Gabon vs. Burundi (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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10/13

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
W	Guinea-Bissau	0 - 2	Gabon	Jun 9, 2025	International Friendly
L	Niger	4 - 3	Gabon	Jun 6, 2025	International Friendly
W	Kenya	1 - 2	Gabon	Mar 23, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
W	Gabon	3 - 0	Seychelles	Mar 20, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
D	Gabon	0 - 0	Gambia	Mar 8, 2025	African Nations Championship Qualifying

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
D	Burundi	0 - 0	Mauritania	Jun 10, 2025	International Friendly
W	Guinea-Bissau	0 - 1	Burundi	Jun 6, 2025	International Friendly
W	Burundi	5 - 0	Seychelles	Mar 25, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
L	Burundi	0 - 1	Ivory Coast	Mar 21, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
L	Uganda	1 - 0	Burundi	Dec 29, 2024	African Nations Championship Qualifying

			Date	COMPETITION
Burundi	1 - 2	Gabon	Nov 19, 2023	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
Burundi	1 - 1	Gabon	Mar 23, 2019	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
Gabon	1 - 1	Burundi	Sep 8, 2018	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

TBC

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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