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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka - Wednesday, 11 November 2026

league: Asia - SAFF Championship

Bangladesh host Sri Lanka in the decisive Group A clash of the Tecno SAFF Championship 2026 on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, at the National Stadium in Dhaka, with kick-off at 20:00 local time (14:00 UTC). The equation is simple but loaded with pressure: Bangladesh have already secured their place in the semi-finals for a record-extending seventh time after Mohammad Ibrahim's 69th-minute strike earned a 1-0 opening win over Bhutan, but only a victory guarantees Thomas Dooley's men top spot and a theoretically kinder semi-final against the Group B runners-up. Sri Lanka, held 2-2 by Bhutan despite goals from Oliver Kelaart and Ahmed Waseem Razeek, know that a single point books their last-four ticket, while nothing less than a two-goal defeat keeps Bangladesh's hopes of finishing first alive. Dooley, who took his players to the stands to scout Sri Lanka's draw with Bhutan on 9 November, against counterpart Abdullah Al Mutairi — openly furious with the refereeing after the Bhutan game — sets up a contest between the hosts' tournament pedigree and a Sri Lankan side packed with European and Australian-based talent.

Bangladesh's 2026/27 squad under Dooley blends experience with an increasingly global flavour: goalkeepers Mitul Marma, Sujon Hossain and Mehedi Hasan Srabon; defenders Topu Barman (captain, though a doubt after training separately from the group), Bishwanath Ghosh, Md Saad Uddin, Rahmat Mia, Tariq Kazi, Zayyan Ahmed, Zidane Yousuf, Md Taj Uddin and Abdullah Omar Sajib; midfielders Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United), Shamit Shome (New York Cosmos), Sohel Rana, Md Ridoy, Quazem Shah and the evergreen Jamal Bhuyan; and forwards Shekh Morsalin (fully fit after a knock), Rakib Hossain, Mohammad Ibrahim, Foysal Ahmed Fahim, Fahamedul Islam, Farhaan Ali Wahid and Shuki Itofusa. The form curve, however, warns against complacency: since June the Tigers have beaten San Marino 2-1 away in a friendly — Topu Barman scoring both in a 1-2 scoreline from the hosts' perspective — edged India 1-0, but then went goalless through three FIFA ASEAN Cup defeats, falling 1-0 to Singapore in Jakarta before 3-0 losses to Vietnam and Malaysia. Dooley has responded by drilling defensive concentration late in games, a real concern given Bangladesh have conceded 18 of their 52 SAFF Championship goals after the 70th minute across previous editions.

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India vs Maldives - Wednesday, 11 November 2026

league: Asia - SAFF Championship

India take on Maldives in a decisive Group B clash at the SAFF Championship 2026 on November 11 at the National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with the Blue Tigers knowing that a draw will be enough to secure a semi-final berth. The defending champions, chasing a record-extending 10th title, made a dramatic start to their campaign with a 3-2 win over Pakistan on November 5, a match in which they surrendered two stoppage-time goals after racing into a three-goal lead. Maldives, meanwhile, sit bottom of the group after a 3-0 defeat to Pakistan, and must win to have any hope of progressing. The two sides have met 18 times before, with India dominant on 13 wins, two draws and three losses, including a 3-0 friendly victory in Shillong in March 2025 — India's most recent statement of authority over the island nation.

Head coach Naushad Moosa has been forced into a major squad reshuffle ahead of the fixture, with six new players joining the camp in Dhaka while captain Bijoy Varghese, Liston Colaco, Muhammed Suhail, Nofal, Valpuia and Farukh Choudhary have all departed for club or senior-team commitments. The incoming group is led by Chennaiyin FC duo Irfan Edwards and Brison Fernandes, alongside East Bengal pair PV Vishnu and Sandip Mandi and NorthEast United's Abdul Rabeeh and Macarton Nickson. The departures have left India particularly short in defence, and Moosa has stressed the need for improvement in transitions, defensive organisation and decision-making. Despite the changes, India's 2026/27 squad remains packed with ISL experience, including goalkeepers Arsh Anwer Shaikh, Mohanraj K and Priyansh Dubey; defenders Chinglensana Singh Konsham, Muhammed Uvais, Khaiminthang Lhungdim and Nathan Rodrigues; midfielders Suresh Singh Wangjam, Nikhil Prabhu, Ricky Shabong and Abhishek Suryavanshi; and forwards Irfan Yadwad, Vishnu PV and Suhail Ahmad Bhat. Maldives, coached by Hungary's István Urbányi, counter with a battle-tested core featuring veteran goalkeeper Hussain Shareef, captain Abdullah Iqbal of Sweden's Mjällby, defender Easah Suliman of Sumgayit and the experienced Hamza Mohamed pulling the strings in midfield.

