African Football Discussion Thread Current Topic: 👉 FIFA WorldCup 2026.

[Baki202]

Honestly South Africa had so many chances and opportunities to score goals but they couldn’t maintain their chances of scoring goals which is why end up losing the match against Mexico, although that is because they they received two red cards that’s what affected their performances but that’s not enough reason to me since before the red cards they had opportunities to score goals right from the first half  but only wasted their efforts entirely. They allowed the Mexico dominated the entire match both the ball possession, and the raise activities of the game which was a very shameless display from the South Africa.

They wasted all the opportunities they got, and the thing is, they could not even defend themselves properly, and they could not score goals, and they could not pass, so a lot of things went wrong when they were playing, and the way they were playing it was as if South Africans were bewitched because it was just obvious that they were going to lose that game. After all, they were just not serious for them to be even representing arsenal.

Because how did they even make the mistake of receiving two red cards in such an important game? I was just disappointed because I did not even expect everything to be at this level. Even their citizens were surprised, and I think their players need more education and exposure, since they played with zero experience. It was just very disappointing at this point. And these are people we had hope for.

[Mayor of ogba]

Social media is booming right now. The massive support of Mexico in Yesterday Match but African Nations were too much. Someone was saying if South Africa is playing alone on the field they will still support the stadium to beat South Africa. Though that is just a figure of speech. Well I also supported Mexico in yesterday match and I was impressed by their performance. The referee of the opening match was perfect and there was no biased in the red cards and all the three red cards were genuinely given. South Africa and Morocco will learn it in the hard way.

The way South Africa treated their fellow Africans was so bad, they deserve the treatment they received from Africans during their match against Mexico yesterday. I even saw a post on social media where South Africa goalkeeper spoke bitterly, he said that Africa used to support Africa in the World Cup but he didn't see any African supporting South Africa yesterday. I'm so happy with the way South Africa are pained that Africans didn't support them yesterday, because you can't treat your fellow Africans bad and expect them to support you. I didn't support South Africa yesterday, and I pray for them to go back to South Africa with earning a point in the World Cup.

[Pjcr7]

We are finally here, the much anticipated world cup starts today. The opening match starts in few minutes from now between one of the hosts Mexico Vs South Africa. As an African, we are meant to support other African countries naturally, but in this this I won't be supporting the "go beck to your country" people, my support tonight will be fully for Mexico. I don't want a situation were I will be supporting South Africa and their country men will say I'm taking their jobs away from them.

South Africans said that foreigners are taking their jobs away from them. Supporting South Africa in the World Cup is the same thing as taking their jobs away from them. I will not support them in the World Cup even though we are of the same continent and I wish them, not to qualify for the next round of the World Cup in order for them to go back home and take their jobs.

At first when this movement to support Mexico in the match between them and South Africa, they didn't believe it at first, some of them were asking exactly what went wrong and why would all Africans not support their own but later the realised it was a good opportunity for them and they have jumped on it. Go to any social app, Mexicans are celebrating Africans for supporting them, that's how cool and what football represent, show love to one another.

Perhaps after this world cup, the South Africa governments will get the message that we should be for each other and not to be chasing foreigners from their country. At first I was even thought the taking jobs was between them and Nigerians but later I got to know that those people were chasing all other Africans from there country, I saw how they were brutalizing family that has been there for years and their government didn't do anything about it.

Most of us are all in support and will be in support of any country that's playing against South Africa. After their defeat of last night, the South African goalkeeper was lamenting about how Africam countries has always supported other African countries in the past but he cannot figure out why most of the support from Africa all went to Mexico instead of them. Maybe his trying to tell us that he has amnesia because if he doesn't, who isn't he aware of the reason why other African countries are boycotting them in terms of support. I'm here to let him know that, in the next match, more support from us will be against them. We don't want to take their "jabsss" of supporting their country.

[Halifat]

We are finally here, the much anticipated world cup starts today. The opening match starts in few minutes from now between one of the hosts Mexico Vs South Africa. As an African, we are meant to support other African countries naturally, but in this this I won't be supporting the "go beck to your country" people, my support tonight will be fully for Mexico. I don't want a situation were I will be supporting South Africa and their country men will say I'm taking their jobs away from them.

