By David Ochieng Mbewa Kenya is a global powerhouse in athletics famous for producing world beaters who have won several medals and broken dozens of records. However, when one reels off the names, past and present, – Eliud Kipchoge, Paul Tergat, Timothy Cheruiyot, Catherine Ndereba, Brigid Kosgei, Hellen Obiri, and so on – one cannot help…
By AP A member of Uganda’s Olympic team has tested positive for the coronavirus and was barred entry into Japan, in the first detected infection among arriving athletes for the Tokyo Games opening in five weeks. The eight other members of the team left early Sunday by chartered bus for host town Osaka, central Japan, where…
By XINHUA The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday opened a new office in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for next year. The opening of the office constituted a concrete step toward CAF’s goal to organize “an unprecedented football championship” in Cameroon, said CAF General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba,…
By AP The NBA announced Monday that it has formed NBA Africa, which will oversee all league business on the continent, including the Basketball Africa League. At least five former NBA players — Junior Bridgeman, Grant Hill, Joakim Noah, Congo native Dikembe Mutombo and South Sudan native Luol Deng — are investors in the venture. NBA…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Esperance of Tunisia registered a dramatic comeback and held their nerve in a tense penalty shootout against CR Belouizdad at the Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi in Radès to progress to the semifinals of the CAF Champions League. Esperance had lost the first leg of their quarterfinal tie away to the Algerian club…
By Halligan Agade Cristian Rodriguez, who rides for Total Direct Energie, has become the first Spanish and European rider to win the Tour du Rwanda. Rodriguez also won the final stage eight after clocking 2 hours, 5 minutes and 6 seconds in the 75km distance race. He was followed by Piccoli James of Israel Startup Nation…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Several of Africa’s World Cup qualifiers set to be played next month may not take place after the Confederation of African Football banned 20 of its 54 member countries from using their stadiums to host international games because they failed to meet “minimum requirements”. In all, eight countries which are due…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Defending champions Al Ahly will face Mamelodi Sundowns in the standout tie of the CAF Champions League quarterfinals following the draw for the knockout phase of this season’s competition. The tie is a rematch of last year’s semi-final which the Egyptian side triumphed 3-1 on aggregate as it went on to…
By XINHUA The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has allowed Zimbabwe to use the Chinese-built National Sports Stadium when the senior men’s football team – the Warriors – host South Africa for a World Cup 2022 qualifier in June. CAF had banned the use of all Zimbabwe’s stadiums in 2020 because they did not meet…
By CGTN Africa Kamaru Usman knocked Jorge Masvidal out cold to retain his UFC welterweight belt while Rose Namajunas pulled off a stunning first-round head kick KO to dethrone strawweight champ Zhang Weili at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday. In the third title fight on the bill, women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko dominated…
