CHAN qualifiers 2020: Burundi vs Uganda, Burundian national coach confident

20 september 2019 - 20:45:50 KND

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  Jimmy Ndayizeye, coach of Burundi's national football team, said here Friday he was confident of the match against Uganda on Saturday [...] Full text...

CHAN qualifiers 2020: Senegal to meet Guinea again

20 september 2019 - 18:35:19 KND

Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -  The Senegalese national football team meets this Saturday at 5pm at Lat Dior stadium in Thiès, 7O km east of the [...] Full text...

2020 CHAN qualifiers: Mali, Mauritania meet in Nouakchott

19 september 2019 - 21:16:29 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national football team will meet their Mauritanian counterparts on Saturday at the Nouakchott Olympic Stadium in the first leg of [...] Full text...

Bamako welcomes new president of FIBA ​​

19 september 2019 - 19:55:10 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Elected on August 29 in China at the head of FIBA-World, the governing body of world basketball, the former president of [...] Full text...

2022 YOG: France to put its know-how on sports at Senegal's disposal

19 september 2019 - 18:57:47 MSA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The organizing committee of the 4th Youth Olympic Games (YOG), scheduled for 2022 in Senegal, has this week signed a partnership convention [...] Full text...

Rwanda beat DR Congo 3-2 in international friendly football match

19 september 2019 - 09:54:18 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda defeated the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 3-2 on Wednesday in a friendly match in Kinshasa ahead of 2020 Africa [...] Full text...

Mali first division national football championship resumes

18 september 2019 - 17:43:58 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Interrupted more than two weeks ago because of the general election to the Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) which took place on [...] Full text...

Rwanda national football team in Kinshasa for football friendly against DR Congo

17 september 2019 - 18:52:15 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda’s men's national football team has arrived in Kinshasa ahead of a friendly match with the Leopards of DR Congo in [...] Full text...

Football: Senegal, Brazil to play friendly on 10 October

17 september 2019 - 14:08:48 MSA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal’s national football team, finalist at the last Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt, will play their Brazilian counterparts, five-time World [...] Full text...

Tunisia wins gold medal in 5 km freestyle at the African Junior Swimming Championship

16 september 2019 - 23:26:15 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   Tunisian swimmer Mohamed Khalil Ben Ajmia won gold medal in the 5 km freestyle event at the 13th African Junior Swimming [...] Full text...

CAF rejects appeal by Wydad Athletic on controversial 2018/19 CAF Cup final

16 september 2019 - 18:37:41 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Appeals Board has rejected the appeal by Wydad Athletic Club on Morocco with respect to [...] Full text...

Djoliba ladies , Atar Kidal men's club win Mali Basketball finals

16 september 2019 - 15:29:12 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Djoliba's women won on Saturday in Bamako the Mali basketball cup beating Center Bintou Dembele of Koulikoro by a score of [...] Full text...

Results of Day 6: Burundi Men's Football League A championship

16 september 2019 - 14:38:40 KND

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Following   are results of the 6th day of Burundi League A National Football Championship, played Saturday and Sunday: The Lierres- Bumamuru FC [...] Full text...

Champions League Cup: AS Vita club of DRC, ASCK of Togo draw 0-0

16 september 2019 - 14:34:05 KND

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Congo's AS Vita club and Togo's ASCK drew 0-0 in Lomé in the first-round match of preliminaries of the Champions League, [...] Full text...

Cotonou hosts ITF U-18 tours for West, Central Africa

16 september 2019 - 09:23:13 BBA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The 4th stage of the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) U-18 tour in West and Central Africa, starts on Monday at the [...] Full text...

2019-20 CAF Champions league: Results from 1st-round. 1st-leg matches

16 september 2019 - 06:04:53 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results from the first-round, first-leg matches, played at the weekend across Africa, in the 2019-20 CAF Champions [...] Full text...

