Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has stated that the sport cannot continue to "ignore" Africa as a destination for racing, Afrosport reports. F1 last hosted a race in Africa in 1993 in Kyalami, South Africa and came close to a return in 2022 but never materialised. Rwanda has been a muted destination for an African F1 race with CEO Stefano Domenicali recently holding a...
The summer of sport actions continues with the Paris 2024 Paralympics taking centre stage from August 28 to September 8 in Paris. Thousands of para-athletes will converge in the French capital to compete for top honours, bragging rights and to rewrite history in their respective sports events. Afrosport previews the top African stars to keep tabs on when the Paralympics begins with an opening ceremony on ...
Africa’s premier Free-to-Air sports channel, Afrosport TV has signed a partnership contract with leading Esports media,The Afrogamer to promote the development of electronic sports and gaming across Africa. The partnership will berth a weekly programme, named the AfroGamer show that will focus on Esports contents and it will air on Afrosport TV channel every Friday. The programme will begin in August 2024 and will feature a...
The Toronto Raptors Vice Chairman and President, Masai Ujiri believes that Africa can achieve a lot when Nigeria moves in the right direction in all things, especially in the field of sports development. Ujiri, the co-founder of the famous Giants of Africa, believes Nigeria and Africa can be better than average in sports if those in charge of administration and leadership push more investments towards the...
The International Olympic Committee has included nine refugees from Africa in its 36-man selection for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Ethiopian runner, Farida Abaroge, Cameroonian boxer Cindy Ngamba, Eritrea's Tachlowini Gabriyesos and DR Congo's Dorian Keletela are among the 36 athletes from 11 countries that will compete in 12 sports in Paris. In the list dominated by Iran and Afghanistan athletes, 23 men and 13 women...
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