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2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Remo Stars’ Ismail confident of Nigeria beating South Africa, Benin

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Remo Stars’ Ismail confident of Nigeria beating South Africa, Benin

Remo Stars defender Sodiq Ismail, who recently received his first national team call-up, is confident the Super Eagles will come out victorious in their upcoming African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Nigeria will be up against South Africa and Benin Republic in this month’s qualifiers, and Ismail, who is one of the three home-based players called up to the squad, says the team isn’t...

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: South Africa release final squad for Nigeria & Zimbabwe ties

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: South Africa release final squad for Nigeria & Zimbabwe ties

South Africa head coach, Hugo Broos has announced his final 23-man squad list for their matches against Nigeria and Zimbabwe in next month’s African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Belgian, who initially named 36 players to the preliminary squad released earlier this month, has trimmed the list down to 23, with team captain Ronwen Williams, Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Teboho Mokoena, and Al Ahly...

AFCON 2023: Why South Africa game is Peseiro’s biggest test as Nigeria coach

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Finidi names Osimhen, Lookman & 21 others for South Africa and Benin clashes

Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George, on Friday, announced his 23-man star-studded list for Nigeria's upcoming matches against South Africa and Benin Republic in Group C of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 53-year-old former Nigeria international has called upon Eagles' leading marksman Victor Osimhen, Atalanta’s UEFA Europa League final hat-trick hero Ademola Lookman, newly-crowned German Bundesliga champion Victor Boniface, as well...