Benin head coach Gernot Rohr says he is targeting all available points when the Cheetahs host South Africa in a 2026 World Cup qualifiers matchday six encounter on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. After five rounds of matches in Group C, Benin sits second with eight points, two behind leaders South Africa, and Rohr is upbeat about his team's chances of upsetting the higher-ranked side. The two teams...
Knowledge Musona is confident Zimbabwe can defeat Nigeria in their upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier next Tuesday in Uyo, Afrosport reports. The Southern African team are yet to win a game in the qualifiers, with two points from four games and are bottom of Group C, one point behind the Super Eagles who are equally winless. Both sides played a 1-1 draw when they met...
Zimbabwe will be without captain and influential midfielder Marvelous Nakamba in this month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Benin Republic and Nigeria, Afrosport reports. Reports suggest Nakamba will be sidelined for the next six weeks after sustaining an injury while in action with his club side, Luton Town. The 31-year-old was forced off at halftime in Luton’s 2-0 defeat at Watford last weekend in the...
Benin captain Steve Mounie has recounted the ordeal his team faced when they played Libya in their final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, describing it as a "war zone" in Tripoli, Afrosport reports. The Cheetahs needed just a point to book their place in next year's finals in Morocco which they did with the game ending goalless. It was however not a pleasant experience for...
Victor Osimhen scored with a late header as the Super Eagles played a 1-1 draw with Benin in the penultimate round of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny on Thursday night, Afrosport reports. Nigeria had already booked their place in the next year’s finals in Morocco by virtue of Rwanda losing to Libya in the earlier Group D game. Very little was...
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