D’Tigress, the Nigeria national women’s basketball team emerged as the champions of Africa again after their electrifying 84-74 win over Senegal in the final of the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket tournament. The female national team’s victory on Saturday was historic as the Nigerian Ladies have the second basketball team ever after Senegal to win the […]
Algerian footballer Riyad Mahrez became the first player in Algeria to win the coveted UEFA Champions League title in over 30 years after Manchester City beat Inter Milan at the games. Mahrez, who plays as a winger for the club, also became the second Algerian overall to win the top European trophy, after Rabah Madjer […]
On Wednesday, the Moroccan Royal Football Federation (FRMF) announced that the Women’s national football team is warming up for the forthcoming 2023 World Cup with a series of friendly games in preparation for next month’s World tournament. The Moroccan football governing body has disclosed the three countries that the team, led by coach Reynald Pedros, […]
She became the first African woman referee to officiate at the Men’s World Cup in 2022 in Qatar. She was selected alongside three other African women referees. The tournament is to take place in Australia and New Zealand. Salma Mukansanga, Rwandan international referee has been selected to officiate in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup […]
Again, Kenya’s Emmanuel Naibet has won a marathon in Nigeria. His first was in Lagos, and the Abuja International Marathon is his second. Ruth Jebet, a Bahrain runner of Kenyan ancestry, defied previous career challenges to win her first international full marathon. Other elite runners and fun seekers from other African cities and the rest […]
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles duo Solomon Agbalaka and Augustine Njoku have been listed among the CAF Best XI of the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Egpyt. Africa’s football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) released the list of the game’s best players that spotlighted four players of the winning team of Senegal. […]
Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya was born in Lagos, Nigeria, on the 22nd of June, 1989. He is a professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer with multiple championships in all three disciplines. Adesanya attended Chrisland School, Opebi and enrolled in its Taekwondo after-school club until he was removed by his mother […]
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This will be the 34th edition of the tournament. The CAF has officially confirmed the dates of the Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023, with the opening match scheduled to take place on January 13th, 2024 at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Ebimpe, Abidjan. On February 11th, the four-week competition between the top 24 […]
Airtel Uganda has launched its first fibre-to-the-home services for residential and business users. Connectivity from this service is being offered at peak download rates of 10Mbps, 20Mbps, and 50Mbps, according to a report from Capital Radio Uganda. Airtel already offers fixed broadband connectivity via its 4G LTE network. Airtel Uganda has launched its first fibre-to-the-home […]
Morocco to replace Ukraine and join Spain and Portugal to host the World Cup in 2030. This is due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The proximity between Spain and Morocco makes the partnership more practical. Last October, a Spain, Portugal, and Ukraine joint bid was backed up by UEFA, European football’s governing body to host […]