Full Fixtures: 2026 FIFA World Cup CAF qualifiers this week
The following are the World Cup qualifying fixtures in Africa for Matchday Six of the 2026 FIFA World Cup CAF qualifiers.
Zimbabwe Sport News
Goldberg, Life, Zaag celebrate Super Eagles, urge win over Zimbabwe
Nigerian Breweries, through its flagship brands—Goldberg, Life Continental, and Zaag Energy Drink—has extended heartfelt congratulations to the Super Eagles for their resounding 2-0 victory over Rwanda in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
You can't choose who congratulates you, IOC says after Putin's best wishes
PYLOS, Greece : The International Olympic Committee on Friday declined to comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin's congratulatory note to newly-elected IOC president Kirsty Coventry, saying it was his prerogative.
Coventry election ensures smooth continuity for IOC after Bach
PYLOS, Greece :The stunning first-round election of Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry as the next International Olympic Committee president made her the first female and first African to lead the IOC but more importantly ensured continuity once Thomas Bach departs in June.
Battle of Kigali: Chelle… An opportunity to win fans’ heart, silence critics
Three months after his appointment, Super Eagles Coach, Eric Chelle, will oversee his first game today as the Super Eagles resume their World Cup qualifying campaign against the Wasps of Rwanda in Kigali. The team will face the Warriors of Zimbabwe in Uyo a few days later. GOWON AKPODONOR looks at some of the challenges before Chelle, particularly his first squad selection and tactical approach against Rwanda in the battle of Kigali.
Bafana Bafana ready to take charge of Group C
South Africa will chase a key win in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying campaign tomorrow, when they welcome Lesotho to the Peter Mokaba Stadium for a Group C match which will kick-off at 6.00 p.m. CAT, reports africanfootball.com.
Afrosport TV assures of quality broadcast of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
As the Super Eagles embark on their quest for a place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Afrosport TV, the official broadcast rights holder for Nigeria’s qualifiers, has assured football fans of uninterrupted live coverage of all the remaining matches.
Coventry vote not ‘women versus men’, says outgoing IOC chief Bach
“I don’t think it was a vote on women versus men or vice versa,” he saidBach insisted he had “no preferred candidate“COSTA NAVARINO, Greece: Outgoing International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said the election of Kirsty Coventry as his successor should not be reduced to a gender battle of “women versus men.”Bach played down the importance of the 41-year-old from Zimbabwe, an Olympic gold medallist in swimming, becoming the first woman to be elected head of international sport’s wealthiest organization, defeating six other candidates, all men.“I don’t think we should reduce this election to the fact that there were six men and one woman.