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South African Billionaire Club Owner Patrice Motsepe Elected New CAF President
South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe has been elected CAF President. Motsepe succeeds disgraced Malagasy Ahmad Ahmad, who is serving a two-year FIFA ban over “governance issues”, and will require
NBA, Basketball Africa League Launch Gender Equality Initiative
In commemoration of International Women’s Day, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL) has announced the launch of several initiatives to advance gender equality and economic inclusion
Tokyo Olympics gets IOC-funded Chinese coronavirus jab
Competitors at this year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games will be offered coronavirus vaccines purchased from China, Olympic chief Thomas Bach announced Thursday in
Sunday Dare hails Wike on River’s Real Madrid Academy
The Minister of Youths and Sport, Sunday Dare said Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike by building the Real Madrid Academy in Port Harcourt has laid a standard for football
EUROPA LEAGUE: Sokratis hoping to spoil Arsenal’s silverware hopes
Sokratis Papastathopoulos is confident Olympiakos can shackle Arsenal’s match-winners as he predicted another Europa League upset for the Gunners. The Greece defender left Arsenal to join the Super League champions
National Principals Cup finals scheduled for March 27th-31st
The National Finals of the Principal’s Cup earlier scheduled for April 1st- 5th will now take place from March 27th- 31st. According to the Chairman of the Main Organizing Committee,
Maracana set to be renamed after Brazilian legend Pele
Brazil’s iconic Maracana stadium is to be named in honour of the country’s legendary footballer Pele. The move follows a vote by the Rio de Janeiro state legislature to change
D’Tigers can challenge for Olympics, Afrobasket if they fix things ― Diogu
D’Tigers have a lot of things to fix if they’re to mount a proper challenge at the Afrobasket tournament in Rwanda and the 2020 Olympics, captain of the team, Ike
Nadal not ready to play yet due to back issue, skips Dubai event
Rafa Nadal will not compete at next week’s ATP 500 event in Dubai as he has not recovered fully from a back issue sustained ahead of the Australian Open, the
AFCON QUALIFIER: ‘Hopefully, I get to play in my preferred position’ ― Iwobi
Iwobi Super Eagles winger Alex Iwobi has called on coach Gernot Rohr to use him in his preferred position ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin
