September 3, 2010
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -East African court to establish regional sub-registries * Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -First U-23 ECOWAS games start Sunday * Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) -NFF to advertise Super Eagles' coaching job, names new coach 1 Oct. * Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) -ECOWAS holds extra-ordinary summit on Guinea Bissau 14 Sept * Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -UN political affairs chief urges Somaliaâ?s Sharif to talk to militants *
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Sports Last Updated     03/09/2010    08:02:00
First U-23 ECOWAS games start Sunday
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The inaugural Under-23 ECOWAS Games will start in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, on Sunday with most member states participating, organisers said.    03/09/2010   full text...
NFF to advertise Super Eagles' coaching job, names new coach 1 Oct.
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has decided to adv ertise the job of the Super Eagles' coach, following the failure of the plan to sign on former national Under-23 coach Samson Siasia.    03/09/2010   full text...
CAN 2012: Gambia begins campaign on home ground
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) â" Namibia's national football team, the Brave Warriors, arrived in Banjul on Thursday for Sunday's CAN 2012 qualifying match against the Scorpions of The Gambia.    02/09/2010   full text...
Australia beats Angola in Basketball world Cup tournament
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola's senior men's national basketball team lost 55-7 6 to Australia in the last match of the first round of the World Cup Basketball c hampionships taking place in Turkey.    02/09/2010   full text...
22 Congolese clubs boycott national football championships
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Twenty-two football clubs in Congo Wednesday decided to boycott the national championships, organized by the Interim Committee of th e Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT), a source close to the teams told PANA here Thursday.    02/09/2010   full text...
Kenya's Gor Mahia FC to tour Tanzania
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Gor Mahia FC have been invited to play two of fr iendly matches in Tanzania.    02/09/2010   full text...
Kenya secures automatic ticket to African Youth Volleyball event
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has landed an automatic ticket to the 2010 African Youth Volleyball Championships in Cape Town, South Africa, after other Zone 5 m e mbers failed to show up in Nairobi for the qualifiers, a Kenya Volleyball Federa t ion (KVF) official confirmed the new development Thursday.    02/09/2010   full text...
CAN 2012 qualifiers: Togo missing several key players
Lome, Togo (PANA) - A depleted Togolese 'national football team was due to fly t o Botswana Thursday to play the host nation Saturday in a 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier.    02/09/2010   full text...
CAN 2012 qualifiers: Two players withdraw from Nigeria's team
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The number of players to withdraw from the Nigerian team that will take on Madagascar, in the qualifier for the 2012 African Nations Cup on Sunday in the Southern coastal cit y of Calabar, has increased to two as midfielder Dickson Etuhu pulled out due to an ankle injury.    02/09/2010   full text...
Angola beats Germany 92-88 in World Basketball Championship
Kayseri, Turkey (PANA) â" Angola moved a step closer to qualifying to the next round of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 2010 World Championship i n Turkey when it beating Germany 92-88 in extra-time in their Group A clash in K a yseri.    01/09/2010   full text...
Benin keeps out 6 pros from new national soccer team
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - For their "gross misconduct" during the Africa Cup of Na tions (CAN) 2010 in Angola, six professional players have been left out of the n e w Beninese national football team, official sources said Wednesday in Cotonou.    01/09/2010   full text...
Tergat hails Rudisha's World record-breaking feat
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former five-time World Cross Country Champion Paul Terga t on Wednesday welcomed David Rudisha's World record-breaking feat over 800 metr e s.    01/09/2010   full text...
Tunisian club sacks French coach
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Club Africain of Tunis, one of the country's top clubs, has sacked French coach François Bracci, after the club suffered two defeats within three days of the country's t op football league.    01/09/2010   full text...
CAN 2012 qualifiers: Indomitable Lions land in Mauritius
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon's national football team, the Indomitable Li ons, has arrived in Mauritius ahead of this weekend's 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier against the host nation.    01/09/2010   full text...
Scotland pulls out of Zim cricket tournament
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Sports officials in Zimbabwe said Wednesday Scotland h ad pulled out of a cricket tour of the country next month, under pressure from British authorities who are sharply opposed to the governmen t of the former English colony.    01/09/2010   full text...
Kenyan pros arrive, boost team's preparation for CAN qualifier
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's preparations for this weekend's African Cup of N ations qualifier got a major boost Tuesday following the arrival of four foreign - based professionals.    31/08/2010   full text...
