Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (www.BAL.NBA.com) and Hennessy, the world-renowned cognac brand and Official Spirit of the BAL, are set to host the second “BAL IN” event in Accra, Ghana, at the Bukom Boxing Arena on Friday, December 27. Presented by Hennessy, “BAL IN” Accra will showcase African culture and creativity, bringing together basketball,…
Elizabeth Antidius Shumbusho | Africa Guardian At the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards held in Marrakesh on Monday, Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman and Zambia’s Barbra Banda were named the African Men’s and Women’s Players of the Year, respectively. Lookman, 27, succeeded his fellow Nigerian, Victor Osimhen, who claimed the honor last year. Osimhen’s win marked the first time a…
Charles Muchoki | Africa Guardian The stage is set for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), with all 24 teams officially qualified for the highly anticipated tournament. Here’s everything you need to know about the qualifiers, standings, and the competition’s next chapter. Qualified Teams Hosts: MoroccoOther Qualifiers: Burkina Faso, Egypt, Algeria, Angola, DR Congo, Cameroon, Senegal, Ivory Coast,…
By Charles Muchoki | Africa Guardian Mallam Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the National Sports Commission, announced that under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision, Nigeria aims to establish at least six fully operational, FIFA-standard stadiums nationwide. Presently, the country faces challenges in maintaining even one stadium that meets FIFA standards due to poor infrastructure conditions. Dikko emphasized that the Commission’s…
By Charles Muchoki | Africa Guardian South African midfielder Bongani Zungu, 32, recently returned home as a free agent following unsuccessful contract talks with Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca under coach Rulani Mokwena. Despite Kaizer Chiefs’ need for midfield support, sources reveal the club has shown little interest in pursuing Zungu. According to FARPost journalist Mthokozisi Dube, “Zungu has been…
Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian NBA Africa (www.Africa.NBA.com) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), France’s public development bank dedicated to enhancing lives in developing economies, have inaugurated the “Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience” youth program in Guediawaye, Senegal. This initiative, first launched in 2021 in Nigeria and expanded to Kenya and Morocco, leverages basketball to drive social…
By Charles Muchoki | Africa Guardian As the Rugby Championship heads into its final round, both South Africa and Argentina remain contenders for the title. The two teams will face off again in Mbombela, with the championship on the line. Argentina’s impressive victory over the Springboks in Santiago del Estero has kept their title hopes alive. Felipe Contepomi’s team…
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday gave his “100 percent” backing to a Grand Prix in Africa, with Formula One bosses poised for talks over staging a race in Rwanda. “Why are we not on that continent?” Hamilton asked when quizzed about including an African stop on the Grand Prix circuit. F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali has set up…
This event was more than just a competition, it was a chance for athletes from various backgrounds to share their love for fitness and forge community to professionalise the Sport of Fitness in South Africa and Africa. The 2023 Fittest Games hosted in Parys and Potchefstroom from 24 to 28 August was an opportunity to unite the fittest athletes…
TANZANIA : TANZANIA boxing team captain Yusuf Changalawe proudly waved the national flag colours at Dakar Arena, Senegal winning a silver medal in the Africa Boxing Olympic qualifiers. Changalawe won silver after losing his final bout to Abdelrahman Abdelgawad of Egypt who won gold in the lightweight category. Abdelgawad therefore sealed a qualification ticket to the Olympic Games for…
The record seven-time African champions dominated possession in sweltering Cairo, but had only a 37th-minute Mostafa Fathy goal to show for their supremacy Egypt sorely missed rested captain and star forward Mohamed Salah on Friday as they laboured to a 1-0 win over Ethiopia in the final round of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. The record seven-time African champions…
Zanzibar has emerged as an audacious contender for an African event on the Formula 1 motorsport calendar. Backed by the government, revered competitors, and the sport’s management, there is unanimous agreement on the significance of bringing this thrilling event to the continent. The presumption so far has been that South Africa was the obvious candidate. Zanzibar thinks otherwise. Six…
Hidden at the end of a narrow, rutted dirt road in central Uganda, wedged between a concrete wall and a hillside dotted with palm trees, is the only baseball academy run by a major league team in Europe or Africa. The Dodger blue paint and the white interlocking LA on the archway above the entrance identify the owner, but…
CAIRO — Carlos Morais’ 34 points and a late buzzer-beater from Lukeny Gonçalves saw Petro de Luanda clinch top spot in the Basketball Africa League Nile Conference with a 91-90 win over hosts Al Ahly in Cairo. Ahly brought a mid-sized but vocal contingent of supporters, but they were counteracted by a surprisingly visible contingent of Petro de Luanda…
By Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff Writer Despite the challenge, LeBron James said the Lakers — who turned around their season after the trade deadline by turning up their defense — are not going to let their defensive standards slip because of the opponent. SAN FRANCISCO — The Los Angeles Lakers are facing a Golden State Warriors team that has…
Arsenal have taken extra precaution to try and help ensure influential midfielder Thomas Partey avoids injury while on international duty with Ghana. The 29-year-old has been in outstanding form this season and represents an essential cog in Mikel Arteta’s relentless winning machine. Partey’s Arsenal career has been regularly undermined by fitness issues and his absence against both Manchester clubs…