Sports and sporting events in Africa
BBC Sport rugby union news reporter Published 6 hours ago Every summer, Exeter Chiefs players write down personal goals for the campaign to come and beyond. Last year, Campbell Ridl, who had spent the previous season playing for Exeter University, aimed high. "This season, I wanted a cap for the Chiefs first team," the 21-year-old […]
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Julio Enciso celebrates a goal with Miguel Almirón. Paraguay are expected to pose a serious threat in World Cup Group D. Photograph: César Olmedo/Reuters Julio Enciso celebrates a goal with Miguel Almirón. Paraguay are expected to pose a serious threat in World Cup Group D. Photograph: César Olmedo/Reuters World Cup Group D view from Paraguay:
Last triumph was in 2002 but Italian head coach, without Neymar against Morocco, brings ‘joy and enthusiasm’ It is Marcio Santos who best sums up the predicament Brazil’s players found themselves in before the 1994 World Cup. “We hadn’t won in 24 years. That’s way too long for the Brazilian people,” remembers the former defender
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And an emotional first World Cup goal for Raul Jimenez at the age of 35. The second game in Group A was even better, a clash of styles as South Korea came from behind to beat the Czech Republic to the delight of their own vocal support in Guadalajara. Allow FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, who
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Mexico players applaud their fans after Thursday’s victory. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/FIFA/Getty Images Mexico players applaud their fans after Thursday’s victory. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/FIFA/Getty Images Analysis A thunderous triumph at the Azteca offers respite from strife on Mexico City’s streets Pablo Iglesias Maurer at Mexico City Stadium One of football’s great arenas roared as El Tri
Raúl Jiménez jumps for joy after doubling Mexico’s lead against South Africa. Photograph: Carl Recine/Getty Images Raúl Jiménez jumps for joy after doubling Mexico’s lead against South Africa. Photograph: Carl Recine/Getty Images Raúl Jiménez seals Mexico’s win against nine-man South Africa in World Cup opener Was that it, then? Was Sphephelo Sithole being caught in
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The stage is set in Mexico City. Photograph: Luis Cortés/Reuters The stage is set in Mexico City. Photograph: Luis Cortés/Reuters World Cup day is upon us: chill, relax and revel in the euphoria and despair Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Prefer the Guardian on Google HERE WE GO
Photo: Omotayo Kofoworola / Pexels Referee Omar Artan has vowed to officiate at the 2030 World Cup after arriving home in Somalia following his ban from entering the United States. The 34-year-old – Africa's referee of the year in 2025 – was set to be the first Somali to referee at a World Cup finals
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When it comes to challenges in rugby union, it does not get much tougher than the first half of Scotland's Nations Championship campaign. Two away matches against sides ranked in the world's top five – Argentina and South Africa – plus Fiji at Murrayfield on consecutive weekends in July. Throw in 18,000 air miles and
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Award-winning Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, set to be the first from his country to officiate at a World Cup finals, has been denied entry to the United States after an 11-hour immigration interview at Miami International Airport.
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Photo: Haylad / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) DR Congo's final World Cup warm-up game against Chile will take place behind closed doors amid concerns about the Ebola outbreak in the African nation. The match is scheduled to take place in the French city of Orleans on Tuesday (16:00 BST). It had been due to
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When the draw placed South Africa’s national football team in Group F for the 2026 World Cup, there was genuine optimism that this could be the tournament where Bafana Bafana finally delivered on decades of promise. Instead, the build-up has descended into an administrative nightmare that has left players, coaches, and fans questioning whether the
