The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has introduced a revamped format for the qualification process leading up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, aiming to elevate African football.
The new format includes a single stage of qualification that will span almost two years and involve all 54 African nations divided into nine groups of six teams each. The group winners will qualify automatically, while the four best second-placed teams will enter a playoff stage for an additional spot.
The qualification campaign will begin in November 2023 and conclude in November 2025, lasting a total of 23 months. This extended timeframe allows for a more comprehensive and competitive qualifying process. African nations, including Uganda, see the increased slots as a golden opportunity to make history, as no team from the CECAFA region has ever participated in the World Cup.
The 2026 World Cup, hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, will feature 104 matches instead of the usual 64, with the final taking place on July 19. The new format will have 12 groups instead of the previous eight, and the knockout round will include the top two teams from each group, as well as the eight best third-placed teams.
Victor Osimhen made history on Thursday night powering Napoli to win a Serie A title after 33 years.
The Nigerian forward scored the decisive goal in the second half as Napoli came back from trailing to Sandi Lovric’s opener at half-time.
Osimhen’s title-deciding strike against Udine was his 22nd goal in 28 league appearances and rightly caused bedlam among the massed ranks of away fans who took over Udine.
The Nigerian striker has had the best season of his career and been key to Napoli’s historic charge to glory, becoming, in the process, one of the most devastating centre forwards in European football, clattering in goals left and right.
Injury slowed down the 24-year-old striker’s scoring rate but between returning from a thigh injury in mid-October and the recent round of African Cup of Nations qualifiers last month, he averaged a goal a game.
Over that period, Osimhen scored 23 times in 23 matches in all competitions, propelling Napoli to the brink of a historic Scudetto and becoming a bona fide fan idol even before he scored the goal that secured the title on Thursday.
Napoli’s Thursday win saw an end to a 33-year title drought, thanks to Osimhen’s title-winning strike which powered the team to glory, one that was last won in 1990.
Napoli are leading second-placed Lazio with 16 points, leaving them with a month-long parade between now and the end of the season which will allow their long-suffering supporters to fully unload more than a generation of frustration.
Frank Leboeuf, a Chelsea legend, has advised Frank Lampard to step down from his role as caretaker ~ manager following the team’s most recent Premier League loss to Brentford at Stamford Bridge.
Lampard has suffered five consecutive defeats since taking over from Graham Potter at the beginning of the month. Leboeuf warns that Lampard might not win a game until the end of the season, and he encouraged him to depart quickly.
Leboeuf, speaking to ESPN, stated that there was nothing more to say regarding Lampard’s current situation at Chelsea. He believes that the team’s current form is disastrous and that they require a win to avoid relegation.
Manchester City Erling Haaland has broken record for most goals in 38 -game season. The player has been a sensational form since his debut for Manchester City.
Haaland achieved the record after scoring a goal in Manchester City’s Premier League 4-1 win against Arsenal on Wednesday in Etihad Stadium.
The player has been chasing the goalscoring set by Liverpool’s Salah.
Despite this achievement, the player remains on track to surpass others, given the fact that Manchester City still has seven top-flight matches left.
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