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Londrina vs Nautico - Wednesday, 11 November 2026

league: Brazil - Serie B

Londrina vs Náutico brings the 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B season to a close on Wednesday 11 November 2026, when the Estádio Vitorino Gonçalves Dias hosts the Round 38 finale at 19:00 local time (22:00 UTC). It is a meeting of two clubs whose campaigns have already been defined but for very different reasons. Náutico arrive in Paraná sitting 15th on 46 points (12 wins, 10 draws, 15 defeats), mathematically guaranteed another season of second-tier football after their 1-0 win over Avaí sealed survival, while Londrina — 18th on 32 points — were condemned to an immediate return to the Série C back on 24 October, when a 1-2 defeat at CRB made their relegation official. Both sides came up together from the 2025 Série C, yet only the Timbu will remain. On the touchline, interim boss Hugo Chacon — in charge since Rogério Micale was dismissed in October, with Higo Magalhães already announced as the 2027 project leader — looks to sign off with dignity, opposite Bruno Pivetti, who has stabilised Náutico since taking over in late September. The historical record strongly favours the Tubarão: across 11 previous meetings Londrina hold seven wins to Náutico's two, with two draws, although it was the Recife side who won this season's reverse fixture 2-1 at the Aflitos on 22 July.

Recent form tells the story of two teams heading in opposite directions, though motivation now tilts the scales. Londrina are winless in seven league matches, a run that includes a 1-2 loss at CRB, a 1-3 home defeat to América Mineiro and a sobering 4-0 thrashing at Botafogo-SP last Thursday, interrupted only by a 1-0 home win over Cuiabá and a 2-2 draw at Athletic. Yet their home ledger is far from hopeless: five wins, five draws and eight defeats at the VGD include emphatic 5-0 and 6-0 routs of CRB and Ponte Preta, proving this young squad can punish vulnerable visitors when the mood is right — and a final-day farewell in front of their own fans, with several players effectively auditioning for places in Higo Magalhães' 2027 rebuild, is precisely that kind of occasion. Náutico, meanwhile, have nothing left to play for and their away numbers are alarming: just four wins in 18 road trips, with heavy defeats at Juventude (0-4), Cuiabá (0-3), Sport (1-3), Avaí (0-2) and Vila Nova (0-2) exposing a travel-weary defence that has leaked 49 goals overall. Even their standout away results — a 6-2 demolition of Operário and a 3-0 win at São Bernardo — came against sides in freefall. With survival banked and minds already on the off-season, Pivetti's men have conceded 26 times on their travels, the kind of soft underbelly a home side with nothing to lose can exploit.

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Once Caldas vs Atl. Nacional - Wednesday, 11 November 2026

league: Colombia - Copa Colombia

Colombia's Copa Colombia reaches its decisive stage this week as Once Caldas host Atlético Nacional in the first leg of the 2026 semifinal at the Estadio Palogrande in Manizales on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 20:30 local time and the return leg set for November 12 at the Atanasio Girardot. The tie pits the competition's most successful club against one of its most frustrated hopefuls: Nacional arrive as the defending champions and record eight-time Copa Colombia winners, having lifted the 2025 trophy against Independiente Medellín, and are chasing a ninth crown that would further cement their dynasty after winning four of the last five editions. Once Caldas, twice finalists in 2008 and 2018, are still searching for their first Copa title and will draw confidence from the fact that they have already beaten this opponent at the Palogrande this calendar year, edging Nacional 1-0 in Liga BetPlay action on May 1, 2026. The league table adds extra spice, with Nacional sitting top of Liga BetPlay and Once Caldas fifth, seven points adrift, meaning the Manizales side can close the psychological gap on the leaders with a statement cup result in front of their own fans.

Once Caldas come into this semifinal as one of the form teams of the Colombian autumn, unbeaten since Carlos 'Panelo' Valencia took interim charge in late September following the departure of the 'Arriero' Herrera, with four wins and three draws across all competitions under the caretaker boss. Their Copa Colombia campaign has been built on defensive authority: they dismantled Envigado 6-0 on aggregate in the round of sixteen, edged Alianza, and then produced the result of the quarter-finals by winning 2-0 at Independiente Santa Fe on November 2 to book their place in the last four, conceding just a handful of goals across the entire run. Wincomparator's form data underlines the transformation, with Once Caldas averaging just 0.33 goals conceded per game over their last six matches, and every one of those fixtures finishing under 2.5 goals. The 2026/27 squad blends experience and output: Joan Parra has been ever-present in goal behind a defence featuring Jorge Cardona, Andrés Correa, Juan David Cuesta, Daniel Londoño and Juan Patiño, while Jefry Zapata has contributed an remarkable 13 goals from midfield alongside Andrés Roa, Andrés Colorado and Mateo Zuleta. Up front, 41-year-old Dayro Moreino-inspired veteran Dayro Moreno remains the spearhead with 16 goals this season, supported by Luis Gómez, Edwin Torres and former MLS speedster Michael Barrios, and their attacking ceiling was demonstrated back in July when they destroyed Cúcuta Deportivo 5-1 at the Palogrande.

