Spain’s dominance over world football reached its peak at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, as La Roja dispatched defending champions Argentina, courtesy of a Ferran Torres extra-time strike, to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The victory took Spain’s unbeaten run to 38 matches, the longest active unbeaten international streak in men’s football. […]
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The Three Lions of England survived a late scare against France to clinch the bronze medal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, holding on for a thrilling 6-4 victory over Les Bleus at the Miami Stadium. It was a game that had looked one-sided as England raced to a 4-0 lead in the first […]
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Nigeria has overtaken Egypt and Kenya to become the highest-ranked African country in a major new assessment of how nations handle artificial intelligence responsibly. The country’s 42-place jump globally, from 80th two years ago to 38th now, comes from the Global Index on Responsible AI, compiled by the Cape Town-based Global Centre on AI […]
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More than Africa’s mixed outing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the tournament also brought to the fore the reality facing a sundry of players whose international careers should now, inevitably, be brought to a close. No matter how prepared anyone is, dotage has a way of creeping up unnoticed. You do not have […]
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The ongoing 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup in the United States (US), Mexico, and Canada has arguably been the most exciting in recent memory. It has written some of the most beautiful pages in world sports history, showcasing the ultimate uniqueness of football. Millions of football fans will not soon forget the incredible story […]
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Bounce Africa’s best XI at the 2026 World Cup is heavy on Moroccan influence, and rightly so, given the Atlas Lions’ historic run to the quarterfinals. But there’s room too for players from Egypt, Cape Verde, Senegal and South Africa — yes, a Bafana Bafana player cracked our XI. We pored through the 260 players […]
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Africa’s campaign at the 2026 World Cup ended with Morocco’s 2-0 defeat to France at Boston Stadium in Massachusetts on Friday night. Considering how limp their performance was in that final outing, it was a disappointing end by all means. Still, it did little to diminish what had been a tournament they, and indeed the […]
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The Atlas Lions of Morocco have met their match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, following a 2-0 defeat to France in the first quarterfinal match at the Boston Stadium in Massachusetts, USA. Morocco’s elimination from the tournament effectively wrapped up Africa’s World Cup campaign. It was an encounter that held faint hopes of […]
Ultimately, nothing compares to the knockout stage of any football tournament. While the group stage is usually no walk in the park, by any means, as the 2026 World Cup proved across the United States, Canada and Mexico, the commencement of the Round of 32 this week has brought the usual tale of end-to-end contests […]
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Africa will have a record nine representatives in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after an unprecedented group stage campaign that saw 90 per cent of the continent’s teams progress to the knockout rounds. Of the 10 African sides that made it to the 23rd edition of the tournament, only […]
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Nigeria has not enjoyed much representation at the NBA Draft in recent years, but the 2026 edition turned the trend on its head, with no fewer than six Nigerians making their way into the league. Chances were initially high for 10 Nigerians ahead of the draft at Barclays Centre on June 23 and 24, but […]
If there is anyone who thought the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup would be a case of quantity over quality, the conclusion of the second week proved them wrong. With less than 20 per cent of the 48 participating nations already guaranteed passage into the knockout stages after two rounds of games, there remains plenty […]
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