African media quizzed FIFA president Gianni Infantino if people from the continent will be safe and welcome in the U.S. at ...

The qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup (Africa zone) resume this week with the matches of the 7th and 8th rounds across the ...

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...

That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America and Eurasia while under-representing the size of much of South America and ...

With four rounds of qualifying remaining, which African sides are most likely to reach the 2026 Fifa World Cup - and who could miss out on the finals?

Nigeria For the final rounds of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Lesotho and Zimbabwe are set to host South Africa on... South African soil. Nigeria is not on board with this plan.In ...

The 55 countries endorsed a campaign to replace the Mercator map with alternatives that supporters say more accurately ...

Africa’s qualification tournament for the 2026 Fifa World Cup resumes with Matchday 7 fixtures, running from Wednesday 3 to ...

The current standard misrepresents the continent’s scale, which activists argue reinforces misconceptions about its ...

The African Union says the Mercator projection distorts Africa’s size and identity—and it’s pushing a new map to set the record straight.

Ireland reached the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinals after getting past Spain 43-27 in Northampton on Sunday. The achievement was Ireland’s best at a World Cup since it got to the 2014 semifinals ...