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Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Farah Youssef refused to let the loss of her leg four years ago during conflict in Gaza to sideline her ambitions.Today – amid a fragile ceasefire and the devastation of her homeland – she stands on the football pitch not only as a player, but [...]
©- - 25 november 2025 - 05:53:39 - thread Sports (634 words)


Ismaila, Egypt (PANA) - AS FAR reclaimed their place at the summit of African women’s club football after clinching the CAF Women’s Champions League 2025 title on Friday, edging Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas 2–1 in a fiercely contested final played at the Suez Canal Stadium in Ismaila, Egypt.The Moroccan giants, [...]
©- - 22 november 2025 - 09:49:59 - thread Sports (335 words)


Rabat. Morocco (PANA) - DR Congo kept their 2026 FIFA World Cup dream alive after beating Nigeria 4-3 on penalties in Rabat on Sunday night, following a 1-1 draw after extra time in the African play-off final.Frank Onyeka gave the Super Eagles a third-minute lead, but Meschack Elia levelled on [...]
©- - 17 november 2025 - 06:56:29 - thread Sports (425 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the expansion of the TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) from 12 to 16 teams, starting with the next edition to be staged in Morocco from 17 March-3 April 2026.As the qualification [...]
©- - 05 november 2025 - 10:46:37 - thread Sports (253 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African (CAF) and hosts Morocco have confirmed the match venues for the African qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Inter-Continental play-off tournament.CAF Online reported that the mini-tournament, to be staged from 13-16 November 2025 in Rabat, Morocco, will feature Cameroon, Democratic Republic [...]
©- - 29 october 2025 - 14:21:52 - thread Sports (267 words)


Santiago, Chile (PANA) - Sixteen years after Ghana’s historic triumph, Morocco have joined the elite circle of FIFA U-20 World Cup winners. The Atlas Lion Cubs stunned Argentina 2-0 on Sunday at the Julio Martínez Prádanos Stadium in Santiago, Chile, to lift their first-ever global title.Inspired by a dazzling Yassir [...]
©- - 20 october 2025 - 07:28:30 - thread Sports (238 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s Pyramids FC have etched their name into African football history after clinching their first-ever TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Morocco’s RS Berkane on Saturday evening at the 30 June  Stadium in Cairo, Egypt.The decisive moment came in the 75th minute, when Congolese forward Fiston Mayele found the back [...]
©- - 19 october 2025 - 06:59:29 - thread Sports (334 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated the nine African nations that have secured qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa, Cape Verde, and Ivory Coast.“I warmly congratulate our nine African [...]
©- - 17 october 2025 - 07:58:00 - thread Sports (266 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s national football coach Hugo Broos has indicated that he is preparing to retire following the 2026 FIFA World Cup.South Africa secured its place at the tournament with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Rwanda in Mbombela on Tuesday. Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal also [...]
©- - 16 october 2025 - 07:22:46 - thread Sports (250 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the African countries that have officially qualified automatically for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada at the end of the CAF qualifying series on Tuesday.Africa has ten slots at the 48-team tournament. The top teams in the nine [...]
©- - 15 october 2025 - 07:52:52 - thread Sports (130 words)


Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal clinched the final two automatic qualifying spots in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating Kenya and Mauritania respectively in their final group matches on Tuesday.Cote d'Ivoire beat Kenya 3-0 at home in Group F while [...]
©- - 14 october 2025 - 21:11:42 - thread Sports (228 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some final group matches on Tuesday in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The top team in each of the nine groups qualify automatically while the best four second-placed finishers across the nine groups will enter the African [...]
©- - 14 october 2025 - 18:17:02 - thread Sports (140 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa on Tuesday qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, thanks to a 3-0 win over Rwanda at home in their final Group C match.They ended the qualifying series on 18 points, one better than Nigeria that whipped Benin 4-0 at home. Benin also [...]
©- - 14 october 2025 - 18:09:22 - thread Sports (271 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ahead of South Africa’s crucial World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night, Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has expressed dismay over FIFA’s decision to deduct three points from the national team after a rules violation earlier this year. FIFA’s disciplinary committee recently sanctioned the team for fielding an [...]
©- - 14 october 2025 - 11:00:56 - thread Sports (303 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the final group matches on Tuesday in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Groups B, C, E, F and G.The top team in each of the nine groups qualify automatically while the best four second-placed finishers [...]
©- - 14 october 2025 - 06:37:25 - thread Sports (158 words)


Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde on Monday qualified for their first FIFA World Cup when they beat Eswatini 3-0 at home in their final Group D match of the CAF qualifying series.The small island state edged out its closest rival and one of Africa's heavyweights, Cameroon, who could [...]
©- - 13 october 2025 - 18:34:53 - thread Sports (195 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of the final group matches on Monday in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Groups B and H.Group BSouth Sudan 0-0 TogoGroup HEquatorial Guinea 1-1 LiberiaSao Tome & Principe 1-0 MalawiTunisia 3-0 Namibia-0- PANA MA 13Oct2025 [...]
©- - 13 october 2025 - 15:36:57 - thread Sports (70 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for the final group matches on Monday in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Groups B, C, D and H.The top team in each of the nine groups qualify automatically while the best four second-placed finishers across [...]
©- - 13 october 2025 - 07:07:17 - thread Sports (122 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results and tables after the final group matches in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Groups A, E and I.The top team in each of the nine groups qualify automatically while the best four second-placed finishers across the [...]
©- - 12 october 2025 - 21:29:40 - thread Sports (224 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The final group matches in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup begin on Sunday.The top team in each of the nine groups qualify automatically while the best four second-placed finishers across the nine groups will enter the African play-offs in November.Morocco, Algeria and [...]
©- - 12 october 2025 - 08:10:35 - thread Sports (382 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some matches in the penultimate round of the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup played on Friday.The top team in each of the nine groups qualify automatically while the best four second-placed finishers across the nine groups will [...]
©- - 10 october 2025 - 18:11:43 - thread Sports (146 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some matches played on Friday in the penultimate round of the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The top team in each of the nine groups qualify automatically while the best four second-placed finishers across the nine groups will [...]
©- - 10 october 2025 - 15:40:24 - thread Sports (161 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Friday's matches in Groups B, C, F, H in the penultimate round of the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The top team in each of the nine groups qualify automatically while the best four second-placed finishers across the [...]
©- - 10 october 2025 - 05:37:55 - thread Sports (180 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Thursday's matches in the penultimate round of the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The top team in each of the nine groups qualify automatically while the best four second-placed finishers across the nine groups will enter the African [...]
©- - 09 october 2025 - 18:07:44 - thread Sports (100 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Thursday's matches in the penultimate round of the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The top team in each of the nine groups qualify automatically while the best four second-placed finishers across the nine groups will enter the African [...]
©- - 09 october 2025 - 07:40:11 - thread Sports (94 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Wednesday's matches as the penultimate round of the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins.The top team in each of the nine groups qualify automatically while the best four second-placed finishers across the nine groups will enter African [...]
©- - 08 october 2025 - 20:14:27 - thread Sports (114 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cape Verde and Cameroon will battle it out on Monday for the final automatic qualification spot from Group D as the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup approach a dramatic climax.The Blue Sharks missed the chance to secure their ticket after drawing 3-3 in [...]
©- - 08 october 2025 - 19:40:13 - thread Sports (375 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Black Stars ran riot in a splendid performace as they thrashed Central African Republic (CAR) 5-0 in their penultimate Group I match in 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa qualifying group match played in Meknes, Morocco, on Wednesday.The result means Ghana have 22 points and a [...]
©- - 08 october 2025 - 19:29:39 - thread Sports (173 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Wednesday's matches as the penultimate round of the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins.The top team in each of the nine groups qualify automatically while the best four second-placed finishers across the nine groups will enter African [...]
©- - 08 october 2025 - 07:21:21 - thread Sports (166 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The race for Africa’s remaining places at the 2026 FIFA World Cup reaches its decisive phase this week, with three continental heavyweights — Egypt, Algeria, and Ghana — among those looking to seal qualification before next Tuesday.With only nine group winners guaranteed a ticket to next year’s [...]
©- - 07 october 2025 - 19:02:45 - thread Sports (656 words)


Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Confederation African Football (CAF), under the leadership of President Dr Patrice Motsepe, has announced a return to profitability, reversing several years of financial deficits and achieving significant growth as part of the organisation’s turnaround strategy adopted in 2021.This was announced at the 47th CAF Ordinary [...]
©- - 06 october 2025 - 18:27:55 - thread Sports (537 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Coach of Ghana's senior national football team, Otto Addo, on Thursday released the names of 24 players for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Central African Republic and Comoros in Group I this month.The Black Stars will take on the Central African Republic [...]
©- - 02 october 2025 - 15:34:32 - thread Sports (248 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Sport Minister Gayton McKenzie has slammed the South African Football Association (SAFA) for bringing “embarrassment to our nation and the game of football”. This is after South Africa’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup received a massive blow after FIFA’s disciplinary committee on [...]
©- - 30 september 2025 - 05:20:55 - thread Sports (260 words)


Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the South African Football Association (SAFA) for having fielded an ineligible player in the FIFA World Cup 2026 preliminary competition.A press release by FIFA on Monday said The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the South African Football Association (SAFA) for [...]
©- - 29 september 2025 - 16:37:23 - thread Sports (304 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the tables of all the groups at the end of Match Day 8 in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Group A                              [...]
©- - 10 september 2025 - 08:50:00 - thread Sports (202 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Matchday 8 of Africa’s qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026 delivered late twists and high stakes.Cape Verde beat Cameroon 1-0 to tighten their grip on top spot, while Senegal came from two down to win 3-2 in Kinshasa and take charge of Group B.South Africa [...]
©- - 10 september 2025 - 07:22:40 - thread Sports (1198 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are more results of some matches played on Tuesday in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Group ABurkina Faso 0-0 EgyptGroup BDR Congo 2-3 SenegalTogo 1-0 SudanGroup CSouth Africa 1-1 NigeriaGroup D Cape Verde 1-0 Cameroon-0- PANA MA 9Sept2025  [...]
©- - 09 september 2025 - 18:21:25 - thread Sports (68 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa’s 2026 World Cup qualifying window continued Round 8 matches with decisive results across five groups including Kenya's 5-0 hammering of Seychelles and shock away wins for Niger and Rwanda.Morocco and Tunisia have already booked their ticket to the 2026 finals, but the scrap for the [...]
©- - 09 september 2025 - 17:16:12 - thread Sports (919 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some matches played on Tuesday in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Group ASierra Leone 2-0 EthiopiaGroup CZimbabwe 0-1 RwandaGroup ETanzania 0-1 NigerGroup FKenya 5-0 SeychellesGroup HNamibia 3-0 Sao Tome and Principe-0- PANA MA/RA 9Sept2025 [...]
©- - 09 september 2025 - 15:39:36 - thread Sports (68 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Tuesday's matches in the CAF qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Group ASierra Leone vs EthiopiaBurkina Faso vs EgyptGroup BDR Congo vs SenegalTogo vs SudanMauritania vs South SudanGroup CZimbabwe vs RwandaSouth Africa vs NigeriaBenin vs LesothoGroup D Cape Verde vs [...]
©- - 09 september 2025 - 07:18:52 - thread Sports (85 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Libya and Ghana both secured important victories in their respective FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying campaigns on Monday evening, with results that could prove pivotal in the race for group supremacy and a place at the 2026 global showpiece.Libya beat Eswatini 2-0 while Ghana edged Mali [...]
©- - 09 september 2025 - 07:09:19 - thread Sports (413 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Monday's matches in the Africa qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Group AGuinea Bissau 2-0 DjiboutiGroup DLibya 2-0 EswatiniGroup EZambia 0-2 MoroccoGroup GMozambique 2-0 BotswanaGuinea 0-0 AlgeriaUganda 2-0 SomaliaGroup HEquatorial Guinea 0-1 Tunisia  QMalawi 2-2 LiberiaGroup IMadagascar 3-1 ChadGhana [...]
©- - 09 september 2025 - 06:53:41 - thread Sports (76 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Tunisia became Africa’s second team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a late 1-0 victory away to Equatorial Guinea on Monday.Already-qualified Morocco underlined their authority with a 2-0 win in Zambia while Mozambique beat Botswana 2-0 to tighten the chase in Group G.Mohamed [...]
©- - 08 september 2025 - 18:09:09 - thread Sports (504 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Monday's matches in the Africa qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Group AGuinea Bissau vs DjiboutiGroup DLibya vs EswatiniGroup EZambia vs MoroccoGroup GMozambique vs BotswanaGuinea vs AlgeriaUganda vs SomaliaGroup HEquatorial Guinea vs TunisiaMalawi vs LiberiaGroup IMadagascar vs ChadGhana vs [...]
©- - 08 september 2025 - 06:28:39 - thread Sports (66 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Comoros moved within a point of Group I leaders Ghana with a composed 2–0 win over Central African Republic on Sunday, opening Round Eight of CAF World Cup qualifying and piling pressure on the Black Stars ahead of Monday’s fixtures.The visitors claimed the win in Sunday’s [...]
©- - 07 september 2025 - 18:46:34 - thread Sports (449 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Central African Republic will on Sunday host Comoros in their Group I Day 8 match in the Africa qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.After seven matches, Ghana lead the group with 16 points ahead of Madagascar 13, Mali and Comoros 12 each, Central Africa [...]
©- - 07 september 2025 - 05:30:33 - thread Sports (74 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco became the first African team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026 as across the continent, matchday seven of the qualifiers have been completed in most groups, leaving three fixtures still to play.The Atlas Lions sealed a ruthless 5–0 victory over Niger in Rabat on [...]
©- - 07 september 2025 - 05:26:54 - thread Sports (875 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Tolu Arokodare came off the bench to score within five minutes and keep Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup qualifying push alive with a narrow 1-0 win over Rwanda in Uyo, Nigeria, on Saturday.The victory moves the Super Eagles to 10 points while South Africa (16) and Benin [...]
©- - 06 september 2025 - 19:17:16 - thread Sports (303 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of all matches in the Africa qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup played on Friday.Group A Djibouti 0-6 Burkina FasoEgypt 2-0 EthiopiaTable                                      [...]
©- - 06 september 2025 - 07:03:10 - thread Sports (207 words)

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