Culture
FIFA’s Vuvuzela Ban Tests How Much African Football Culture Global Tournaments Can Hold
FIFA’s ban on vuvuzelas at the 2026 World Cup revives questions about football culture, fan identity and the limits of global tournament…
Category: Sports
Football
Bafana Bafana Visa Delay Raises Questions Over World Cup Readiness
South Africa’s delayed World Cup departure has turned a travel setback into a wider test of football administration and tournament readiness.
Africa
Morocco’s $1 Billion Stadium Push Raises the Stakes for the 2030 World Cup Final
Morocco’s planned 115,000-seat Casablanca-area stadium is a major sports-infrastructure bet with World Cup, tourism and soft-power implications.
Africa
Morocco Gains World Cup Boost as FIFA Clears Ayyoub Bouaddi Switch
FIFA has approved Ayyoub Bouaddi’s switch from France to Morocco, giving the Atlas Lions another midfield option before the 2026 World Cup.
Football
Sundowns Final Win Highlights African Football’s Commercial Test
Mamelodi Sundowns’ CAF Champions League final performance should be read as more than a match report: African club football has audience, rivalry…
Football
AFCON 2027 Qualifiers Begin With Eritrea Return, Ethiopia Control and Burundi Statement Win
AFCON 2027 qualifying has begun with Eritrea’s winning return, Ethiopia taking control of their tie, and Burundi delivering the standout result of…
Eritrea
Eritrea Mark Long-Awaited AFCON Qualifying Return With Win Over Eswatini
Eritrea beat Eswatini 2–0 in Meknes to mark their long-awaited return to AFCON qualifying, taking a strong first-leg advantage in the 2027…
Egypt
Mohamed Salah to Leave Liverpool, Bringing an Era at Anfield to a Close
Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the 2025–26 season, ending a transformative nine-year Anfield career defined by goals, trophies…
Football
CAF strips Senegal of AFCON title, awards trophy to Morocco
CAF has stripped Senegal of the 2025 AFCON title and awarded the championship to Morocco after ruling that Senegal forfeited the final…
Africa
BREAKING: Senegal Crowned AFCON 2025 Champions After Dramatic Final; Pape Gueye Scores Title-Winner
Senegal defeated Morocco 1–0 in extra time in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final thanks to a Pape Gueye goal. The…