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All you need to know about the latest FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers

Eric Jabulani September 10, 2025

World Cup Egypt missed a chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup with two games to spare by settling for a 0-0 draw with Burkina Faso on Tuesday. Morocco and Tunisia are the only African teams so far that have secured their place in next summer’s tournament as the continent wrapped up

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Nigeria vs South Africa, head-to-head, expectation

admin September 9, 2025

South Africa Fixture: Super Eagles (Nigeria) vs Bafana Bafana (South Africa) Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2025 Kickoff: 5:00 PM (Nigerian Time) Venue: Free State Stadium, South Africa The Pursuit to Join the World in Canada, Mexico and the United States of America Nigeria and South Africa — are set for a heavyweight showdown in the must win […]

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Which nation could be next to qualify for World Cup 26?

Eric Jabulani September 9, 2025

FIFA This year will see 39 nations punch their tickets to FIFA World Cup 26 – but who will manage it? A total of 18 teams have now qualified for the FIFA World Cup 26™. With qualifying action continuing across the world, FIFA looks at the teams closest to adding their names to the list […]

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FIFA honours Inter Miami, Argentina superstar Messi, on his 38th birthday

Eric Jabulani September 9, 2025

FIFA Did you know? Diego Maradona and Messi both made their Argentina debuts against Hungary, coming off the bench in the 62nd and 63rd minutes respectively. ‘La Pulga Atomica’ was sent off just two minutes into his bow. When Messi first scored for Argentina…

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First-ever FIFA Women’s Champions Cup sets to kick off in 30 days’ time

Eric Jabulani September 9, 2025

China With just 30 days until the groundbreaking kick-off, FIFA has announced that the curtain-raiser in the inaugural edition of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup™ will be held in China PR. This game-changing competition was first approved by the FIFA Council in April last year, with more details around the opening instalment being confirmed at […]

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Kean inspires Italy in thriller as Kosovo stun Sweden

Eric Jabulani September 9, 2025

Sweden Gennaro Gattuso continued his excellent start as Italy coach as Moise Kean scored twice in an epic 5-4 victory against Israel to move second in Group I. Meanwhile, Kosovo secured just their second-ever FIFA World Cup™ qualifying victory with a 2-0 victory over Sweden in Group B. Meanwhile, on a busy day of FIFA […]

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Portuguese team pays emotional tribute to Diogo Jota

Eric Jabulani September 9, 2025

Portugual The Portugal national team held a special ceremony on Tuesday celebrating the life of their late teammate, Diogo Jota. His widow, Rute, was present to unveil a framed bronze Portugal shirt with Jota’s name and number on at the nation’s training base in Lisbon. The 28-year-old Liverpool star and his brother, Andre, died in […]

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Tunisia becomes second team after Morocco to qualify for FIFA World Cup

Eric Jabulani September 9, 2025

Tunisia Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane sent Tunisia to the World Cup with a goal in the fourth minute of injury time that secured a 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea on Monday in qualifying. Romdhane was teed up by fellow substitute Firas Chaouat and sparked wild celebrations for the visitors on the track behind the goal. […]

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Nigeria submits bid to host 2030 Commonwealth Games

Jude Melvin Jones September 2, 2025

Nigeria Nigeria and India have submitted proposals to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games. In the proposals, Nigeria backs its capital Abuja to host the event, with India fronting Ahmedabad. The future of the Games had become the subject of concern after South Africa’s Durban and Australia’s Victoria pulled out as nominated hosts for the 2022 […]

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Kenya faces threat of athletics ban

Andrew Mbeki September 1, 2025

Kenya Kenya faces the prospect of being banned from international athletics because of doping problems that have now reached “crisis” levels, according to authorities in the country. The threat of an imminent ban by track and field governing body World Athletics, which would have repercussions for a number of medal contenders at next year’s world […]