African Football

Senegal’s appeal against the decision to award Morocco the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title is scheduled to be heard on Thursday, 8 October, at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. According to the CAS hearing notice⁠, proceedings will take place behind closed doors. The court says no decision will be announced on

FIFA’s handling of Nigeria’s World Cup qualifying complaint is under renewed scrutiny following reports that its lawyers identified an eligibility problem involving DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi. An investigation published by Le Monde on 6 October says internal documents showed that Mpasi had not completed the required change of association from France before appearing in qualifying matches.

Victor Osimhen took part in a portion of Galatasaray’s team training on Tuesday, 6 October, before continuing with an individual programme prepared for him. According to Galatasaray’s official training report⁠, the session took place at the Kemerburgaz Metin Oktay facilities as the team continued preparations for its next Turkish league match. The update confirms partial participation

Nigeria will face Russia in Nizhny Novgorod on Tuesday, 6 October, with seven players unavailable because of injuries, club decisions, and a travel document issue. Captain Wilfred Ndidi and defender Victory Akpe are out through injury, according to the Nigeria Football Federation⁠. The NFF said clubs did not release Raphael Onyedika, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ridwan Abdulrasaq Popoola, and Moses

Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo began their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaigns with victories on Thursday, while Uganda earned an away draw against Tunisia. The matches formed part of the opening round of the AFCON PAMOJA 2027 qualifiers, involving 48 teams across 12 groups. Côte d’Ivoire defeat Ghana

Nairobi has been selected to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, making Kenya the first African country to stage the sport’s flagship global competition. World Athletics announced the decision on Tuesday, 15 September, following its Council meeting in Budapest. Munich was awarded the 2031 edition, while Beijing is already preparing to host the championships in

Algeria and Malawi will make their first appearances at the FIFA Women’s World Cup when the global tournament is staged in Brazil in 2027. Both countries secured qualification through the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, where reaching the semi-finals guaranteed each team one of Africa’s four direct places at the World Cup.

Morocco’s football federation president, Fouzi Lekjaa, has said the 2030 FIFA World Cup final will be played at the Grand Stade Hassan II near Casablanca. However, FIFA has not officially selected the venue and says a decision will be announced later. Lekjaa, who heads the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, made the declaration as competition continues