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Metapan vs Platense Municipal - Wednesday, 11 November 2026

league: El Salvador - Primera Division

Isidro Metapán welcome CD Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca to the Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez on Wednesday 11 November 2026 (01:00 UTC) for a Round 20 clash in the El Salvador Primera División Apertura 2026, and the stakes could hardly be clearer for the hosts. Sitting third in the standings with a genuine shot at a top-two finish and a direct route deep into the championship playoff picture, Metapán know that home matches against mid-table opposition are the ones a title campaign is built on. Platense, meanwhile, arrive sixth — safely above the chasing pack but with little margin for error if they want to sneak into the playoff places themselves. The head-to-head record is remarkably balanced historically, with FotMob listing eight Metapán wins, seven Platense wins and five draws across the modern meetings, and the most recent chapter was written in September when Metapán won 2-1 at the Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle in Zacatecoluca. The Calero Suárez has been a fortress of sorts for the "Caleros" this Apertura, and Héctor Omar Mejía's men — unbeaten in their last three home league outings — will be confident of completing the season double over the "Gallos Virolenos" in front of their own supporters in the Santa Ana highlands.

Metapán's recent form underpins that confidence. After a 2-1 away win at Firpo in mid-September, the Caleros dismantled Águila 3-0 on 11 October, edged a five-goal thriller 3-2 against Atlético Balboa on 17 October, ground out a disciplined 0-0 draw away to title rivals FAS on 21 October, and fell only narrowly, 1-0, away to Alianza on 24 October — a run that reads like a side built for a playoff push. It is a continuation of the scoring habit they showed in January when they put four past Águila in a 4-2 home spectacle that announced their attacking intentions for 2026. The 2026/27 squad Mejía has at his disposal blends experience with South American flair: in goal Óscar Pleitez remains the trusted number one with Javier Colli and Alfredo Esquivel as cover; the back line is marshalled by Uruguayan centre-back Nicolás Gómez alongside Melvin Cruz, Miguel Lemus, José Zaldaña, Mario Jacobo, Raúl Cruz and Kevin Vidal; captain Melvin Cartagena anchors a midfield that also contains the evergreen Marvin Monterroza, Uruguayan Gustavo Machado, Julio Amaya, César Flores, Emerson Sandoval — poached directly from Platense in the summer — Carlos Ortiz and Eduardo Galdámez; and the forward department is led by Argentine striker Federico Haberkorn, supported by Steven Guerra, Kevin Reyes, José Posada, Dustin Corea, Mario Erazo and Uriel Miranda. That attacking depth has produced 20 goals in 13 league games — among the best returns in the division.

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Barnsley vs Oldham - Wednesday, 11 November 2026

league: England - EFL Trophy

Barnsley host Oldham Athletic at Oakwell on Wednesday 11 November 2026, 19:00 GMT, in England’s EFL Trophy Northern Group G, with the fixture pushed back from Tuesday after FA Cup duty. The group situation is already clear: Oldham have six points from wins over Fleetwood Town and Leeds United U21 and are through, while Barnsley are eliminated after defeats by Leeds United U21 and Fleetwood. The latest news still gives the Reds momentum because Daniel Stendel’s side responded to League One frustration with a ruthless FA Cup first-round win, 7-2 against Aldershot, while Oldham arrive from a disciplined away success at Northampton but also from a narrow home loss to Crawley in which their discipline was tested.

Barnsley’s 2026/2027 squad is built around captain Cameron McGeehan, with Cieran Slicker and Rogan Ravenhill competing in goal and a defensive group featuring Arley Kay, Sam Gale, Jack Shepherd, Connor O’Riordan, Ziyad Larkeche, Tyrese Noslin and Jubril Okedina. In midfield and attack, Stendel can call on Patrick Kelly, Luca Connell, Vimal Yoganathan, Jonathan Bland, Daniel Johnson, Reyes Cleary, Makenzie Kirk, Rylan Brownlie, Tobi Adeyemo, Amani Richards, Ben Hamed Touré and Clayton Taylor. Recent league wobbles such as 2-1 at Luton and 1-1 against Leicester underline why Trophy rotation is dangerous, but the cup demolition of Aldershot showed the attacking depth is still capable of deciding a dead-rubber tie.

