The 25-year-old was found at a house in Cape Town on Saturday ...

This Sunday marks the kickoff of the eighth matchday of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. All matches will be played from September 7 to 9, 2025. The battle for Africa's spots ...

South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams has passed away at age 25, just weeks after appearing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the South African Football Players Union confirmed in a statement. Adams had ...

Throughout history, most of the world's genomic research has relied on DNA data from people of European ancestry. A genome is the full DNA code of about 3 billion (a thousand million) bases, including ...

South Africa has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after last appearing in 2010. The team will compete in the group stage against Mexico, South Korea, and a yet-to-be-determined European team.

African interest at the World Cup ended with Morocco on Thursday, but the continent will ​be pleased with its results at the 2026 finals, even if it will have no teams in the final four.

As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 nations competing at the 2026 edition to capture their unique football culture, distilled into a ...

Jorge Messi, the father of legendary soccer player Lionel Messi, has passed away. He was 68. During the 2026 World Cup, the Messi family revealed that Jorge was dealing with a "health-related ...

Morocco made it to the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images The World Cup’s expansion to 48 teams has hugely benefitted African countries. Between 1998 and 2022, 32 ...

In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator synthesized existing ideas in navigation and cartography to create a new type of world map. It has stood the test of time: Billions of people would ...

The Financial Times and the World Bank Group have launched the second edition of the Africa Sustainable Futures Awards, a major annual programme that promotes innovative, long-term solutions to ...

Africa is home to an extraordinary wealth of natural and cultural heritage, encompassing stunning historical sites and places, vibrant traditions, iconic landscapes, and globally significant sites ...