The Motherland

Green Mamba Bank On Continental Know-How Ahead of Confederation Cup Test Against Club Desportivo
Eswatini's Ingwenyama Cup holders say six squad members with CAF Champions League experience will carry them past Angola's Club Desportivo de Agosto in the preliminary round

Mfundo Vilakazi Backs New Chiefs Coach Da Cruz Ahead of Richards Bay Test
The 20-year-old midfielder says Kaizer Chiefs have done their homework on a Richards Bay side that is dangerous at home

CAF Draws Eight CECAFA Sides Into First Round of U-23 AFCON 2027 Qualifying
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, Djibouti and South Sudan now know their route to Morocco, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire and Cameroon in round two

Étoile du Sahel Challenge Youcef Belaïli's Eligibility After Tunisian Clasico Defeat
Étoile du Sahel have filed a complaint questioning Youcef Belaïli's eligibility to have played in Sunday's Tunisian Clasico, a match Espérance de Tunis won 3-2 to open the new Ligue 1 Professionnelle season

Cameroon, Malawi, Algeria and Morocco Learn 2027 World Cup Fate on December 11
FIFA has set the date for the 2027 Women's World Cup draw, confirming it will take place on December 11 at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, the ceremony that will tell four African nations who stands between them and the group stage in Brazil

Lamine Camara Impresses Felipe Luis as Monaco Open Ligue 1 With Win at Le Havre
Monaco's manager says the Senegal midfielder is "worth it" after a man-of-the-match display in a 1-0 win at Stade Océane

Mory Diaw Leaves Le Havre for Al Shabab After Losing His Place to Edouard Mendy
Senegal's World Cup understudy goalkeeper trades a Le Havre bench spot for a fresh start in the Saudi Pro League

Creck Sporting Club Overturn Two-Goal Deficit to Beat Ekhaya FC 3-2
Two goals from Clever Chikwata, the second arriving in the final minute, pulled bottom club Creck Sporting Club back from 2-0 down to beat Ekhaya FC at Nankhaka Stadium in Lilongwe

Simba SC Aim to Stay Perfect Against Singida Black Stars at Airtel Stadium
Steve Barker says his unbeaten side is well rested despite a heavy week of matches and travel

Mukarama Abdulai Completes Turkish Move to Ünye Kadın FK After Hasaacas Spell
Ghana's 2018 Under-17 World Cup Golden Boot winner returns to Europe's top flight with a fresh start in Turkey

ZESCO Ndola Girls open CAFWCL qualifiers with 5-2 win over Herentals Queens
ZESCO Ndola Girls made a statement in their opening CAF Women’s Champions League qualifying match, while Gaborone United Ladies survived a scare against Lesotho Defence Force

Ghana Premier League winner to receive GHC3m under new prize structure
The Ghana Football Association has increased the league champion’s prize money as clubs prepare for the 2026/27 season

Kelechi Iheanacho Praises Bursaspor's "Fortress" Support Amid Fast Start in Turkey
Two goals and an assist in his first two matches, Kelechi Iheanacho says Bursaspor's home crowd is already a weapon in the club's push for the Süper Lig

Zanzibar's Fumba Stadium Nears Completion as East Africa Prepares to Host AFCON 2027
A 36,500-seat venue in Fumba is becoming the centrepiece of Tanzania's bid to turn a football tournament into lasting infrastructure

Faith Chinzimu Says WAFCON Has Changed Her Game and Inspired Malawi’s Next Generation
Malawi midfielder Faith Chinzimu says her first WAFCON experience has raised her game while giving young footballers at home a stronger belief that they can reach the international stage

NFF Orders Super Falcons Technical Crew to Step Down After WAFCON Failure
The Nigeria Football Federation has ordered the Super Falcons’ entire technical crew to step down after Nigeria’s disappointing WAFCON campaign and failure to secure direct qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cup

Cameroon Finally Break Through With First WAFCON Title
Cameroon ended years of near misses by beating Malawi 3-0 in the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat

Nigeria Football Needs Structural Reform, Not Another Quick Fix
Calls for an administrative overhaul are putting the focus back where it belongs, on how Nigerian football is run and developed

Algeria vs Morocco: Benstiti Refuses to Let WAFCON Bronze Slip in Rabat
Farid Benstiti says Algeria will treat Saturday's third-place play-off like a final, determined not to hand Morocco the WAFCON medal on home soil

Kaizer Chiefs Defender Miguel Rejects Pressure Ahead of Sundowns Test
Inacio Miguel says playing for Kaizer Chiefs is a privilege, not a burden, as Amakhosi prepare for one of their biggest league fixtures of the new season

Antoine Semenyo Says Cape Verde's World Cup Run Only Surprised People Who Weren't Paying Attention
The Manchester City forward says he saw Cape Verde's quality coming years before the rest of the football world did

Equatorial Guinea Part Ways With Juan Micha After Three Straight AFCONs
FEGUIFUT ends Juan Micha's spell in charge just two days before his contract was set to expire, closing out a run that included three straight AFCON appearances

Patrice Motsepe Says Only an Election Should Decide Infantino's FIFA Future
The CAF president wants FIFA's 211 member federations to settle Gianni Infantino's fate at the ballot box, not through mounting resignation calls

Kaizer Chiefs Grind Past Sekhukhune to Go Top of the Betway Premiership
Two second-half goals from Luke Baartman and Mduduzi Shabalala lifted Kaizer Chiefs above Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns after a tense night at FNB Stadium

Cardoso Demands Protection For Mokoena After Uncarded Tackle, Renews VAR Call
Teboho Mokoena's ankle injury has Miguel Cardoso pushing for South African football to catch up with the rest of the continent on video assistance

Evidence Makgopa Ruled Out Two Months, Bafana Bafana's AFCON Qualifiers Now in Doubt
The Orlando Pirates striker played through a knee injury at the World Cup and pre-season, and the club has now ordered an extended rest

Omar Artan Breaks New Ground as First African Referee at a UEFA Super Cup Final
Denied entry to the World Cup he was selected for, the Somali referee now stands three days from making history in Salzburg

Cameroon Stun Nigeria 1-0, Book WAFCON Semi-Final Against Morocco
Michaely Bihina's saves and Myriam Nyadjou's free kick ended Nigeria's title defence and sent the Indomitable Lionesses to Brazil 2027

Monaco Reject Crystal Palace's €50m Bid for Lamine Camara
Filipe Luis calls his Senegalese midfielder "one of the best in the world" as Liverpool and Manchester United join the chase

Morocco Climbs to Record Sixth as Egypt Surges and Tunisia Crashes in FIFA's Post-World Cup Rankings
The Atlas Lions reached a historic sixth in the world while Egypt logged their best-ever World Cup run, and Tunisia's twelve-place fall cost Sabri Lamouchi his job mid-tournament