2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: All 1st-round, 1st-leg results

16 september 2019 - 05:57:25 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results from the first-round, first-leg matches, played across Africa at the weekend in the 2019-20 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

Leopards, Sharks draw in Kenyan Premier League

15 september 2019 - 18:44:17 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - AFC Leopards and Kariobangi Sharks played to a 0-0 draw in a Kenyan Premier League match at the  Moi International Sports [...] Full text...

2019-20 CAF Champions league: Some results from 1st-round, 1st-leg matches

15 september 2019 - 07:29:34 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from some first-round, first-leg matches, played on Saturday across Africa, in the 2019-20 CAF Champions league. First-named teams [...] Full text...

2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: Some results from 1st-round. 1st-leg matches

15 september 2019 - 07:08:44 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from some first-round, first-leg matches, played on Saturday across Africa, in the 2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup.   First-named [...] Full text...

Didier Six is new coach of Guinea Syli National

13 september 2019 - 21:36:19 MSA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA)    -   The French technician and former international footballer, Didier Six, was Friday appointed as new coach of the Guinean national football team, [...] Full text...

Senegal: Casa Sports opens new chapter for 50th anniversary

13 september 2019 - 20:50:46 MTA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   Casa Sports, Senegal's L1 football club based in Ziguinchor, southern Senegal, Friday announced plans to expand and modernize its bases as [...] Full text...

French Sports Minister to visit Senegal next week "to strengthen sports cooperation" between Paris and Dakar

13 september 2019 - 19:22:44 MTA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The French Minister of Sports, Roxana Maracineanu, is expected to visit Dakar on 18 and 19 September to strengthen cooperation between [...] Full text...

Kenya picks 45 athletes for World Championships

13 september 2019 - 13:48:07 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto dropped out of the men's 3000 metres final but still made the Team Kenya to the forthcoming IAAF [...] Full text...

2019-20 CAF Champions league: 1st-round. 1st-leg matches this weekend

13 september 2019 - 05:30:15 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the first-round, first-leg matches, scheduled for this weekend in the 2019-20 CAF Champions league. First-named teams are first-leg hosts. The second-leg [...] Full text...

2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: 1st-round. 1st-leg matches this weekend

13 september 2019 - 05:26:15 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the first-round, first-leg matches, scheduled for this weekend across Africa in the 2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup. First-named teams are first-leg hosts. [...] Full text...

Kenya's cash-strapped Gor hint at Champions League pullout

12 september 2019 - 14:06:20 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Financial hiccups  could face Gor to pull out their CAF Champions League second preliminary round match against Algeria's USM Alger. Club chairman [...] Full text...

Former Tanzanian football coach Amunike takes football body to FIFA over non-payment of entitlements

12 september 2019 - 12:48:11 EBM

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Former Tanzania national football team coach, Emmanuel Amunike, has lodged a complaint with FIFA arbitration committee over failure by [...] Full text...

FIFA names CAF reform Task Force

12 september 2019 - 12:24:07 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, has appointed a five-member committee to reform the Confederation of African Football (CAF) They are Martin Ngoga [...] Full text...

CHAN 2020 Qualifiers: Rwanda coach names squad against Ethiopia

12 september 2019 - 12:13:22 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's coach Vincent Mashami on Thursday released a provisional squad of 26 players ahead of their first-leg clash against Ethiopia in [...] Full text...

Kenya's Madoya shines at 2019 Uganda Golf Open first round

11 september 2019 - 18:44:30 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Justus Madoya, returned a score of 2-under par 70, to see finish as the best-placed Kenyan after round one action [...] Full text...

FIFA/CAF Reform task force to revamp African Football - CAF

11 september 2019 - 18:34:22 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The mission of the CAF/FIFA Reform Taskforce is to strengthen and accelerate the ongoing reforms at CAF, the African football body [...] Full text...

First Regional Conference of African Ministers on the Implementation of the Kazan Action Plan in Africa

11 september 2019 - 18:14:03 VAO

Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Experts and African Ministers responsible for physical education and sports are meeting in Antananarivo, Madagascar, in the first Regional Conference of [...] Full text...

