Provided they can hold their nerve in what is likely to be a very challenging match against Ghana, South Africa can take a giant leap towards qualifying for the 2022 Fifa World Cup – against all odds. Bafana Bafana now just need a single point at worst to ensure progression to the final round of […]
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A former Super Eagles attacking winger, Tijani Babangida, has charged young strikers in the national team to finally ‘retire’ their senior colleague, Odion Ighalo, with improved performance. Ighalo, who retired from international football has been recalled and is in line to lead the Super Eagles attack against Liberia on Saturday. As reactions continue to trail […]
Warriors star Khama Billiat has been entrusted to lead the Zimbabwe national football team in the remaining two 2022 World Cup football qualifiers against South Africa and Ethiopia. The 31-year-old will take over the captaincy duties due to the absence of skipper Knowledge Musona and his deputy Tendayi Darikwa, who are both unavailable for the […]
Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has announced the final 14-man squad that will be representing the country at the ICC T20 world Cup Africa Qualifier taking place from 15th t0 21st November 2021 in Rwanda. The list was announced on the backdrop of the just concluded T20i Bilateral series between Nigeria and Sierra Leone, where Nigeria […]
THE under-fire Felton Kamambo-led ZIFA leadership has apologised to the nation in the wake of the Warriors’ failure to progress to the final round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Zimbabwe were eliminated from the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after suffering back-to-back defeats to Ghana which confirmed their elimination from the competition with two […]
Cape Town — A maximum of 2,000 spectators may attend the upcoming South Africa vs Ethiopia 2022 World Cup Qualifier at FNB Stadium on Tuesday, after Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced the amendment of the Disaster Management Act. This is the first time since the March 2020 outbreak of Covid-19 that […]
ZIMBABWE Warrior interim coach Norman Mapeza has admitted that his side’s hopes of qualifying for the final round of qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup are over after managing to collect just one point from their first three group matches. The Warriors on Saturday suffered a second successive defeat in Group G of the […]
Ghana… … … … .(1) 3 Zimbabwe… ..(0) 1 THE Warriors remain rooted at the bottom of Group G of the qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup after succumbing to a demoralising defeat to Ghana at the Cape Coast Stadium on Saturday. The defeat means Zimbabwe are now six points behind group leaders […]
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Namibia in Running World Cup Final
A BUNCH of ordinary Namibians upstaged a Usain Bolt-led Jamaica to make it to the final four of the 2021 Vitality Running World Cup after finishing second in the last 16 phase on Sunday. The team of 920 runners from Namibia are in the championship round of the world’s largest mass participation running event by […]
Padeborn 07’s Jamilu Collins was the latest addition to Super Eagles camp last night as Nigeria begins preparations to consolidate the lead of Group C of the 2022 World Cup double header clash with Central African Republic on Thursday in Lagos. By dinner time last night, only Turkish Super Lig’s Chidozie Awaziem of Alanyaspor FC, […]
THE president of the Namibia Hockey union, Reagon Graig yesterday confirmed the news that both Namibia’s men and women’s indoor hockey sides will compete at the Indoor World Cup which takes place in Liege, Belgium in February next year. Originally only Namibia’s women’s team had qualified for the World Cup after winning the Africa Cup […]
Africa’s World Cup qualifiers were moved from June this year to September while other corresponding matches will be played in October and November. South Africa are Group G, together with Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Ghana. The decision by CAF to postpone the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers was to enable most African countries to fulfil FIFA […]
Madagascar have suspended coach Nicolas Dupuis just weeks before they kick off of the group phase of their 2022 World Cup qualifying bid. “Mr. Nicolas Dupuis, Malagasy national football coach is suspended until further notice and will not be paid during the period of suspension,” the Malagasy Football Federation said in a statement. Eric Rabésandratana […]
AFTER recently qualifying for their third successive Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, the Zimbabwe Warriors will now shift their qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar following the release of the schedule of the first round of qualifiers by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday. Zimbabwe, who are aiming to […]
New global opinion poll shows majority of public (53%) believe human rights should be a key consideration in hosting decisions, with even more – 60% – of those in UK taking this view Sport & Rights Alliance concerned that human rights could be sidelined when deciding hosts for 2030 men’s football World Cup ‘FIFA must […]
Captain Nnadozie made a crucial penalty save, and Demehin and Abiodun were impressive debutants. The Super Falcons got off to a solid start in their 27th FIFA Women’s World Cup match, drawing 0-0 with Olympic champions Canada. The Nigerian squad had conceded the most goals in FIFA Women’s World Cup history (63), but captain and […]
As the Crocodiles have shown, records may be misleading so the Super Eagles need to face the 90 minutes ahead of them squarely and forget all past achievements Nigeria will on Sunday be looking to bounce back from their opening day draw against Lesotho when they take on Zimbabwe in their second match of the […]
A host of Amavubi football legends have rallied in support of the national team after a bright start to the Africa 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The November qualifiers leave Rwanda with head held high at the top of Group C standing after collecting four points from two matches. German head coach Frank Spittler started his […]