Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- New signing Jimmy Kauleza scored a hat trick for Orlando Pirates in their 5-0 drubbing of Moroka Swallows in the first round of the South African BP Top Eight Cup Saturday. Full text...

Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- The national women's football team of Sao Tome and Principe hosts its Gabonese counterpart Saturday in the first round of the qualifying series for the 3rd African Cup of Nations finals. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Following are results of matches in Libya's 14-club elite football championship that resumed Friday: Olympique-Al Nasr: 4-0 Rafik-Al Hilal: 2-1 Al Ahli-Al Soukour: 3-0 Al Tirsana-Al Wihdad: 1-0 Al Ittihad-Al Tahaddi: 2-1 In two other matches are scheduled for Saturday, Al Dhahra lock horns with Al Madina and Sabrata take on Al Swihli. Full text...

Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- Atop the medal charts after three days of competition with six gold medals, South African athletes are dominating the 13th African athletics championships being held in Tunis. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Nigeria beat Angola 80-60 Friday night to win the African junior basketball championship in a final match played in Cairo, Egypt. Full text...

Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- Young Panthers of Gabon lock horns Saturday with Senegal's Cubs in Libreville in the second leg of their qualifiers ahead of the 14th junior African Cup of Nations to be hosted by Burkina Faso 4-18 January 2003. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Congolese Sports minister Andre Okombi Salissa Thursday urged Andrey Claude, new coach of the country's national football team to qualify the Red Devils for the 2004 African Cup of Nations finals to be hosted by Tunisia. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola's premier league championship goes into the 21st this weekend with Petro de Luanda taking on Sagrada Esperanca at the Luanda Cidadela stadium in one of the key duels, according to the Angolan News Agency (ANGOP). Full text...

Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- The Cameroonian government decided to grant training scholarships amounting to five million CFA francs a year to all sportsmen who have performed well in their fields, youth and sports minister Pierre Bidoung Mkpatt said Thursday at a news conference in Yaounde. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Ivorian women's national football team will lock horns with Malian counterparts Saturday at Abidjan's Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in a qualifying tie ahead of the 3rd African Cup of Nations (women) contest which Nigeria is hosting in November. Full text...

Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- African athletics championships entered a third day Thursday amid torrential rain at Rades Stadium, 10 km south of Tunis, with Mauritian Eric Milazar winning the 400m event. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's senior national soccer team, Harambee Stars, currently touring Egypt, have landed an invitation from Rwanda, According to the Kenya Football Federation, the Stars who are participating in the ongoing four-team Egyptian Olympic Day invitational tournament in Cairo, are expected in the Rwandan capital, Kigali on 26 August. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Super Eagles will begin camping on 18 August in the northern city of Kano to prepare for the 2004 African Nations Cup qualifier against Angola 8 September, Nigeria Football Association (NFA) officials said Thursday. Full text...

Freetown- Sierra Leone, (PANA) -- Sierra Leone's National Stars will play the Gambian national football team in a friendly on 25 August in Banjul, it was officially announced here Friday. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Etoile Congo made a giant step towards winning the first division football championship of the Brazzaville Football League (LIFOBRA) for the second season in a row, following their 2-1 win against Patronage in the 22nd round. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola's national junior male basketball team meets Nigeria Friday in the final of the African championship being held in Cairo, Egypt. Full text...

Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- Tunisian pro team coach Youssef Zouaoui has selected 21 players into camp ahead of a friendly tie with France scheduled for 21 August at Rades, 10 km south of Tunis. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's comparative poor performance at the just-ended Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England was a harsh reminder to the government to pay more than lip service to the development of sports in the country. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambia has sent a team of seven motorcycle riders to Kenya for the Africa Motocross Union championships which starts Sunday in Nairobi. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Super Eagles newly- appointed chief coach, Christian Chukwu, will earn 1. Full text...

Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- There were no surprises Wednesday on the second day of the 13th African Athletics Championships being held in Tunis, as the favourites lived up to expectations. Full text...

Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- Frenchman Philippe Troussier, may be appointed coach of the Algerian national football team, the local press reported Wednesday, quoting sources close to Mohamed Raouraoua, President of the Algerian Football Federation (FAF). Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libya's 2002-2003 football league season resumes on Friday, the Libyan Football Federation said Wednesday in Tripoli. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania's football officials have set up a committee in charge of managing the national football team known as the Mourabitounes, and at the same time appointed a new coach to guide the fortunes of the squad. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Burkina Faso sports minister Toundoum Sessouma Wednesday officially launched a committee to organise the 2003 junior African Cup of Nations in Ouagadougou, the Burkinabe capital. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Four foreign tacticians have applied for Kenya's national coaching job, a Kenya Football Federation (KFF) official told PANA Wednesday. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- "I will not disappoint the NFA (Nigeria Football Association) and entire Nigerians," vowed newly-appointed Nigerian head Coach Christian Chukwu. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Over 92 riders have confirmed participation in this weekend's Yamaha 2002 Africa Motorcycle Union (AMU) Championship in Nairobi. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's national women's volleyball team departs next Saturday for a four-nation tournament in South Africa to prepare for the Women's World Championship scheduled this month in Germany. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola's national junior male basketball team meets Senegal Wednesday in a fourth round match of group B of the African championship being held in Cairo, Egypt. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola's Under 20 national football team is in Lome for Sunday's clash with Togo in the second leg of a qualifying match in the 2003 African Cup of Nations (CAN 2003) to be hosted by Burkina Faso. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Here are the results of the 21st round of Mali's premier football league as played on Saturday, Sunday and Monday in the country: As Real-Stade 2-5 Sigui-Djoliba 0-1 AS Commune II-Biton 2-0 Usfas-ASB 0-0 Mande-COB 0-0 ESD-CSK 0-4 Mamahira-Nianan 0-3 The classification is as follows: Teams Points Stade Malien 55 Djoliba AC 49 CSK 44 COB 31 Nianan 30 ASB 28 AS Biton 26 AS Real 24 USFAS 21 Commune II 23 AS Mande 18 ESD 15 Mamahira 13 Sigui 13 Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Female teams of FCF La Source and AC Colombe of Brazzaville have qualified for the final of Congo's Football Cup, the national radio reported Tuesday. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Malian Football Association (FMF) on Monday held the draw for the semi-finals of the 42nd edition of the football Cup, to be played 17 August. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola's national male basketball team is currently training in Spain after participating in an international preparatory tournament in Istanbul, Turkey, the country's news agency reported. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has appointed former national team captain Christian Chukwu as the Chief Coach of the Super Eagles. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyans dominated the court as the East, Central and Southern Africa Basketball Club Championship entered its third day in Nairobi Tuesday. Full text...

Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- Some 900 athletes from 49 countries will take part in the five-day 13th African Athletics Championships starting in Tunis from 6 August. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The second African Under 21 Judo championships wound up Sunday in Abidjan with the impressive domination of young Algerian judokas who snapped up six gold medals from the contest. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's unimpressive showing at the just-concluded 17th Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England has elicited mixed reactions at home. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Brazzaville's Karate league won the first Congolese national U-17 and U-21 championship staged 2-4 August in Pointe Noire, the national radio announced Monday. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Real Tamale United (RTU) on Sunday halted the unbeaten run of Accra Hearts of Oak in Ghana's Premier Soccer League, with a 2-1 victory at Bolgatanga. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- As predicted by sports pundits, Nigeria performed poorly at the 17th Commonwealth Games, which ended in Manchester, England, Sunday. Full text...

Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- Canon Yaounde took advantage of slips by Bamboutos of Mbouda and Coton Sport Garoua to take the lead in Cameroon's first division football championship, following the 23rd round played last weekend. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Etoile Congo of Brazzaville and FC Abeilles of Pointe-Noire are on course for the final of the Congolese football Cup, after winning their respective first leg semi-finals, state radio announced on Monday. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's national football team departed for Cairo on Monday for an invitational tournament with Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Syria and hosts Egypt, running 6- 13 August. Full text...

Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- In a bid to build a new national team for Niger, coach Harouna Doulla has published a list of 25 players selected after three weeks of inter-regional competitions. Full text...

Saint Denis- Reunion (PANA) -- Defending champions Tulear of Madagascar have not turn up for the fifth Indian Ocean Handball Cup tournament which opened Monday in Saint-Denis, Reunion with teams from Mauritius and Comoros. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- ASFA Yennega (ASFA-Y) on Sunday beat USFA, the army team by 3-0 in Ouagadougou to regain the top slot in Burkina Faso's first division football championship, which entered its 15th round over the weekend. Full text...

Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- Here are provisional rankings per point and team after the 25th round of the Gabonese first division football championship, played last weekend and awaiting confirmation by the competent commission: 1st USM: 53 points 2nd FC 105: 49 points 3rd CMS: 39 points 4th Mangasport: 39 5th Tout puissant Akwembé: 36 points 6th Pétrosport: 34 points 7th USB: 34 8th Munadji 76: 32 points 9th Stade d'Akébé: 31 points 10th Wongosport: 30 points 11th JSL 27 points 12th Evizo: 23 points 13th ASS: points 14th Aigles de Mbélinga: 16 points. Full text...