2026 FIFA WC: All 48 nations confirmed after last qualifying matches

01 april 2026 - 17:44:08

Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA, football's world governing body, has officially confirmed all 48 nations for the expanded 2026 World Cup following the conclusion of the final play-offs [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: DR Congo beat Jamaica 1-0 to qualify for final tournament

01 april 2026 - 05:21:24

Guadalajara, Mexico (PANA) - DR Congo on Tuesday night beat Jamaica 1-0 in their final 2026 World Cup play-off match at the Guadalajara Stadium in [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Jamaica beat New Caledonia 1-0 to set up DRC final

27 march 2026 - 05:45:25

Guadalajara, Mexico (PANA) - Jamaica on Thursday beat New Caledonia 1-0 in their 2026 World Cup Play-Off Tournament to advance to the 31 March final [...] Full text...

Rights advocate blasts FIFA for refusing to act over Israeli clubs based in illegal settlements

23 march 2026 - 09:43:30

London, UK (PANA) - Human rights wachdog, Amnesty International, has criticised world football governing body, FIFA, for refusing to act over Israeli clubs based in [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC: FIFA rejects Nigeria’s petition against DRC's use of 'ineligible' players

18 march 2026 - 07:36:44

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - FIFA has dismissed the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) protest against the Democratic Republic of Congo over player eligibility in their 2026 [...] Full text...

FIFA World Cup trophy arrives in South Africa

30 january 2026 - 08:15:48

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The FIFA World Cup trophy arrived in Johannesburg on Friday morning after the Kigali, Rwanda, leg of its global [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC: The groups after the draw

05 december 2025 - 19:35:04

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The following are the groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico after [...] Full text...

Africa’s World Cup hopeful await 2026 draw as historic 48-team tournament takes shape

05 december 2025 - 10:36:55

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Africa’s nine qualified nations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will discover their group-stage opponents on Friday, as the draw [...] Full text...

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Morocco crowned world champions afterning downing Agentina

20 october 2025 - 07:28:30

Santiago, Chile (PANA) - Sixteen years after Ghana’s historic triumph, Morocco have joined the elite circle of FIFA U-20 World Cup winners. The Atlas Lion [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Ghana's coach names squad for CAR, Comoros matches

02 october 2025 - 15:34:32

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Coach of Ghana's senior national football team, Otto Addo, on Thursday released the names of 24 players for the upcoming 2026 [...] Full text...

2026 WC Qualifiers: The state of play as Africa's qualifying resumes (BY CAF Online)

03 september 2025 - 14:01:46

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African qualifying restarts on Wedesday with decisive stakes and places at the 2026 World Cup on the line.The equation is simple [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Ghana coach Otto Addo releases squad for Chad, Mali matches

27 august 2025 - 09:53:56

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The head coach of Ghana's senior national football team, Otto Addo, has named a 24-man squad for the upcoming 2026 FIFA [...] Full text...

2025 FIFA U-20 WC: Mixed fortunes for African sides in group stage

30 may 2025 - 10:50:47

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa’s four representatives at the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 discovered their group-stage opponents after the official draw in [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC: Results of all CAF Round 6 matches played on Tuesday

26 march 2025 - 07:57:18

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of all Round 6 matches in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC: Results of some CAF Round 6 matches played on Tuesday

25 march 2025 - 18:48:32

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Round 6 matches in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC: Fixtures for CAF Round 6 matches on Tuesday

25 march 2025 - 05:17:52

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Match Day 6 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC: Results of all CAF Round 6 matches on Monday

25 march 2025 - 05:09:29

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all the results of Match Day 6 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

UPDATE: 2026 FIFA WC: Results of some CAF Round 6 matches on Monday

24 march 2025 - 21:08:25

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Match Day 6 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC: Results of CAF Round 6 matches on Monday

24 march 2025 - 18:51:18

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Match Day 6 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC: Fixtures for CAF Round 6 matches on Monday

24 march 2025 - 07:29:31

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Match Day 6 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC: Results of CAF Round 6 matches played on Sunday

23 march 2025 - 15:38:49

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Match Day 6 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC: Fixtures for CAF Round 6 matches on Sunday

23 march 2025 - 05:13:43

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Match Day 6 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of CAF Round 5 matches on Saturday

22 march 2025 - 21:05:45

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Match Day 5 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures for CAF Round 5 matches on Saturday

22 march 2025 - 06:58:45

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Match Day 5 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of CAF Round 5 matches played on Friday

22 march 2025 - 06:53:19

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of all Round 5 matches in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of some CAF Round 5 matches played on Friday

21 march 2025 - 19:44:53

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Round 5 matches in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures for CAF group match day 5 on Friday

21 march 2025 - 08:03:31

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Match Day 5 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of all CAF group round 5 matches on Thursday

21 march 2025 - 07:56:26

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of round 5 matches in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of some CAF group round 5 matches on Thursday

20 march 2025 - 19:11:15

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some round 5 matches in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures for CAF group match day 5 on Thursday

20 march 2025 - 07:42:50

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Match Day 5 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [...] Full text...

