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Five Teams are in line to qualify for finals.

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Gabon's Aubameyang to miss qualifier.

14 Nov 2014
2014 AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - SHORTLIST REVEALED

The five-man shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 has been revealed.

13 Nov 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - GHANA - COACH - AVRAM GRANT IN NEGOTIATIONS

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2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - IVORY COAST - 5TH MATCHES - PREVIEW

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11 Nov 2014
2014 African Footballer of the Year - BBC list to be named

On the morning of 10 November, the BBC will unveil the five names in the running for the 2014 prize. The public will then be able to vote online via the BBC Sport pages and via text.

9 Nov 2014
AFRICAN FUTURE FOOTBALL STARS - RISING STARS

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9 Nov 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP - MOROCCO FAILS TO MEET DEADLINE

Morocco have failed to meet the deadline to confirm it will host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in January.

8 Nov 2014

2026 World Cup - Switzerland - National-Team - Squad

Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka will take part in his fourth successive FIFA World Cup after being included in the Switzerland squad for this summer's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Xhaka, Switzerland's most-capped player with 144 appearances, is one of four Premier League players called up by manager Murat Yakin.


Switzerland
2026 World Cup Squad

 

Goalkeepers

Marvin Keller 
(Young Boys)

Gregor Kobel 
(Borussia Dortmund)

Yvon Mvogo 
(Lorient)

 

Defenders

Manuel Akanji 
(Inter Milan)

Aurele Amenda 
(Eintracht Frankfurt)

Eray Comert 
(Valencia)

Nico Elvedi 
(Borussia Moenchengladbach)

Luca Jaquez 
(VfB Stuttgart)

Miro Muheim 
(Hamburg)

Ricardo Rodriguez 
(Real Betis)

Silvan Widmer 
(Mainz)


Midfielders

Michel Aebischer 
(Pisa)

Christian Fassnacht 
(Young Boys)

Remo Freuler 
(Bologna)

Ardon Jashari 
(AC Milan)

Johan Manzambi 
(Freiburg)

Fabian Rieder 
(Augsburg)

Djibril Sow 
(Sevilla)

Ruben Vargas 
(Sevilla)

Granit Xhaka 
(Sunderland)

Denis Zakaria 
(Monaco)


Forwards

Zeki Amdouni 
(Burnley)

Breel Embolo 
(Stade Rennais)

Cedric Itten 
(Fortuna Dusseldorf)

Dan Ndoye 
(Nottingham Forest)

Noah Okafor 
(Leeds United)

 

 

9 Jun 2026
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