WC Qualifying Africa

Ghana have appointed a permanent coach following Avram Grant's exit, bringing back former boss Kwesi Appiah.

An impressive showing from Madagascar saw them take the lead in their World Cup qualifying tie, while there were wins for Botswana and Chad.

South Africa survived the setback of conceding an early goal to beat Angola 3-1 in the first leg of their second-round World Cup qualifier.

Shakes Mashaba knows his South Africa team have no margin for error against Angola in World Cup qualifying.

Paul Le Guen Former Lyon and Cameroon boss Paul Le Guen is set to take over as technical director of Nigeria.

Shakes Mashaba will not take any risks with his team selection despite taking a two-goal lead into South Africa's second leg against Angola.

Roberto Mancini A host of high-profile names were said to have applied for the South Africa job, but all have been snubbed as Stuart Baxter has returned.

Swaziland took a big step towards the next stage of qualification for the World Cup in 2018 with a 6-0 hammering of Djibouti.

Brazil are up into joint-fourth, Spain are out of the top 10, while Argentina remain top of the latest FIFA World Ranking table.

Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh Nigeria were far from their best over two legs in World Cup qualifying against Swaziland, but Ahmed Musa says the team will improve.