Ethiopia 6-1 Djibouti (Mar 24, 2025) Lineups

Djibouti

2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it

Lesotho lodge formal complaint to FIFA against South Africa for Teboho Mokoena error

Will South Africa's shocking 'admin error' hand Nigeria a World Cup lifeline?

Ethiopia

Djibouti

2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it

Lesotho lodge formal complaint to FIFA against South Africa for Teboho Mokoena error

Will South Africa's shocking 'admin error' hand Nigeria a World Cup lifeline?

Game Information

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF Standings

WCQ - CAF News

0-1-5, 1 PTS

Bereket Desta - 19', 52', 70' Pen
Abubeker Nasser - 34', 37', 58' Pen

Samuel Akinbinu - 51'

1
Nura
6
Tekeste
3
James
15
Tamene
19
Moges
12
Abera
20
Waza
21
Tonjo
7
Desta
10
Nasser
11
Worku

No.Name
1Abubeker Nura
3Ramkel James
6Habtamu Tekeste
15Aschalew Tamene
12Mohammed Abera 17Chernet Gugsa
21Asrat Tonjo 13Ahmed Rashid
20Bereket Waza 16Bruk Markos
19Yared Moges
7Bereket Desta
10Abubeker Nasser 9Ahmed Hussien
11Abdulkarim Worku 18Wogene Gezahegn

Substitutes
23Biniam Genetu
4Frezer Kasa
2Woldeamanueal Getu
14Birhanu Bekele
5Amanuel Terfa
22Seid Habtamu
8Amanuel Yohannes

22
Luyima
23
Mohamed
6
Abdi Osman
20
Kireh
18
Farada
5
Hamza
19
Mahamed
13
Elabeh
10
Hassan
3
Dadzie
17
Akinbinu

No.Name
22Sulait Luyima
6Moustapha Abdi Osman
20Yonis Kireh
5Abdi Idleh Hamza 14Yabe Siad
23Ibrahim Mohamed
18Ali Youssouf Farada 15Ahmed Zakaria
13Doualeh Mahamoud Elabeh 21Ahmed Omar
10Warsama Hassan
19Mouad Mahamed
3Gabriel Dadzie 11Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh
17Samuel Akinbinu 9Moussa Wais

Substitutes
7Maarouf Abass
12Mouktar Youssouf Said
8Ahemdini Gohar
16Sadik Aden
1Omar Mahamoud
2Aboubaker Abdi

Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi

5:00 PM, March 24, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

El Jadida, Morocco

Line: ETH -1.5

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 100

Referees:
Luxolo Badi

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Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) secretary general Mokhosi Mohapi confirmed a formal enquiry with FIFA and CAF over Bafana Bafana's fielding of the seemingly ineligible Teboho Mokoena, but was it too late?

It's been a compelling and chaotic week of international football across Africa, with the World Cup qualifying campaign hotting up, headlined by South Africa fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho.

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