2026 FIFA World Cup: Africa’s title challenge ends in a whimper

By Jacob Ajom The 2026 FIFA World Cup has exposed new realities patterning to the growth, development and spread football enjoys among other sports. When FIFA announced the new expanded 48-team format – with Africa getting 9 automatic slots – for its flagship tournament, skeptics, including yours sincerely felt the field was too large and […] The post 2026 FIFA World Cup: Africa’s title challenge ends in a whimper appeared first on Vanguard News .