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The October international break is here.Before the start of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in November, the African nations face off in friendly matches starting this Thursday, October 12. Of particular note is the clash between Cameroon and Senegal on Monday 16th. Others, on the other hand, face European or Asian countries. Sport News Africa gives you the full schedule for these matches.
The full calendar
Schedules in GMT)
Thursday, October 12 12h
Egypt-Zambia, in Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
16h
Russia-Cameroon, Moscow (Russia)
19h
Algeria-Cape Verde, Constantine (Algeria)
Read also: Friendly matches: Morocco, the place to be for African soccer
Friday, October 13th
11h
South Korea-Tunisia, Seoul (South Korea)
12h
Equatorial Guinea-Burkina Faso, Malabo (Equatorial Guinea)
14h
Angola-Mozambique, Tavira (Portugal)
16h
South Africa-Eswatini, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Saudi Arabia-Nigeria, Portimão (Portugal)
New Zealand-RD Congo, in Murcia (Spain)
18h
Guinea-Guinea-Bissau, Setúbal (Portugal)
19h
Mali-Uganda, Bamako (Mali)
Saturday, October 14th
12h
Liberia-Libya, in Morocco
Mauritania-Madagascar, in Morocco
19h
Ivory Coast-Morocco, in Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
Sunday, October 15th
00h30
Mexico-Ghana, Charlotte (United States)
Monday, October 16th
Nigeria-Mozambique, Albufeira (Portugal)
16h
Algeria-Egypt, Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates)
Russia-Kenya, in Aksu (Turkey)
18h30 Senegal-Cameroon, Lens (France)
Tuesday, October 17th
10h10
Japan-Tunisia, Kobe (Japan)
12h Angola-RD Congo, in Vila Real de Santo António (Portugal)Burkina Faso-Mauritania, in Morocco Zambia-Uganda, in Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates) 13h Cape Verde-Comoros, Fos-sur-Mer (France) 15h Saudi Arabia-Mali, Portimão (Portugal) 18h Guinea-Gabon, Almancil (Portugal) USA-Ghana, Nashville (United States) 19h Ivory Coast-South Africa, Abidjan (Ivory Coast) Wednesday,
October 18th 00h30 USA-Ghana (Tuesday night), Nashville (United States)
