Shocks set up African 2018 World Cup qualifying drama

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.

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

BBC

African sides learn 2018 World Cup draw

Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o helps with the draw in Russia, as African sides learn who they will face in World Cup qualifying.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Nations Cup qualifying set to resume

Fourteen teams play in Africa Cup of Nations second-round first leg qualifiers this weekend, aiming to reach the group stage.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Relive the best World Cup qualifying moments

BBC Sport sorts through all the highlights of qualifying, as the 2014 tournament in Brazil draws nearer.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Zimbabwe expelled from 2018 World Cup

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

 

10 years ago

BBC

Could racism damage 2018 World Cup?

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

 

10 years ago

Africanjam.Com

PICTURES: 16 STADIUMS TO HOST WORLD CUP RUSSIA 2018

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...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Jul

Putin’s goal is to showcase Russia at 2018 World Cup

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.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Nov

2018 WORLD CUP: Match fever grips soccer fraternity

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

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Jun

Queens set for World Cup qualifiers

The national netball team, Taifa Queens, is set for a fierce battle when the African World Cup qualifiers planned for Gaborone, Botswana get underway in September.

 

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