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Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire renew one of West Africa’s most familiar football rivalries on Thursday, September 24, when the two sides meet in Group C of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Stade de la Paix in Bouaké. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. GMT, with both nations beginning a new qualification […]
24 Sept 2026
The Turkish Süper Lig has quickly become one of the most interesting stages for African attacking talent this season, with Mohamed Salah, Gift Orban, Victor Osimhen, Eldor Shomurodov and Paul Onuachu all contributing to a competition increasingly shaped by African forwards. Salah provided the biggest headline of the latest weekend, scoring a hat-trick as Trabzonspor […]
21 Sept 2026
Kenya has been crowned African cricket champion after defeating defending champions Uganda by 39 runs in the final of the Africa Continental Cup in Kigali, Rwanda. The victory gave Kenya its first Africa Cup title and delivered a major moment for the country’s cricket programme. The final brought together two East African rivals and ended […]
21 Sept 2026
Kenyan athletics star Agnes Jebet Ngetich has produced another major international performance, setting a new women-only world record in the half marathon at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen. Ngetich completed the race in 1:05:15, improving the previous women-only half-marathon world record by one second and winning the world title in the process. […]
21 Sept 2026
The Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) has publicly come to the defence of its president, Samuel Eto’o, accusing social media platforms and some foreign media outlets of running what it describes as a coordinated campaign intended to damage his reputation. The intervention comes at a sensitive moment for Eto’o, whose increasingly visible support for Gianni Infantino […]
17 Sept 2026
When Patrice Motsepe arrives in Tanzania, the focus will be less about football on the pitch and more about what happens away from it. The CAF president is in Dar es Salaam on Thursday, September 17, as part of a two-day inspection mission covering Tanzania and Kenya. His visit comes as preparations accelerate for the […]
17 Sept 2026
Nairobi has won the right to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, delivering a historic breakthrough for African sport and defeating competing bids from London and Rome in a decision announced by World Athletics in Budapest on Tuesday. The Kenyan capital will become the first African city to stage the World Athletics Championships, bringing the […]
16 Sept 2026
Seko Fofana has brought his nine-year international career with Côte d’Ivoire to an end, closing one of the most important chapters of his football life at the age of 31. The Porto midfielder announced his retirement from international football on September 14, saying the time had come to turn the page after representing the Elephants […]
15 Sept 2026
Nigeria’s women’s wheelchair basketball team has opened a new chapter in the country’s para-sport history, and captain Ijigbamigbe Gbemisola Olubisi is already looking beyond the achievement that put the team on the international stage. After helping Nigeria secure its first-ever place in wheelchair basketball at the Commonwealth Games, Ijigbamigbe says the next ambition is even […]
15 Sept 2026
Tanzania is exploring a potential partnership with Spanish giants FC Barcelona as the country looks to use the momentum surrounding AFCON 2027 to strengthen its football development system. The discussions come as Tanzania prepares to co-host the Africa Cup of Nations alongside Kenya and Uganda, creating an opportunity for the country to use the tournament […]
15 Sept 2026
Kenya stands on the verge of a potentially historic moment for African sport as World Athletics prepares to decide whether Nairobi will host the 2029 World Athletics Championships. The decision is expected on Tuesday, September 15, with Kenya competing against major European bids as the global athletics governing body selects hosts for the 2029 and […]
15 Sept 2026
The 2026 Ballon d’Or race has taken on a new dimension after Lamine Yamal openly declared that he believes the award should be his, while identifying Kylian Mbappé as his only serious rival. The Barcelona teenager is not simply entering the conversation this year; he is making the case that his achievements with Spain and […]
14 Sept 2026
Gabon will begin its 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign without the one player who has carried its attack for more than a decade, and the timing could hardly be more difficult. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has retired from international football after a bitter fallout with Gabonese authorities, only to rediscover extraordinary form at Deportivo La […]
14 Sept 2026
Édouard Mendy has chosen to leave the Senegal national team at 34, bringing an eight-year international career to an end just as a new era begins under coach Patrick Vieira. His departure is more than the retirement of a goalkeeper. It marks the closing of another chapter in the generation that transformed Senegal from a […]
14 Sept 2026
Simba SC have sent a powerful warning to their rivals in the 2026/27 CAF Champions League after dismantling Malawi’s Mighty Wanderers 6–1 in Dar es Salaam, completing a dominant 7–1 aggregate victory and booking their place in the second preliminary round of Africa’s premier club competition. The Tanzanian giants turned a narrow first-leg advantage into […]
14 Sept 2026
Bayanda Walaza has produced another major statement on the European athletics circuit, sprinting to a brilliant 9.91 seconds in Rovereto, Italy, to win the men’s 100 metres and break the meeting record. The South African teenager, already regarded as one of the continent’s most exciting sprint prospects, delivered the performance at the Palio Città della […]
10 Sept 2026
Kylian Mbappé has made it clear that the Champions League remains the bigger prize as Real Madrid begin another European campaign, even as his name dominates the conversation surrounding the 2026 Ballon d’Or. The French superstar enters the new season as one of the leading contenders for the individual award after a remarkable campaign, but […]
10 Sept 2026
Augustine Eguavoen has been handed an unexpected assignment with Nigeria’s Super Falcons after the country’s disappointing campaign at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The former Super Eagles coach has been appointed interim head coach of the women’s national team as Nigeria prepares for a crucial 2028 Olympic qualifying double-header against Comoros in October. […]
10 Sept 2026
Harold Moukoudi has given Cameroon another reason to question his omission from the national team after helping AEK Athens open their 2026/27 UEFA Champions League campaign with a 1–0 victory over LASK. The centre-back completed the full match as AEK secured three points in Athens, producing another strong European performance at a time when his […]
10 Sept 2026
Africa’s biggest club competition gets underway. The 2026/27 CAF Champions League has officially begun, with clubs from across Africa launching their campaigns in the first preliminary round as they chase the continent’s most prestigious club trophy. The opening first-leg matches were played from September 4 to 6, with the decisive return fixtures scheduled for September […]
9 Sept 2026
African champions leave Berlin without a victory. Nigeria’s D’Tigress have returned from the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup with difficult questions to answer after a winless campaign that ended with a heavy 111–56 defeat to France in Berlin. The result completed three defeats from three Group B matches for the reigning African champions. Nigeria […]
8 Sept 2026
Cele’s 18-month spell at Naturena comes to an end. Kaizer Chiefs have parted ways with Thabo Cele after the South African midfielder and the club agreed to terminate his contract by mutual consent, bringing an end to an 18-month spell that began with considerable expectations but ultimately failed to develop into a long-term partnership. The […]
8 Sept 2026
Governing bodies intervene in Nigeria’s football crisis. FIFA and the Confederation of African Football have ordered the Nigeria Football Federation to suspend its ongoing electoral process, putting the country’s planned September 27 elective congress on hold as the two governing bodies begin an assessment of the crisis affecting Nigerian football administration. The decision represents a [&hellip
8 Sept 2026
South Africa have turned to experience as they prepare for a major three-match One Day International series against Australia, naming Temba Bavuma as captain and recalling several established players to a squad designed to strengthen the Proteas ahead of the 2027 Cricket World Cup. Bavuma returns to the ODI leadership role after last featuring in […]
7 Sept 2026