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Four Days Left and Roma Have Opened the Door: The El Aynaoui Window Is Now or Never
Roma are now open to selling El Aynaoui for 35 million euros. Bayer Leverkusen have made contact. Crystal Palace have accelerated. Four days remain in the window. The Moroccan midfielder the window nearly forgot is suddenly the most active African transfer story left standing.
Kawempe and Bullets Are Through. Saturday's CECAFA Final Is East Africa Against Itself.
Kawempe Muslim beat CBE 3-0. Kenya Police Bullets beat Yei Joint Stars 5-0. The CECAFA final on Saturday is Uganda against Kenya. One continental ticket. Two East African clubs. The full semi-final report.
The Road to Brazil Has an Address: Banyana and Ghana Learn Their World Cup Playoff Opponents
South Africa face Chinese Taipei, Ecuador and Uzbekistan. Ghana face Ecuador, Uzbekistan and Papua New Guinea. The Women's World Cup playoff draw was conducted in Zurich on Thursday. Both CAF sides must finish top two of a six-team preliminary phase to reach Brazil. The full picture.
One Ticket to the Continent: The CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers Open Today in Kigali
The 2026 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA qualifiers open today in Kigali. Kawempe Muslim, Simba Queens and Kenya Police Bullets are East Africa's representatives. The full preview of African women's club football's most important ten days in the region.
Cameroon Are African Champions. Three Goals in 45 Minutes End 40 Years of Waiting.
Cameroon beat Malawi 3-0 to win their first ever WAFCON title. Marie Ngah scored twice. Naomi Eto scored once. All three goals came before half time. The full match report and complete tournament verdict.
Four Days Left and Roma Have Opened the Door: The El Aynaoui Window Is Now or Never
Roma are now open to selling El Aynaoui for 35 million euros. Bayer Leverkusen have made contact. Crystal Palace have accelerated. Four days remain in the window. The Moroccan midfielder the window nearly forgot is suddenly the most active African transfer story left standing.
Arsenal Walk Away. Osimhen Stays at Galatasaray. The Window's Defining African Deal Is Dead.
Arsenal have decided not to pursue Victor Osimhen. The window closes in five days. The most talked-about African player in the summer transfer market will stay at Galatasaray. The commercial and sporting accounting of the transfer that did not happen.
Six Days Left and the Window's Two Biggest African Deals Have Not Happened
The transfer window closes in six days. Osimhen is still at Galatasaray. El Aynaoui is still at Roma. The window that was meant to set an African transfer record has produced confirmed deals worth approximately 10.5 million euros. The final week accounting and what September 1 will look like.
Not for Any Price. But Above £60 Million Opens the Door. The Osimhen Transfer Has Ten Days Left.
Galatasaray president Dursun Ozbek says he will not sell Osimhen for any price this summer. Arsenal have been told a bid above £60 million opens talks. The window closes in ten days. The full anatomy of the transfer that will define the final week of the African player market.
Egypt Filed a FIFA Complaint. Their Coach Is Under Disciplinary Review. The Exit Still Feels Wrong.
Egypt's FA filed a FIFA complaint over the Argentina refereeing. Hossam Hassan faces a disciplinary review for a cross gesture. He said he won't watch another game. Jamie Carragher questioned the VAR decision. Here is the full picture.
The White House Says Artan Was Talking to Very Bad People — and Won't Say More
Andrew Giuliani told CBS News that Omar Artan was "talking to some very bad people" and called his deportation justified. There is classified information he cannot discuss. Africa's best referee has not been charged with anything.
Tunisia Are Out. Lamouchi Is Gone. Renard Takes Over a Tournament Already Lost.
Tunisia were thrashed 4-0 by Japan in the 1000th game in World Cup history. Sabri Lamouchi was sacked. Herve Renard takes over mid-tournament. Tunisia are already eliminated. Here is what went wrong and what comes next.
Africa's Biggest Stage. Africa's Most Isolated Team. Why the Continent Is Not Behind Bafana.
South Africa open the 2026 World Cup today but many Africans across the continent are backing Mexico instead. Xenophobia, evacuations, a long history of hostility to migrants and a diplomatic crisis with the US explain why Bafana have not united the continent behind them.
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Motsepe Was Proud. The Trophy Question Remains Open.
Motsepe spoke in Johannesburg yesterday. He was proud, he was careful, and on the one question African football most needs answered — who won AFCON 2025 — he had nothing new to say. The full report.
South Africa Have Never Done This Before. Maseko's Goal Sends Bafana Into the Knockout Stage.
South Africa beat South Korea 1-0 to reach the World Cup knockout stage for the first time in their history. Thapelo Maseko scored after Tshepang Moremi's assist. They face Canada on Sunday. Here is the full story of a historic night.
Ten Nations, A Banned Referee and a Searched Team. Africa Arrives at Its Biggest World Cup Anyway.
Ten African nations at the 2026 World Cup. A Somali referee banned from entering. Senegal searched on a tarmac. Fans unable to travel. And yet the players are here. Here is what this World Cup means and what it demands from African football.