Nigeria have confirmed their ranking as one of the four best runners-up in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of qualification of the World Cup after thumping Benin 4-0 on Tuesday ...

How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 13:00 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream. Nigeria host Benin in the final matchday of the FIFA World Cup 2026 ...

Cruel and magical at the same time! Benin, South Africa, Nigeria. This Tuesday evening, the three nations leading Group C of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Africa were playing for their spot in the ...

Gernot Rohr, coach of the Cheetahs of Benin, and George Aluo, a prominent member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), have expressed their appreciation for FIFA’s recent ruling to deduct three ...