U23 AFCON Tournament: Ghana’s Black Meteors coach reveals target for the tournament
Head coach of Ghana’s Black Meteors team, Ibrahim Tanko reveals his target for the TotalEnergies AFCON U23 tournament which will begin on Saturday, June 24, 2023. The Black Meteors arrived in Rabat, Morocco on Wednesday evening and have been training ahead of their opening game against Congo on Sunday, June 25, 2023. Speaking to Ghana […]
Football – DRC: How Desabre has transformed the Leopards
Eliminated by Morocco in the play-offs for the 2022 World Cup and having lost their first two qualifiers for the 2023 African Cup of Nations under Héctor Cuper, the DRC national team seems to have risen from the ashes since the arrival of Sébastien Desabre at the head of its technical staff. Sébastien Desabre, architect […]
AFCON 2023 (Q): Why Ivory Coast lost heavily in Zambia
Côte d’Ivoire fell to Zambia in N’Dola on 17 June. Specialists analyse the Elephants’ heavy 3-0 defeat from a number of angles. Côte d’Ivoire were severely beaten by Zambia. A year after their 3-1 victory over Zambia on Matchday 1 of the 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Côte d’Ivoire fell to a 3-0 […]
AFCON 2023 (Q): 5 things to remember from matchday 5
Matchday 5 of the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers came to a close on Tuesday 20 June. There were a number of highlights. Sport News Africa brings you five of them, with most of the big guns already on the road to Côte d’Ivoire. While Cameroon, semi-finalists at the 2021 CAF Africa Cup of […]
Rugby World Cup 2023 – South Africa: Siya Kolisi starts the race against time
South Africa will be defending their world title at the Rugby World Cup in France. They are hoping to bring along Siya Kolisi, their captain. The latter recently suffered a serious knee injury. But he is confident he can hold his own. The countdown is on for Siya Kolisi. Initially announced as out of action […]
FIBA: Mali heavily penalised for sexual abuse of minors
Following revelations of sexual abuse by a player in Mali’s U19 national team, FIBA handed down its sanctions on Wednesday 21 June. Several authorities from the Malian basketball federation have been suspended, including coach Amadou Bamba, who has been banned for life. Since the summer of 2021, the Malian Federation has been at the centre […]
