Angola’s National Judo Team won Friday in Luanda the Junior African Cup, with four gold medals, 10 silver and 15 bronze.The four athletes who won the gold medals are Eldimira Segunda (- 48 Kg), Domingas Jaime (- 63 Kg), Suzana Quimbambata (- 78 Kg) and…
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Nigerian weightlifter Olarinonye appointed to Athletes Commission
Nigerian weightlifter, Adenike Olarinoye has been appointed as member of the Athlete’s Commission of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).A statement from Tony Nezianya, Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Olympic Committee (…
Nigeria wins 3rd game against Ghana at NCF Women’s Invitational
Nigeria has won her third game against Ghana by 62 runs at the ongoing Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) Women’s Invitational in Lagos.The game at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) Cricket Oval on Friday, saw the Ghanaian team win toss and opted to field….
Angola hosts African swimming event
After the 2015 Edition, Angola will once again host the African Championship in zone VI in swimming, from 3 to 7 May, at the Alvalade swimming pool, in Luanda, said this Wednesday to ANGOP the president of the Angolan Federation of this sport, Joaquim …
Angola trains manoeuvring boats for African Sailing Championship
Boat manoeuvring training will dominate, as of Wednesday, in Luanda, the second week of preparation of the National Optimist Sailing Team, with a view to the African Championship, to be held from 2 to 9 May, in the Kingdom of Morocco.The information wa…
Twin penalty strikes earn Rangers Int’l 2-1 win over Bayelsa Utd in Awka
Rangers Int’l FC of Enugu on Sunday secured the three points at stake in their Day 10 match in the 2022/2022 abridged national league encounter with Bayelsa Utd at the Awka Township Stadium.The visitors from Yenagoa had gone ahead through Alax Oyowah i…
Sack Peseiro from Super Eagles job now, 3 sports writers urge NFF
Three sports journalists based in Abuja on Sunday urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to relieve Jose Peseiro of his Super Eagles Head Coach job before it is too late.They made the call following the Eagles’ 0-1 loss to Guinea Bissau on Friday …
Ukrainian Olympic Head on Russian Rival: ‘He is My Enemy’
KYIV, UKRAINE — They fought on the same side and together won Olympic gold, young men from Russia and a newly independent Ukraine, joined for one last medal-winning hurrah on a short-lived post-Soviet Unified Team at the 1992 Barcelona Games.Now, forme…
NCS, WFP, LITHON and IFA launch groundbreaking project
Windhoek, NAMIBIA: The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS), United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Impact for Africa S.p.A. (IFA) and Lithon Project Consultants Pty (Ltd) (Lithon) launched an integrated food production project on Thursday, 12th Jan…
African Nations Championship kicks off in Algeria
Algerian Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane (C), FIFA President Gianni Infantino (R) and President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe attend the opening ceremony of the 7th African Nations Championship (CHAN) at Nelson Man…
Pelé was ensnared by ‘Brazilian-style racism’ but stood firm as dictatorship tried to keep him playing
As arguably the greatest soccer player of all time is laid to rest, Prof José Paulo Florenzano of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo considers Pelé’s incredible legacy off the field. This article was originally written in Portuguese.Pelé o…
Fans Hold On to Hope Despite No African World Cup Wins Yet
Senegal lost 2-0 to the Netherlands, Tunisia drew against Denmark, as did Morocco against Croatia. […]