South Africa is back at the World Cup for the first time since hosting the tournament in 2010. Ivory Coast and Senegal will also be there as the latest teams from Africa to qualify.

World Cup qualifiers - Africa: only 7 players have achieved a "super hat-trick" in history!Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang / @x.com/lnstantFoot/sGabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has made African

Ivory Coast, Senegal and South Africa on Tuesday completed the list of group winners in African qualification and the lineup of nine automatic qualifiers for next year’s World Cup.

Global investors are looking at the 54 nations that make up Africa with fresh eyes, not only for their vast natural resources but also for the region’s role in the realignment of trade worldwide. The appeal is clear: Africa is home to the world’s youngest population and some of its fast-growing economies.

Africa and its five grand finals in U20 World CupMorocco/@FRMFMorocco will be aiming to deliver Africa its second ever U20 World Cup title, following Ghana’s historic triumph in 2009 U20 World Cup.

Nigeria will take on Gabon and Cameroon will play the Democratic Republic of Congo in the World Cup African playoff semi-finals next month, the latest FIFA rankings have confirmed.