33rd AFCON qualifiers: The race for Cameroon 2021 begins this Wednesday
MSA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than three months after the 32nd edition that ended with the crowning of Algeria in Egypt, qualifiers for the 33rd [...] Full text...
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33rd AFCON qualifiers: The race for Cameroon 2021 begins this Wednesday
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Group phases of CAF Cup draws RS Berkane - DC Motema Pembe clash
MSA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The draw for the group phase of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Cup carried out on Tuesday provides interesting groups [...] Full text...
3rd edition of Dakar Judo Open begins at the weekend
MTA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Dakar Arena sports hall, located in Diamniadio, in the far suburb of the Senegalese capital, will host the 3rd edition [...] Full text...
Supporters of Horoya Guinea not happy with new coach
MTA Guinea (PANA) - Supporters of Guinea's flagship club, Horoya de Conakry, expressed their surprise and concerns on Tuesday a few hours after the club signed [...] Full text...
Burundi: 19 female footballers selected for CECAFA Tournament in Tanzania
KND Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Football Federation (FFB) on Tuesday released a list of 19 players of the senior women's national team that will [...] Full text...
Qatar invites Gambia U-23 side for int'l friendly
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Qatar Football Association has invited The Gambia national Under-23 team to play their Qatari counterparts in an international football friendly on [...] Full text...
Didier Drogba aims at presidency of the Ivorian Football Federation
KND Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - What was a rumor, until a few weeks ago, is becoming clear, about former international Didier Drogba ambition.
Indeed, Drogba has [...] Full text...
FIFA slaps 10-year ban on former Tanzania football federation president
EBM Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – World football governing body, FIFA, has banned former Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) president, Jamal Malinzi, for 10 years over [...] Full text...
2019 U-23 AFCON: Results from Group A, Day 2 matches
VAO Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results from Group A, Day 2 matches played on Monday at the ongoing 2019 Under-23 AFCON in Egypt.
Mali [...] Full text...
2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Brazil, France join Mexico, Netherlands in semi-finals
VAO Cariacica, Brazil (PANA) - Hosts Brazil and France on Monday completed the semi-final list at the 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Brazil, after winning [...] Full text...
Senegal: 100 three-person teams expected at Dakar boules Open
MSA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Ngor Diarama Hotel in the Senegalese capital will host the 2nd edition of the international Dakar boules Open scheduled for [...] Full text...
U23 AFCON: Ivorian coach calls for reinforcement ahead of South Africa clash
MSA Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Five players of the Ivorian U23 national football team, including captain Ibrahim Sangaré, held by their respective clubs in the [...] Full text...
Status quo on top of Tunisian football league
MSA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Day 8 matches of the Tunisian football league played Saturday and Sunday did not bring any significant changes to the rankings, [...] Full text...
Benin wins the first African games of Roller sports
KND Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese athletes have emerged winners of the first African roller skating games that ended in Kinshasa on Saturday, said sports sources [...] Full text...
Results of Burundi Div A football league
KND Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Following are results from Day 13 matches of the Burundi League A National Football Championship, played Saturday and Sunday:
Bujumbura City - [...] Full text...
Unisport retains top position in Togo's D1 football championship
KND Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Despite its 2-2 draw against ASCK, Unisport Club has kept the first place in the national football championship of Togo's first [...] Full text...
South Africa: Tutu meets Springbok rugby heroes
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Hundreds of thousands of people on Monday took to the streets of Cape Town and its surrounding suburbs and [...] Full text...
2019 U-23 AFCON: Group A, Day 2 matches on Monday
VAO Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are Group A, Day 2 matches, scheduled for Monday at the ongoing 2019 Under-23 AFCON in Egypt.
Mali v [...] Full text...
2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Mexico, Netherlands reach semi-finals
VAO Cariacica, Brazil (PANA) - The following are results from the two quarter-final matches played on Sunday at the 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Brazil.
Netherlands [...] Full text...
Rwanda's Premier League: Full Day 8 results
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are partial results of Day 8 of Rwanda's football championship league played this week
Tuesday:
Gasogi United 4 Sunrise FC 2
Police FC [...] Full text...
Kenyan John Kipkorir Komen wins Athens Marathon
TA Athens-Greece (PANA) - Kenyan runner John Kipkorir Komen, 42, won the 37th Athens Authentic Marathon on Sunday, PANA reported here.
This is was his second time [...] Full text...
AFCON 2021 Qualifiers: Tunisia prepares for Libya, Equatorial Guinea
MTA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian national team began training here Sunday afternoon in preparation for the first and second-round matches of the African Cup [...] Full text...
Kenyan rugby team qualifies for 2020 Olympic Games
MTA Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Kenyan seven-aside rugby team qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, beating Uganda (29-0) on Saturday at [...] Full text...
2019 U-23 AFCON: Defending champions Nigeria suffer opening day defeat
VAO Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Defending champions Nigeria on Saturday succumbed to a 1-0 defeat against Cote d’Ivoire as Group B action kicked off at the [...] Full text...
2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Quarter-final matches on Sunday
VAO Cariacica, Brazil (PANA) - The following are the quarter-final matches to be played on Sunday at the 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Brazil.
Netherlands vs [...] Full text...
