South Africa will play in the first match of the entire World Cup for the second time in its history and, interestingly enough, against the same opponent. In 2010, it welcomed Mexico to Johannesburg, ...

Prior to qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, South Africa last appeared on soccer’s biggest stage when it hosted the tournament in 2010. That year was memorable for a few reasons: being the first ...

The first game of the World Cup will be played in Group A, with co-host Mexico kicking off the tournament against South Africa on June 11 in Mexico City. The Czech Republic and South Korea complete ...

Senegal have been stripped of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and the trophy has been awarded to Morocco, it has been announced by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). A quite ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Morocco have been declared Africa Cup of Nations champions after their appeal to the Confederation of African Football’s disciplinary committee over the result of January's ...

CAIRO — Morocco was stunningly awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday by appeals judges who overturned Senegal's victory in a chaotic final in January. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) declared Morocco the official winner of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, overturning the result from January's final. The organization retroactively ruled ...

The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) has officially submitted a bid to host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following changes to the tournament’s scheduling. Originally targeting the 2029 ...

RABAT, Morocco — Senegal has won the Africa Cup of Nations in dramatic fashion. Pape Gueye scored in extra time for the Teranga Lions to beat host Morocco 1-0 in a chaotic final on Sunday which at one ...

Morocco hopes to end its 50-year wait for the Africa Cup of Nations crown on Sunday when it will face Senegal in this year’s final. And one would struggle to argue against these being the two most ...

Senegal has won the Africa Cup of Nations in dramatic fashion. Pape Gueye scored in extra time for the Teranga Lions to beat host Morocco 1-0 in a chaotic final on Sunday which at one point saw ...

Senegal prepared perfectly for the FIFA World Cup 2026 by lifting the African title in a tournament contested by seven continental qualifiers. Of the nine CAF representatives who have so far secured ...