Lols. South Africa has really make other Africa nation to dislike everything about them. Some Africans are anticipating for them to be kicked out from the group stage since they have loss their first match of the tournament to Mexico. It remains for them to lose to Czech and South Korea next, and they will be out of the World Cup tournament, to go and continue from where their country men's stopped from chasing out strangers out of their country, all in the name of "taking their jobs". That's madness, leaving the main thing to tackle, to chase after what is not right.

The course that problem to themselves and is better they address it because already we know they are facing a lot of challenges internally and if they decided to separate themselves among the remaining Africans Nations honestly they will regret being called South Africa. I was so surprised yesterday that is only South Africans that stand with their country yesterday all other African nation are all against them, supporting Mexico who is their opponent and unfortunately they laugh at them at the end because they could not win. South Africans have course a lot of enemity for themselves because of what they are doing currently and I know there will one day beg for forgiveness.

[Wakate]

We are finally here, the much anticipated world cup starts today. The opening match starts in few minutes from now between one of the hosts Mexico Vs South Africa. As an African, we are meant to support other African countries naturally, but in this this I won't be supporting the "go beck to your country" people, my support tonight will be fully for Mexico. I don't want a situation were I will be supporting South Africa and their country men will say I'm taking their jobs away from them.

South Africans said that foreigners are taking their jobs away from them. Supporting South Africa in the World Cup is the same thing as taking their jobs away from them. I will not support them in the World Cup even though we are of the same continent and I wish them, not to qualify for the next round of the World Cup in order for them to go back home and take their jobs.

So far, they don't really need our support and so many African countries that like supporting other Africans had reduced their influence and support for South Africa which is a sign to tell them that their government need to fix the issues on ground.
The government are supporting these people that are killing other Africans foreigners in their country and that's why the police is not even doing anything to stop them.

[rezakurnia66]

South Africa is the first African team loss in the World Cup 2026 matches after beating by Mexico, losing 2-0 and conceded at 9th minutes match begin its not really good game for South Africa have difficult challenge if want to qualify next round after losing three points at first match. Red card receiving by Themba Zwane at 50th minutes make difficulty for South Africa scoring the goal or taking one points from Mexico and scoring second goals at 67th minutes from Raul Jimenez.

Next tomorrow, Morocco is the second African team will play at the World Cup but have to face strong opponent Brazil and what your expectation will Morocco get three points by defeating favorite team Brazil or become the second African team have loss again.

[CryptSafe]

Social media is booming right now. The massive support of Mexico in Yesterday Match but African Nations were too much. Someone was saying if South Africa is playing alone on the field they will still support the stadium to beat South Africa. Though that is just a figure of speech. Well I also supported Mexico in yesterday match and I was impressed by their performance. The referee of the opening match was perfect and there was no biased in the red cards and all the three red cards were genuinely given. South Africa and Morocco will learn it in the hard way.

The way South Africa treated their fellow Africans was so bad, they deserve the treatment they received from Africans during their match against Mexico yesterday. I even saw a post on social media where South Africa goalkeeper spoke bitterly, he said that Africa used to support Africa in the World Cup but he didn't see any African supporting South Africa yesterday. I'm so happy with the way South Africa are pained that Africans didn't support them yesterday, because you can't treat your fellow Africans bad and expect them to support you. I didn't support South Africa yesterday, and I pray for them to go back to South Africa with earning a point in the World Cup.

Like the sayings goes " charity begins at home"  South Africa never treated their African brothers properly in their own home land, they attacked and harm tourist's in their country without any mercy. What they are currently facing now is just a tips of an iceberg for them. I believe other African nations watching the match live could have supported them but they turned their back at them because of the xenophobic attacks against their African brothers. You can not treat your brother like a trash and expect a good experience in return.
It is karma for them, let them reap what they have shown. "Ceteru Paribus"

[Bigjoe33]

Social media is booming right now. The massive support of Mexico in Yesterday Match but African Nations were too much. Someone was saying if South Africa is playing alone on the field they will still support the stadium to beat South Africa. Though that is just a figure of speech. Well I also supported Mexico in yesterday match and I was impressed by their performance. The referee of the opening match was perfect and there was no biased in the red cards and all the three red cards were genuinely given. South Africa and Morocco will learn it in the hard way.

