By David Ochieng Mbewa Uganda’s football federation requested the coach of the Uganda Cranes, Johnathan McKinstry, to step aside for the month of March, according to a statement released on Wednesday. The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), however, did not give any reasons for the decision in its statement. “The FUFA Executive Committee has asked…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Mamelodi Sundowns and Wydad Athletic Club on Sunday recorded impressive victories in their rearranged CAF Champions League matches on Sunday and go top of their respective groups. The matches involving the two teams, originally scheduled for February 23 and February 13 respectively, were moved forward by CAF due to COVID-19-related disruptions. 2016…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Libya is free to host international football matches following a safety, security and stadium inspection of the cities of Tripoli and Benghazi by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) last month. “The CAF Emergency Committee has lifted restrictions on hosting of CAF international matches on Libyan territory,” Africa’s football governing body said…
By Grace Kuria The 6th edition of the Africa Cross Country Championships that had been scheduled for March 6th and 7th in Lomé, Togo, has been postponed to a later date. In a statement on Wednesday, the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) said, “The announcement was made following a request by the Togolese authorities who raised…
By David Ochieng Mbewa The Under-20 Barthés Trophy tournament will be hosted in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, from June 24-July 4, Rugby Africa, the continental rugby governing body, announced on Tuesday. The initial date for the tournament was March 25-April 4, but Rugby Africa had allocated “fall back” dates in case of any disruptions or delays….
By David Ochieng Mbewa Kenyan league champions Gor Mahia twice surrendered a lead to draw away against Zambian side NAPSA Stars in their CAF Confederation Cup additional preliminary round second leg on Sunday. The match ended 2-2 with NAPSA Stars winning on aggregate and guaranteeing them a place in this season’s Confederation Cup group stage and…
By David Ochieng Mbewa The first top-flight rugby game in Kenya in almost a year was played on Saturday as Kabras Sugar RFC defeated Kenya Harlequins at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi to win the Sisimka Charity Cup. The sport had been suspended in March last year due to the coronavirus pandemic and resumed earlier…
By XINHUA Rwanda’s Ministry of Sports on Sunday announced the resumption of some sporting activities in the country after more than a month of suspension following the Cabinet resolution on COVID-19 restrictions in the country. Individual and non-contact outdoor sports activities such as jogging, athletics, individual physical fitness, hiking, cycling, golf, tennis, badminton, skate, archery and…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Gambia and Tanzania are still in the running to secure a place in the quarterfinals of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations despite settling for a 1-1 draw in Nouadhibou, Mauritania, on Friday. The Gambians began the game well and were eventually rewarded for their efforts through Momodou Bojang gave them the…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Egyptian side Al Ahly overcame a furstrating start to defeat Al-Merreikh of Sudan in their opening Group A match of this season’s CAF Champions League. The match had been rescheduled due to Al Ahly’s participation at the recently concluded FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar where they finished third. The defending champions…
