Browsing: Africa

Patrick Vieira has been appointed Senegal head coach, succeeding Pape Thiaw as the Lions of Teranga begin a new cycle after their 2026 World Cup exit.

Nigeria’s football authorities have moved from apology to investigation, with the NFF tasking a Fanny Amun-led committee to examine recent national-team failures and identify where the system went wrong.

African women’s football is no longer fighting only for continental attention. The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final was…

Rangers International and Rivers United have learned their opening opponents in the 2026/27 CAF Champions League, with first-leg ties scheduled for 4–6 September.

Cameroon Crush Malawi 3-0 to Win Historic First WAFCON Crown Cameroon waited decades for this night. Then they needed barely…

Nigeria left Abidjan without the African title but with something bigger already secured. The Junior D’Tigress have booked their place…

Cameroon are African champions for the first time after beating Malawi 3–0 in the 2026 WAFCON final, completing a title run that included eliminating defending champions Nigeria.

Nigeria’s historic Women’s World Cup failure has triggered an NFF fact-finding committee, with Fanny Amun leading a review of recent national-team setbacks.

Uchenna Kanu came close to making it 1-1. Moments later, South Africa were 2-0 up. That brutal second-half swing defined Nigeria’s World Cup elimination.

Nigeria will miss the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time after South Africa defeated the Super Falcons 2-1 in a decisive qualification playoff in Casablanca.