Taifa Stars leave for CAN qualifier in Algeria
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's national football team, the Taifa Stars, left here Tuesday for their African Nations Cup (CAN) qualifier on Friday against the Algerian Desert Warriors in Algiers.    31/08/2010   full text...
CAF Champions League: Latest results, standings
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are the results of weekend matches and the lat est standings, after four rounds of matches in the mini-league stage of the CAF Champions League.    30/08/2010   full text...
CAF Confed Cup: Latest results, standings
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are the full results and the updated standings after two rounds of matches in the CAF Confederation Cup.    30/08/2010   full text...
CAF Champions league: Heartlands beats Ismaily 2-1 (Corrected)
Owerri, Nigeria (PANA) - With a second goal in the last five minutes in their Gr oup B CAF champions league match here on Sunday, Nigeria's Heartlands of Owerri b eat Ismaily of Egypt 2-1.    29/08/2010   full text...
Uganda's Kitende retains regional schools soccer title
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Defending champions, St. Maryâ?s, Kitende, in Uganda, o n Sunday retained the boysâ? football title during the finals of the Brookside E ast and Central Africa Schools Games in Nakuru, Kenya.    29/08/2010   full text...
CAF Confed. Cup: Heartlands beats Ismaily 2-1
Owerri, Nigeria (PANA) - With a second goal in the last five minutes in their Gr oup B CAF Confederation's Cup match here on Sunday, Nigeria's Heartlands of Ower r i beat Ismaily of Egypt 2-1.    29/08/2010   full text...
CAF Confed. Cup: Heartlands leading Ismaily 2-1
Owerri, Nigeria (PANA) - With just five minutes to the end of their Group B CAF Confederation's Cup match here on Sunday, Nigeria's Heartlands of Owerri are 2-1 up against Ismaily of Egypt.    29/08/2010   full text...
CAF Champions league: Esperance crush Mazembe, Entente humiliate Dynamos
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Tunisian giants, Esperance, had their Nigerian captain M ichael Enaremo to thank for crushing defending champions TP Mazembe of DR Congo 3 -0 in Rades, Tunisis, Saturday in a Group A clash to inch closer to the semi fin a ls of the Orange CAF Champions League.    29/08/2010   full text...
African teams in poor start at world basketball tourney
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The three teams flying the African flag at the 2010 Inte rnational Basketball Federation (FIBA) championship in Turkey started off on a losing note when the competition got und erway in Turkey Saturday.    29/08/2010   full text...
Sfaxien maul FUS Rabat, Zanaco draw with El-Hodoud in CAF Cup
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two-time winners CS Sfaxien of Tunisia whipped FUS Rabat of Morocco 3-0 Saturday to book a place in the next round of the Orange CAF Con f ederation's Cup Group B clash in Sfax, according to the media outfit of the Conf e deration of African Football (CAF).    29/08/2010   full text...
Kenya sweeps athletics titles at regional schools Games
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Hosts Kenya won the overall athletics title at the Brook side East African Schools Games at Afraha Stadium in Nakuru, Rift Valley Provinc e , Thursday, scooping 47 medals -- 16 gold, 18 silver and 13 bronze.    26/08/2010   full text...
Top Russian club chases Kenyan midfielder
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Belgium-based Kenyan midfielder Victor Mugabe is on the verge of joining top Russian side CSKA Moscow.    26/08/2010   full text...
Election into executive committee of NFF holds?
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The stage seems set for the election into the executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Thursday, despite a court order Wednesday stopping the election.    26/08/2010   full text...
CAN 2012: Coach Rajevac names Black Stars squad for Swazi match
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Black Stars coach Milovan Rajevac has announced a 22-man s quad for the opening 2012 African Nations Cup qualifying match against Swaziland next month, calling up two uncapped players and a host of his 2010 FIFA World Ci p World Cup stars, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced on Wednesday.    25/08/2010   full text...
Senegalese women's basketball team to train in France
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese national women's basketball team, which will take part at the World Championships from 23 September to 3 October in the Czech Republic, was billed to leave Dakar Wednesday for a training camp in France.    25/08/2010   full text...
Fello Star de Labe wins Guinea First Division League
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) â" Fello Star de Labe has won the Guinea 2009/10 First D ivision league that saw five clubs being relegated to the Second Division.    24/08/2010   full text...
Onguene appointed Technical Manager for Cameroonian football
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroonian Sports Minister, Michel Zoah, on Tuesday named former international footballer, Jean Manga Onguene, as national technical manager (DTN) of the Cameroonian Football Federation.    24/08/2010   full text...
