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BAL announces teams, conferences and game schedule for 2023 season

BAL announces teams, conferences and game schedule for 2023 season

The Basketball Africa League has announced the teams, conferences, and game schedules for this year’s tournament ahead of the kickoff date of March 11. The BAL 2023 season, which is the third season of the competition, will see 12 club teams from 12 African countries battle it out for supremacy in the continent’s premier basketball league.   🚨💥 HERE WE GO! Be the first to know!...

U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles set for friendly against Kawkab Athletics U-23

U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles set for friendly against Kawkab Athletics U-23

Nigeria men’s U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, will play the U-23 side of Moroccan club Kawkab Athletics Marrakech after their previous friendly match against the Central African Republic was cancelled late Tuesday. The match against Kawkab Athletics is scheduled for today at 5pm Nigerian time at the Complexe Sportif, Sidi Mohammed in Casablanca. The Flying Eagles will wrap up their training camp in Casablanca after the...

Patrick Vieira disappointed by lack of black managers in Europe’s top leagues

Patrick Vieira disappointed by lack of black managers in Europe’s top leagues

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has revealed his disappointment at the lack of black managers in the top football leagues across Europe. Vieira claimed that the lack of diversity has had an adverse effect on many parts of the game of football, including among the media and the decision-makers. He also added that changing many people's attitudes towards appointing black coaches has been slow and frustrating....

Saka wins Arsenal Goal of the Month award

Saka wins Arsenal Goal of the Month award

Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka has won the club’s goal of the month award for January with his sensational strike in their 3-2 win over Manchester United. The forward put Arsenal ahead in the 53rd minute at the Emirates Stadium against the Red Devils by smashing a ferocious left-footed strike into the bottom left corner from about 25 yards past David de Gea. The 21-year-old topped the...

U20 AFCON: Nigeria defeat Congo Brazzaville in friendly match

U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles upbeat ahead of Senegal opener

Nigeria's U-20 men's team, the Flying Eagles, will take on the Young Lions of Teranga in their first match at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Egypt from February 19 to March 11. Ahead of the Flying Eagles opener against Senegal on Sunday, Afrosport had a chat with the team's media officer, Shariff Abdallah who spoke about the West African...