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EFC 117: Weigh-in ceremony sets tone for epic championship battle

EFC 117: Weigh-in ceremony sets tone for epic championship battle

The EFC 117 weigh-in ceremony took centre stage at the World Sports Betting Arena on Wednesday, setting the tone for another exciting spectacle of Mixed Martial Arts action on Thursday, Afrosport reports. Thursday's main event is the mouth-watering bantamweight title clash between Faeez “The Troublemaker” Jacobs and Vince Bembe. Jacobs weighed in at 134.8 lbs (61.144 kg) while Bembe weighed in at 133.7 (60.645 kg) Away...

Done Deal: AFCON 2017 winner Njie joins Rapid București on a two-year deal

Done Deal: AFCON 2017 winner Njie joins Rapid București on a two-year deal

Cameroon forward Clinton Njie has signed a two-year deal with Romanian outfit Rapid București, ending his stint with Turkish side Sivasspor. The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) winner made the switch to the Romanian top tier after spending the last two years in the Turkish Super Lig with Sivasspor where he scored 4 goals in 57 appearances. The Cameroon international will don the number nine...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Salah scores on 100th cap as Egypt trounce Botswana

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Salah scores on 100th cap as Egypt trounce Botswana

Mohamed Salah marked his 100th appearance for the Egypt national team with a goal as the Pharaohs trounced Botswana 4-0 on Tuesday in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture, Afrosport reports. The Liverpool forward, who began his international career against Sierra Leone in September 2011, scored Egypt's third goal in the 56th minute on his milestone day to take his international goal tally to...

AFCON finalists Fae & Peseiro to headline CAF’s coaches symposium

AFCON finalists Fae & Peseiro to headline CAF’s coaches symposium

2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) winning manager Emerse Fae and Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro, who led Nigeria to the final of the competition in Ivory Coast, will headline a star-studded list of African coaches for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) coaches’ symposium. The CAF coaches’ symposium, which will have about 50 coaches from the football governing body’s member associations, will take place on Thursday,...