World Cup qualifiers

Goalkeeper Andre Onana has pulled out of Cameroon’s World Cup qualifier against Libya on Tuesday after leaving the field injured when they beat Mauritius in their opening Group D game on Saturday. Onana has returned to Manchester United…

Luis Diaz scored two goals in five minutes as Colombia came from behind to stun Brazil 2-1 in the World Cup qualifiers on Thursday as Uruguay ended Argentina’s 14-match unbeaten streak with a 2-0 victory over the world champions. Diaz’s…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign kicks off this month, with Nigeria scheduled to trade tackles with Lesotho and Zimbabwe. The Super Eagles will welcome Lesotho’s Crocodiles to Uyo on November 16 before they travel to…

Ahead of the qualification series for the 2026 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, FIFA has released the pots for the African draws. Nigeria is in Pot 1 alongside Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco,…

Nigeria’s senior men's basketball team, D’Tigers, started the third window of its FIBA African World Cup Qualifying campaign with a 79-70 loss to Cape Verde, at the BK arena in Kigali, Rwanda. D'Tigers are the first national basketball…

In line with FIFA’s zero-tolerance stance against discrimination and violence in football, its Disciplinary Committee on Monday fined Nigeria for failing to ensure law and order during their Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ghana at…

Cameroon's national football team coach Rigobert Song has revealed that captain Vincent Aboubakar will be available for Tuesday's return game of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Desert Foxes of Algeria. Islam Slimani's 40th…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will battle arch-rivals Ghana for a place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in one of the most anticipated first leg playoff fixtures at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, by 8:30 pm (Nigerian time) on Friday.…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria progressed to the play-off round of the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers after doing the minimum required to advance, picking up a point against Cape Verde in their 1-1 draw at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, thereby…

Argentina and Brazil played out a goalless 0-0 draw during their Qatar 2020 World Cup qualifier at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires. Brazil, who were already assured of a spot at next year's tournament, saw…