South Africa vs. Rwanda (Oct 13, 2025) Team Stats

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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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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LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
L	South Africa	0 - 1	Mozambique	Jun 4, 2025	COSAFA Cup
W	South Africa	2 - 0	Malawi	May 11, 2025	African Nations Championship Qualifying
L	Malawi	1 - 0	South Africa	May 3, 2025	African Nations Championship Qualifying
W	Benin	0 - 2	South Africa	Mar 25, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
W	South Africa	2 - 0	Lesotho	Mar 21, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
L	Algeria	2 - 0	Rwanda	Jun 5, 2025	International Friendly
D	Rwanda	1 - 1	Lesotho	Mar 25, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
L	Rwanda	0 - 2	Nigeria	Mar 21, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
W	Rwanda	2 - 1	South Sudan	Dec 28, 2024	African Nations Championship Qualifying
L	South Sudan	3 - 2	Rwanda	Dec 22, 2024	African Nations Championship Qualifying

					Date	COMPETITION
Rwanda		2 - 0		South Africa	Nov 21, 2023	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

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TBD, October 13, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

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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