The way South Africa treated their fellow Africans was so bad, they deserve the treatment they received from Africans during their match against Mexico yesterday. I even saw a post on social media where South Africa goalkeeper spoke bitterly, he said that Africa used to support Africa in the World Cup but he didn't see any African supporting South Africa yesterday. I'm so happy with the way South Africa are pained that Africans didn't support them yesterday, because you can't treat your fellow Africans bad and expect them to support you. I didn't support South Africa yesterday, and I pray for them to go back to South Africa with earning a point in the World Cup.

Such is life. You can't eat your cake and have it back. You can't treat people bad, and still expect the same people you treated bad to support and wish you had.  In life, there is always a diplomatic way of doing something. South Africa went too far in there inhumane treatment to there fellow Africans in there countryside, and they got the repay of what they planted. I know Africans, am sure more is coming, this is just the beginning

[Callido]

So far, they don't really need our support and so many African countries that like supporting other Africans had reduced their influence and support for South Africa which is a sign to tell them that their government need to fix the issues on ground.
The government are supporting these people that are killing other Africans foreigners in their country and that's why the police is not even doing anything to stop them.

For the sake of sweet banter, South Africa should be knocked out firstly from the group stage, even aside what we wish for them, watching the game against Mexico, South Africa performed terribly, this is the worst performance I have seen from the South Africans, I don't know what caused it, pressure or lack of preparation but they were really awful in the game, if Mexico was a stronger country, that goals would be multiplied.

[Mayor of ogba]

So far, they don't really need our support and so many African countries that like supporting other Africans had reduced their influence and support for South Africa which is a sign to tell them that their government need to fix the issues on ground.
The government are supporting these people that are killing other Africans foreigners in their country and that's why the police is not even doing anything to stop them.

South Africans intentionally killed some Africa immigrants and made the life of some Africa immigrants so unbearable, so I don't know what South Africa will do to fix the shit they did to their fellow Africans. What South Africa saw yesterday is just morning for them, as long as South Africa is concerned, Africans won't support them in any thing. I was so happy after Mexico dismantle them yesterday in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup tournament.

[Adbitco]

Some crazy news coming out right now, it's no longer news that lots of Africans are in solidarity with any nation that's up against South Africa because of what the citizens of that country has been doing called Xenophobia. Yesterday, Mexico was cheered to victory not just by Mexicans or North Americans but by Africans. Other nations, both those that qualified a d those that didn't qualify from the continent were all in support of Mexico. You remember that Mexican guy who scored the opening goal, Quiñones, just before kickoff, Quiñones had just 992k followers on Instagram, guess what numbers his racked up just less than a day he scored against South Africa, 10 million followers, all these new followers are majorly from Africa. He gained 9 million+ followers in less than a day, something he hadn't managed in his whole career.

[KingsDen]

Some crazy news coming out right now, it's no longer news that lots of Africans are in solidarity with any nation that's up against South Africa because of what the citizens of that country has been doing called Xenophobia. Yesterday, Mexico was cheered to victory not just by Mexicans or North Americans but by Africans. Other nations, both those that qualified a d those that didn't qualify from the continent were all in support of Mexico. You remember that Mexican guy who scored the opening goal, Quiñones, just before kickoff, Quiñones had just 992k followers on Instagram, guess what numbers his racked up just less than a day he scored against South Africa, 10 million followers, all these new followers are majorly from Africa. He gained 9 million+ followers in less than a day, something he hadn't managed in his whole career.

The thing is a lot of Africans are against South Africa not because they don't consider them as a fellow African country that deserves support but because of the recent Xenophobic attacks against other Africans in South Africa by their citizens.
The national team captain of the Bafana Bafana Ronwen Williams had to come out today and ask "Why is our own case different?" They felt the lack of support from other Africans and I think it's affecting the team's mentality, the reason he spoke out while asking for unity. Well, I don't think there's much that can be done to change that because most Africans are seeing as a way to pay back South Africa for their discrimination against their fellow Africans in their country.

