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...
South Africa head coach Hugo Broos has unveiled his final squad for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin, Afrosport reports. Broos, who led Bafana Bafana to a third-place finish at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations last year, has named many familiar faces in his final 23-man squad announced at a press conference on Thursday. The 72-year-old has invited captain and...
Nigeria’s women’s under-17 team, the Flamingos, arrived in Pretoria on Thursday morning ahead of the first leg of their 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup second round qualifiers against South Africa, Afrosport reports. The Flamingos touched down at OR Tambo International Airport, in the South African capital city, where they met four-time African Player of the Year and President of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), Samuel...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Kenyan officials for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture between the Flamingos of Nigeria and their South African counterpart, Afrosport reports. Josephine Wanjiku has been selected as the referee for the second-round first leg encounter set to take place at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Pretoria on Saturday, 8 March. Wanjiku will be joined by...
Former Manchester United attacking coach Benni McCarthy is set to become the new Kenya national team coach, Afrosport reports. The Football Kenya Association (FKA) have been weighing several options after the exit of Engine Firat as they seek temporary solution in Francis Kimanzi whom they appointed as interim. The former Wazito manager has been preparing the team for the invitational Mapinduzi Cup tournament that would take...
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