By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
Morocco's futsal team beat Japan 4-0 in Oita, securing a second win in two friendly matches. Morocco had already won the first match 1-0 two days earlier, according to Lebrief.
Argentine Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi wins the MLS Golden Boot with 26 goals, ahead of Petar Musa and Sam Surridge, becoming the first player to retain the award and the sixth to win it at least twice, according to Bénin Web TV.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Bénin Web TV ·
Morocco's U18 futsal team have qualified for the semi-finals of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after a 15-1 victory over Solomon Islands. Hamza El Ahmadi scored five goals and Morocco will face Argentina on Monday 9 November, according to Mountakhab.net.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Mountakhab.net ·
Akeem Ishola Busari led the Flamingos, Nigeria's under-17 women's team, to their first world title after a 2-1 win against Japan on 7 November 2026. Appointed on 2 April, he won the U17 Women's World Cup seven months after taking charge, according to Punch.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
Nigeria won the U17 Women's World Cup for the first time by beating Japan 2-1 in the final in Rabat, Morocco. Awawu Bashiru and Oluebube Umejiaku scored the two goals for the Flamingos, who became the first African national team to win the competition created in 2008, according to ThisDay.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Leadership ·
Moroccan researcher highlights Al Quaraouiyine's contribution to Mediterranean medicineMoroccan researcher Mohamed Zine El Abidine El Hossaini presented at the 50th International Congress of the History of Medicine in Tunis the contributions of Al Quaraouiyine University in Fez and its scholars to the development of medicine in the Mediterranean, notably Abulcasis and Avenzoar. The teaching of medicine there was based on experimentation and observation, he told MAP.
AFCON 2027: Tunisia recalls Omar Rekik ahead of Libya matchesTunisia coach Mouïne Chaâbani has selected 27 players for the two matches against Libya on 13 and 17 November, with defender Omar Rekik returning. Tunisia has two points after two draws against Uganda and Botswana, according to Bénin Web TV.The week in Africa
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