Featured FIFA 100 Legends
‪FIFA 100‬ - Pelé

African Players on the FIFA 100 list:

• Abédi Pelé (Ghana)
• El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
• George Weah (Liberia)
• Jay Jay Okocha (Nigeria)
• Roger Milla (Cameroon)

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1 Apr 2014
Featured Legends
LEGENDS - ‪‪TOGO - Julien Kossi Denke - tributes are paid to Togo's first overseas player

Julien Kossi Denke, was Togo's first footballer to play overseas. The defender was more popularly known as Wazo and captained Togo at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ivory Coast in 1984. Later that year he signed for French second division club Chateauroux from Togolese side Aiglons de Lome. 

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25 Mar 2014
Coaches National teams
NATIONAL TEAM - BENIN - COACH - Didier Olle-Nicolle appointed Benin coach

Frenchman Didier Olle-Nicolle has been appointed coach of Benin, replacing compatriot Manuel Amoros.

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18 Mar 2014
Coaches World Cup 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - BENIN - COACH - Algerian Djamel Belmadi appointed Qatar coach

Algerian Djamel Belmadi has been installed as the new coach of Qatar's national team, the country's football association has revealed.  
 

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17 Mar 2014
Friendly Stars in Europe World Cup 2014 World Cup 2014 warm up
NATIONAL TEAM - Nigeria - Lukman Haruna hopeful over World Cup prospects

Dynamo Kiev midfielder Lukman Haruna hopes he can still make Nigeria's World Cup squad. The 23-year old has not played for the Super Eagles since the last World Cup in South Africa.

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16 Mar 2014
Africa Cup 2015 Qualifiers FIFA rankings
FIFA rankings - Egypt makes big leap in latest rankings

Egypt have climbed up more places than any other African country in Fifa's latest world rankings for March.

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14 Mar 2014
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2014 World Cup - warm up - Ghana

Ghana Sports Minister Elvis Ankrah is confident the team will prepare in the right way for a successful World Cup.

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12 Mar 2014
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2014 World Cup - warm up - African sides ready

All five of Africa's World Cup finalists are in action this week as they continue their preparations for this summer's tournament in Brazil.
(Algeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria)

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5 Mar 2014
Africa Cup Featured Key-Player Legends National teams World Cup 2014
LEGENDS - CAMEROON - Samuel Eto'o - Africa Cup of Nations all time leading scorer

Eto'o was a part of the squads that won the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations, and was a gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, in which Cameroon finished as runners-up, he scored his only goal in a 1:0 group-stage upset of Brazil on 19 June. 

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3 Mar 2014
Featured Legends
Arthur Wharton honoured - Football's first professional black player

Arthur Wharton is to be honoured outside Rotherham United's New York Stadium. Born in 1865 in Jamestown, Gold Coast, in what is now Ghana. His pioneering footballing career started as a goalkeeper at Darlington FC and he played for numerous teams. Wharton played for the original Rotherham Town, a team of the same name was the forerunner of Rotherham United.

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23 Feb 2014
National teams Squad World Cup 2026

2026 World Cup - South Africa - National-Team - Squad

South Africa  
2026 World Cup Squad

Head Coach
Hugo Broos

 

Goalkeepers

Ronwen Williams 
(Mamelodi Sundowns)

Ricardo Goss 
(Siwelele)

Sipho Chaine 
(Orlando Pirates)


Defenders

Khuliso Mudau
(Mamelodi Sundowns)

Aubrey Modiba
(Mamelodi Sundowns)

Khulumani Ndamane 
(Mamelodi Sundowns)

Olwethu Makhanya 
(Philadelphia Union)

Bradley Cross 
(Kaizer Chiefs)

Thabang Matuludi 
(Polokwane City)

Nkosinathi Sibisi,
(Orlando Pirates)

Kamogelo Sebelebele 
(Orlando Pirates)

Ime Okon 
(Hannover)

Samukele Kabini 
(Molde FK)

Mbekezeli Mbokazi 
(Chicago Fire)

 

Midfielders

Teboho Mokoena
(Mamelodi Sundowns)

Jayden Adams 
(Mamelodi Sundowns)

Thalente Mbatha 
(Orlando Pirates)

Sphephelo Sithole 
(Tondela)


Forwards

Oswin Appollis 
(Orlando Pirates)

Tshepang Moremi
(Orlando Pirates)

Evidence Makgopa
(Orlando Pirates)

Relebohile Mofokeng 
(Orlando Pirates)

Lyle Foster 
(Burnley)

Iqraam Rayners 
(Mamelodi Sundowns)

Themba Zwane 
(Mamelodi Sundowns)

Thapelo Maseko 
(AEL Limassol)

 

 

2 Jun 2026
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