AFCON-Cameroon 2021: Mali picks 27 players for qualifiers against Guinea, Chad
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national football team coach Mohamed Magassouba on Friday released a list of players selected for the qualifiers of the African [...] Full text...
U-23 AFCON: Friday's results, matches for Saturday
VAO Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Below are results from Friday's opening games at the 2019 CAF Under-23 AFCON in Egypt.
Group A
Egypt 1-0 Mali
Cameroon 1-1 Ghana
Playing on [...] Full text...
U-23 AFCON: Egypt pip Mali in opening game
VAO Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A goal in the 29th minute by Mostafa Mohamed on Friday launched hosts Egypt to a successful start against Mali in [...] Full text...
Kenya, Zambia draw in Tokyo Olympics qualifier
DJ Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Harambee Starlets and Zambia settled for a 2-2 draw in a Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualifier in Nairobi on Friday.
The women's [...] Full text...
Senegal Cycling Tour starts Sunday in Kolda
MTA Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - This year's edition of the Senegalese Cycling Tour will start on Sunday in the southern city of Kolda, the Senegalese Cycling [...] Full text...
Mali to take part in 3rd 3X3 African Basketball Cup in Uganda
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national men's and women's basketball teams, made up mainly of players in the country, will take part in the 3rd [...] Full text...
2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Italy, Paraguay complete quarter-final list
VAO Cariacica, Brazil (PANA) - Below are results of the remaining Round of 16 matches played on Thursday at the 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in [...] Full text...
2019 U-23 AFCON: Tournament begins on Friday with group matches
VAO Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hosts Egypt vs Mali, at the Cairo International Stadium, opens the 15-day 2019 Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.
The [...] Full text...
Indiza maintains Lake Victoria Resort Open lead as Kenyans dominate
DJ Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Dismas Indiza followed up his round one showing with a 2-under par score in the second round to maintain the [...] Full text...
WAFU Zone A U-20: Gambia to opens title defending against Mali
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - WAFU Zone A Under-20 champions, the Young Scorpions of The Gambia, will start their title defense against Mali on 25 November [...] Full text...
Zambia in Nairobi for 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifier
DJ Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Zambia’s women national team to Friday's Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifier against Kenya, landed in Nairobi and had a feel of the [...] Full text...
Tiger Woods' niece, Cheyenne, for Magical Kenya Open event
DJ Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - American golfing star, Cheyenne Woods, the niece of golfing legend, Tiger Woods, is among the 107 professionals entered to play the [...] Full text...
Guinea hosts UFOA tournament for the first time
KND Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea will from November 24 to December 8 host the Union of West African Federations (UFOA) Zone A tournament, bringing together [...] Full text...
Huge crowds salute South Africa's rugby world champions
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tens of thousands of jubilant South Africans have lined the streets of Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto to salute the [...] Full text...
2019 FIFA U-17 WC: Senegal exit from Round of 16
VAO Goiânia, Brazil (PANA) - Senegal on Wednesday joined Angola and Nigeria in leaving the 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Brazil, after being beaten 2-1 [...] Full text...
2021 AFCON qualifiers: Tanzania coach unveils squad for Libya, Guinea encounters
EBM Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania national football team (Taifa Stars) head coac Etienne Ndayiragije Wednesday named a 27-man squad in preparation for Group [...] Full text...
2021 AFCON: Ivorian coach names 21 men for Niger, Ethiopia matches
MSA Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The coach of the Ivorian national football team, Ibrahim Kamara, Wednesday released the list of 24 players for matches against [...] Full text...
Ethiopia's Berega, Girma shortlisted for 2019 IAAF Rising Male Star Award
DJ Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Selemom Berega and Lamecha Girma are among the five athletes shortlisted for the 2019 IAAF Male Rising Stars Award.
The world [...] Full text...
Kenya to extend anti-doping war beyond athletes
DJ Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government will adopt a holistic approach in dealing with doping in the country which will involve casting the net [...] Full text...
Kenya's Indiza takes lead at Lake Victoria Resort Golf Resort Open
DJ Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Dismas Indiza Wednedsadya shot an impressive score of 4-under par, 68 to storm to the top of the leaderboard at [...] Full text...
IOC President to visit Cape Verde
KND Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, is due in Cape Verde on Monday for an official [...] Full text...
CAN Cameroon 2021 qualifiers: 25 Mauritanians to play against Morocco and CAR
KND Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's national football team coach, Frenchman Corentin Martins, has released a list of 25 players selected for the CAN Cameroon 2021 [...] Full text...
2021 AFCON qualifiers: Rwanda coach names 27 players ahead of Mozambique, Cameroon clashes
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national football head coach, Vincent Mashami, on Wednesday unveiled a provisional list of 27 players for this month’s Africa Cup [...] Full text...
Tanzanian football team Young Africans FC part ways with Congolese coach
EBM Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian football giants Young Africans FC (Yanga) on Tuesday sacked the team’s Congolese chief coach, Mwinyi Zahera, two days [...] Full text...
Rwanda's Premier League: Partial Day 8 results
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are partial results of Day 8 of Rwanda's football championship league played on Tuesday.
Tuesday:
Gasogi United 4-2 Sunrise FC
Police FC 2-1 [...] Full text...