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Gambian sprinters competing in the Commonwealth Games have missed out on the 100m after visa issues kept them from arriving in time. The five are among a group of six Gambian athletes who have been held up in France where…

Sadio Mane scored his first official goal for his new club as Bayern Munich held off a late comeback from RB Leipzig to retain the German Supercup in a 5-3 thriller. 

Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is set to take a coaching role with Tottenham's academy. Spurs were helping the former Ivory Coast international with his coaching badges and he has now completed his Uefa A licence. Toure, 39, helped City to their…

Tobi Amusan became the first Nigerian ever to win gold at the World Athletics Championships after racing to a stunning world record time of 12.06s.  It was the second time Amusan would break the record on the night, improving on…

South Africa’s Banyana Banyana on Saturday defeated hosts Atlas Lionesses of Morocco 2-1 in the final match of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Rabat. The win helped them to their first title success in the tournament’s…

WAFCON 2022 first qualified for the semi-finals are the Copper Queens of Zambia who booked their place for the next round by beating Senegal on penalties (4-2) after a 1-1 stalemate at the end of extra time. The Copper Queens…

The Super Falcons of Nigeria advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), following a 4-0 victory against Burundi on Sunday, at the Stade Moulay Hassan in Rabat, Morocco. Nigeria will take on Cameroon’s Indomitable…

Former Liverpool team-mates Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are on the updated 10-man shortlist for the Confederation of African Football's (Caf) Men's Player of the Year award for 2021-22. Mane, who joined German champions Bayern Munich last month, had the…

Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala has been ruled out of the Women Nations Cup in Morocco due to a “Grade two Ligament injury.” The 27-year-old suffered the injury during Nigeria’s 2-1 defeat to South Africa in the opening match on…

The final list of nominees that will vie for the top prize will be announced closer to the event. In the preliminary shortlist of nominees released by CAF on Wednesday, six South African players made the shortlist compared to Nigeria’s…

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been banned for 11 years for doping. Earlier this runner was banned for 10 years, which has been extended for one more year. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has charged the 33-year-old with trying to…

Winner of the Senegalese Cup, Casa Sports has achieved the double in the domestic game of Senegal. The Casaçais won with a score of three goals to zero in the weekend's final of the domestic cup. They won in the…