South Africa end Nigeria’s Women’s World Cup hope, Ghana beat Ivory Coast

South Africa and Ghana claim Africa’s two FIFA Intercontinental Playoff spots as Nigeria and Ivory Coast go out.Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026South Africa and Ghana clinched Africa’s two spots in FIFA’s Intercontinental Playoffs with wins over Nigeria and Ivory Coast to keep alive their dreams of reaching the 2027 Women’s World Cup.Nigeria’s 2-1 loss to South Africa late on Thursday means the Super Falcons will miss the World Cup for the first time since the tournament’s inauguration in 1991.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Prichard Colon dies from boxing injury that resulted in 221-day comalist 2 of 4Triple-double king Russell Westbrook announces NBA retirementlist 3 of 4Blockbuster $12.5bn deal as Kushner, Iger, purchase NBA Lakers franchiselist 4 of 4Can Barca do a ‘three-peat’ or will Real bounce back? La Liga returnsend of listGhana came from behind to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 as the four beaten quarterfinalists at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations were pitted against each other to decide which two progress to the World Cup intercontinental playoffs.The four semifinalists – Cameroon, Malawi, Morocco and Algeria – have all qualified directly for next year’s tourna...