Africa Sport

[The Herald] Don Makanyanga -- The most explosive scandal in Zimbabwean rugby history has erupted and the fire is squarely at the feet of Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) president Losson Mtongwiza.

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[The Herald] Curtworth Masango -- Sheasham FC have opened their 2025 ZIFA Central Region Soccer League (CRSL) campaign with back-to-back wins and their calm, calculated approach is already turning heads.

[The Herald] Brandon Moyo -- Zimbabwe have stunned the cricketing world again in Sylhet by completing their highest-ever run chase in Test history to beat Bangladesh by three wickets and win their first away red-ball match in seven years.

[Radio Dalsan] When did Somali football stop being Somali? That is the uncomfortable question looming over the country's sporting landscape as Djiboutian football boss Suleiman Hassan Waberi deepens his influence across Somalia's football structures.

[Ghanaian Times] THE Girls U-15 division of the CAF African Schools Football Championship Ghana 2025 got off to an exciting start on Wednesday, 23 March at the University of Ghana in Accra.

[Namibian] With the Rugby Premier League at about the halfway stage before the knockout stages begin, the battle is on for a place in the semifinals.

[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed leading Liberian sports journalist Theophilus Kla Wesley as media officer for the upcoming TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, to be held in Egypt.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Down Town FC, Porkah Roberts, has extended heartfelt appreciation to team officials, players, technical staff, and fans following the club's historic promotion to the First Division of the Liberia Football Association (LFA).

[Premium Times] The NFF has unequivocally declared that referees found guilty of match manipulation will not only be suspended but could be banned from football for at least 10 years.

[This Day] Benin City -- The management of the Edo State Sports Commission has shelved its plans to organise the 4th Edo Sports Festival following the significant impact of the state at the recently concluded maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival in Uyo.

[Daily Trust] Excitement is building as the 2025 President Federation Cup reaches a pivotal stage with the women's round of 16 and men's quarter-final matches scheduled for Friday, May 3rd. Football fans across the nation are eagerly anticipating a day filled with high-stakes drama and thrilling matchups.

[Daily Trust] Highly favoured to win the 2025 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Remo Stars are inarguably the inform club that has caught the attention of Nigerian football fans with their high-level organisation and breath-taking performances.

[Daily Trust] Golfers in Abia State have unveiled plans to develop a world-class championship golf course in Umuahia, the state capital, aiming to position Abia as a premier destination for global golf tourism.

[The Herald] Some people won't just give up. Former Zimbabwe and all-Africa bantamweight champion Stix Macloud is still determined to continue with his boxing career despite surviving two knockouts that had proved dangerous to his own life. "All I need is a good and reliable manager and I will be back on the trail for my lost titles," Macloud said at his Rugare home in Harare yesterday.

[The Herald] Tinashe Kusema -- Shaun de Souza isn't hiding. He's hurting, but he's fired up.

[The Herald] Lovemore Dube -- As Zimbabwe intensifies efforts to rebuild a competitive national football team under head coach Michael Nees, calls are growing for the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) to widen its scouting net, this time towards the vast, often untapped, pool of Zimbabwean talent in North America.

[Capital FM] London, United Kingdom -- Kenya's track queen Faith Kipyegon is among ten world record-holders and 23 reigning global individual champions entered for the star-studded fields for the first Wanda Diamond League meeting of the year in Xiamen on Saturday.

[Namibian] Both Nambia's men and women's u21 hockey teams are currently second on the log at the Junior Africa Cup in Windhoek and well-placed to qualify for the Junior World Cup later this year.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Robert Lihalakha, a Kenyan American sports executive, basketball coach, and founder of the Impact Scholars platform, is in Nairobi hosting youth basketball camps for promising Kenyan student-athletes.

[New Times] Zimbabwe has opted to host their 2026 World Cup qualifying match against South Africa in Rwanda, shifting the fixture from their previous home venue in South Africa. Zimbabwe will now take on South Africa in Kigali on October 5.

[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- National Under 17 girls football team captain Halima Imbachi says they have a masterplan in place to beat Cameroon in this Friday's return leg of the World Cup qualifier in Yaounde.

[Namibian] Kavango East governor Julius Hambyuka yesterday said he would honour his pledge to treat the newly crowned 2025 Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup netball champions to dinner.

[Namibian] The Mwatile sisters Wilka (24) and Mekelaye (19) have become leading members of the Namibian Capricorn Eagles squad, while both excelled in their recent International T20 series against Uganda.

[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- Gor Mahia coach Sinisa Mihic says he has ironed out his differences with the technical bench following weeks of tumult among them.

[Liberian Investigator] For the fifth consecutive time, Determine Girls have been crowned champions of the Liberia Football Association (LFA) Women's Upper League.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied discussed at a meeting with Minister of Youth and Sports, Sadok Mourali at the Carthage Palace on Tuesday the draft law on sports structures, according to a statement from the presidency.

[Vanguard] Nigeria's U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles, defeated their Egyptian counterparts 2-1 in a friendly match on Tuesday in Cairo, ahead of the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Shadrack Maluki is eyeing the presidency as the National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOCK) goes to the polls, and has promised more inclusivity for the national body.

[allAfrica]