Nigeria’s sole flagbearer at the ITTF World Cup, Quadri Aruna saw off Puerto Rico’s Daniel Gonzalez 4-0 in his opening group game in the early hours of Tuesday. The 35-year-old Nigerian, drawn in Group 15 of the Macao 2024 tournament alongside Gonzalez and Portugal's Marcos Freitas, cruised to 11-6, 11-4, 11-6, 11-6 win over the Puerto Rican. Aruna, who remains the first and only African to...
Huge relief for African football community as Zambia legend Rainford Kalaba has started responding to treatment in the Lusaka University Hospital after a horrific car accident on Saturday. His former club, TP Mazembe of DR Congo, who had earlier pronounced him dead, rescinded their statement and assured that the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations champion is now recovering well in an artificial coma. TP Mazembe's latest...
The world basketball governing body, FIBA has sanctioned the Burundian Basketball Federation (FEBABU) with an indefinite suspension for backing Dynamo's withdrawal from the 2024 Basketball Africa League. Dynamo forfeited all their matches in the Kalahari Conference in March. As a result, they were disqualified from the tournament after refusing to wear jerseys that had the 'Visit Rwanda' logo. The Burundian champions protested against wearing the sponsored...
The Nile Conference begins this Friday, signalling the resumption of the fourth season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), following the completion of the Kalahari Conference in March. The Nile Conference, which will be played at the Hassan Mostafa Indoor Sports Complex in Cairo, Egypt, will take place from April 19–27, with four teams competing in the group phase. Defending champions Al Ahly (Egypt), Al Ahly...
Former Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike might have quit professional football but he continues to give back to his community with the launch of a state-of-the-art medical facility in Owerri, Imo State. The Emenike Hospital in Owerri joins a wide range of businesses the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner has built in the South-East region of Nigeria which include the EE29 Hotel and Suites. Over the...
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