FIFA President Gianni Infantino has reaffirmed his dedication to strengthening Africa’s illustration on the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
As qualifiers resume later this month, African groups are gearing up for the prestigious tournament, blueprint to be hosted across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
Speaking on the 14th CAF Phenomenal Total Assembly in Cairo, Infantino emphasised FIFA’s dedication to making improvements to Africa’s role in worldwide soccer.
“We are making obvious that Africans can obtain a bigger converse on the enviornment scene,” he talked about.
“In the next 2026 FIFA World Cup, Africa would possibly presumably presumably note its illustration double to as much as 10 groups. The Ladies’s World Cup and the U17 World Cup are additionally opening more doors for African skill on the worldwide stage.:
Infantino revealed that Africa’s participation in the 2026 tournament would possibly presumably presumably doubtlessly double, allowing as much as 10 groups to compete. He additionally highlighted FIFA’s initiatives to expand opportunities in both females’s and early life competitions.
“For the Ladies’s World Cup, we moved from 3 to 4 or doubtlessly 6 representatives from Africa and the identical goes, clearly, for the early life competitions”, added Infantino.
In the meantime, at some stage in the congress in Cairo, Dr. Patrice Motsepe secured re-election as CAF President for a 2d term, extending his leadership except 2029.