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Sheffield Wed vs Accrington - Wednesday, 11 November 2026

league: England - EFL Trophy

Sheffield Wednesday host Accrington Stanley at Hillsborough on Wednesday 11 November 2026 (19:00 GMT) in the EFL Trophy Northern Group A decider, a fixture pushed back 24 hours because the Owls were in FA Cup action on the preceding Sunday. The scenario is clear: Wednesday sit top with six points from two games after wins at Salford City (2-1) and against Sunderland U21 (2-0), and a draw or better seals first place and home advantage in Round 2. Accrington, second on four points after drawing both of their games and winning both penalty shoot-outs (3-1 against Sunderland U21, 5-4 against Salford), must win in 90 minutes to top the group, although both sides are already assured of progress barring a freak Salford result. The bigger storyline is in the home dugout: Dave Challinor was appointed Owls boss on 3 November following Henrik Pedersen's departure, and this is only his second match in charge after Sunday's painful 2-1 extra-time FA Cup exit at League Two Oldham Athletic. The new manager immediately praised an "amazing squad" at his disposal, and a home Trophy tie against lower-league opposition is the ideal setting for the Challinor era to gather momentum in front of a big Hillsborough crowd. The bookmakers make Wednesday clear favourites in European decimal odds at 1.65 for the home win, with the draw priced at 4.10 and an Accrington victory at 4.90 — prices that reflect the gulf in division and resources, though data models are split more evenly (a Wednesday win is modelled around 41%, with Stanley close behind at roughly 34%), underlining that John Doolan's side arrive in Sheffield as one of the most in-form teams in the EFL rather than as cannon fodder.

Wednesday's 2026/27 squad gives Challinor enviable depth even with rotation likely for this competition. In goal, Joe Lumley and Ashley Maynard-Brewer have shared duties, with Connal Trueman also available. The back line features captain Liam Cooper alongside Di'Shon Bernard, Ricardo Santos, Gabriel Otegbayo and Sil Swinkels at centre-half, with Yan Valery, Liam Palmer, Max Lowe and Reece James across the full-back positions. Barry Bannan remains the metronome in midfield, supported by Callum Slattery, Billy Mitchell, Jaden Heskey, Tyler Onyango, Sean Fusire and Jordi Liongola. In attack, Jamal Lowe leads the scoring charts with seven goals in all competitions, ably supported by Davis Keillor-Dunn (four), Callum Slattery and Louie Barry (three each), plus Mason Burstow, Ali Al-Hamadi, Harry Gray, Kieran Morrison and Will Grainger. The concern is form: since the 5-0 thrashing of AFC Wimbledon on 17 October, the Owls have gone four League One games without a win, losing 2-0 at Notts County and 2-0 at Doncaster Rovers either side of home draws against Cambridge United and Blackpool, before Sunday's cup disappointment at Boundary Park. They were held 1-1 by Blackpool in their most recent outing on 1 November despite Sil Swinkels opening the scoring and finishing with ten men, as Jerry Yates levelled late — a frustrating pattern repeated in the 1-1 draw. Similarly, the 2-0 defeat at Meadow Lane, where Wednesday failed to register a single shot on target, was arguably the result that ended Pedersen's reign. Challinor has spoken about restoring attacking identity and front-foot football, and the captain-versus-underdogs narrative of this Trophy tie is precisely the kind of fixture in which a new manager can bank an early statement win.

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Avro vs Whitby - Wednesday, 11 November 2026

league: England - NPL Premier Division

Avro welcome Whitby Town to the Vestacare Stadium on Wednesday 11 November 2026 (19:45 GMT, referee Dominic Jackson) for a Northern Premier League Premier Division fixture that carries very different pressures for each club. Avro, playing their first-ever season at this level after winning promotion from Division One West in 2025-26, have been one of the division's surprise packages and sit 8th with 29 points from 17 matches (W9 D2 L6), scoring 39 goals — among the most potent attacks in the league. Whitby, by contrast, are 15th on 19 points (W6 D1 L10) and arrive with the worst defensive record in the division, having shipped 44 goals in just 17 games. Remarkably, these two sides have never met in a competitive league fixture, so this is a genuine first chapter in a new NPL rivalry. The early European odds reflect the gulf in form: a home win is priced around 1.80, the draw 3.90 and an away win 4.20, with Over 2.5 goals at 1.65 and Both Teams to Score at 1.70 — numbers that tell you exactly how the market expects this one to go.

