World Cup qualifier result, match stream and latest updates - Bafana Bafana out to revive automatic qualification hopes after losing three points through FIFA sanction

Nigeria lineup vs. Benin: Predicted starting XI, team news, full squad for final World Cup qualifier originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Nigeria take on Benin in Uyo their final 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on October 14, in which the Super Eagles need a win.

With Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Ghana already booking their tickets, the CAF region braces for a thrilling October as the final contenders jostle for qualification. The margins are razor-thin,

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South Africa’s head coach, Hugo Broos, has downplayed the impact of FIFA’s three-point deduction on Bafana Bafana’s World Cup qualifying hopes, insisting his players remain mentally strong and focused on finishing the job.

Forward Joy-Lance Mickels was called up for the first time to the Rwanda national team for the first time in his career at the age of 31, while he did not feature the last time out, Amrouche may be tempted to award him a first international cap on Tuesday.

Sub-Saharan African economies are expected to grow by a faster 3.8% this year on the back of stable prices that have spurred easing by policymakers, the World Bank said on Tuesday, and the momentum will increase in the next two years.

Africa’s labor force will almost double by 2050 and the continent urgently needs large-scale job creation to meet the demands of young people whose frustrations have already sparked Gen-Z protests.

DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa (AP) — The Dinokeng Game Reserve in South Africa has a thriving rhino population, but their exact numbers and the details of the security operation that keeps them safe from poaching are closely guarded secrets.

The vast wildlife sanctuary, called the Sabi Game Reserve at the time, was re-christened in 1926 to honour Paul Kruger. He was president in the late 19th Century of what was known as the South African Republic, which forms part of what is now the east of South Africa.

Authorities say a bus veered off a road and plunged down an embankment on a steep mountain pass in northern South Africa, killing at least 42 people and injuring another 49