Frenchman Renard named Ivory Coast coach for second spell
Aug 4 : French coach Herve Renard has returned to take over Ivory Coast, who he led to the African title in 2015, the Ivorian federation announced in a statement on Tuesday.
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Van Gaal floats possibility of another stint as Netherlands coach
Aug 4 : Veteran coach Louis van Gaal said he would not rule out the possibility of another return to the helm of the Netherlands national team amid speculation over who will replace Ronald Koeman.
Infantino gets backing from leading African football administrators
CAPE TOWN, Aug 4 : Leading African football administrators have sent messages of support to embattled FIFA President Gianni Infantino as he looks to the continent’s 54 members for backing in a bid to keep his job.
Cape Verde coach Bubista takes club job in Morocco
Aug 4 : Cape Verde coach Bubista, who took the small island nation to the last 32 in their World Cup debut last month, has been appointed coach at Morocco’s Renaissance Berkane, the club said on Tuesday.
Battle lines drawn as Infantino fights to hold onto power after FIFA stake sale fiasco
Aug 4 : The reverberations from FIFA President Gianni Infantino's abandoned proposal to sell off a stake in the World Cup continued to rage on Tuesday with one media report suggesting three regional confederations had united to try to force him out of office.
Cape Verde coach takes club job in Morocco
Cape Verde coach Bubista, who took the small island nation to the last 32 in their World Cup debut last month, has been appointed coach at Morocco’s Renaissance Berkane, the club announced on Tuesday. No details of his contract were given, but it comes after protracted negotiations that included the possibility that Bubista might stay on as Cape Verde coach and juggle the two jobs. The 56-year-old coach is however expected to quit the Cape Verde job in the next few days, according to media reports. RS Berkane won the Morocco league in 2025 and were runners-up this year.
Morocco, Algeria advance to WAFCON quarter-finals
JOHANNESBURG: Hosts Morocco topped Group A at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) despite failing to score from a twice-taken penalty in a 0-0 draw with Senegal on Monday.Morocco advanced to the quarter-finals by finishing with seven points after beating Kenya convincingly and Algeria narrowly in earlier mini-league matches in Rabat.Goals from Marine Dafeur and Lynda Bendris earned Algeria a 2-0 victory over Kenya in a match played simultaneously, and they booked a last-eight place by coming second with six points.Senegal ended with four points and Kenya with none so both were eliminated from the two-yearly African women’s football showpiece.Morocco will face the Group B runners-up and Algeria the Group B winners in the quarter-finals.
Beyond Borders: How MENA talent is shaping Esports World Cup 2026
DUBAI: As the Esports World Cup 2026 unfolds in Paris, the Middle East and North Africa’s influence on the tournament is increasingly more visible.