By David Ochieng Mbewa Four more teams booked their places at next year’s Africa Cup of Nations following the conclusion off the final round of qualifying on Tuesday. Mauritania emerged victors in a three-way battle for qualification in Group E after defeating Central African Republic 1-0 in Bangui courtesy of Abubakar Kamara’s goal in added…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Malawi booked their place at next year’s Africa Cup of Nations at the expense of Uganda whom they defeated 1-0 in their final Group B match in Blantyre on Monday. Uganda came into the match needing just a draw to secure their place at the tournament as they sat in second place…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Pakistan will tour Zimbabwe between April and May playing two Test matches and three T20I matches, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) announced on Sunday. All the matches will be played at Harare Sports Club and, in accordance with COVID-19 restrictions, no spectators will be allowed in the stadium, ZC said. In addition to that,…
By AP Francis Ngannou has been the next big thing in the UFC heavyweight division for several years. Just about everyone believed greatness was within the powerful Cameroonian challenger’s reach if he could ever put his prodigious talents together. All that potential was realized in six sensational minutes Saturday night when Ngannou took the belt…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Zambian club Nkana F.C. saw their remarkable unbeaten home record come to an end after they lost to Moroccan club Raja Casablanca in a CAF Confederation Cup group match. The hosts lost 2-0 on Wednesday in their Group D match at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola with Soufiane Rahimi converting a…
By Grace Kuria A few days after being elected unopposed as President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe on Tuesday outlined his plans to advance the sport in the continent. Motsepe said African football must aspire for one of its national teams to win the World Cup in the near future, “In the…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Two former opponents of CAF president Patrice Motsepe were named vice-presidents of Africa’s football governing body following a meeting of the newly elected CAF Executive Committee on Saturday in the Moroccan capital, Rabat. Senegal Football Federation boss Augustin Senghor was co-opted in the Executive Committee and named first vice-president while his Mauritanian…
By David Ochieng Mbewa The Confederation of African Football on Monday announced the appointment of Constant Omari as interim president until a permanent replacement is elected during Friday’s elections. The decision was made hours after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a ruling upholding a ban on Ahmad Ahmad by FIFA but reducing it…
By David Ochieng Mbewa The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday announced the cancellation of the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations just days before its scheduled kick-off in Morocco. Morocco was due to host the 14th edition of the tournament in the cities of Rabat, Mohammedia and Casablanca from March 13-31. The decision was made following…
By AFP South African club Mamelodi Sundowns ended the 74-match unbeaten home record in African competitions of Democratic Republic of Congo team TP Mazembe with a 2-1 CAF Champions League victory Saturday. Set-piece specialist Lyle Lakay scored direct from a free-kick with 20 seconds of regular time remaining to earn the Pretoria outfit a famous win…
