Infantino to talk, party in Africa

FIFA president Gianni Infantino will be in South Africa and Zimbabwe this week to meet African football bosses and attend a birthday party. He has invited all 54 African national football association presidents to Johannesburg for two days of meetings, starting Tuesday. The 46-year-old Swiss-Italian leaves for Harare on Thursday to attend the birthday party of Zimbabwe football chief Philip Chiyangwa. He will explain changes to the global game, including expanding the World Cup to 48 teams from 2026.