Former world record slayer Henry Rono passed away at the age of 72 on Thursday, barely three days after he celebrated his birthday. Rono was renowned for setting four world records in 3,000m, 5,000m, 10,000m and 3,000m steeplechase within 81 days in year 1978. Rono won two gold medals for Kenya in 10,000m and 3,000m steeplechase events at 1978 African Games in Algeris and he followed...
Men's marathon world record holder, Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya has been confirmed dead in a road accident that happened in western Kenya on Sunday. Kiptum bettered Eliud Kipchoge's record to set a new world lead time of 2 hours and 35 seconds in Chicago Marathon last October. Kiptum's car was the only one involved in the crash after it veered off the road around 11pm (Kenyan...
Mohamed Salah was the star of the show as he found the he back of the net four times in Egypt's 6-0 bashing of Djibouti in Group A of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on Thursday. The Liverpool star got things off at the Cairo International Stadium in the 17th minute before doubling from the penalty spot five minutes later. He added another two goals...
Islam Slimani scored in added time as Algeria played out a 1-1 draw with rivals Egypt in an international friendly in Abu Dhabi on Monday night The Desert Foxes thumped Caper Verde 5-1 in their previous friendly while the Pharaohs defeated Zambia 1-0 also in Abu Dhabi. Things started on a bad note for Egypt against Algeria as Mohamed Hany was given a straight red card...
Nigeria will have to wait for a bit longer to host the Africa Cup of Nations after losing their losing their joint-bid with Benin for the 2027 edition. The East African combined bid of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania was voted by the CAF Executive Committee to host the the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The success of the combined bid means the Africa Cup of Nations...
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