Life after Grant Shenton has been anything but dull for Avro, who have continued to play front-foot, high-scoring football since his departure in early October. The perfect example came in their most recent home outing against Lancaster City, a breathtaking 5-3 win at the Vestacare Stadium on 7 October in which Jacob Holland-Wilkinson and Max Harrop were among the goal heroes — a result that underlines both this team's firepower and its occasional defensive generosity. Grant Shenton's 2026/27 squad blends experience with youthful energy: goalkeepers Luke Thompson and Jon Ander Vilar Robinson; defenders David Fitzpatrick, Jack Morrow, Adam Owen, Cheikh Thiam, Leo Thompson, Darren Ehimamiegho and Ethan Kershaw; midfielders Kane Hickman, Sam Davidson, Jake Cottrell, James Simms, Jack Atkinson, Taylor Dyson, Max Harrop and Ryley Smith; and forwards Jacob Holland-Wilkinson, Benito Lowe, Harry Showman and Harry Salt. Up front, Benito Lowe (10 league goals) and Harry Salt (9) form one of the most productive partnerships in the division, and home fans have been treated to goal-fests all season — 5-3 against Stockton Town, 4-4 with Leek Town, 4-1 over Workington and 3-2 against Ashton United. The one sour note was a 0-3 home defeat to Warrington Town in their latest outing, a rare blank that should only sharpen Avro's attacking appetite here.

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Liverpool M. vs Juventud - Wednesday, 11 November 2026

league: Uruguay - Copa Uruguay

Liverpool Montevideo and Juventud de Las Piedras meet for the second time in ten days on Tuesday 10 November 2026, when the Estadio Alfredo Víctor Viera hosts their Copa AUF Uruguay 2026 quarter-final (21:00 UYT). The tie carries extra spice because it is an immediate rematch of Clausura Matchday 13, which Liverpool won 2-0 at Belvedere to climb to 30 points from 13 games (9 wins, 3 draws, 1 defeat) and reclaim sole leadership of the championship. Jorge Fossati's side arrives in outstanding league form, having also beaten Peñarol 1-0 and Nacional 1-0 away in the previous two rounds, while Juventud sits eighth on 18 points. Liverpool's route to the last eight was workmanlike: a 3-0 group-stage win over Colón sealed qualification before Joaquín Pintos and Vicenzo Macchia sank Gladiador 2-0 in the round of 16. Juventud's cup campaign has been the definition of cup football — they finished second in Group 4, edged Plaza Colonia 1-0 away and then stunned Nacional 2-0 at the Gran Parque Central in the round of 16 through goals from Emanuel Cecchini and Martín Boselli, proving Sergio Blanco's veterans know how to spoil a Montevideo party. European odds price Liverpool at 2.31, the draw at 3.18 and Juventud at 2.69, with Over 2.5 goals at 1.95.

Liverpool's 2026/2027 squad blends Fossati's experience with a productive attacking core: Martín Campaña and Mathías Bernatene in goal; a back line of Facundo Perdomo, Enzo Castillo, Santiago Strasorier, Santiago Laquidaín, Agustín Cayetano, Diego Romero and Kevin Lewis; a midfield led by captain Martín Rabuñal with Nicolás Garayalde, Santiago Milano, Lucas Acosta, Matías Mir, Ezequiel Olivera and Gonzalo de Mello; and a forward unit featuring Federico Martínez (12 league goals, the team's top scorer), Rubén Bentancourt, Renzo Machado, Diego Zabala, Ramiro Degregorio and Facundo Barceló, with youngsters such as Joaquín Pintos and Macchia pushing from the cup side. The negriazul did show cracks in the earlier part of the year — a goalless home stalemate with Cerro Largo 0-0 in the Intermedio and a shock home Copa defeat by Albion — but the current winning run has erased those memories. Juventud's season squad is built around 40-year-old captain Sebastián Sosa in goal and veteran legs such as Martín Cáceres (39), Emmanuel Mas (37) and Gastón Pereiro, with Patricio Pernicone, Renzo Rabino, Leonel Roldán, Alejo Cruz, Fernando Mimbacas, Bruno Larregui, Ramiro Peralta, Agustín Alaniz and Boselli supplying the cup heroics.

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Benin vs Central Africa - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Benin host Central African Republic on Thursday 12 November 2026, kicking off at 19:00 GMT at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire — the Cheetahs' adopted home — in Matchday 3 of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, Group F, with the Wild Beasts making the short trip for the first leg of a decisive double-header that concludes with the reverse fixture on 15 November. The stakes could hardly be clearer: Gernot Rohr's Benin sit top of the group on four points from two games (one win, one draw, +1 goal difference), level with Burkina Faso and knowing that victory in this home fixture would put one foot firmly on the plane to the AFCON 2027 finals in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Central African Republic, by contrast, prop up the section with zero points from two defeats, a –3 goal difference and, crucially, a brand new voice in the dugout — Moroccan tactician Abdelaziz Karkache was only appointed on 6 November 2026 and this will be his first match in charge. The FIFA rankings tell the same story: Benin are 89th in the world while the Fauves languish down in 145th, and with the top two in Group F qualifying automatically, the visitors realistically need a result here to keep their campaign alive before four more fixtures in March 2027.

