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AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Al Hoceima to host first-ever match as Comoros face Madagascar

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Al Hoceima to host first-ever match as Comoros face Madagascar

The new Al Hoceima Stadium in Morocco will host its first-ever match after more than a year and a half of its construction, Afrosport reports. The stadium will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers matchday six encounter between Comoros and Madagascar, which is slated for Monday, November 18. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reportedly accepted Comoros’ request to play their final...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Nigeria’s Joseph Ogabor to officiate Tunisia, Comoros tie

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Nigeria’s Joseph Ogabor to officiate Tunisia, Comoros tie

Nigerian official Joseph Ogabor has been appointed by the Confederation of African Football as the referee for this month’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match between Tunisia and Comoros. Ogabor will take charge of the matchday three encounter, which is scheduled for Friday, October 11, at the Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi in Rades. The Nigerian referee, who also doubles as a lecturer at the...

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AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Sudan secures narrow victory over Niger; Rwanda hold Libya

The road to Morocco officially began on Wednesday when the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers got underway with four matches across four different groups. In the early kick off, Sudan secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Niger in the opening match in Group F at the Juba Stadium in South Sudan. The Sudanese broke the deadlock with the all-important goal in the 51st minute...

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Super Eagles playing with fire after Lesotho draw

Super Eagles fall in latest FIFA world rankings

The Super Eagles have dropped two places to 42nd in the latest world ranking released by global football body FIFA. This comes on the back of the three-time African champions recording 1-1 draws against lowly-ranked Lesotho and Zimbabwe in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers last month, making it three draws in four games stretching back to the October international break when they played Saudi Arabia and...

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Comoros upset Ghana in AFCON 2021 repeat

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Comoros upset Ghana in AFCON 2021 repeat

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...