Cup 2014 World Cup 2014 warm up World Cup Archive
2014 World Cup - warm up - African sides ready

All five of Africa's World Cup finalists are in action this week as they continue their preparations for this summer's tournament in Brazil.
(Algeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria)

More
5 Mar 2014
Africa Cup Featured Key-Player Legends National teams World Cup 2014
LEGENDS - CAMEROON - Samuel Eto'o - Africa Cup of Nations all time leading scorer

Eto'o was a part of the squads that won the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations, and was a gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, in which Cameroon finished as runners-up, he scored his only goal in a 1:0 group-stage upset of Brazil on 19 June. 

More
3 Mar 2014
Featured Legends
Arthur Wharton honoured - Football's first professional black player

Arthur Wharton is to be honoured outside Rotherham United's New York Stadium. Born in 1865 in Jamestown, Gold Coast, in what is now Ghana. His pioneering footballing career started as a goalkeeper at Darlington FC and he played for numerous teams. Wharton played for the original Rotherham Town, a team of the same name was the forerunner of Rotherham United.

More
23 Feb 2014
Key-Player National teams Stars in Europe World Cup 2014
stars in Europe - Yaya Toure's incredible journey

He won the Champions League and two La Liga titles while with Barca. Toure also won league titles in Greece and England, and domestic cups in each country too. According to the people who know him best, Yaya Toure always had the ability and ambition he needed to make his journey from a barefooted boy footballer to one of the best players in the world. 

More
22 Feb 2014
2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers - Group Stage - 3rd Matches - Preview

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers - Match Table

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP A

Gabon vs Lesotho -:-


Details
13 November 2026
17:00 UTC+1
Franceville Stadium, Franceville

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP A

Morocco vs Niger  -:-


Details
13 November 2026
20:00 UTC+0
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP B

Egypt vs Malawi -:-


Details
13 November 2026
21:00 UTC+2
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Abdelaziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP B

Angola vs South Sudan -:-


Details
14 November 2026
20:00 UTC+1
11 November Stadium, Talatona

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP C

Ghana vs Somalia -:-

 

Details
12 November 2026
15:00 UTC+0
Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Essipong

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP C

Côte d'Ivoire vs Gambia -:-


Details
12 November 2026
19:00 UTC+0
Bouaké Stadium, Bouaké

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP D

Guinea vs Eritrea -:-


Details
12 November 2026
16:00 UTC+0
28 September Stadium, Conakry

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP D

South Africa vs Kenya -:-

 

Details
13 November 2026
18:00 UTC+2    
Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP E

DR Congo vs Sierra Leone -:-


Details
12 November 2026

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP E

Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe -:-


Details
12 November 2026

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP F

Benin vs Central African Republic -:-


Details
12 November 2026

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP F

Burkina Faso vs Mauritania -:-


Details
13 November 2026

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP G

Cameroon vs Namibia -:-


Details
11 November 2026

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP G

Comoros vs Congo -:-


Details
11 November 2026

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP H

Uganda vs Botswana -:-

 

Details
11 November 2026

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP H

Tunisia vs Libya -:-


Details
17:00 UTC+1    
Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Sfax

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP I

Algeria vs Togo -:-

 

Details
14 November 2026
20:00 UTC+1
Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP I

Zambia vs Burundi -:-


Details
11 November 2026

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP J

Mozambique vs Ethiopia -:-

 

Details
11 November 2026

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP J

Senegal vs Sudan -:-


Details
11 November 2026

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP K

Cape Verde vs Liberia -:-


Details
11 November 2026

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP K

Mali vs Rwanda -:-


Details
11 November 2026

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP L

Madagascar vs Guinea-Bissau -:-


Details
11 November 2026

 

2027 Africa Cup Qualifiers GROUP L

Nigeria vs Tanzania -:-


Details
11 November 2026

 

8 Nov 2026
afrofootball

Related articles