Benin arrive in strong heart despite one emotional bruising, having faced world champions Argentina in Buenos Aires on 6 October in the Lionel Messi farewell friendly, a 3-0 defeat in which the Cheetahs were far from disgraced — goalkeeper Marcel Dandjinou made a string of fine saves, Aiyegun Tosin volleyed narrowly wide before Otamendi, Nico Paz and a Messi penalty settled the night. In competitive action, Rohr's men have been solid: they opened the group with a 1-1 away draw against Burkina Faso and then beat Mauritania 2-1 in Abidjan, with Tosin among the goals. The German coach has again placed his faith in youth for this window, sensationally calling up 16-year-old Parfait Faton, the Sarcelles midfielder who captains Benin's U17s and recently trialled at Paris FC, while Mariano Ahouangbo and Romaric Amoussou return to the fold. The big blow is the continued absence of captain and striker Steve Mounié, who has not recovered from injury, so the attacking burden falls on the in-form Joseph Ede Oloko (26 goals for Liepaja this calendar year), Junior Olaïtan, Tosin and Jodel Dossou, behind a settled spine featuring Dandjinou or Saturnin Allagbé in goal, defenders Yohan Roche, Tamimou Ouorou, Liam Omore and Mohamed Tijani, and the Sessi D'Almeida–Mattéo Ahlinvi midfield axis.

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Cameroon vs Namibia - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Cameroon host Namibia on Thursday 12 November 2026 at the Japoma Stadium in Douala in Round 3 of Group G in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with kick-off scheduled for 19:00 UTC. The Indomitable Lions top the group with four points from their opening two matches and are strong favourites at European odds of 1.28 for the home win, with the draw priced at 5.50 and a Namibia victory at 11.00. David Pagou's side are aiming to take a decisive step towards qualification for the tournament that will be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, and our prediction is a convincing 3 : 0 home victory before the return leg in Botswana on 16 November. Cameroon come into this fixture unbeaten in the campaign, having followed up their 3-1 opening win over Comoros in Garoua — where David Nyengue, Bryan Mbeumo and Danny Namaso were all on the scoresheet — with a 1-1 away draw against Congo in Brazzaville, results that leave them a point clear of the chasing pack in Group G.

For this double-header Pagou has named a 28-man Cameroon squad for the 2026/2027 season built around four goalkeepers: Simon Brady Ngapandouetnbu, Blondy Rudolph Nna Noukeu, Emile Merlin Lako Wendeu and Sombang A Menang Edouard. The defensive unit features Darlin Yongwa, Junior Samuel Kotto, Enzo Ebosse, Kamdem Wabo Oliver, Che Malone Fondoh Junior, Kevin Keben, Lilian Paul René Njoh, Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu and Salomon Patrick Nkoa Amougou, though Rennes left-back Mahamadou Nagida is suspended for the home leg after collecting yellow cards in the opening two qualifiers. The midfield is stacked with Arthur Avom, Carlos Noom Quomah Baleba, Bryan Mbeumo, Karl Gameni Wassom, Danny Namaso, Harouna Djibirin, David Roy Nyengue, Ivan Jordan Nana, Saidou Alioum Moubarak and Jean Hugues Eyango Priso, while the forward line consists of Agbor Ndjee Geovanni Vianney, Dorinel Angel Yondjo, Nsongo Tonfack Bil Dornol — who scored the winner in the 1-0 friendly victory away to Ivory Coast in October — and Ivan Cédric Bikoue Embolo, giving Pagou enormous depth across the pitch for the November window.

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D.R. Congo vs Sierra Leone - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

DR Congo host Sierra Leone on Thursday 12 November 2026 at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, kicking off at 17:00 local time (16:00 UTC), in one of the headline fixtures of Matchday 3 in Group E of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Leopards arrive as the team to beat in the section: Sébastien Desabre's men have made a perfect start with six points from six, while the Leone Stars sit bottom of the group without a single point after two defeats. Little separates these nations on paper historically, but the current trajectories could hardly be more different. DR Congo are ranked 40th in the world and carry the confidence of a 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign in which they reached the Round of 32, pushing England all the way before falling 2-1 in Atlanta after Brian Cipenga had given them a shock early lead. Sierra Leone, coached by Didier Gomes Da Rosa, must find answers quickly or see their qualifying hopes extinguished before the halfway stage of the campaign. The reverse fixture follows on 17 November in Morocco, where Sierra Leone will stage their home leg because their national stadium remains unavailable for approved international matches. For this first meeting, however, the venue is the intimidating bowl of the Stade des Martyrs, where DR Congo have turned their home ground into a fortress in recent qualifiers. The betting markets reflect the gulf in form: a home win is priced at 1.30, the draw at 5.25, and an away win as high as 11.00, with DR Congo also backed at 1.65 to win to nil. Our prediction for this Africa Cup of Nations qualifier is a tight, controlled home success: DR Congo 1 : 0 Sierra Leone.