2026 World Cup final will have half-time show - FIFA Chief

06 march 2025 - 08:14:26

Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino has confirmed that the final of the 2026 World Cup will feature a half-time show for the [...] Full text...

2026 World Cup final will have half-time show - FIFA Chief

06 march 2025 - 08:14:26

Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino has confirmed that the final of the 2026 World Cup will feature a half-time show for the [...] Full text...

FIFA Rankings: Morocco ends 2024 as Africa's top side

20 december 2024 - 10:29:20

Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The latest FIFA Rankings have reinforced Morocco's dominance of African football, with the Atlas Lions ending the year as the highest-ranked [...] Full text...

FIFA Intercontinental Cup: Penalty drama ends Al Ahly's Cup dream

15 december 2024 - 12:17:41

Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Al Ahly's hopes of reaching the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final were dashed after a heartbreaking 6-5 penalty shootout loss to Pachuca [...] Full text...

FIFA Rankings: Morocco retain top spot in Africa

30 november 2024 - 07:33:59

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco  retained their position as the top-ranked African nation in FIFA's latest rankings released on Thursday.Despite their continued dominance on the [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: North Korea beat US to qualify for finals

31 october 2024 - 07:18:13

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (PANA) - North Korea pipped the USA 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the finals of the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women's World [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Nigeria bow out in battle for semi-finals

27 october 2024 - 15:00:18

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (PANA) - Kennedy Fuller's first-half penalty and Kimmi Ascanio's late goal on Saturday lifted USA over Nigeria and into the semi-finals [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: All quarter-final fixtures

26 october 2024 - 07:01:27

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (PANA) - Here are all the quarter-final fixtures at the ongoing 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women's world cup in Dominican Republic.26 October [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Nigeria emerge Group A winners

23 october 2024 - 08:49:24

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (PANA) - Nigeria gabbed the 9 points at stake in Group A after thumbing hosts, Dominican Republic, 1-0 early Wednesday at [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Nigeria qualify for quarter finals

20 october 2024 - 06:50:28

Santiago, Dominican Republic (PANA) - Nigeria on Saturday marched past Ecuador to collect their second victory, remaining at the top of Group A of the [...] Full text...

2025 FIFA Beach soccer WC: Mozambican coach confident of qualification

17 october 2024 - 06:14:06

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Head coach of the Mozambican beach soccer national team, Saidate Moveia, says the agreed objective between him and his players is [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Results of Day 1 matches

17 october 2024 - 06:12:53

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 1 matches of the 2024 Under-17 Women's World Cup (U-17 WWC) being [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Three African nations take on the world

17 october 2024 - 05:37:16

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2024 Under-17 Women's World Cup will be a showcase for African women's football, as teams from Nigeria, Zambia and Kenya [...] Full text...

Countdown to first-ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Africa

14 october 2024 - 05:56:22

Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - On 1 May, 2025, the highly awaited FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup IN Seychelles will officially kick off in Victoria. The event [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Nigeria’s Flamingos depart for Dominican Republic

02 october 2024 - 12:06:21

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, departed the country for Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, ahead of [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: North Korea win third title

23 september 2024 - 04:57:58

Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - North Korea have won the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup, beating Japan 1-0.In the final match played at El Stadio [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: USA win third-place match

22 september 2024 - 14:05:10

Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - The United States of America (USA) came away with the bronze medal on Saturday when they beat The Netherlands 2-1 at [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: North Korea, Japan in finals

19 september 2024 - 05:41:20

Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - North Korea and Japan have progressed to the finals of the ongoing 2024 FIFA under-20 women's world cup in Colombia.In the [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: 3 former champions, one rookie gun for finals

17 september 2024 - 16:09:25

Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - Three former champions, North Korea, United States of America (USA), and Germany, as well rookie Netherlands will battle for the two [...] Full text...

2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: Quarter-finalists line up

13 september 2024 - 06:03:10

Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - Japan, Netherlands, North Korea and Germany have completed the quarter-final line up at the ongoing 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup [...] Full text...