Category: International Sports

* It combines South Africa’s experience in staging major international competitions along with the growing football infrastructure of Botswana and Zimbabwe * South Africa hosted the 1996 and 2013 editions and became the first African nation to stage the FIFA World Cup™ in 2010 * As Ethiopia officially bid to host the same AfCON 2028 Libya has bid to host either 2028 or 2032 Maravi Express Combined with South Africa’s experience in staging major international competitions — along with…

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* Followed by an away Matchday 2 assignment to Angola, both to be played between September 21 and October 6, 2026 * Away to Egypt next in back-to-back fixtures for Matchday 3 and 4 scheduled between November 9 and 17, 2026 Maravi Express Following the release of the fixtures by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the Flames will begin their Group B qualifying campaign of the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Pamoja 2027 with a home match against…

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* And a historic qualification for the Women’s FIFA World Cup™ Brazil 2027 as they open the Morocco 2026 edition against Algeria this evening (19h00), meeting for the first time ever * With two-time runners-up, hosts Morocco welcoming Kenya’s Harambee Starlets (21h00) on their return to the continental women’s football showpiece after a 10-year absence Maravi Express Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) kicks off this evening with two Group A encounters when Senegal will face Algeria (19h00) while…

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* From Sunday July 26 to August 16 on DStv Channel 225 (https://dstv.stream) and on GOtv Channel 61 (https://gotv.stream) * Opening Group A Matchday: Algeria v Senegal (Olympic Stadium, Rabat-19h00); and Morocco v Kenya (Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat-22h00) * Scorchers on Tuesday, July 28 in Group C: Zambia v Egypt (Olympic Stadium-19h00); and Nigeria v Malawi (Al Medina Stadium, Rabat-22h00) By Duncan Mlanjira All 34 matches of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026 will be broadcast…

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* Two goals down in first half and final 4-0 loss to Ghana comes after falling 1-2 to hosts Morocco seven days earlier * This follows 0-1 loss and 0-0 draw in June to Tanzania, who did not even qualify for this WAfCON Malawi Scorchers have now lost 15 international friendlies since February last year following their 1-2 to Morocco Thursday last week and 0-5 to Ghana last evening — and this certainly does not exude any confidence of…

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* The two teams met last year in Morocco when Ghana were preparing for WAfCON 2026 while Malawi were building up for their qualification match against Angola * The Black Queens won the match 3-1 which US-based star Temwa Chawinga missed and is part of the current WAfCON squad * Along with Tendai Sani, who scored the Scorchers consolation goal in the friendly played in Morocco Maravi Express Malawi Scorchers head coach, Lovemore Fazili says they are treating this…

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* Kylian Mbappe heads the ‘Attacking’ category ahead of England’s Jude Bellingham and Argentina’s Lionel Messi * Michael Olise wins the ‘Creativity’ section and Rodri tops four Spain stars in ‘Defending’ By Duncan Mlanjira World football governing body, FIFA, introduced Power Rankings for players for the expanded FIFA World Cup™ 2026, which rates the top individual player performances across five distinct tactical categories. It is a data-led system that utilises advanced algorithms to measure on-pitch impact beyond basic statistics…

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* Representing 100% increase while the runners-up prize money is at US$750,000 — up by 50% *  All the 16 qualified teams will receive a US$150,000 participation fee — an increase of 20% By Duncan Mlanjira Confederation of African Football (CAF), today, May 22, announced that the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026 champions will receive US$2 million as prize money. This represents a 100% increase while the runners-up’s prize money has been increased by 50% at…

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* Starting with opening Group A Matchday on Sunday, July 26: Algeria v Senegal (Olympic Stadium, Rabat-19h00); and Morocco v Kenya (Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat-22h00) * Scorchers on Tuesday, July 28 in Group C: Zambia v Egypt (Olympic Stadium-19h00); and Nigeria v Malawi (Al Medina Stadium, Rabat-22h00) Maravi Express As this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026 is all the more important because it doubles up as a qualifier for the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ 2027…

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