Africa Sport

[This Day] Nigeria's National Female Cricket Team Coach, Leke Oyede, has assured stakeholders that the team is filled with confidence going into their first match at the 3rd NCF Women's T20i Invitational Tournament starting today in Lagos.

[New Era] Sports Minister Agnes Tjongarero has expressed disappointment with the World Athletics (WA) over its new rule, banning athletes with high levels of testosterone from competing.

[New Times] The Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday night booked their ticket to the 2023 FIBA Women's AfroBasket finals due in Kigali from July 26 to August 6 at BK Arena.

[Ghanaian Times] As massively predicted, the Black Antelopes of Angola gave Ghana's Black Stars a good run for their money in the third-round tie of the 2024 Nations Cup qualifiers at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, last Thursday.

[Ghanaian Times] Accra Hearts of Oak suffered their biggest defeat of the season on Saturday in the Ghana Premier League - a 3-0 demolition in the hands of Karela United in their match day 23 game at the CAM Park in Ayinase.

[Daily News] TANZANIA Volleyball Association (TAVA) has unveiled April 10th as a registration deadline for the teams wishing to participate in this year's Union Cup ahead of its official start on May 4th this year.

[New Times] Leonard Nhamburo will be hoping to help Rwanda women win the Nigeria T20 Invitational Women's Cricket tournament for the second time in a row.

[Premium Times] The team's coach said he trusts the ability of the assembled players and equally believes they've learned from past experiences.

[Vanguard] Nigerians have been reacting to Super Eagles last Friday's defeat by the lowly rated Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau in the AFCON qualifying match played at National Stadium, Abuja.

[New Times] Rwanda national team head coach Carlos Alos Ferrer insists that hosting Benin behind closed doors won't be helping his team at all.

[Ghanaian Times] The National Sports Authority (NSA) and the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) have sent congratulatory messages to Mr Herbert Mensah on his election as President of the African Rugby Union (ARU) on Saturday, in Cape Town, South Africa.

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's Africa U-23 side, the Black Meteors, will continue with the quest to make a second appearance at the African Cup of Nations when they face-off today with the Fennec Foxes of Algeria at the Stade 19 Mai Stadium in Annaba.

[Ghanaian Times] The senior national football team, the Black Stars defeated their Angolan counterparts, Palancas Negras, 1-0 in their first leg Group E Nations Cup Qualifier at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, yesterday.

[Premium Times] Torgah scored 70, 72, and 73, finishing with a total of 215, two over par, which secured his victory over Willy and Olapade after the playoff.

[New Times] Rwanda U19 will play two buildup matches against neighbors Burundi on April 1 and 2 as part of the pair's preparations for the upcoming 2023 IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship that will take place in Croatia from August 2-13.

[New Times] The second round of the Rwanda basketball league will start on April 21, local basketball governing body (FERWABA) has announced.

[Namibian] THE Brave Warriors may yet get Cameroon coach Rigobert Song fired after "stealing a point" in Yaounde following a 1-1 stalemate on Friday night.

[Namibian] THE 2023 National Amateur Boxing Championships concluded on Saturday, with the Erongo region taking its fifth consecutive win.

[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has pledged to buy each goal scored by Taifa Stars in the unfolding Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers campaign for 10m/- as a motivation to players.

[Daily News] TAIFA Stars Head Coach Adel Amrouche has congratulated his charges for putting smiles on Tanzanians while his Ugandan counterpart Micho has challenged his players to bounce back.

[Vanguard] Says first leg match disappointing

[New Times] Rwandan international referee, Salma Rhadia Mukansanga, on Saturday, March 25, received the Forty under 40 Africa Award in the sports category in an awarding ceremony held in Sandton City, South Africa.

[New Times] Rwanda international Sven Kalisa has returned to training after six weeks in the treatment room with an injury.

[Daily News] President Samia Suluhu Hassan has contributed 7,000 tickets ahead of Taifa Stars versus Uganda match.

[CAF] Sierra Leone head coach John Keister has lauded his team for an improved approach after a 2-0 win over Sao Tome put their hopes of qualifying to the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations on track.

[CAF] Gabon drew first blood against Cameroon, beating the Indomitable Cubs 1-0 in the first leg of the qualifiers for the 2023 TotalEnergies Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations, in the final round of qualification matches.

[Daily Maverick] It won't be easy to trump the Lone Stars on home soil -- especially considering that Bafana Bafana failed to do so on their own turf.

[Scrolla] The Proteas delivered a brilliant run chase in front of a Centurion faithful that certainly would not have expected to see 500+ runs on Sunday afternoon.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Harambee Stars skipper Michael Olunga has admitted it has been hard watching other national teams play qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, while they sit out after being omitted from the matches.

[Scrolla] Liberia coach Ansumana Keita has declared Bafana Bafana will endure a torrid time when the two teams clash in Monrovia on Tuesday.