The fate of the three other African sides at the ongoing FIBA World Cup has been determined after Angola and Egypt missed out on progressing to the next round earlier in the week. South Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire, and Cape Verde all lost their final group games and have been relegated to the Classification 17–32 games to determine the African side that will get the ticket for...
Angola, South Sudan, and Cape Verde all bounced back from their opening game defeats to record respective wins in their second group games at the ongoing FIBA World Cup. Angola got Africa’s first victory of the tournament after all five contingents lost their opening games. The Central Africans defeated co-hosts the Philippines 80-70 at the Manila Araneta Coliseum in Quezon. The eleven-time African champions overturned a...
Day 2 action at the 2023 FIBA World Cup has so far provided unfavourable results for African teams, as South Sudan followed Cape Verde in opening their maiden appearance at the FIBA World Cup with a defeat. Africa’s youngest country lost 96-101 in overtime to Puerto Rico after a gruelling contest across four quarters saw the game end in an 81-81 tie at the Araneta Coliseum...
Olympic champion Athing Mu is unsure of her participation in the women's 800 metres event at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. The 21-year-old is considering the option to forgo this year's Championships which starts on August 19, to continue her preparations for Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Mu's coach Bobby Kersee confirmed she is training in Los Angeles for the next two weeks and she...
A late Hamza Barry strike handed The Gambia a 3-2 victory over South Sudan in Group G of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Thursday. The Scorpions took the lead at the Suez Canal Stadium in Ismaila when South Sudan full-back Rehan Angier put the ball into his own net in the fourth minute before Valentino Yuel equalised for the Bright Stars the 21st...
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