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.
Senegal players were searched on the airport tarmac when they landed in the United States for the World Cup. Their luggage was turned out. Their bodies were scanned. Neither FIFA nor the US has explained it. The Artan story is three days old.
Africa's top referee in 2025, selected by FIFA and CAF for the 2026 World Cup, flew to Miami with a valid visa and was turned back at the airport. FIFA said it can't help. Somalia is on Trump's travel ban list. Here is the full story.
CAF fined Senegal coach Pape Thiaw and suspended Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi following the AFCON 2025 final incident. The disciplinary decisions have arrived weeks before both men go to the World Cup. Here is what it means.
Every group from the AFCON 2027 qualifying draw in Cairo. Morocco got Gabon and Niger. Nigeria face Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau. Ghana and Ivory Coast are in the same group. Here is the full picture.
Didier Drogba publicly supported Lamine Yamal after a racist incident in the Spain-Egypt match at the 2026 World Cup. The response from Africa's greatest footballer carries weight beyond words.
Pape Gueye scored the AFCON 2025 winning goal. CAF stripped Senegal of the title. Now he says he will not give the medal back. His words, the legal context, and what this standoff means for African football.
Ghana sacked Otto Addo 72 days before the 2026 World Cup, flirted with Joachim Low, and eventually appointed Carlos Queiroz. With England, Croatia and Panama waiting, here is what the Black Stars are walking into.
Confirmed by President Tinubu and welcomed by CAF President Motsepe, Nigeria's hosting of the continent's premier football gala is more than ceremony — it is a declaration of intent.
The events at SAFA House point to a system under strain, where competing visions for leadership, accountability, and control have collided in full public view.
The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations will mark a historic first: three East African nations, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, co-hosting the continent’s biggest football tournament
DR Congo ended a 52-year World Cup absence by beating Jamaica, eliminating Nigeria and Cameroon along the way. How Desabre's three-year project delivered Africa's most remarkable qualification story.