[Abu-Naim]

The thing is a lot of Africans are against South Africa not because they don't consider them as a fellow African country that deserves support but because of the recent Xenophobic attacks against other Africans in South Africa by their citizens.
The national team captain of the Bafana Bafana Ronwen Williams had to come out today and ask "Why is our own case different?" They felt the lack of support from other Africans and I think it's affecting the team's mentality, the reason he spoke out while asking for unity. Well, I don't think there's much that can be done to change that because most Africans are seeing as a way to pay back South Africa for their discrimination against their fellow Africans in their country.

Exactly, the main reason why other African countries are against South Africa is not because of football, it is because of the normal things they used to have against other African counties. The Xenophobic attack has affected so many African countries, this has been what all the African countries have in mind and that’s the reason why we are not in support of them at all. And I don’t think African counties with support them in the remaining matches.

The players will have to face this like that and be strong on their own because they can’t get the support they will expect that used to happen normally wishing African fans to be united. But I think other African countries will not expect that type of rivalry.

[Cassius55]

I dont't know about south african national team nickname is bafana bafana, really fuzzy name. In my point of view bafana bafana did not play bad as other say, they appear me very disorganized team with player did not say where is exactly their position in the pitch, but they have had some opportunity to score a goal but they are very unlucky. Come on southafricaans the next will go best, czech republic is not a strong team and south korea have only a pair of good players.

[SatoPrincess]

South Africa were awful throughout yesterday game. They couldn't withstand the constant pressure coming from the Mexico players. It's just too much for them. The only player that did well in that team yesterday was Robert Williams, who got multiple save and denied mexico from scoring more than 2 goals in the game. That Giminez save was so good. The rest of south African players were just running around the pitch. Sithole will never forget this game in his life as this will be the worst of his career and also for the rest of the team. 2 red card at the start of the world cup competition feels like a bad luck. I dont see going far in this competition with the way they've played yesterday. They will lose to south Korea and maybe dra Ceczh republic.

As a Nigerian, it was a beautiful hate-watch for me. Mexico made my day by beating South Africa, I only wish they had scored more goals. I’m pretty sure South Africa are the worst team in this World Cup, their style of football is embarrassing. I can’t remember the last time I saw a team parking the bus while losing 2 nil. 

[Fiatless]

Some crazy news coming out right now, it's no longer news that lots of Africans are in solidarity with any nation that's up against South Africa because of what the citizens of that country has been doing called Xenophobia. Yesterday, Mexico was cheered to victory not just by Mexicans or North Americans but by Africans. Other nations, both those that qualified a d those that didn't qualify from the continent were all in support of Mexico. You remember that Mexican guy who scored the opening goal, Quiñones, just before kickoff, Quiñones had just 992k followers on Instagram, guess what numbers his racked up just less than a day he scored against South Africa, 10 million followers, all these new followers are majorly from Africa. He gained 9 million+ followers in less than a day, something he hadn't managed in his whole career.

I saw some Nigerians who came to watch the World Cup games in Mexico. They were all wearing the Mexican national team jersey. When they were interviewed they said they were supporting Mexico. Many social media platforms were filled with comments that celebrated the loss of South Africa. I am an African but South Africans have treated Africans badly and don't deserve our support. Maybe the players should publicly apologize to the continent. Maybe we could forgive them and support them in the next game.

[Adiljutt156]

Portugal 1, Nigeria 1. Goals scored by Pedro Neto and Akor Adams. The match is at half-time. So whatever news you all are hearing is fake news.
The kind of playing style the Super Eagles play under Erich Chille is so amazing. I really appreciate his work and know fully well we will be back at the next World Cup. In the meantime, Iwobi and Ndidi have shown they can stand a midfield of Vitinha, Bruni and João Neves.

