Teboho Mokoena brightens South African’s hopes at 2026 World Cup
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Teboho Mokoena brightens South African’s hopes at 2026 World Cup Read More
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Egypt and Cape Verde secured a famous 1-1 draw each against Belgium and Spain while Ivory Coast nicked their first victory against Ecuador at the ongoing World Cup 2026 tournament in Group E and G respectively. The Pharaohs started the game stronger than the Belgians, as they made many attempts on goal, their efforts paid off in the 19th minute after Emman Ashour unleashed a sublime shot from outside the box into the right-corner of the net to open the scoring. Coach Rudi Garcia introduced Romelu Lukaku to bolster the team and the Napoli star did not disappoint as he forced Mohammed Hany to turn the ball into his own net in the 66th minute of the match. The goal saved Belgium from an embarrassing defeat and salvaged a point for the team against the seven times African champions. Cape Verde nick a favourable draw Cape Verde secured a 0-0 draw against former world champions, Spain in the ongoing World Cup on Monday. The African team frustrated the efforts of the Spanish side with coach Bubista ensuring that there were at least nine players behind the ball to secure the team’s first point at the 2026 edition of the tournament. The result has placed Cape Verde in a favourable position in their group as each of the teams in Group H has one point. The team popularly as the Blue Sharks will play Saudi Arabia in their next game on June 27. Ivory Coast secure first African victory Ivory Coast started their World Cup campaign in top gear, after securing a 1-0 win over Ecuador in the 2026 World Cup. The Elephants settled for a defensive strategy against the South American side and ensured a clean sheet in the encounter. Ecuador missed several chances to open the scoring but could not find the back of the net, before Ivory Coast secured a late-minute goal to secure three points in the game. The Ivorians are placed second in Group E behind Germany, who now lead the group following their 7-1 demolition of Curacao. Tunisia, another African country suffered a 5-1 defeat against Sweden at the tournament which is the second loss by an African team in the competition after South Africa lost their opening game against Mexico. DR Congo and Ghana will open their campaigns at the tournament on June 16 and 18 respectively against Portugal and Panama.
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Achrat Hakimi is leading Morocco to make Africa proud at the 2026 World Cup after securing a famous 1-1 draw against Brazil on Saturday. African representative, South Africa started the tournament with a defeat to one of the host countries, Mexico. Bafana Bafana suffered a 2-0 loss with goals from Raul Jimenez and Julian Quinones, capping a miserable night by ending the match with nine men. Captain of the side, Ronwell Williams claimed that their defeat was as a result of the failure of Africans to support his side. Hakimi had earlier praised his side as the best team in Africa, considering the feat recorded at the 2022 World Cup, where the team reached the semi- finals of the mundial, losing to Croatia and ended the tournament as the fourth best team in the World. “In Africa, we are called the Brazilians of Africa,” Hakimi said before his side’s encounter against the Samba Boys. Morocco, currently ranked as the seventh best team in the world, according to the recently released FIFA rankings and the best team in Africa, took the game to Carlo Ancelotti’s men, scoring a beauty in the 21st minute through Ismael Saibari, who loped the ball over Alison Becker. The strike sent many Africans into wide jubilations while an astonishing silence was felt in the Brazilian camp. Although the Samba Boys managed to equalise after Vinicius Junior curled home from a close range, the draw was like a win for many Africans against the five times champions. The result means Morocco are behind Scotland after the European side defeated Haiti in their opening game and will take on Haiti in their next match on Wednesday. The Atlas Lions will be expected to continue to make Africans proud at the tournament and could superse the level they reached at the 2022 edition.
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South Africa suffered a 2-0 loss to co-host Mexico, in the opening 2026 World Cup game, with goals from Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez, at the Estadio Azteca on Thursday. The opening ceremony was lighted up with songs from Nigerian musician, Burna Boy and Colombian star, Shakira. Quinones got the first goal in the 9th minute of the encounter after a defensive error, firing a solo effort that beat goalkeeper, Ronwen Williams. The South African side made several efforts to equalise in the first-half but failed to break the defensive wall of the North Americans. Mexico continued to push for an opportunity to double their lead after the restart in the highly energetic game which saw Stephelo Sithole of South Africa sent off in the 49th minute. Jimenez then scored the second goal for Mexico, following a timely assist from Roberto Albarado which sealed the win. Shortly before the end of the game, the African side were reduced to nine men after Themba Zwane was shown a red card while the co-host team were one man short after Cesar Monte was forced off for hindering a goal-bound opportunity. With the result, Mexico tops Group A with three points and will hope to ease their way into the next round of the tournament when they take on South Korea on June 19. South Africa will play Czechia in their next game on June 18.
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Former midfielder, Sylvanus Okpala has revealed that Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup tournament has dimmed. Okpala made this known during a recent interview, where he explained …
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