Desabre has recalled veteran striker Cédric Bakambu to his 26-man squad for the November double-header, with the 35-year-old San Diego forward acting as vice-captain behind skipper Chancel Mbemba, while Théo Bongonda and Samuel Essende are the notable absentees from the group named at FECOFA headquarters on 6 November. The Congolese selection for the 2026/2027 season is stacked with quality across Europe: Matthieu Epolo, Timothy Fayulu and Dimitry Bertaud are the goalkeeping options; Mbemba anchors a defence featuring Arthur Masuaku, Joris Kayembe, Gédéon Kalulu, Axel Tuanzebe, Steve Kapuadi, Jordy Makengo, Kévin Pedro and Willy Kambwala; the midfield blends Samuel Moutoussamy's experience with Edo Kayembe, Noah Sadiki, Ngal'ayel Mukau, Nathanaël Mbuku, Junior Kadile, Ezechiel Banzuzi and Noah Mbamba; and the forward line is spearheaded by Yoane Wissa, whose three goals in four qualifying appearances have fired the Leopards' perfect start, alongside Fiston Mayele, Simon Banza, Cipenga and Meschak Elia. Sierra Leone's 25-man squad, unveiled by Da Rosa on 5 November, leans heavily on England-based talent: Blackburn Rovers' Augustus Kargbo, Cambridge United duo Sullay Kaikai and Ra'ees Bangura Williams, Notts County's Daniel Kanu, Barnet's Idris Kanu, Northampton's Tyrese Fornah and Augsburg defender Abdulai Juma Bah lead the foreign contingent, with New York City forward Malachi Jones offering a different attacking option. Recent form tells the story of why the hosts are such strong favourites. DR Congo opened their campaign by beating Equatorial Guinea 2-0 in Kinshasa on 24 September, captain Mbemba scoring inside four minutes before Wissa sealed the win on 72 minutes — a result you can revisit in our 2 : 0 match preview — and followed it four days later with a gritty 2-1 away victory in Harare, Wissa and Moutoussamy on target before Knowledge Munetsi's stoppage-time consolation, as covered in our 1 : 2 prediction.

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Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Equatorial Guinea meet Zimbabwe on Thursday 12 November 2026 at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaoundé, a nominally home AFCON 2027 qualifier for the Nzalang Nacional but one played away from Malabo because of stadium constraints. Group E is already tight: DR Congo lead with six points, Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea are both on three, and Sierra Leone are pointless after Matchdays 1 and 2. The latest team news is that Vincenzo Alberto Annese has called a 25-man Equatorial Guinea group for the double-header, while Ramon Catalá has settled on a final 24-man Warriors squad with Jordan Zemura and Tinotenda Kadewere back after injury absences. European 1X2 odds currently frame Equatorial Guinea at 2.12, the draw at 3.16 and Zimbabwe at 3.51, which already tells the story: this is not a home banker, and a cautious stalemate is fully live. Equatorial Guinea’s competitive route here began with a 2-0 loss in Kinshasa, where Chancel Mbemba and Yoane Wissa punished them, before they recovered to beat Sierra Leone 1-0 in Yaoundé through Loren Zúñiga’s early goal. Zimbabwe’s path was more volatile: they stormed back from 2-0 down to win 2-3 in Freetown, Marshall Munetsi scoring twice, then pushed DR Congo hard before losing 1-2 in Harare. With no recent H2H reference point and both teams knowing the loser leaves DR Congo with daylight, the tactical temperature should rise while the risk appetite stays low.

Annese’s Equatorial Guinea squad for this 2026/27 international window blends experience with lower-league mobility: goalkeepers Miguel Eyama, Manuel Sapunga and Marcos Ondo; defenders Basilio Ndong, Esteban Obiang, Carlos Akapo, Saúl Coco, Charles Ondo, Prince Ngaah, José Elo and Roni Mbomio; midfielders Álex Masogo, Gael Joel Akogo, Junior Bitá, Jannick Buyla, Álex Balboa, Santiago Eneme and Pablo Ganet; and forwards Josete Miranda, Luis Nlavo, Dorian Jr., Salomón Obama, José Nabil Ondo, Loren Zúñiga and Enrique Esono. The spine is credible—Akapo and Coco bring top-flight physicality, Ganet is the set-piece and tempo hub, and Nlavo/Miranda give them a direct forward line—but the attacking output is still a concern after only one goal in two qualifiers. Zúñiga’s winner against Sierra Leone is the clearest recent sign of life, yet Equatorial Guinea’s pattern under Annese has been cautious buildup, wide restarts and moments rather than sustained pressure. Against Zimbabwe’s quicker transitions, the Nzalang will likely protect central space, force Catalá’s side to break down a compact block, and rely on Ganet’s delivery and Nlavo’s presence for isolated chances.

