By David Ochieng Mbewa A new coach for South Africa’s national men’s football team will be unveiled next week after the South Africa Football Association (SAFA) postponed this week’s event due to COVID-19-related disruptions. The announcement was due to take place on Saturday but the prevailing situation arising from the pandemic forced SAFA to push…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Africa’s representatives at this year’s men’s Olympic football tournament were handed tricky fixtures following the draw for the group stage at FIFA headquarters in the Swiss city of Zurich on Friday. Côte d’Ivoire was drawn in Group D alongside defending champions Brazil, Rio 2016 runners-up Germany and Saudi Arabia. Egypt, two-time…
By Reuters Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, the Olympic marathon champion and world record holder, sent a warning to his rivals ahead of this year’s Tokyo Olympics by cruising to victory in the NN Mission Marathon in Enschede, the Netherlands on Sunday. In his first outing since a shock defeat at October’s London marathon, where he came…
By CGTN Africa Kenya’s former national 100m champion Mark Otieno, is edging closer to qualifying for this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games after he shattered his personal best by 0.3 seconds during the All Comers Athletics Meet at the National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka on Saturday. Otieno clocked 10.19 seconds to win his 100m semifinal race before…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Defending champions Al Ahly defeated Tanzanian giants Simba S.C. on Friday to finish the group stage of this season’s CAF Champions League with a victory. The Egyptians won 1-0 in Cairo, thanks to a goal from Mohamed Sherif just after the half hour mark, exacting revenge for a similar defeat away…
By Grace Kuria The Bureau of the FIFA Council on Wednesday announced that it has decided to suspend the Chadian Football Association (FTFA) with immediate effect due to government interference. FIFA says “The suspension was prompted by the recent decisions of Chadian government authorities to permanently withdraw the powers delegated to the FTFA, establish a…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Defending champions Al Ahly booked their place in the quarterfinals of this season’s CAF Champions League after securing a draw away to Al-Merreikh in Sudan on Saturday. The Egyptians came from two goals down to force a 2-2 draw at the Al-Merreikh Stadium in Omdurman to secure their place with one…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Last season’s runners-up in the CAF Confederation Cup Pyramids F.C. saw its undefeated start in this season’s group stage come to an end after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Raja Casablanca in Morocco on Sunday. Two goals in the first half, an own goal by Sherif Ekramy and a strike by…
By Grace Kuria A new World Record has been set after Kenyan athlete Ruth Chepngetich smashed the World Half Marathon Record in 1.04.02 in Istanbul, Turkey. Chepngetich took almost half a minute off previous record holder Ethiopia’s Ababel Yeshaneh Birhane mark of 1.04.31. The win added to Chepng’etich’s previous victories at the race she won in…
By XINHUA Namibia will host the first-ever international home series for Over 50’s cricketers in Windhoek, from April 1 to 5. Cricket Namibia marketing manager, Natalia Nauyoma told Xinhua on Tuesday, that all players must be at least 50 years of age for the Castle Lite Over 50’s Easter Festival, which is set to bring…
