Africa Sport

[Nairobi News] Former Gor Mahia coach Jose Marcelo Ferreira has heaped praise on Kenyan footballers, describing their ball control technique as "equal to Brazilians".

[Nairobi News] Kenyan international midfielder Francis Kahata has promised to build a house for a youth coach who first discovered him.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- With all the major football leagues in the world going on a month-long break after the completion of the 2019-20 Coronavirus-ravaged season, punters will now have to explore new avenues of placing their best.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- While Arsenal made merry on Saturday evening toasting to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's double against Chelsea that handed them their 14th FA Cup title, miles away in Nairobi's Eastleigh Estate, a middle-aged woman was celebrating for different reasons.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Harambee Starlets and Vihiga Queens forward Cynthia Shilwatso arrived in Spain on Wednesday ahead of completing a move to top tier side EDF Logrono.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- World Half Marathon record holder Geoffrey Kamworor says he is well on the recovery path, getting back into shape after a freak motorbike accident in June left him with head and ankle injuries that required surgery.

[SAFA] Meet Banyana Banyana star Rhoda 'Mambush' Mulaudzi.

[Ghanaian Times] The Refereeing Department of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has successfully completed a FIFA/MA course for Referees Assessors.

[Ghanaian Times] Inter Allies head coach Tony Lokko has disclosed that his team is not ready for the resumption of football as the coronavirus pandemic lingers on.

[SAFA] 5 Agust 2020 - Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis says her team can only benefit from a number of players signing for overseas clubs. Having come close to winning the AWCON tournament in 2018 in Ghana before losing to Nigeria in the final on penalties, Ellis thinks 2022 might be South Africa's year to win the continental title.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, has reiterated to sports federations that transformation must be taken seriously.

[Nation] Harambee Starlets midfielder Cynthia Shilwatso has joined Spanish Division One side EDF Logrono on a three-year deal.

[SAnews.gov.za] Select Committee on Education, Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture, has called on South African Rugby and Cricket South Africa to cleanse their images of the racism tag.

[Daily Maverick] It might be the impact of Covid-19 but in the past few weeks, the lack of quality administration in the South African sports industry has been exposed.

[Daily Maverick] South African football is set to make its return on Saturday with the Nedbank Cup semi-finals, followed by the Absa Premiership and GladAfrica Championship next week. With games to be played in empty stadiums, the entertainment value of commentary will be that much higher for viewers at home in the coming weeks.

[Nation] New sports sponsorship amid a global pandemic is not unique, even though the last major contagion to affect the entire world happened exactly a century ago.

[Nation] Gor Mahia electoral board chairman Henry Ogoye has said that the results of the club's polls that will be held virtually on Saturday will take " a record five minutes" to be known.

[Nation] In a familiarisation tour of Naivasha by the WRC Safari Rally secretariat staff last Friday it emerged that one of the biggest beneficiary of the Safari will be the KWS Training Institute.

[Namibian] The African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games scheduled for Maseru, Lesotho from 4 to 13 December 2020 have been postponed by a year due to the prevailing coronavirus pandemic.

[Daily News] AFTER Simba men squad won treble this season, the club fans are now bracing for another title feat as Simba Queens close in on Women Mainland League title.

[The Herald] NATIONAL team players have become the first batch of beneficiaries of the ?5 000 awarded to the Zimbabwe Rugby Union by Rugby Africa.

[Observer] -- Monrovia Mayor Jefferson Koijee tells Nimba people

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Saturday August 1 officially opened its International player transfer window.

[Cameroon Tribune] In the Centre Region measures are being taken to ensure a strict respect of the barrier measures put in place by government.

[Cameroon Tribune] Two Cameroonians, Martin Hongla and Didier Lamkel have also qualified for the Europa League 2021.

[Nyasa Times] Vice-President Saulos Chilima has proposed for implementation of reform areas in the Ministry of Youth and Sports which included establishing National Sports Development Fund.

[Nairobi News] Chelsea legend Didier Drogba's bid to become the next president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation (FIF) continues to draw varied reaction with renowned journalist Mamadou Gaye dismissing him as a 'project' of Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

[Foroyaa] If Bologna had known Musa Barrow will turn out this much of a success at the Renato Arena, they certainly would have sanctioned a permanent deal.

[New Times] Former Amavubi goalkeeper Marcel Nzarora has retired from football at the age of 27.

[Nation] All eyes in Africa are on Morocco after football action resumed in the North African country amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with outstanding top-flight matches being staged last weekend.