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WAFCON 2024: CAF names three iconic women as draw assistants

WAFCON 2024: CAF names three iconic women as draw assistants

The Confederation of African Football has confirmed the trio of Salima Mukansanga, Fatiha Laassiri, and Andile Dlamini as the assistants for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) draw scheduled for Friday, November 22. The draw for the 13th edition of the WAFCON will take place at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Sale, Morocco, and will begin at 8 p.m. local time (same as...

BAL 2025: Basketball Africa League to return for fifth season on April 5

BAL 2025: Basketball Africa League to return for fifth season on April 5

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) on Thursday announced that the league will return for its fifth season, with the tip-off set for Saturday, April 5, 2025, Afrosport reports. The organisers, however, revealed that some changes will accompany its fifth season, as for the first time ever, games will be played in Morocco, and the BAL Finals will be held in South Africa in another landmark move...

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Leicester City’s Fatawu undergoes successful surgery for ACL injury

Leicester City winger Abdul Fatawu has undergone surgery for an anterior cruciate ligament injury that is expected to keep him sidelined for the rest of the season, Afrosport reports. The 20-year-old returned home early from international duty with Ghana after he was substituted in the first half of their 1-1 draw with Angola in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers last Friday. He was pictured...

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Mounie, Rohr recount Benin ordeal in Libya

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Mounie, Rohr recount Benin ordeal in Libya

Benin captain Steve Mounie has recounted the ordeal his team faced when they played Libya in their final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, describing it as a "war zone" in Tripoli, Afrosport reports. The Cheetahs needed just a point to book their place in next year's finals in Morocco which they did with the game ending goalless. It was however not a pleasant experience for...

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AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: 24 nations confirmed for finals in Morocco

The 24 participating nations for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco have been confirmed following the conclusion of the qualifying rounds, Afrosport reports. The trio of Botswana, Tanzania, and Mozambique completed the full roster after picking up favourable results in their respective matches on Tuesday. Tanzania pipped Guinea 1-0 at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar es Salaam to leapfrog the West...