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Africa: Nigeria’s Junior Female Yellowgreens Defeat Host Tanzania for Perfect Group Stage
[This Day] Nigeria’s Junior Female YellowGreens have completed a flawless Group A campaign at the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier, defeating hosts Tanzania by 57 runs in their final group encounter to finish top of the standing with a ma…
Ghana: Black Princesses Play Mexico in World Cup Warm-Up
[Ghanaian Times] The Black Princesses will play their second international friendly against the Mexico U-20 Women’s team tomorrow at the Stadion Miejskiego Klubu Sportowego Gornik Walbrzych in Poland.
Africa: D’Tigers Face South Sudan Test As World Cup Pressure Mounts After Cameroon Defeat
[Premium Times] With the qualification race in Group E so tightly contested, another defeat could leave D’Tigers with little room for error heading into their final game of the window against Cape Verde on Sunday
South Africa: Gayton Ducks From Parliament As R31-Mil World Cup Details Start to Emerge
[DA] Yesterday afternoon, Minister Gayton McKenzie was expected to account to Parliament for the Department’s World Cup expenditure but, once again, left before the details were tabled, only returning after most Members had posed their questions. In hi…
Zimbabwe: World Rugby Chair and African Continent Leadership Expected in Zimbabwe As Part of Sables’ World Cup Preparations Assessment
[New Zimbabwe] World Rugby chairman Brett Robinson and Rugby Africa president Herbert Mensah are expected in Zimbabwe this Sunday as the country steps up preparations for its return to the Rugby World Cup.
Malawi: Scorchers Vs Bullets? Gangata Proposes Blockbuster Friendlies Against Malawi’s Biggest Clubs Ahead of World Cup
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Alfred Gangata has floated a mouth-watering proposal for the Malawi Scorchers to take on domestic giants Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers in warm-up friendlies, as part of the team’s preparations for …
Malawi: Scorchers Hailed As Region’s Only Automatic World Cup Qualifiers
[Nyasa Times] Malawi’s Scorchers have been showered with fresh praise from across the continent, after the African Union Sports Council (Ausc) Region 5 saluted the team for becoming the ONLY side from the entire Southern African region to earn automati…
Nigeria: Nigerian Fans Drive Supersport’s 19.1bn World Cup Digital Views
[This Day] Nigerian football fans were among the biggest participants in SuperSport’s digital FIFA World Cup 2026 experience, accounting for 21.2 per cent of users of the broadcaster’s SuperSport Predictor, while Pidgin commentary generated the highest…
Nigeria: NFF Sacks Super Falcons Technical Crew After World Cup Failure
[Premium Times] Before Monday’s announcement by the NFF, Justine Madugu had apologised to Nigerians, accepting responsibility for the disappointing results in Morocco.
Malawi: Malawi Prepares Heroine’s Welcome for World Cup-Bound Scorchers
[Nyasa Times] Malawi’s Scorchers are set to return home to a heroine’s welcome fit for champions — despite falling agonisingly short of WAFCON glory — after a tournament run that has already secured the country’s place in history.