Africa Sport

[News24Wire] Former Western Province and Sharks utility back Tim Swiel feels it may be a good move for SA Rugby to head north.

[Nairobi News] Marathon world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge has landed a deal with England Football Club Tottenham Hotspurs.

[The Herald] United States-based former Zimbabwean track star athlete, Arnold Payne, says he is pained the country does not have a World Athletics certified track.

[The Herald] CAPS United yesterday distributed goodies, including 50kg bags of maize meal, to their players and officials as the club continue to cushion staff during this lockdown.

[The Herald] Exactly 18 years after limping off while on national duty in an AFCON qualifier against Eritrea, Johannes Ngodzo has finally set the record straight on his knee injury.

[The Herald] For years it was probably the world's worst football stadium -- a decaying structure with collapsing stands, its pitch replaced by shrubs and weeds while its walls were riddled with bullet holes.

[The Herald] The Kamandama golf tournament, which is held annually in Hwange as part of the commemorations of the 427 miners who died after a series of underground gas explosions in 1972, has this year been called off.

[Daily News] YOUNG Africans Head Coach Luc Eymael is due to jet back in the country on Sunday, ahead of the restart of the Mainland Premier League on June 13th this year.

[Daily News] AZAM FC have fired warning shots to their opponents in the quarterfinals of Azam Sports Federation Cup (ASFC) Simba SC that they will approach the game differently to emerge winners.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -Given the current health crisis, the Rugby Africa Executive Committee has approved the immediate release of ?170,000 (539,140 thousand Tunisian dinars) from a solidarity fund. In a statement published on June 4 on its official website, Rugby Africa said that all member federations are eligible for this financial aid to support their rugby communities. Requests from the fund can go towards distribution of food packages, meals, or PPE (masks, hand sanitiser gels, etc.), emergency food and medical suppor

[Nation] Athletics Kenya could make changes to its marathon teams to the Tokyo Olympic Games basing on form.

[Observer] The exercise, according to the club, was aimed at creating awareness of the club and encouraging others to join its regular ride. (Photo: Monrovia Cycling Club)

[News24Wire] The Sharks are set to lose prop Juan Schoeman with the 28-year-old having put pen to paper with English club Bath .

[New Frame] The para-athlete who broke his own sprint record in Dubai last year is working to transform South Africa's healthcare system while targeting a storming performance at the Tokyo Games next year.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -Even before a case at the Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) over Football Kenya Federation's (FKF) decision to end the season is heard and determined, the Kenya Premier League (KPL) management will convene a Governing Council meeting next week to draw out a plan for football resumption.

[Nation] Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) presidential aspirant Bouchra Hajij says her appointment to the International Olympic Committee's Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission is a plus for the sport.

[Nation] World marathon record holder, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has welcomed the challenge by English Premier League side, Tottenham Hotspurs' fans ahead of the virtual 42km run due Saturday and Sunday.

[Nation] The Kenyan Premier League (KPL) management has continued to defy Football Kenya Federation (FKF)'s order to end the 2019/20 season and have now hinted at making plans for resumption.

[Nation] Peter "Dynamite" Odhiambo, a former member of Kenya's national boxing team "Hit Squad," is a popular figure at Kaloleni Social Hall in Nakuru town, where he has been nurturing the next crop of boxers since 2017.

[Nation] As we wait to hear from President Uhuru Kenyatta on whether or not the current curfew and travel restrictions enforced by Covid-19 will be lifted, we can only hope sports can get back to normal as soon as possible.

[Daily News] IT is a highly commendable return of live matches in home and away format that will see the light of day on June 13th as the Premier League picks up from where it left off before the hiatus.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi's international mountain trail running (Ultra marathon) specialist, Edson Kumwamba has taken a step further by organising his own race -- a 30km trail course to be held in his home district of Mulanje on June 21.

[New Times] Henry Mwinuka, the head coach of Rwanda Energy Group (REG) basketball club, has urged his players to stay focused on winning the 2019/2020 BK Basketball National League title despite the long layoff due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

[Daily Trust] For the umpteenth time, the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development has said it would require between N5billion to N10 billion to renovate and upgrade sporting facilities located across the country.

[New Times] Eric Ngendahimana has said that he looks forward to helping SC Kiyovu win titles following his two-year move from Rwanda Premier League rivals Police.

[Nairobi News] Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Herbert Mwachiro has rubbished off claims that he is related to current president Nick Mwendwa.

[This Day] Abuja -Says work to begin at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja shortly

[News24Wire] President of the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union, Schalk Liebenberg , has been elected to the SA Rugby executive committee for a two-year term.

[Ghanaian Times] Black Stars and Al-Fayha winger, Samuel Owusu, has advised young footballers to aim to reach greater heights in their footballing careers.

[New Zimbabwe] Legendary former Zimbabwe Warriors captain Peter Ndlovu has attributed his success in his role as the team manager at top South African club Mamelodi Sundowns to the experience during his successful playing career.