Flames Shocked as São Tomé Secures First-Ever World Cup Qualifying Win

By Suleman Chitera Malawi’s national football team, the Flames, has suffered a stunning 1–0 defeat to São Tomé and Príncipe in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match played in Tunisia on Monday. The loss marks a historic moment for São Tomé, as...

Tiny Cape Verde clinch first ever World Cup spot

Cape Verde will play in the World Cup for the first time after beating Eswatini 3-0 to win their group in African qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Monday. The archipelago of volcanic islands off the western coast of Africa secured one of the...

Cape Verde seal historic WC spot

Cape Verde qualified for the World Cup on Monday, beating Eswatini 3-0 in their last group match to top the standings ahead of Cameroon and complete a fairytale campaign. The wind-swept West African archipelago overcame first-half nerves to win in...

Tiny island, giant leap: Cape Verde at FIFA World Cup

Cape Verde completed a footballing fairytale on Monday, qualifying for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in their history with a commanding 3-0 victory over Eswatini in Praia. Second-half goals from Dailon Livramento, Willy Semedo, and veteran...

Cape Verde to play in World Cup for the first time after beating Eswatini

PRAIA, Cape Verde — Cape Verde will play in the World Cup for the first time after beating Eswatini 3-0 to win its group in African qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Monday. The archipelago of volcanic islands off the western coast of Africa...

Cape Verde qualifies for the World Cup for the first time after beating Eswatini

Associated PressCape Verde players stand for the national anthem during the World Cup 2026 African qualifier Group D soccer match between Libya and Cape Verde in Tripoli, Libya, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad) PRAIA, Cape Verde...

Cape Verde to play in the World Cup for the first time after beating Eswatini

PRAIA, Cape Verde (AP) — Cape Verde will play in the World Cup for the first time after beating Eswatini 3-0 to win its group in African qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Monday. The archipelago of volcanic islands off the western coast of...

The 2nd smallest nation to qualify for FIFA World Cup

IMAGE: Cape Verde rarely played international football some 25 years ago but now head to next year's finals in North America as one of the nine African representatives. Photograph: Kind courtesy Cape Verdean Football Federation/X Cape Verde...

Cape Verde overcome nerves to qualify for World Cup

CAPE TOWN :Cape Verde qualified for the World Cup on Monday, beating Eswatini 3-0 in their last group match to top the standings ahead of Cameroon and complete a fairytale campaign. The wind-swept West African archipelago overcame first-half...

Algeria becomes the fourth African nation to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup

Soufiane Bayazid of Algeria celebrates after scoring during a past Group C match against Guinea/ XINHUA Rob Steven, BBC Sport Africa Riyad Mahrez led from the front as Algeria became the fourth African nation to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup...

No. 2 US diplomat meets much-prosecuted West African leader after visa restrictions were eased

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has met with the heavily prosecuted vice president of Equatorial Guinea in Washington after the Trump administration approved a waiver of corruption sanctions that allowed the...

History Today: How the White House got its name, courtesy Theodore Roosevelt

The White House is one of the most iconic buildings not just in the United States but in the world as well. But most people do not know that it was not always known as the White House. Until October 12, 1901, the place was called the Executive...

Flames coach Pasuwa names squad without Babatunde in World Cup qualifiers matches

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi National Football Team head coach, Kalisto Pasuwa, has announced a 26-man squad set to face Equatorial Guinea and São Tomé and Príncipe in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Flames will host Equatorial Guinea on 9...

No. 2 US diplomat meets much-prosecuted West African leader after visa restrictions were...

Nation & World News Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has met with the heavily prosecuted vice president of Equatorial Guinea in Washington after the Trump administration approved a waiver of corruption sanctions Equatorial Guinea Vice...

Africa's oldest leader isn't ready to retire - and he's not the only one defying age

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — After a newspaper reported in 1897 that the great American writer Mark Twain had died, a bemused -- but very much alive -- Twain famously quipped: "the report of my death was an exaggeration." This century, several...

Pasuwa Maintains Core Squad for October World Cup Qualifiers

Flames Head Coach Kalisto Pasuwa has maintained 24 of the 26 players who featured in last month’s FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Namibia and Liberia, in his final 25-man squad for the upcoming encounters against Equatorial Guinea and São Tomé...

Namibia names 24-man squad for crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

WINDHOEK, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's football governing body, the NFA, on Monday announced a 24-man travelling squad to face Liberia and Tunisia in the final group stage matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The squad is made up of...

Sao Tome and Principe vs Malawi Prediction and Betting Tips | 13th October 2025

Sao Tome and Principe face-off with Malawi on Monday in their final qualifying game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, looking to get a point across the board. Ranked 195th in the world, the Warriors of the Equator have lost every single qualifying...

World Cup qualifier: MFA facilitates immediate return of Super Eagles

From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has facilitated the swift return of the Super Eagles from Luanda, Angola, to Uyo for the 2026 World Cup qualifier against Benin Republic. The Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign...

South African giants Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs set for crucial CAF away tests

Four PSL teams — Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs, and Stellenbosch FC — will resume their journeys in the CAF club competitions next week, all playing away matches that could define their continental aspirations. It will be...