African Football https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home Mabizela tips Orlando Pirates to mount strong Betway Premiership title defence Kaizer Chiefs launch expanded 2026-27 supporters’ collection as new season nears Orlando Pirates weigh up moves for three Bafana Bafana free agents before deadline Hilal step up pursuit of Bayern’s Luis Diaz with huge contract on the table King Kazu rolls back the years with record-breaking goal for Fukushima United at 59 Olympiakos have €7m bid rejected for Algeria midfielder Yacine Titraoui as Charleroi hold out for €10m Barcelona and Manchester City track Eli Junior Kroupi as Bournemouth hold firm on £70m-rated forward Paarl Gimnasium tighten hold on top spot as SA Schools First XV rankings reshuffled Snow joke: Inside Southern Africa’s rare high-altitude ice swim – Lesotho resort stages extreme ice swimming test at 3,000m Mbappe takes out full-page newspaper ads to thank France after World Cup heartbreak Ivory Coast end 12-year wait as Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign begins against Burkina Faso Togo U20 name starting XI for Burkina Faso clash in UFOA B CAN qualifier opener Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene condemns ‘misogynistic’ treatment of women’s footballers in Nigeria Morocco assistant coach reveals key to Ayoub Bouaddi thriving at elite clubs like Real Madrid and Manchester City Joao Cancelo set to rejoin Al Hilal camp in Austria amid fresh doubts over future Eric Bocoum: Gabon midfielder exits Gol Gohar to become free agent Liverpool and Manchester City interest complicates Al Hilal move for Everton forward Iliman Ndiaye Nashville bring in Senegal midfielder Famara Camara from Ranheim Mohamed Abou Gabal nears landmark switch as Hassania Agadir move edges closer Gustavo Varela: Portugal-Cape Verde striker seals switch from Benfica B to Monza Barcelona weigh €100m move for Bournemouth teenager Kroupi as Flick backs Alvarez alternative Maldini and Leonardo walk away from Italian federation roles amid row over coach choice Luis Bossard seals SV Sparta switch from Berliner SC on free move Chelsea weigh shock free transfer move for ex-Liverpool captain Henderson Raja Casablanca land Moroccan left-back Chemseddine Knaidil from COD Meknes in €75k move Aymen Sabri: Franco-Moroccan centre-back signs for Bourg-en-Bresse on free move Worksop sign Wales defender Rollin Menayese on free transfer from Macclesfield Nigeria hit four past Ghana in five-goal U20 Wafu B thriller to start title defence Ajibade urges Nigeria fans to ‘double’ support ahead of Women’s AFCON title defence opener against Malawi South Africa name strong XI for Tanzania test in Womens Africa Cup of Nations opener Womens Africa Cup of Nations TV blackout in France and UK sparks backlash Simba Tariq: Mashujaa FC Eye Move for Prisons FC’s Tanzanian Midfield Anchor Real Madrid confidence grows over Rodri pursuit after reassessment of Man City midfielder Christian Zigah: Ghanaian Playmaker Linked with Move to Fountain Gate in Tanzania Joshua Zirkzee edging towards Juventus loan move from Manchester United Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane: Tunisia Midfielder at Al Ahly Linked with Al-Shamal SC Move Yassine Bounou unsettled at Al Hilal amid plan to limit role to Asian competition Kimpembe signs for Al Kharaitiyat in surprise move to Qatar second division Ahmed Hegazi handed key backroom role at Saudi side Neom after announcing retirement Saudi Pro League clubs unite in bid to overturn foreign player rule change Liverpool step up Bradley Barcola pursuit with Paris talks planned Ajax close in on Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare in €20m-plus loan deal Real Madrid reshuffle on the cards as Mourinho plans bold XI after Diomande deal Eric Garcia insists Ferran Torres World Cup final strike was product of mental work, not luck Maldini in advanced talks with Thiago Motta over Italy job after Pirlo bid collapses Yan Diomande: How a three‐day whirlwind took ‘new Messi’ from Leganes reserves to the Bernabeu spotlight Klopp era unlikely to bring captaincy change for Germany, says Rudi Voller Benzema at crossroads as stand-off with Al Hilal and Inzaghi stalls summer plans Cabral’s World Cup wonder strike for Cape Verde voted goal of 2026 by FIFA