French President pays tribute to Pape Diouf
KND Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday paid tribute to Pape Diouf, sports journalist, player agent and president of Olympique de Marseille, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: President Macky Sall pays tribute to former Olympique de Marseille president
KND Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - "I pay tribute to this great figure of sport, this committed and influential football leader," tweeted President of Senegal, Macky Sall, [...] Full text...
Pape Diouf, former president of Olympique de Marseille dies of coronavirus in Dakar
MSA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The former president of French first division club Olympique de Marseille, Senegalese-born Frenchman, Pape Diouf, died on Tuesday evening in the Senegalese [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: "CAN 2021 remains as scheduled, says CAF general secretary
KND Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - "At the moment, the CAN 2021 remains as scheduled from January - February 2021," despite threats from the coronavirus pandemic.
The clarification [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Botswana cancels iconic motor-race
DRW Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As numerous events are being cancelled or postponed worldwide, the 2020 edition of Botswana's Toyota 1000 kilometers Desert Race (TDR 1000) [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympic Games postponed for one year
MA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been postponed for one year due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, according to media reports.
The [...] Full text...
Results and classification of Burundi League A football championship
KND Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Here are the results and classification of the men's football championship League A of Burundi, at the end of Day 26 [...] Full text...
Wait continues on fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
BBA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As doubts grow about the holding of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, this summer because of COVID-19 (coronavirus), the [...] Full text...
Kenya seeks FIFA intervention in FA polls dispute
DJ Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's sports court is asking FIFA to form a normalization committee to manage football in the country following the expiry of [...] Full text...
Covid-19: Togolese Football Federation suspends all competitions
KND Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese Football Federation (FTF) announced in a press release on Wednesday the suspension of all competitions until further notice.
This decision [...] Full text...
Covid-19: African cross-country championship in Togo postponed
KND Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The African cross-country championship, scheduled for April 6-8 in Togo, has been postponed due to the coronavirus, PANA learned from sports [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Congolese football federation confirms suspension of mass competition
MSA Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese football federation (Fecofoot) on Tuesday confirmed the suspension of the League 1, League 2, departmental championships and tournaments following [...] Full text...
'Cameroon 2020' postponed due to coronavirus
MTA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Championship of Nations (CHAN), originally scheduled for 4-25 April 2020, has been postponed to a later date due to [...] Full text...
22 teams to compete for Togo Independence Cup
KND Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A total of 22 teams from the first and second divisions will participate in the Togo Independence Cup tournament from March [...] Full text...
Results and classification of Burundi League A football championship
KND Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Here are the results and the classification of men's national football championship League A of Burundi, at the end of Day [...] Full text...
Burundi: Programme for President's Football Cup quarter-final
KND Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Here is the programme for the quarter-finals of the President of the Republic of Burundi's Football Cup, scheduled for April 10 [...] Full text...
Olympique de Marseille chief visits Bamako, Nairobi
KND Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Olympique de Marseille, French League 1 club, Director General Laurent Colette is on a two-day visit to Mali from Saturday, at [...] Full text...
Congo’s coach names 23 players for Congo-eSwatini double confrontation
MSA Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The coach of the Congolese national team, Valdo Candido, on Friday in Brazzaville released the final list of players for the [...] Full text...
CAF postpones 3rd and 4th days of the AFCON 2021 qualifiers due to coronavirus
MTA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Two days after announcing that it was maintaining "the programming of all competitions", the African Football Confederation (CAF) had to face [...] Full text...
Burkinabe army refuses candidacy of its officer to head Burkina football federation
MTA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Football Federation (FBF) president Sita Sangaré is barred "for reasons of service" in the military to run for [...] Full text...
Programme for 16th finals of Mali Football Cup championship
KND Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 16th round of the 59th edition of the Mali Football Cup kicks off on Sunday across the country and will [...] Full text...
Rwanda's first Division Women League: Fixtures of Day 8 matches
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are fixtures for Day 8 matches of Rwanda's first division Women League to be played on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday:
Inyemera WFC [...] Full text...
Rwanda Premier League: Match Day 24 fixtures
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are the fixtures for Day 24 matches of Rwanda's Premier football league to be played Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday:
Heroes FC vs [...] Full text...
FIFA reschedules Congress due to coronavirus outbreak
VAO Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has pushed back its Congress to September from June due to the coronavirus outbreak, the world soccer body said on [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Rwanda advises Sports clubs against participating in international games
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan ministry of Sports on Thursday advised fans, players and national federations to cancel their participation in all planned international [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: No hugs, handshakes at stadiums during Rwanda's football Leagues
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the novel coronavirus outbreak was declared a global pandemic, Rwanda Football Federation issued an advisory Wednesday instructing fans and players [...] Full text...
