With the FIFA World Cup in the books after six long weeks, and Spain emerging victorious over Argentina in the final, it's ...

CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe reflects on Africa's historic run at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, celebrating ten teams and ...

Two-thirds of the 48-team World Cup field reached the knockout stage, but no one had a higher success rate than the Confederation of African Football, or CAF. The CAF is sending nine of its 10 World ...

The transformation of African football at the World Cup has been nothing short of meteoric. At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, not one of Africa's five teams made it out of the group stage, recording ...

South Africa soccer star Jayden Adams died at the age of 25 just weeks after participating in the 2026 World Cup, according ...

ATLANTA, June 28 (Reuters) - Nine out of the 10 African teams at the World Cup advanced to the second round in a major breakthrough for the continent’s football that could lead to bigger ...

Morocco made it to the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images The World Cup’s expansion to 48 teams has hugely benefitted African countries. Between 1998 and 2022, 32 ...

Adams appeared in three of South Africa's group-stage matches at this summer's World Cup, in the United States, Canada and ...

Jayden Adams, the midfielder who played for South Africa in the 2026 World Cup, died at age 25, the country’s sports ministry ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams, who played at the World Cup, has died. He was 25. His death was ...

Czechia and South Africa face off in a crucial match on June 18 and the head referee is the second woman to officiate a men’s World Cup game. Going head-to-head on Thursday, a second defeat would ...

The soccer community is remembering Jayden Adams, a midfielder for Team South Africa, who died shortly after his last ...