African sides learn 2018 World Cup draw

Nigeria, Ghana, Mali and Senegal will mount Africa's challenge at the 2015 Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand.

Several African underdogs ignored the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking and held their own against more-fancied opposition as the African qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia entered the second round. Such lesser-known sides as Madagascar, Comoros, Swaziland and Chad achieved the biggest shocks.

Egyptian giants Al Ahly will face Morocco's Difaa Hassani Jadida in the Confederation Cup after their exit from the Champions League.

Stars in Russia’s Premier League warn racism could make the 2018 World Cup “really gross and really ugly”.

Zimbabwe are expelled from 2018 World Cup qualifying for failing to pay national team coach Jose Claudinei Georgini.

Following Thursday's announcement that Russia, not England, will host the 2018 World Cup, we take a glance at the 16 stadiums which will host the matches. 


Stadium in Krasnodar. Set to accommodate 50,015 fans - making it the third biggest stadium of the tournament



Yekaterinburg stadium in Yekaterinburg. On the fringes of Kazakhstan and with a population of 1.3 million people this city will be home to a 44,130 all-seater stadium


Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Built in 1956 and host to the 2008...

A giant crane towers over the Moscow stadium where Russia will stage the 2018 World Cup final and mounds of earth, pipes and cables are piled up where the football pitch should be.

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi reacts cautiously as his Super Eagles draw old foes Argentina at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil

There is an air of expectation as Tanzania braces for an anxiously-awaited 2018 World Cup qualifier against Algeria tomorrow.