Football world braces for 2026 World Cup draw

The draw for the 2026 World Cup – the biggest edition of football’s global showpiece ever held – takes place in Washington on Friday.

Hanamub’s second-half strike lifts AmaZulu to third

AmaZulu concluded their 2025 league schedule with a disciplined, defensively assured performance to overcome Golden Arrows 1–0 in Umlazi.

Romero bicycle kick rescues point for Spurs

Cristian Romero scored a dramatic overhead kick deep into stoppage time on Tuesday as struggling Spurs battled to a 2-2 draw against Newcastle, easing the growing pressure on manager Thomas Frank.

Haaland century makes Premier League history

Erling Haaland made history as the Manchester City striker became the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals in a remarkable 5-4 win against Fulham on Tuesday.

AFCON Group F: Cameroon seek to reassert authority

While Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire arrive with established pedigree and well-defined performance standards, Gabon and Mozambique enter the tournament intent on reaffirming their progress and elevating competitive consistency.

AFCON Group E: Algeria, Burkina Faso set for competitive group

Algeria enter seeking redemption, Burkina Faso continue their pursuit of a breakthrough title, Equatorial Guinea maintain their reputation for upsetting stronger opposition, and Sudan look to build on a revived qualification campaign.

AFCON Group D: Champions Senegal drawn with emerging Benin, DR Congo

Benin return with ambitions of surpassing their 2019 breakthrough, Botswana enter only their second finals seeking credibility, DR Congo draw on deep tournament pedigree, and Senegal arrive as recent champions determined to reassert their continental influence.

Cameroon sack coach, drop Onana for AFCON

Cameroon have sacked Belgian coach Marc Brys and dropped Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) from December 21 in Morocco.

Broos makes bold calls as Bafana squad for Afcon unveiled

Hugo Broos has named his final 25-man Bafana Bafana squad for the Africa Cup of Nations later this month – and in doing so, may have offered the clearest indication yet of who he trusts to lead South Africa into next year’s 2026 World Cup in North America.

AFCON Group C: Powerhouse Nigeria lead evolving Tunisia, Tanzania

Nigeria enter with historic weight and a squad built for a deep run, while Tanzania arrive on the back of unprecedented progress.