Only a few days remain before Africa's biggest football festival, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), kicks off once again. Hosted by the

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations was won by the hosts Ivory Coast after they scraped through the group stage and sacked their head coach in mid-tournament, while the likes of Equatorial Guinea, Cape Verde and Angola all defied the odds to win their respective groups.

Benin arrive at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco looking to turn 2026 World Cup qualification heartbreak into a memorable continental campaign.

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A dozen World Cup 2026 spots will be secured in the coming days as nine berths in UEFA and three in Concacaf will be decided in the next three days. Only three spots in Europe have been secured, as Croatia, England and France have won their respective groups.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins in June and South Africa's opponents have finally been revealed. By securing its bid as CAF Group C winners, South Africa is back in the World Cup after last qualifying in 2010. Following the 2026 World Cup draw on Dec. 5, South Africa will begin its World Cup campaign in Group A.

The 2026 World Cup draw, slated for noon ET from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., will determine the makeup of the tournament’s 12 four-team groups for next summer’s tournament, set to take place at 16 venues across the U.S., Mexico and Canada.