Africa’s next generation of football talent is set to take centre stage in Azerbaijan as the inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026™ brings together young players from across the world in a new era of international youth football.
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Morocco and Spain are locked in a high-stakes contest to host the 2030 World Cup final, with FIFA yet to officially decide the venue for football’s showpiece.
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who has for weeks now been on the hot seat, recently expressed his commitment to assist the growth of football in Africa’s most devout football nation, Nigeria, as the country undergoes a significant restructure of its football administration.
United States businessman Joshua Kushner has blamed power struggles within global football for the outrage over FIFA’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, admitting his firm “would not have got involved” if it had anticipated the backlash.
The draw for the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Senegal 2026 Qualifiers has set the next stage of the continental competition, with 16 nations entering the race for the seven remaining places at the finals.
Germany’s tune-up games are over, so now it is time to focus on the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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The four semifinalists – Cameroon, Malawi, Morocco and Algeria – have all qualified directly for next year’s tournament in Brazil. Cameroon and tournament debutant Malawi will contest the WAFCON final on Sunday. | Photo Credit:
FIFA President Gianni Infantino recently cancelled plans to sell a 20 per cent stake in a company that would run the association’s tournaments, including the World Cup, to private investors.
