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U17 AFCON: Golden Eaglets suffer first defeat to Morocco

U17 AFCON: Golden Eaglets suffer first defeat to Morocco

Nigeria's Golden Eaglets conceded their first defeat at the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations after a 1-0 loss to Morocco in Constantine on Wednesday evening. Both sides came into the game on the back of their victories against Zambia and South Africa in their Group B opening games. The Moroccans began on the front foot right from the get go and their early efforts paid...

Cape Town Tigers: The South African champions hunting for BAL glory

Cape Town Tigers: The South African champions hunting for BAL glory

Based in the South African city of Gauteng, the Cape Town Tigers are a young basketball outfit looking to prey on as much success as they can get their hands on. The club was established in 2019 by American business partners Chante Butler, Raphael Edwards, Dia Martin and William McFarlan with the aim of developing a professional basketball team that would compete in the Basketball African...

EFC 102: Nigeria’s Ukah wins again, Hulme secures welterweight belt

EFC 102: Nigeria’s Ukah wins again, Hulme secures welterweight belt

South Africa's Mark Hulme became the new EFC welterweight champion after beating Democratic Republic of Congo's Ziko Makengele in round one of Thursday's fight. It was Hulme's first fight at the Hexagon in over seven years and he showed exceptional skills in the opening seconds of the fight. After keeping his opponent at bay, Hulme later locked in a tight choke that forced Makengele to tap...

EFC 102: All you need to know about and how to watch

EFC 102: All you need to know about and how to watch

Extreme Fighting Championship returns on Thursday with the EFC 102 event which has 10 fights scheduled at the EFC Performance Institute in the South African city of Johannesburg.  The main event for the night will see Democratic Republic of Congo fighter Ziko Makengele defend his welterweight title against South Africa's Mark Hulme.  Hulme is returning to competitive action for the first time since 2021 after his...

U-17 AFCON: Ugbade opens up on Nigeria’s preparations

Golden Eaglets set for final training camp in Germany

Nigeria's U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets will ramp up their preparations for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations with a training camp that will be held in Germany. The Nigeria Football Federation revealed that Nduka Ugbade's boys will leave for the European country next week before they link Algeria for the U-17 AFCON. The Golden Eaglets have played in nine friendlies thus far and have won...