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For this edition of the World Cup, FIFA will ban the introduction into stadiums of reusable water bottles by fans. A measure that may cause talk when high temperatures are expected during certain meetings.
Before its last preparation match for the 2026 World Cup against Chile on 9 June at 3:00 PM GMT in Marbella, the DRC faced Denmark on Wednesday. At the Stade de Sclessin in Liège, the Leopards finished the match with a draw but with some lessons.
RD Congo
We now know the lists of players from the 10 African countries that will compete in the 2026 World Cup from June 11 to July 19 in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Sport News Africa compiles them for you.
The Burkinabe selection of the Stallions is entering a new phase in its cycle with the FIFA window of June 2026. Under the direction of the Franco-Comorian technician Amir Abdou, appointed in March 2026, Burkina Faso will face two European nations in friendly matches: Russia on June 5 in Volgograd and Belarus on June 9 in Minsk. To do this, the coach Amir Abdou has decided to inject new blood into the squad. Four new players appear in the list of 25 invited for the two friendly matches.
Burkina faso
More than fifty years after its only and unique participation in a World Cup, the Democratic Republic of Congo finally finds the most prestigious international competitions. Absent since the 1974 World Cup under the name of Zaire, the Leopards put an end to a long wait by validating their ticket at the end of a heroic journey through the African and then intercontinental dams. Carried by an experienced generation led by Chancel Mbemba, Cédric Bakambu and Arthur Masuaku, the Congolese team arrives in North America with the ambition to finally mark its world history.
RD Congo
The African selections are in the final sprint of preparations for the World Cup. Tuesday evening, Morocco and Ghana played friendly matches with varying fortunes. If the Lions of the Atlas took a 4-0 win over Madagascar, the Black Stars were caught by Wales (1-1).
Maroc, Ghana
Senegal won the U17 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday in Rabat by beating Tanzania on penalties (4-2), after a draw (1-1) at the end of regulation time. Three years after their first championship, the generation of Lamine Sané gives the Lions a second continental star and confirms the current dominance of Senegalese football on the continent.
Egypt is making a comeback at the World Cup after its last appearance in 2018 in Russia. Eighth runner-up in the 1934 edition, the Egyptian selection was eliminated from the group stage in 1990 and 2018. Mohamed Salah and his partners arrive in the US with clear ambitions; to do better than during the last campaigns in this competition.
Egypte
There are courses that announce the giants and what Assane Sarr has achieved with Senegal since the beginning of the U17 AFCON is one of them. Ahead of the final on Tuesday against Tanzania (19h GMT), the 15-year-old goalkeeper is among the Lions' biggest hopes in their quest for a second continental title after 2023 and the Amara Diouf generation.
Sénégal
It’s D-Day in Morocco. This Tuesday, the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat is about to vibrate for the grand final of the U17 AFCON. A duel at the top and totally unprecedented opposing Senegal, in search of a new crown, to Tanzania, the absolute sensation and surprise guest of this edition.
Tanzanie, Sénégal
A 20-day waiver was granted to the Congolese Football Federation by the Congolese Minister of Sports to allow it to organize the Congo Cup and also to allow the national League 1 championship to run its full course.
RD Congo
Last-minute imbroglio for the Bafana Bafana. While they were supposed to fly to their Mexican base camp less than two weeks before the start of the 2026 World Cup, a visa issue for several staff members forced the postponement of their trip. A negligence that arouses strong anger at the top of the State.
South Africa
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