Malawi vs. Liberia (Sep 8, 2025) Team Stats

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?

Listless Nigeria damage World Cup qualification hopes

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Liberia

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?

Listless Nigeria damage World Cup qualification hopes

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LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
L	South Africa	2 - 0	Malawi	May 11, 2025	African Nations Championship Qualifying
W	Malawi	1 - 0	South Africa	May 3, 2025	African Nations Championship Qualifying
L	Tunisia	2 - 0	Malawi	Mar 24, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
L	Malawi	0 - 1	Namibia	Mar 20, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
W	Malawi	2 - 0	Comoros	Mar 8, 2025	African Nations Championship Qualifying

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
W	Liberia	2 - 1	Sao Tome and Principe	Mar 24, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
L	Liberia	0 - 1	Tunisia	Mar 19, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
L	Senegal	3 - 0	Liberia	Dec 28, 2024	African Nations Championship Qualifying
D	Liberia	1 - 1	Senegal	Dec 22, 2024	African Nations Championship Qualifying
L	Algeria	5 - 1	Liberia	Nov 17, 2024	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

					Date	COMPETITION
Liberia		0 - 1		Malawi	Nov 17, 2023	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

TBC

TBD, September 8, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

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.

Nigeria went from reviving their 2026 World Cup qualification hopes to undoing a lot of the hard work with their draw against Zimbabwe.

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