Africa football development

South Africa's national football team, Bafana Bafana, will face Mexico in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 11, reviving one of the most memorable fixtures in modern World Cup history. The match comes exactly 16 years…

The United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA) sits at the centre of a football system that has developed in parallel with the UAE’s national growth. Established in 1971, the same year the federation itself was formed, UAEFA reflects…