Rwanda Premier League: Results of Match Day 23
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are full results of Day 23 matches of Rwanda's Premier football league played Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tuesday:
Sunrise FC 1 - 1 [...] Full text...
COVID-19: CAF maintains its programme of competitions
KND Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Football Confederation has resolved to "maintain the programming of all its competitions", despite the spread of the coronavirus on [...] Full text...
Congo coach names 30 players for Eswatini match in 2021 AFCON qualifiers
MSA Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The coach of Congo’s national football team, Valdo Candido, has unveiled a list of 30 players selected for the double confrontation [...] Full text...
Tunisia Super Cup postponed due to coronavirus
MTA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Football Federation announced on Tuesday the postponement of the Tunisian Super Cup which was to take place on Sunday [...] Full text...
Mali: Programme for Day 21 of D1 football championship
KND Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's first division national football championship which starts Tuesday, will continue until Thursday.
The following is the programme for the 21st and [...] Full text...
Guinean govt. pays tribute to 8 footballers killed in road accident
MSA Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – ‘’We reaffirm our condolences to the families of the victims. Death is inevitable, but that of young children, who died at [...] Full text...
Rwanda Premier League: Match Day 23 fixtures
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are fixtures for Day 23 matches of Rwanda's football championship league to be played Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tuesday:
Sunrise FC 1-0 Gasogi [...] Full text...
Rwanda's Women's League: Results of Day 7 matches
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are results of Day 7 matches of Rwanda's First and Second Division Women's League played on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday (First [...] Full text...
ASKO keeps the lead of Togo D1 football championship
KND Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Despite its 1-2 defeat by ASCK, ASKO de Karamaintains has retained a safe distance from its immediate pursuers at the head [...] Full text...
Rwanda's second Division League: Results of Day 11 matches
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are the results from Day 11 matches in Rwanda's Second Division league played this weekend
Saturday:
Kirehe FC 1-3 Gorilla FC
ASPOR [...] Full text...
Rwanda Premier League: Results of Match Day 22
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are full results of Day 22 matches of Rwanda's Premier football league played over the weekend
Friday:
Gasogi United 1-0 Espoir FC
Saturday:
Heroes [...] Full text...
Guinea: Horoya qualify for semi-final of CAF Cup
KND Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Horoya Athletic Club of Guinea qualified for the semi-finals of the Confederation of African Football Cup (CAF) on Sunday with a [...] Full text...
Results of Burundi League A football championship
KND Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Following are the results and classification of men's national football League A championship of Burundi, at the end of the 24th [...] Full text...
Sandra Palaud wins 7th edition of Mousso Trophy of Senegal
MTA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - After an absence of 13 years, the Moussou Trophy motor rally exclusively contested by women drivers, was held on March 8, [...] Full text...
Former Malian international Frédéric Kanouté asked to woo Adama Traore to play for Eagles
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) is hopeful to bring Spanish-Malian footballer Adama Traoré, currently playing for Wolverhampton in the English Premier [...] Full text...
Teungueth FC extend unbeaten run in Senegalese League 1 football with 1-0 win over CNEPS
BBA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Teungueth FC took another step to the Senegalese League 1 football crown by beating CNEPS 1-0 in their match at the weekend.
Teungueth [...] Full text...
2019–20 CAF Confed. Cup: Semi-finalists emerge
MA Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the qualifiers for the semi-finals of the 2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup, after the second-leg, quarter-final matches were decided on [...] Full text...
Young Africans beat Simba SC 1-0 in Tanzanian soccer derby
EBM Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Young Africans (Yanga) beat defending champions of Tanzania’s Vodacom Premier League (VPL) 1 – 0 in one of Africa’s [...] Full text...
Congo: Government, Fécofoot concerned about future Red Devils meetings
MTA Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister of Sports, Hugues Ngouélondélé, and the Congolese Football Federation (Fécofoot) decided on Saturday in Brazzaville to put all the [...] Full text...
2019-20 CAF Champions League: All semi-finalists emerge
AR Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - All the four semi-finalists have emerged in the 2019-20 CAF Champions league after the second-leg, quarter-final matches were concluded on Saturday.
They [...] Full text...
2019–20 CAF Confed. Cup: Second-leg, quarter-final matches on Sunday
AR Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the second-leg, quarter-final matches, to be played on Sunday, in the 2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup.
First-leg results are in [...] Full text...
Kenya coach faults Olympic boxing qualifier judges
DJ Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Erratic judges are to blame for Kenya boxers' below par performance at the recent 2020 Olympics Qualifier in Dakar, Senegal, a [...] Full text...
Guinea to hold national funeral for 9 footballers killed in an accident
KND Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government will organize a national funeral on Monday for the nine young footballers, members of the Star FC of [...] Full text...
CAF president to grace Tanzanian soccer derby Sunday
EBM Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, is due in Tanzania on Saturday to witness one [...] Full text...