Covid-19 vaccination will not be mandatory for spectators of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. They will, however, have to present a negative test to travel to the country. "People arriving in Qatar are not required to undergo quarantine, regardless of their vaccination status or country of origin," the government and the Supreme Organizing Committee announced on Thursday, September 29.

They added: "Emergency health care will be provided free of charge in public hospitals for holders of the Hayya card", which serves as a visa for Qatar and a match ticket.

South Africa won both of these friendly matches. Bafana Bafana dominated Sierra Leone (4-0) and Botswana (1-0). Despite these two successes, the coach Hugo Broos is not at all happy with some of his players. He even claims that they will not be called for the next camp of the team in November. The reason? They are simply not good enough for international soccer, says the Belgian coach.

"The South African league is something, but international matches are harder; they are faster and different. I chose to have two teams, one for Sierra Leone and another for Botswana to see what these teams can do and what the players can do. Against Botswana, I am not happy. But we won the game and that's the most important thing," said the 70-year-old coach.

He added: "I am not satisfied with what I saw. I'm sorry. That's the way it is. It means that we should take it into account for the next selection. It's a shame for these players but they won't be with us in November."

After his dismissal from Al Ahly in Egypt, Pitso Mosimane has found a namesake club. The South African coach has signed for Al Ahli SC in Saudi Arabia. However, despite winning 21 titles since his coaching debut, the former Sundowns man is expecting a difficult task.

"Because of the status of the club and the ambitious owners, this is without a doubt one of the biggest tasks of my coaching career to date. The plan was to take over only an interesting and challenging project that will allow us to make an impact and turn a team into champions. We need to wake up the sleeping giant and bring people back to fill the stadium. It is a very big task, but also an exciting one," Pitso Mosimane told BBC Sport Africa.

The South African's first task is to bring the club back to the top flight. Al-Ahli was relegated for the first time last season since it was founded in 1937.

We now know the last four of the semi-finals of the COSAFA Cup of beach soccer. Egypt will face Mozambique, the defending champion. The Pharaohs beat Uganda (7-2), on Wednesday September 28 for the final day of Group B. The Egyptians close this group phase undefeated. Uganda takes the second ticket of this group. The Skulls will face Senegal in the semi-final. Despite its victory over Mauritius (5-2), Tanzania is eliminated from the competition.

The Togolese Football Federation (FTF) officially launched on Sunday, September 25, the practice of beach soccer in the country through an exhibition tournament. For a first, 4 teams were on the invite. From now on, this discipline is part of the regular activities within the federation.

In terms of results, Marina FC beat Goliath FC by 4 goals to 2 in the first game, while Diamond Stars FC dominated Retrouvailles FC 7-3. In the curtain raiser of this exhibition tournament of beach soccer, a team of journalists from Togo and the team of former international soccer players have neutralized 4 goals each. The main objective of the FTF is to succeed in building a national team that can participate in the qualifiers for the AFCON Beach Soccer 2024.