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Ghana vs Somalia - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Ghana vs Somalia is one of the most intriguing fixtures of the November 2026 international window, as the two bottom sides in Group C of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers meet at the Accra Sports Stadium on Thursday, 12 November 2026. Remarkably, both teams arrive without a single point: the Black Stars, four-time African champions, are in full-blown crisis after losing their opener away to Ivory Coast and then slumping to a humiliating home defeat against The Gambia, a result that left Ghana without a win in an AFCON qualifier in three years and ultimately cost Otto Addo his job. The interim technical team led by Kim Lars Björkegren, assisted by Ibrahim Tanko and Godwin Attram, is now under immediate pressure to name a squad this week and deliver a response, with former players publicly demanding the inclusion of home-based talent to freshen up a stale setup. Ghana's only competitive action since that debacle was a respectable 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign under Carlos Queiroz, where the Black Stars beat Panama, drew England and exited in the Round of 32. For Somalia, this double-header is uncharted territory: the Ocean Stars are contesting an AFCON qualifying group stage for the first time in their history, having scraped past Mauritius on penalties in the preliminary round before a narrow loss in Banjul.

The visitors have already shown far more resilience than their FIFA ranking of 200th suggests. Yusuf Ali Nur's diaspora-heavy squad held firm for long periods in their two September outings: they pushed The Gambia all the way in a 2-1 defeat in Bakau, equalising through Bilal Njie before conceding a late winner, and then frustrated the reigning African champions for over an hour before losing 2-0 in a match played at a neutral venue. Somalia's defensive organisation has been the story of their campaign — a run of over 340 minutes without conceding a goal earlier in the year underscored a compact, disciplined block built around captain Abdulsamed Abdullahi of Novi Pazar. These two nations have never met at senior level, so there is no head-to-head history to lean on, but the Ocean Stars will travel to Accra believing they can at least replicate the stubbornness they showed against Ivory Coast. History, however, is stacked against them: Somalia have never qualified for an AFCON finals and have never beaten a side of Ghana's pedigree.

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Guinea vs Eritrea - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign reaches a decisive junction on 11 November 2026 when Guinea host Eritrea at the Stade du 28 Septembre in Conakry, the first leg of a Group D double-header that concludes four days later at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo, where Eritrea have once again elected to stage their "home" fixture in Egypt. The stakes could hardly be clearer: with co-hosts Kenya already assured of their place at PAMOJA 2027, South Africa, Guinea and the Red Sea Camels are effectively playing for a single remaining ticket from this group. South Africa lead the way on six points after wins over both of these sides, Guinea sit on three points after bouncing back from their opening defeat, while Eritrea have collected just one point from their opening two matches. The market reflects that hierarchy, with European odds pricing a home win at around 1.33, the draw at 5.50 and an away triumph as high as 11.00 — numbers that tell you everything about how the bookmakers view the gulf between Paulo Duarte's side and the lowest-ranked team in the section. For Guinea, anything less than maximum points from this home leg would leave their qualification destiny in danger of slipping away, while Eritrea realistically need a shock result in Conakry to keep their faint hopes alive.

Guinea have quietly assembled one of the most balanced squads in West African football for the 2026/27 season, blending European-based experience with a new generation of exciting prospects. Captain Issiaga Sylla anchors the defence, while the midfield options are genuinely elite: Amadou Diawara brings Champions League pedigree from Leganés, Seydouba Cissé offers box-to-box energy alongside him, Morlaye Sylla dictates tempo from deeper positions, and the highly rated Lass Kourouma of Girona adds a cutting edge from wide or central areas. Up front, Serhou Guirassy — now leading the line for Borussia Dortmund — remains the talisman, having scored the winner in the Syli National's most recent competitive outing, a 1-0 victory over Kenya at this same stadium on 1 October, his 32nd-minute strike settling a tense affair against the co-hosts. The one cloud over Duarte's preparations is Guirassy's fitness, with genuine concern in Conakry this week over whether the striker will be available for both legs of the double-header; if he is ruled out, Mohamed Bayo and François Kamano provide proven alternatives. Guinea's campaign had begun disappointingly with a 2-1 defeat away to South Africa in Johannesburg, where Aguibou Camara's second-half effort proved a mere consolation — a result that makes these Eritrea fixtures must-win territory.

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