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Nigeria and DRC to face off in African final for World Cup play-off gala

Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo will meet in the final on Sunday for a place at next year's intercontinental play-off for berths at the World Cup after wins on Thursday night over Gabon and Cameroon respectively.

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Nigeria: Wilfred Ndidi faces World Cup play-off final ban amid Victor Osimhen suspension risk

Osimhen and seven other Nigeria players are a booking away from missing a potential inter-confederation play-off clash

Evening Standard

Who Nigeria will face in World Cup play-off final as opponents revealed

The Super Eagles can still reach next summer’s finals after overcoming Gabon

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How to watch Cameroon vs DR Congo: Free live streams for World Cup qualifier semi-final

Nigeria or Gabon lie in wait for the winners – here's how to watch Cameroon vs DR Congo online, on TV, and from anywhere today.

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How to watch Nigeria vs Gabon on FIFA+ — it's *FREE*

Nigeria and Gabon face off with a spot in the final and a place in the 2026 World Cup up for grabs. Here's how to watch as Victor Osimhen and Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang in the CAF Qualifiers.

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Nigeria vs Gabon LIVE: World Cup play-off result, latest updates and reaction after Osimhen brace

Super Eagles overcome tough test as they continue bid to reach World Cup

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Nigeria's World Cup Dreams in Jeopardy as Players Boycott Training Over Unpaid Bonuses

Nigeria's World Cup hopes hang in the balance as players boycott training over unpaid bonuses just days before their decisive clash with Gabon.

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Is Nigeria vs Gabon on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch World Cup play-off

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the decisive World Cup qualifier

The Independent UK

Ousted Gabon leader's wife and son sentenced to 20 years for graft

A Gabon court on Wednesday sentenced the former first lady and son of the oil-rich country's deposed leader Ali Bongo to 20 years in prison following a two-day graft trial.

Radio France Internationale

Gabon court sentences former first lady and president's son to 20 years in prison

Gabon's former first lady and her son have been sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison

The Independent UK

Wife and son of ex-Gabon ruler sentenced to 20 years in prison over 'corruption' case

Noureddin Bongo and his mother Sylvia say they have been convicted in a ‘show trial’ after being tortured in detention in Gabon

Evening Standard

Wife, son of ex Gabon leader Ali Bongo on trial over treason, corruption

The wife and son of former Gabonese president Ali Bongo, along with eleven of their close associates who held key positions at the end of his presidency, go on trial in Gabon on Monday, charged with treason and corruption.

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Is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang available to face Nigeria in World Cup play-off after red card?

The former Chelsea and Arsenal striker saw red after scoring four goals for Gabon last time out

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Five teams fight for final three African slots for 2026 World Cup

Five countries including the continental powerhouses Senegal, Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire as well as potential debutants Benin and Gabon will battle on Tuesday night for the final three places from the African qualifying groups for next year's World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

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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…

Evening Standard

World Cup permutations: State of play for Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa after Egypt qualify

Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia have also booked their place at next summer’s tournament

The Independent UK

Gabon’s president's party wins most seats in first legislative elections since 2023 coup

Gabon’s president's party has won the most seats in the first round of the country’s legislative elections

The Guardian - US

LAFC’s Denis Bouanga is thriving with his new strike partner: ‘I feel so good with Sonny on the pitch’

Any questions about how the Gabon international would gel with Son Heung-min have been put to rest after a historic scoring run

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'We knew that whatever happened, our truth would come out': How Noureddin Bongo used spy glasses in prison to film captors

In part three of The Standard’s interview with Noureddin Bongo, he speaks about the secret device he smuggled into prison which enabled him to record his captors

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‘They tortured me for things which are completely false': son of ex-Gabon leader's two-year nightmare

In part two of The Standard’s interview with Noureddin Bongo, we look in detail at the allegations against him in Gabon and the torture he endured.

Evening Standard

The old Etonian, his president father and his imprisonment and brutal torture in an African jail

In the first of an exclusive three-part series, Noureddin Bongo tells Claudia Cockerell about his hell after his family were ousted in a coup in Gabon

Sports Illustrated

The Top Five Performances by MLS Players During the September International Break

From Gabon to Argentina, it was a busy window for MLS players on international duty.

International Business Times

Gabon Forest Cave Reveals Clues About Prehistoric Central Africa

In Gabon's sprawling forest, archaeologists dig for ancient clues that could unlock the secrets of how prehistoric humans lived and interacted in the changing landscape of central Africa.

Radio France Internationale

Gabon forest cave reveals clues about prehistoric central Africa

In Gabon's sprawling forest, archaeologists dig for ancient clues that could unlock the secrets of how prehistoric humans lived and interacted in the changing landscape of central Africa.

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Africans accuse Trump of chasing minerals and mocking their presidents

People across Africa have hit out at this week’s high-profile summit between Donald Trump and five African leaders, saying the US president showed little respect during a White House lunch and is only chasing the continent’s minerals.

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