The game ended in a 2:1 win for the hosts Portugal. Nigeria lost but there are so many positives to take away from the game. Eric Chelle has succeeded in helping the Super Eagles return back to playing the quality football they're known for. Portugal named a starting XI that had Paris Saint Germaine midfield duo Vitinha and João Neves, English Premier League best player of the season Bruno Fernandes, Manchester City's Ruben Dias, Chelsea's Pedro Neto, Barcelona's João Cancelo and arguably the greatest player to ever play the game Cristiano Ronaldo, yet, they struggled to dominate against the Super Eagles. Yes, it's a friendly game but from what I saw during the game, I doubt they could've more in a competitive game. Hopefully, Nigeria will play qualify for the next FIFA World Cup.

Portugal national football team played very well against Nigeria national football team because that team did 2 goals in this match and opponent team score was only 1 in this match and they tried to give their full effort to win this match. Neto was a person who did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 23 minutes of the match and he gave good strength to his team and after that goal there was another goal by opponent team and Adams did second goal of the match and he did this goal at 37 minutes of the match. The shots of Nigeria  football team were  5 in this match and 2 shots were on target and possession percentage of that team was 38 percent in this match and Portugal football team player did last goal of the match and he did this goal at 75 minutes and he did this goal which was important to decide which team will win this match.

[Doan9269]

Some crazy news coming out right now, it's no longer news that lots of Africans are in solidarity with any nation that's up against South Africa because of what the citizens of that country has been doing called Xenophobia. Yesterday, Mexico was cheered to victory not just by Mexicans or North Americans but by Africans. Other nations, both those that qualified a d those that didn't qualify from the continent were all in support of Mexico. You remember that Mexican guy who scored the opening goal, Quiñones, just before kickoff, Quiñones had just 992k followers on Instagram, guess what numbers his racked up just less than a day he scored against South Africa, 10 million followers, all these new followers are majorly from Africa. He gained 9 million+ followers in less than a day, something he hadn't managed in his whole career.

I saw some Nigerians who came to watch the World Cup games in Mexico. They were all wearing the Mexican national team jersey. When they were interviewed they said they were supporting Mexico. Many social media platforms were filled with comments that celebrated the loss of South Africa. I am an African but South Africans have treated Africans badly and don't deserve our support. Maybe the players should publicly apologize to the continent. Maybe we could forgive them and support them in the next game.

The Nigerians that lives in Mexico and will definitely support their host country because they believe that after Nigeria, Mexico is their second home where they live and could also support, this is interesting to see that football is bringing people together and this is one of the goals of which has been achieved by creating a national/International integration altogether as a result of sports.

[Adbitco]

The Nigerians that lives in Mexico and will definitely support their host country because they believe that after Nigeria, Mexico is their second home where they live and could also support, this is interesting to see that football is bringing people together and this is one of the goals of which has been achieved by creating a national/International integration altogether as a result of sports.

I don't think you really understand why not just Nigerians but mostly other African nationals were in full support of Mexico. The greater numbers you saw yesterday supporting Mexico didn't come because they were all living in Mexico. In a world cup to be precised, we Africans are always in support of other African countries, a large majority of us does this as it's been proved over time but this time around it's not the same for South Africa because of how they are busy attacking other Africans in their country. It got worse that the confrontation lead to loss of lives, South Africans were killing their fellow black men in their numbers which earned the name Xenophobia. Just few weeks ago, these same South Africans has issued a warning concerning all black immigrants to leave their country before a particular deadline, this doesn't include the daily harassment, beating and looting from the South Africans on the fellow blacks.

[Adams0001]

For the sake of sweet banter, South Africa should be knocked out firstly from the group stage, even aside what we wish for them, watching the game against Mexico, South Africa performed terribly, this is the worst performance I have seen from the South Africans, I don't know what caused it, pressure or lack of preparation but they were really awful in the game, if Mexico was a stronger country, that goals would be multiplied.

Since the game started I do that South Africa won’t do anything and I see the game was so boring in the second half and with how they group stage is I don’t really think South Africa can even succeeded because the country are much better then them and nothing they can play even in there next game they can lose it and what I noticed is that they are playing hash games rushing to score not planning and many African don’t like them so even they eliminated in the group that will be happiness to such African because they don’t really like them to succeed because with what they are doing.