Tom Kirkwood

The NBA aims for a slam dunk in Africa after a successful tryout in Senegal, Rwanda

The National Basketball Association is ramping up engagement in the continent after its charm offensive in Senegal showed proof of…

2 years ago

Africa Champions Cup MVP, Hagar Amer, shares her journey to basketball success.

Hagar Amer has become a household name in her native Egypt. Here, she talks about her journey back to basketball…

2 years ago

Club World Cup draw in Morocco sees top world teams square up in February

The winners of the various continental cups, including Real Madrid, Wydad, Flamengo, and Al Ahly, will come together this February…

2 years ago

Moroccan players dominate 2022 “Men’s World Best” football rankings

While Moroccan team members ranked high in categories including the best goalkeeper, coach, and playmaker in the 2022 rankings, there…

2 years ago

African football on the rise: CAF’s new continental Super League

Besides availing more funding to its associations under the Forward 3.0 Program, FIFA, through CAF, will roll out a highly…

2 years ago

Mali basketball star turns heads in Hawaii, BAL qualifiers come to and end and Abidjan Fighters get a woman coach – it’s all happening in African basketball

Rising star Oumar Ballo drew the attention of NBA scouts by bagging MVP at the 2022 Maui Invitational in Hawaii,…

2 years ago

Africa’s ‘over-the-top’ sports consumption

African football fans are keeping up with the World Cup 2022 games from their mobile devices on the back of…

2 years ago

Are Moroccans Arab or African? Geopolitics, football, and the future of Africa

With a shared history in addition to geographic, religious and economic ties with the rest of Africa, why is Moroccan…

2 years ago

World Cup 2022: From Morocco to Cameroon, African teams claimed new records in Qatar

Morocco became the first African team to make the World Cup semi-finals following their win over Portugal. But other African…

2 years ago

Women’s basketball heats up

Women's basketball continues to beat attendance records, drawing historically high numbers to the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Australia. Game…

2 years ago