The race for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is heating up in Africa as Matchday 7 produced exciting results across the continent on Friday.

South Africa grabbed the spotlight with a 3-0 victory over Lesotho, thanks to goals from Maloisane Nkota, Lyle Foster, and Oswin Appollis. The win took Bafana Bafana to 16 points, keeping Nigeria and Rwanda at arm’s length with only three games left to play.

Here are all the results from Friday’s fixtures:

Benin 1–0 Zimbabwe

Congo 1–1 Tanzania

Uganda 4–0 Mozambique

Kenya 1–3 Gambia

South Sudan 1–4 DR Congo

Somalia 0–3 Guinea

Namibia 1–2 Malawi

Djibouti 0–6 Burkina Faso

Lesotho 0–3 South Africa

Mauritania 2–0 Togo

Senegal 2–0 Sudan

Morocco 5–0 Niger

Ivory Coast 1–0 Burundi

Egypt 2–0 Ethiopia

The round will wrap up on Saturday evening when Nigeria hosts Rwanda in Uyo—a fixture that could prove decisive in Group C.

With just a few games remaining, every point now matters as teams battle for a place in the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico, and Canada.