Cape Town wins bid to host the 2027 World Mountain and Trail Championships
In a ground-breaking announcement by World Athletics, Cape Town has been named as the host for the 2027 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships – the first time the event has been awarded to Africa and the second time...
Njoki claims Cape Town victory on Women’s Day, completes Totalsports Race 2025 double
Kenya’s Christine Njoki stormed to victory in a blistering time of 31:16 on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the Totalsports Women’s Race Cape Town held in support of PinkDrive, the race coinciding with South Africa’s Women’s Day celebrations.
A week...
Nigeria rewrites women’s AfroBasket history, Okonkwo wins second MVP award
Nigeria won the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket title after edging out Mali 78-64 in a thrilling final staged at a packed Palais des Sports, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Sunday, Aug 03, setting a record of five continental titles in...
Underdog South Sudan among four African teams to reach FIBA World Cup qualifiers
The competitions will determine the 16 teams that will compete in the 20th edition of the Women's World Cup in Germany, from 4-13 September, 2026.
Four African teams have booked their places in the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup qualifiers,...
East Africa welcomes CHAN 2024: Will Kenya, Uganda or Tanzania seize the moment and...
Teams are rearing to go as momentum continues to build ahead of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 kick-off.
East African neighbours Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are co-hosting the tournament from August 2-30, 2025, with Tanzania expected to set...
Meet WAFCON’s trailblazing Rwandan referee twins
The former footballers turned Rwandese referring trailblazers, were among the over 30 match officials selected by the Confederations of African Football (CAF) to assume responsibility on the pitch during the tournament which is drawing to its close.
Oliver Ochieng
The 2024...
Zimbabwe roars back to the world stage with Africa Rugby Cup title triumph
The 2025 Rugby Africa Cup featured eight of the continent’s top teams: Hosts Uganda, Namibia, Kenya, Morocco, Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Zimbabwe.
Oliver Ochieng
Zimbabwe secured a historic return to the Rugby World Cup for the first time in 34...
CHAN 2024 co-hosts enter final preparations with CECAFA mini-tournament
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are gearing up for a four-nation mini-tournament in Arusha, Tanzania, from 21 to 27 July, in a move aimed at ramping up their CHAN preparations.
Oliver Ochieng
The 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) co-hosts Kenya, Uganda...
Fireworks expected as WAFCON 2024 reaches crucial quarterfinal stage
Hosts Morocco topped group A after beating Senegal and DRC before finalizing group assignments with a 2-2 draw against Zambia.
Oliver Ochieng
The 15th edition of the Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 has entered the crucial quarterfinal stage in...
CAF offers lifeline to clubs exiting early in Champions League, Confederation Cup
Starting the 2025/2026 season, clubs eliminated from the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederations Cup will receive USD$100,000 as part of CAF’s official support, up from USD$50,000 that was previously available to clubs.
Oliver Ochieng
The Confederation...