Africa Sport

[Nairobi News] Former Gor Mahia striker Francis Afiriye walked off the pitch in Botswana on Sunday after Township Rollers coach Francis Nuttall failed to field him in the 1-0 win over Prisons.

[Ghanaian Times] A budding young star who boasts of winnable qualities comprising a powerful physique, discipline, meticulousness, calmness and a big heart for the sport of table-tennis is determined to make a huge impact this year.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Premier League will continue tomorrow with exciting Week 11 midweek matches.

[Ghanaian Times] Emmanuel Commey won this year's Ghana Table Tennis Association's (GTTA) Chairman's Cup played at the Accra Tennis Center at the Fantasy Dome, Trade Fair on Saturday.

[Ghanaian Times] Immigration Ladies were left disappointed after twice throwing away a lead to draw 2-2 with Samaria Ladies in their Women's Premier League week five duel at the McDan La town Park on Saturday.

[Nairobi News] Olympics marathon champion and world record holder Eliud Kipchoge on Monday night lost the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award to Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and footballer Lionel Messi.

[SNA] Khartoum -The national youth team is due to play with its Libyan counterpart in the Arab Youth-Under-20 Championship on Tuesday at Riyadh International Stadium in the first round of Group D Competition. The team is working to achieve a positive result and put the first three points in its balance, as it performed a number of exercises before reaching the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The technical staff, led by the French Coach of Algerian origin Mounir Lahbab, reassured of the final touches on the way of playing and the c

[Cameroon Tribune] The Reunification Stadium in Bepanda is one of the stadiums that will play host to the CHAN 2020 competition in April. The 40,000 capacity stadium was renovated in 2018 by the Canadian company, Magil Construction Corporation. The stadium was renovated to host the Total CHAN 2020 and the Total 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The new look Omnisports stadium is completely different from what it used to be some decades back. It is a completely transformed edifice to an ultramodern structure with the state-of-the-a

[Ghanaian Times] An inspired second half performance of steel, determination and valour - flavoured by Kofi Kodzi's sweet last-gasp goal, powered Accra Hearts of Oak to overcome Bechem United in their Week-10 fixture of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) at the Accra Sports Stadium yesterday.

[Ghanaian Times] Kumasi -The week 10 Ghana Premiership game between Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Obuasi AshantiGold ended goalless at the Baba Yara Stadium, yesterday. It was the last game Kotoko played behind closed doors at the Baba Yara stadium, following the ban for crowd violence.

[Ghanaian Times] Mr. Alassane Diack, Executive Director of OlympiAfrica Foundation will begin a four-day working visit to Ghana from today to Thursday to inspect the Amasaman OlympiAfrica Youth Sports Center project in Ghana.

[Ghanaian Times] Dave Harper and Azumah Nelson, a former world boxing champion, has presented five return air tickets plus undisclosed cash to the national amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers ahead of their Africa Olympic qualifying campaign in Dakar, Senegal on February 20-29.

[Ghanaian Times] The National Sports Authority (NSA) has announced that a total of 192 long distance athletes will participate in the 2020 National Cross Country race in the Ajumako Essiam District of the Central Region.

[New Times] LAGUE Byiringiro has emphasized that he has the potential and talent to become one of the best strikers in Rwandan football.

[New Times] First-time participants Skol Adrien Niyonshuti Cycling Academy (SACA) have confirmed their final five-man roster for the Tour du Rwanda 2020 ahead of the February 23 kick-off.

[Monitor] In the past few years, the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa) has had a few successes.

[Nation] Harambee Starlets has earned an invitation to the Turkish Women Cup set to be played from March 2 to 11 in Turkey.

[Nation] Mumias-based Dismas Indiza, one of the two professionals under the sponsorship of Johnnie Walker, is back at the helm of the 2019/20 Safari Tour golf series after finishing second in the Kitante Open held at the par 72 Uganda Golf Club course at the weekend.

[Nation] Harambee Starlets forward Esse Akida has joined Turkish giants Besiktas on a two year deal.

[Nation] SportPesa has terminated its sponsorship with Formula One team Racing Point.

[Nation] Peter Nyamu recovered from a poor first nine, to eventually claim the overall title in the Johnnie Walker Golf series, with a brilliant score of 40 points at the Limuru Country Club course over the weekend.

[Nation] Kenyan Premier League (KPL) clubs dominated Round 32 of Betway Cup at the weekend with majority making it to the next stage slated for mid next month.

[Nation] Former World Half Marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is optimistic that she will improve her personal best when she lines up on Friday for the Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Half Marathon in the United Arabs Emirates.

[Nation] Finally, we are back to our winning ways after a long and painful journey of recovery.

[Nation] Kenyan international Michael Olunga Sunday helped Kashiwa Reysol edge Gamba Osaka 1-0 in a Japanese top tier match at Suita Football City Stadium.

[Nairobi News] Gaming firm SportPesa has terminated its sponsorship with Formula One team Racing Point.

[Nairobi News] Malian forward Moussa Marega has received support from major stakeholders and the online community after he walked off the pitch to protest racism during a league match in Portugal.

[Nairobi News] SportPesa Chief Executive Officer Ronald Karauri has blamed Kenyans for not supporting the betting firm which currently is experiencing business turbulence.

[Daily Maverick] Siya Kolisi and his Springbok teammates were honoured for their achievements in 2019 at the Laureus World Sports Awards on Monday night.

[News24Wire] Cape Town -The Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok team of 2019 added another fantastic award to their impressive list of recent accolades when they scooped the prestigious Laureus Team of the Year award in Berlin on Monday evening.