Mauritanian govt. to revive football
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)- After pulling out of the qualifying series of the 2012 African National Cup tournament a few days ago, Mauritania now says it wil l soon unveil plans to revive football in the country under a new sports policy.    24/08/2010   full text...
CAN 2012 qualifiers: Rwanda coach names 25 against Cote d'Ivoire
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ghanaian Sellas Tete, coach of the Rwandan national football team, Monday announced a list of 25 players selected for the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Cote d'Ivoire on 4 September in Abidjan.    24/08/2010   full text...
Veteran Ivorian footballer to coach Elephants
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has named a veteran Ivorian footballer, Francois Zahoui, as head coach of the national team, the Elephants.    23/08/2010   full text...
Black Stars skipper Appiah takes a bow, Essien takes a break
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Monday confirmed that Stephen Appiah, the influential captain of the national team, the Black Stars, has announced his retirement from international football.    23/08/2010   full text...
10th Chantal Biya Cycling Tour holds Oct.
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The 10th edition of the Chantal Biya Cycling Tour, named after the Cameroonian First Lady, will take place from 6-9 October, PANA learnt from organizers.    23/08/2010   full text...
Preparations in top gear for 2012 African Nations Cup qualifiers
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of the kickoff of the qualifiers for the 2012 Afri ca Cup of Nations football tournament next weekend, national teams across the continent are preparing hard for their m atches.    23/08/2010   full text...
Ghana, Togo win Volleyball titles at African zonal championships
Lome, Togo (PANA)- Ghana and Togo on Saturday won the titles at stake at the fin al of the 16th edition of the Zone three Volleyball Tournament for 'Solidarity a n d Integration' here.    22/08/2010   full text...
CAN 2012: Mauritania withdraws from qualifier
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Mauritania has withdrawn from the qualifiers for the 201 2 Cup of Nations (CAN 2012), to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, the African Football Confederation (CAF) has announced.    22/08/2010   full text...
NFF election in Nigeria: FIFA accepts postponement
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - World Football governing body, FIFA, has accepted the po stponement of elections into the board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) f rom Saturday to Thursday, but warned that a further shift in the polls would att r act serious sanctions from the international body.    22/08/2010   full text...
Kenyan clubs to represent Zone V in African basketball championship
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) â" Two Kenyan clubs will represent Zone V in the male and female categories at the African Basketball Cup championship tournament in T unisia in November after the qualifying matches ended in Bujumbura on Saturday.    21/08/2010   full text...
Libyan national football team prepares for CAN qualifier
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan national football team on Friday began training in Tripoli under the supervision of its Brazilian coach, Marcos Bakita and his technical staff, as it prepares for its 2012 African Cup of Nations (CAN) qualifier against Mozambique on 5 September.    21/08/2010   full text...
Libyan official eyes Zim football
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A top Libyan official on Saturday held talks with Zimb abwean football authorities to explore ways in which the countries could co-oper a te in the sport.    21/08/2010   full text...
CAN 2012 qualifier: Nigeria names team against Madagascar
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Friday released a list of the Super Eagles players for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier ag a inst Madagascar, to be played 5 September in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.    20/08/2010   full text...
Cameroon invites 23 players for CAN 2012 qualifier against Mauritius
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT) has un veiled a list of 23 players for the 4 September CAN 2012 qualifying match agains t Mauritius in Port-Louis, PANA learnt from sports sources here.    20/08/2010   full text...
U-23 ECOWAS Games to "transform" West Africa
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The maiden Under-23 ECOWAS Games will transform the West African sub-region in terms of sports, politics and economy, Peter Nelson, Chai r man and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Games' Main Organizing Committee (M O C), said here Thursday.    20/08/2010   full text...
Kenya hammers Somalia, Sudan/Eritrea draw in Cecafa U-20 ties
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya looked unstoppable when they beat Somalia 6-0 in t he Cecafa Under-20 football Championship in Asmara on Thursday, assuming the sta t us of one of the clear favourites to win this editionâ?s title.    20/08/2010   full text...
Cape Verde, Guinea reach Zone II handball tourney semi
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The national women's Under-21 handball teams of Senegal, C ape Verde, Mali and Guinea have qualified for the semifinals of the second edition of the Zone II Challenge Trophy in Bamako, Mali .    20/08/2010   full text...
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