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Kenya’s Brimin Kipkorir provisionally suspended for doping

Kenyan marathon runner Brimin Kipkorir has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for prohibited substances, Afrosport reports. Kipkorir emerged victorious at the Sydney Marathon in 2024, clocking a course record time of 2:06:18. He also won the Frankfurt Marathon in 2022 and 2023. "The AIU has provisionally suspended Brimin Misoi Kipkorir (Kenya) for the Presence/Use of Prohibited Substances (EPO, Furosemide)," the...

Kenya set to appoint ex-Man United coach Benni McCarthy as new head coach

by Prosper Ezurike

30 December 2024

Former Manchester United attacking coach Benni McCarthy is set to become the new Kenya national team coach, Afrosport reports. The Football Kenya Association (FKA) have been weighing several options after the exit of Engine Firat as they seek temporary solution in Francis Kimanzi whom they appointed as interim. The former Wazito manager has been preparing the team for the invitational Mapinduzi Cup tournament that would take...

CHAN 2025: No Ahmed Musa as Eguavoen names Rabiu Ali in 30-man list for Ghana clash

by Bayo Adegboyega

3 December 2024

Super Eagles interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen has named veteran Kano Pillars midfielder Rabiu Ali in the 30-man roster for this month's Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers double-header against Ghana, Afrosport reports. The CHAN Eagles will take on Ghana's Black Galaxies at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, 22 December, before heading home to host the second leg on Saturday, 28 December, at the Godswill Akpabio...

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Namibia coach Benjamin names 28-man squad for Cameroon, Kenya fixtures

by Kunle Fayiga

6 November 2024

Namibia head coach Collin Benjamin has named a 28-man squad for the last two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers 2025 qualifiers against Cameroon and Kenya, Afrosport reports. The Warriors have lost all four of their qalifying matches and have no chance of making the finals in Morocco next year, having made the last-16 at this year’s tournament in the Ivory Coast. Benjamin named 10 players from...

Special Falcons withdraw from maiden Women’s Amputee Football World Cup in Colombia

by Kunle Fayiga

5 November 2024

The Nigerian women’s amputee football team, the Special Falcons, have withdrawn of the maiden edition of the Women's Amputee Football World Cup currently taking place in Barranquilla, Colombia, Afrosport reports. The Special Falcons were drawn in Group C of the inaugural event and were expected to battle it out with Ecuador, the United States and Ukraine, and had been training in the Nigerian federal capital city...

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Kenya’s Brimin Kipkorir provisionally suspended for doping

Kenya set to appoint ex-Man United coach Benni McCarthy as new head coach

CHAN 2025: No Ahmed Musa as Eguavoen names Rabiu Ali in 30-man list for Ghana clash

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Namibia coach Benjamin names 28-man squad for Cameroon, Kenya fixtures

Special Falcons withdraw from maiden Women’s Amputee Football World Cup in Colombia

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