Gabon: Road to 2026 - Gabon Gets Four Goals and Red Card, Benin, Nigeria Snatch Key Win

Gabon: Road to 2026 - Gabon Gets Four Goals and Red Card, Benin, Nigeria Snatch Key Win

Plenty of action in the African 2026 World Cup qualifying on Friday, with Gabon's star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who scored four goals against Gambia. Group C leaders Benin won 1-0 in Rwanda to go two points clear of South Africa, who could only draw 0-0 with Zimbabwe. Nigeria defeated Lesotho 2-1 to move within three points of Benin.

2026 WCQ: Benin motivated to beat Super Eagles – Captain Mounie

Cheetahs of Benin Republic captain, Steve Mounié, has declared that they are motivated to beat Nigeria in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture. Mounié declared that they would work hard to secure maximum points from the game. “I don’t think I need to motivate my teammates that much. We all know what we are playing for tomorrow which is bigger than every individual,” the forward told a press conference. “Everyone knows what we have to do …