Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress avenged their previous group phase defeat to Uganda by beating the East Africans 71-67 in their semifinal matchup inside the University of Pretoria’s Rembrandt Hall on Friday. Juliana Negedu’s ladies were the much better side, winning three of the four quarters, including being in the lead for about 36 minutes in the game. Nigeria headed into the halftime break with a six-point lead...
The newly re-appointed head coach of the Ghana national team, Otto Addo, has called upon Andrew and Jordan Ayew, Mohammed Kudus, and 23 other players in his 26-man squad to face Nigeria and Uganda in their upcoming international friendlies. The 48-year-old, who led the Black Stars to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, has recalled Brighton and Hove Albion full-back Tariq Lamptey, who was absent...
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...
Ghana qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the 10th time in a row after coming from behind to defeat the Central Africans Republic 2-1 in their final Group E 2023 AFCON qualifier in Kumasi on Thursday, and also secured top spot in the process. The race for qualification was intense heading into the final round of fixtures, with only two points separating the Black...
Mary Moraa was in a jubilant and thankful mood as she stormed to victory in the women's 800 metres on the final day of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Sunday. The 23-year-old Kenyan won bronze at last year's championships in Eugene and was favourite heading into the 2023 event after finishing on top at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the 2022...
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