The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Liberian lawyer and lecturer Cllr. Kunkunyon Wleh to work on its Governance Committee. Appointing Cllr. Wleh through a communication dated 29 November 2023, CAF expressed great pleasure to formally welcome him to the Governance Committee of that noble institution. “The Executive Committee under the leadership of the […]
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The 2024 edition of the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally has been scheduled from June 28-30. The Mountain Gorilla Rally is one of seven rally races confirmed on the recently-released calendar of the 2024 the African Rally Championship (ARC). The opening race on the ARC calendar is Rally Bandama which will take place in Cote d’Ivoire […]
SuperSport United suffered their second successive Caf Confederation Cup defeat after falling 2-0 to visiting USM Alger at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday. Gavin Hunt’s men were on the back foot from as early as the fifth minute when defender Saadi Radouani handed his side the lead. Central midfielder Brahim Benzaza doubled the Algerian visitors’ […]
TS Galaxy overpowered hosts AmaZulu 3-2 at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Sunday to book a spot in the Carling Knockout final and set up a date with Stellenbosch FC. It took just two minutes for the Rockets to claim the lead through Lehlohonolo Mojela before Higor Vidal extended their advantage in the 26th minute. Usuthu […]
Nairobi — Tusker FC will clash with AFC Leopards at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos, Robert Matano coming up against his former employers as he looks to put the brewers’ campaign back on track following a tough start. Both sides have had a difficult beginning to the season, with Leopards winning only once in 12 […]
Nairobi — The government has unveiled plans to provide financial literacy education to sports stars in the country. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua who spoke at the inaugural Great Chepsaita Cross-Country Run 2023 at Chepsaita Chepkemei Primary School in Uasin Gishu County on Saturday, said there is a need to equip the athletes with financial literacy […]
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Zambia: FAZ Should Act!
The continued acts of hooliganism in the Zambia Premier League leaves a lot to be desired especially for a country that prides itself as a giant in football. The continued harassment of match officials and attack on team bus warrants stiffer punishments on fans to help curb this growing disease that is denting the image […]
The caretaker committee appointed by the Seychelles Football Federation (SFF) for the men’s national team has completed its two-game mandate and now a permanent head coach is being sought. The caretaker committee, headed by coach Ralph Jean-Louis, was responsible for the two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Ivory Coast and Kenya. Seychelles lost […]
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Liberia: Barrolle Getting Mighty Again
Monrovia — Liberia’s second oldest football club, Barrolle, appears to be returning to its glorious days as the Rollers have transformed themselves into a title-chasing side. The Red Boys came from a goal down to defeat LPRC Oilers 3-1 at the Tusa field on Saturday. Teenage midfielder Nush Zohn played a significant role in the […]
Match Day 2 of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup resumes on Sunday, 03 December in another Sunday dose of African club football across the continent. A total of eight fixtures have been lined up for Sunday to keep fans of the African game entertained, as the race to a place in the knockout stages of […]
After recently entering the history books as inaugural African Football League champions, Mamelodi Sundowns returned home to notch a new Premier Soccer League record. Wednesday’s 2-0 victory over SuperSport United saw the Brazilians setting a new record of nine straight league wins from the start of a season during the PSL era. In the process, […]
Upon the conclusion of the group stages draw last month in Johannesburg, fans of the African game had almost concluded who would advance to the knockout stages of the tournament – purely based on club pedigree and experience on the continent. Match Day 1 of the group stages concluded on Sunday and with most clubs […]
AS Kigali head coach André Casa Mbungo has resigned from his role citing ‘unfulfilled promises’. Club’s Team Manager Innocent Bayingana confirmed to Times Sport that Mbungo handed in his resignation letter on Wednesday evening. “Yes, we received his resignation letter this evening (Wednesday),” Bayingana said in an interview. Assistant coach Shaban Mbarushimana will take charge […]
Nairobi — Lithuania-based Mercy Wanyama has made the final Kenyan team for the 3×3 Africa Cup which starts in Egypt on Friday, and the forward has voiwed to use her European experience to help the team clinch a qualifier slot. Wanyama, who has recently joined Lithuanian league side BC Siauliai believes they have a strong […]
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh has promised to redouble his efforts to reposition Nigeria’s sports sector. The minister made the pledge yesterday in Abuja at a media conference to mark his 100 days in office. It will be recalled Enoh assumed duty as the 36th Minister of Sports Development on August […]
Nairobi — NBA Africa today announced that the league established a new subsidiary in Kenya, with an office located in Westlands, Nairobi. The NBA Kenya office will support all of the league’s business and basketball development initiatives in the country and will be led by NBA Kenya Senior Director and Country Operations Lead Michael Finley. […]
It is now nine out of nine Premier Soccer League wins for Mamelodi Sundowns. Peter Shalulile struck in the 31st minute before Lucas Ribeiro Costa beat the halftime whistle to double Sundowns’ advantage in the stoppage time of the first half to settle the contest. It was another fruitful evening for Sundowns at Lucas Moripe […]
Extra Time: Chiefs have dragged their heels since the sacking of Molefi Ntseki last month, failing to hire his replacement. Inaction, argues Michael Madyira, will be their downfall. It is now over a month since Kaizer Chiefs fired their former coach Molefi Ntseki and in football, time is money. Cavin Johnson was immediately thrust into […]