CAN U-23: Cameroon eliminate Tunisia

11 september 2019 - 15:57:14 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian U-23 football team will again miss the CAN and the Olympic Games. Despite their 2-1 victory on Tuesday against Cameroon  in [...] Full text...

Ivorian Rugby Federation appoints two senior officials

11 september 2019 - 15:35:37 KND

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian Rugby Federation (FIR) on Wednesday announced the appointment of a national technical director, Amon Roger Motchian, and the [...] Full text...

Cote d'Ivoire beat Tunisia 2-1 in friendly match

11 september 2019 - 14:42:23 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire beat Tunisia 2-1 on Tuesday when they played a friendly in Rouen, France. The Ivorians opened the score in the [...] Full text...

2019 U-23 AFCON qualifiers: All 8 qualifiers emerge

11 september 2019 - 10:04:23 VAO

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the second-leg matches in the third round of the 2019 Under-23 AFCON qualifiers, the following countries are [...] Full text...

CAN U23: Ivorian Elephants beat Syli of Guinea 1-0

10 september 2019 - 19:41:37 KND

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Under-23 Ivorian national team, recently beaten at home 1-0 by their Guinean counterparts, came back on Tuesday to qualify by [...] Full text...

Angola ends Gambia World Cup dream

10 september 2019 - 19:25:25 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Angola has ended Gambia's dream of reaching the group stage of the World Cup qualifying for the first time after defeating  [...] Full text...

Senegal hosts WAFU Cup of Nations

10 september 2019 - 15:53:04 KND

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A budget of more than US$ 2 million is planned for the organization of the Union of West African Football Federations [...] Full text...

Intl. football legend Didier Drogba expected in Kigali for Youth Connekt Africa summit

09 september 2019 - 22:34:11 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Former international football star Didier Drogba is to attend Youth Connekt Africa summit next month in Kigali, organisers of the event Youth [...] Full text...

U23 CAN qualifiers: Mali hosts Morocco in 2nd-leg match

09 september 2019 - 17:22:04 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's under-23 national team will face Morocco in Bamako on Tuesday in the CAN qualifying round, which final tournament is scheduled [...] Full text...

Kenya, Uganda draw 1-1 in international football friendly

08 september 2019 - 18:10:27 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Emmanuel Okwi gave visiting Uganda Cranes the match-opener as they drew 1-1 with Kenya in an a international friendly at the [...] Full text...

AFCON U-23 qualifier: Mali and Morocco draw 1-1

08 september 2019 - 13:26:59 ASA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and Morocco on Saturday drew 1-1 with their first-leg CAF U-23 Africa Cup playoff match in the Moroccan city of [...] Full text...

Italian Claudio Ranieri among candidates vying to coach Guinea Sily National

07 september 2019 - 11:25:29 BBA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Italian technician, Claudio Ranieri, is among the candidates for the position of coach of the Guinean national football team, to replace [...] Full text...

Tunisia beats Mauritania 1-0 in friendly soccer match

07 september 2019 - 11:16:08 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's national football team beat its Mauritanian counterpart 1-0 in a friendly match played on Friday evening at the Rades stadium [...] Full text...

FIFA tightening up rules for amateur players

07 september 2019 - 09:16:02 VAO

Edinburgh, Scotland (PANA) - Amateur footballers making a move abroad for work or other reasons will now be required to register with FIFA if they [...] Full text...

Tunisia to host African Junior Swimming Championship

06 september 2019 - 23:12:19 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   - The African Junior Swimming Championship (girls and boys between 13 and 16 years old) will be held in Tunis from 11 [...] Full text...

Football in Libya between insecurity and passion for a very popular sport

06 september 2019 - 22:51:25 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Libya's growing insecurity threatens to undermine football, by far the most popular sport in the country. The sport has declined sharply in [...] Full text...

Some 600 swimmers expected at the 32nd edition of the Dakar-Gorée crossing

06 september 2019 - 21:58:40 MTA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   About 600 swimmers of all ages from several countries are expected at the 32nd edition of the Dakar-Gorée Crossing scheduled for [...] Full text...