Fazeena Saleem | The Peninsula Doha, Qatar: A Qatar Foundation (QF) student has become the youngest Qatari to climb Mount Kilimanjaro – the highest mountain in Africa. The 14-year-old Yousef Al Kuwari, a QF’s Qatar Academy – Al Wakra (QAW) student, is now arguably the youngest Qatari to climb Kilimanjaro. Al Kuwari was part of a group of students…
By Imad Creidi DOHA, March 28 (Reuters) – Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film “Hotel Rwanda” about the 1994 genocide, has arrived in Qatar after being released from prison in Rwanda last week, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. Rusesabagina, a U.S. permanent resident, was sentenced in September 2021 to…
Messi ‘deserved’ to be a World Cup winner, says Brazilian legend Brazilian legend Pele has congratulated Argentina and their superstar Lionel Messi for winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup and French star Kylian Mbappe for scoring four goals in the final. “Today, football continues to tell its story, as always, in an enthralling way,” the 82-year-old wrote on Instagram….
What you need to know: In Senegal, Rabat is often accused of abuses against African migrants who travel north through Morocco on the way to Europe. But Senegalese President Macky Sall — who also heads the African Union — hailed the team’s “historic” qualification for the semi-final. His country is in diplomatic crisis with Morocco, but that’s not stopping Tunisian…
Is it finally Africa’s turn to win the World Cup? Pele‘s infamous African World Cup prediction has long passed its due date, but it’s still trotted out ahead of every FIFA World Cup as the continent still awaits its maiden global title. “An African nation will win the World Cup before the year 2000,” Pele declared in 1977, somewhat…
What you need to know: The 30-year-old forward, whose decisive penalty kicks won both the Africa Cup of Nations and World Cup qualification for his country this year, suffered an injury to his right fibula. Sadio Mane has been named in Senegal’s squad for the World Cup in Qatar despite injury concerns after he was hurt playing for Bayern…
Samuel Eto’o has boldly predicted an all-African World Cup final between Cameroon and Morocco in Qatar next month. Five African teams will be involved in Qatar and Eto’o predicts good showings from Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Ghana and Cameroon as they bid to become the first team from the continent to win a World Cup. “I see the five African…
Some football fan clubs have already said they’ll be commuting to Qatar during the cup on 45-minute flights from Dubai Dubai: The FIFA World Cup may be bringing as many as 1.2 million fans to Qatar, but the nearby flashy emirate of Dubai is also looking to cash in on the major sports tournament taking place just a short…
The football World Cup 2022 is set to kick off at the end of this year. Fans are anticipating the African players who will or will not be playing for their nation in Qatar this year. Bettors are already frantically placing their bets on sites like Betway casino. #FeaturebyLihet – Amongst the lot who will miss out this year,…