By David Ochieng Mbewa Uganda Premier League champions Express FC were crowned winners of the 2021 CECAFA Kagame Cup after defeating Nyasa Big Bullets of Malawi 1-0 in the final on Saturday at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Martin Kizza scored the only goal of the game midway through the first half…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Eight African countries will be forced to play next month’s World Cup qualifiers away from home after their venues failed inspections by a team from the Confederation of African Football (CAF). A list of fixtures released by football’s world governing body, FIFA, for the opening two rounds of World Cup African group…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Rugby world champions South Africa kicked off their Rugby Championship campaign with a 32-12 win against Argentina at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The Springboks outscored Los Pumas by three tries to nil in a strong defensive showing despite fielding a much-changed side to the one that beat…
By David Ochieng Mbewa A much-changed Springboks side will take to the field for South Africa’s opening match against Argentina in the Rugby Championship at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. Joseph Dweba will make his debut at hooker as part of 10 changes to the starting team, which features an all-new backline and front…
By David Ochieng Mbewa South Africa’s men’s U23 football team suffered yet another blow in its preparations for the upcoming Olympic Games after three members tested positive for COVID-19. According to a statement from the South African Football Association (SAFA), an official, video analyst Mario Masha, first tested positive on Thursday evening and subsequently went into…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Former world steeplechase champion Hyvin Kiyeng from Kenya warmed up for the Olympic Games, which begin later this month, with another stirring performance at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco on Friday. Kiyeng won the women’s 3,000m steeplechase in 9:03.82 defeating world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech, who came in second in 9:04.94,…
By Grace Kuria Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday announced that the country will host the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally until 2026. The President announced that an agreement has been reached between the Government of Kenya, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the World Rally Championship (WRC) for the country to hold the rally….
By David Ochieng Mbewa Zimbabwe will host Bangladesh during a tour which includes all three cricket formats in July despite a ban on sports events in the country to tackle a rising number of COVID-19 infections and deaths. The tour will take place after the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) granted an exemption to nine sports…
By David Ochieng Mbewa The group stages of next season’s CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup will begin in February next year and end in early April. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) released a statement on Tuesday outlining the schedule of both tournaments with the date of both finals to be confirmed between May 22-29….
By David Ochieng Mbewa Kenya’s football governing body suspended select football leagues in 13 counties in the western part of the country for a month following a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases. “Football Kenya Federation has moved to suspend all FKF Women Division One, FKF Division I & II, Regional, County and Sub County…
