Finidi George has been confirmed as the permanent head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Monday after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) board approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee. The former Nigeria international, who was a part of Jose Peseiro’s backroom staff after spending 20 months as an assistant, took charge of the Super Eagles as interim head coach during their two friendly...
Brazil forward Rodrygo has hit out at social media users that racially abused him in the aftermath of Tuesday night's highly-charged World Cup qualifier between the Selecao and Argentina. The match was marred by crowd disturbances which delayed kick off by an hour. The contest proper was also very physical with Argentina winning 1-0 and inflicting Brazil's first-ever home loss in a World Cup qualifier. The...
Comoros caused a major upset as they defeated Ghana 1-0 in Tuesday's round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. The Coelacanths famously defeated the Black Stars 3-2 during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon last year, a feat that was enough to send them through to the knockout phase in their debut tournament and at Ghana's expense. Stefano Cusin's side started their World...
The Huye Stadium in Butare was buzzing on Tuesday as home side Rwanda sealed a 2-0 win over South Africa to go atop Group C of the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers. Two first-half goals from Innocent Nshuti and Gilbert Mugisha helped the Wasps to their first group win following a goalless draw in the opening game against the Warriors of Zimbabwe. South Africa came...
Ivory Coast made it two wins from two games in Group F of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers after defeating The Gambia 2-0 on Monday evening. The Elephants were fresh off an emphatic 9-0 win over Seychelles in their opening qualifier and went ahead against the Scorpions via Fiorentina forward Christian Kouame, who was an unused substitute against Seychelles, just before the halftime break. It...
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