Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has been named in Cameroon's 24-man squad for their upcoming clash against Burundi in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The former Ajax and Inter Milan goalkeeper initially announced his retirement from the side in December 2022 following a rift with head coach Rigobert Song that led to him being sent back home from their Qatar World Cup squad. The...
The D’Tigers of Nigeria on Tuesday lost their second straight game of the 2024 Africa FIBA men’s pre-Olympic qualifiers at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos and subsequently missed out on a place in the Games coming up next year in Paris, France. Nigeria, who lost to Senegal in their first group game and needed a win to keep hopes of qualification alive, couldn’t hold on...
The defending champions of the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket, the D’Tigress of Nigeria, allayed any fears of a possible upset with a hard-fought 59-52 victory over Mozambique at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, on Wednesday. A big third-quarter performance from the five-time champions helped them overturn a four-point first-half deficit as Rena Wakama’s side, led by the electrifying performance of Amy Okonkwo, who finished with 17...
The trio of Cameroon, Mali, and Rwanda will join Nigeria as the four teams in the quarterfinal stage of the ongoing 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket in Kigali. Day 3 action kicked off on Sunday with Cameroon’s comfortable 70-50 win over Guinea to make it two wins from two and place them atop Group B with four points. Monique Makani led the way for the Central Africans...
Action continued on the second day of the 2023 Women’s Afrobasket in Kigali, Rwanda, as two-time winners Egypt handed the Democratic Republic of Congo their second defeat of the tournament. The North Africans won 89-78 at the BK Arena thanks to an impressive performance from Nadine Mohamed, who led all scorers with 34 points to go along with 10 rebounds and four assists. The 25-year-old guard...
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