Ivory Coast International Maxwel Cornet has joined Italian club Genoa on loan from West Ham United until the end of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. Cornet joined West Ham from Burnley in August 2022 and managed a goal in 37 appearances for the Hammers, including being part of the squad that won the UEFA Conference League in 2023. 📝 Maxwel Cornet è un nuovo giocatore del...
Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich, the women’s marathon world record holder, on Wednesday was confirmed as one of the headliners in this year’s London Marathon, Afrosport reports. Chepngetich set a new record in Chicago in October 2024, having clocked two hours, nine minutes and 57 seconds, to run the fastest time by a female athlete in marathon history. The 30-year-old shattered the former record held by Ethiopian Tigst...
The Confederation of African football (CAF) on Wednesday unveiled a new logo and trophy ahead of the draw ceremony for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), which is scheduled to be held in Kenya on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. A significant detail is the 54 distinct lines encircling the trophy, symbolising the 54 African nations united with a map of the continent at its core. According CAF,...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday announced the postponement of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) slated to be held in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, Afrosport reports. The eighth edition of the CHAN tournament was initially scheduled to take place between 1-28 February 2025 but has now been moved to August 2025, with the exact date to be revealed by CAF in due course....
Former Cameroon international Rigobert Song has been revealed as the new head coach of the Central African Republic national team, Afrosport reports. The announcement was made on Monday through a decree from the Ministry of Youth, Sports , and Civic Education. Rigobert Song represented Cameroon at four FIFA World Cups playing as a center back. He replaced Raoul Savoy as the indomitable Lions coach during the...
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