A taxi stops near a busy square, and the first thing noticed is sound. Drums, horns, street chatter, and vendors calling out snacks. Morocco Prepares for AFCON Festival Beyond Football, and AFCON 2025 in Morocco already looks bigger than match nights. Organisers keep talking about culture, travel, city life, and crowds that want plans even […]
Explore how Nairobi embraces fitness and wellness: outdoor callisthenics to health-monitoring gadgets and even nutrition that is both mindful and trendy— all these are leading a healthy lifestyle in the city. Fitness and wellness have become an integral part of Nairobi city. The massive Kenyans have been following fitness these days, which they had in […]
Somalia sporting fraternity has been plunged into mourning following the death of football legend Mohamed Farah at the age of 59. Mohamed Farah is understood to have died from coronavirus on Tuesday, March 25, at the Northwest London hospital. Born in Beledweyne in Hiiraan province, Farah began his football career while still in school before […]
Obafemi Martins is said to be on the verge of a sensational return to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua to replace compatriot Odion Ighalo who is on loan at Manchester United, Complete Sport reports. Martins had a stint with Shanghai enhua having played three seasons between 2016 and 2018 where he scored a total […]
A former Orlando Pirates international goalkeeper has shared an important message of safety and useful self-training tips, as the football fraternity and our society face extremely testing times. With everything in South Africa and throughout the world brought to a standstill by the Coronavirus, messages having been coming through from all walks of life on […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to consider postponing the Tokyo Olympics, the body announced on Sunday, although it made clear that an outright cancellation of the event was “not on the agenda”. The development follows mounting criticism from athletes and sports officials over the IOC’s stance on the coronavirus pandemic. Consultation with Japanese public […]
Former Super Eagles Midfielder John Mikel Obi has revealed that Trabzonspor president asked him to delete his Instagram post criticizing Turkish football authorities, before his contract was terminated. The 32-year-old in an interview with The Athletic, also made it clear he has no plans to return to the club. Last week, Mikel Obi publicly questioned […]
World athletics chief Sebastian Coe admitted on Thursday that the Tokyo Olympics could be moved to later in the year by the coronavirus outbreak, but said it was too early to make a definitive decision. The Covid-19 pandemic is playing havoc with the global sporting calendar, forcing the postponement of Euro 2020 and a suspension […]
The Championship of African Nations, CHAN 2020 scheduled to start in Cameroon next month will no longer take place due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 04 to 25 April tournament was postponed following an extraordinary session of the CHAN Organizing Committee meeting in Cameroon on Tuesday. The committee cited amongst others, the confinement of population […]
All golf tournaments under the auspices of the South African Golf Association (SAGA) and Womens Golf South Africa (WGSA) have been cancelled. The decision was made on Monday, following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa declaring a national state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic and will run to the end of April. It’s not […]
The coronavirus epidemic continues to disrupt life across the world. The disruption is much lesser in African countries that have recorded cases as compared to for example Italy where the entire country is almost in a lockdown. The impact on gatherings is an area that most African governments have moved to control. From the playing […]
South African middle distance athlete Caster Semenya is aiming to run in the 200 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, competing over a distance that would allow her to avoid World Athletics regulations limiting her testosterone levels. Semenya is a double Olympic gold medallist in the 800 metres but, as an athlete with differences in […]
Former Super Eagles of Nigeria winger, Victor Moses, has been evicted from his hotel in Milan, Italy, according to Sportmediaset. This is due to the spread of coronavirus in the country. The sports news outlet reports that Moses and two other Premier League imports, Christian Eriksen and Ashley Young, were asked to leave Hotel Melià […]
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has postponed this month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic. The continent’s football governing body made the decision on Friday in order to protect the health and safety of stakeholders including players, sponsors, match officials and broadcasters. The games were initially fixed […]
Manchester United made a big statement on Thursday towards the Europa League quarter-finals by thrashing Austrian side LASK Linz 5-0 on Thursday in their last 16 first leg tie. The match was played at an empty Linzer Stadium due to the coronavirus pandemic. Striker Odion Ighalo fired Manchester United ahead in the 28th minute as […]
In the light of the ‘COVID-19’ outbreak, which has been officially declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), we have been forced to take the difficult decision to postpone the celebration of WFS Africa, scheduled for March 17-18 in Durban, South Africa. After closely monitoring the evolving coronavirus outbreak and assessing the […]
Bafana Bafana head coach, Molefi Ntseki has named his Africa Cup Of Nations squad for this month’s qualifiers. Bafana will face off with Sao Tome e Principe in back-to-back fixtures this month as they look to get closer to another AFCON campaign, which will take place in Cameroon next year. The South African national team […]
Former Super Eagles number one goalie Vincent Enyeama has rubbished reports that he has retired from football after finding it hard to get a club for the past three years. Since the ex Enyimba captain was released in France in April 2017, he has not played any competitive football for any club in the world. […]
World Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua has given a rousing speech in London in front of the Royal Family in which he spoke about his Yoruba roots and Nigerian heritage. He spoke on Monday night during the Commonwealth Day celebration service held at Westminster Abbey. “My name is Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua and like many of […]
In the CAF Confederations cup, Moroccan clubs asserted their dominance once again with RS Berkane and Hassania Agadir eliminating Al-Masry and Al Nasr Benghazi 3-2 and 7-0 respectively, that is the aggregate score of the two legs. Pyramids FC, although beaten 1-0 at home by Zanaco, qualified thanks to a 3-0 win in the first […]