Nigeria 1-1 Cape Verde (Nov 16, 2021) Final Score

Cape Verde Islands

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?

Nigeria

Cape Verde Islands

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?

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FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF Standings

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3-2-1, 11 PTS

Victor Osimhen - 1'

Stopira - 5'

No.Name
1Maduka Okoye
6Leon Balogun
5William Troost-Ekong
3Jamilu Collins
20Chidozie Awaziem
15Moses Simon 12Abdullahi Shehu
18Alex Iwobi
10Joe Aribo 21Frank Onyeka
4Wilfred Ndidi
9Victor Osimhen 19Paul Onuachu
8Odion Ighalo 14Kelechi Iheanacho

Substitutes
7Ahmed Musa
13Zaidu Sanusi
17Chidera Ejuke
2Kevin Akpoguma
16Daniel Akpeyi
27John Noble
11Samuel Chukwueze
22Kenneth Omeruo

Teslim Balogun Stadium

11:00 AM, November 16, 2021Coverage: ESPN+

Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria

Cape Verde Islands

The race for the 2026 World Cup has begun in earnest. Here's how it's looking around the globe.

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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