Coronavirus: Mali's interim president announces drastic measures to fight pandemic

01 december 2020 - 09:07:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, on Monday announced drastic measures to break [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Seychelles to reinforce bilateral cooperation

01 december 2020 - 08:54:52
Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday reaffirmed Mauritius’ commitment to work closely with Seychelles on [...] Full text...

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Senegalese swimmer, Mathieu Sèye, breaks two national records

30 november 2020 - 18:05:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese swimmer, Mathieu Ousmane Sèye broke, the two national records in the 200-meter freestyle at the [...] Full text...

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South African race official hailed after horrific Grand Prix crash

30 november 2020 - 12:29:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African medical assistant is being hailed for the role he played in [...] Full text...

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U-20 WAFU: Gambia win trophy, qualify for AFCON junior tournament

30 november 2020 - 08:50:41
Thies, Senegal (PANA) - The Junior Scorpions of Gambia on Sunday won the Zone A West African Football Union (WAFU) [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All results of 1st-leg, preliminary-round matches this weekend

29 november 2020 - 20:13:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results from all the first-leg, preliminary-round matches of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, played [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Champions league: All results of 1st-leg, preliminary-round matches played this weekend

29 november 2020 - 20:09:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of all the first-leg, preliminary-round matches of the 2020/21 CAF Champions league, [...] Full text...

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Former Senegalese international, Pape Bouba Diop, dies

29 november 2020 - 19:46:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The former Senegalese football international, Pape Bouba Diop, died on Sunday in Arras, northern France, where he [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results of matches at the weekend

29 november 2020 - 13:30:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the results of matches played in the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup at the [...] Full text...

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CAF qualifiers: Musongati FC of Burundi and Green Eagles of Zambia draw

28 november 2020 - 18:52:43
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Musongati FC from Burundi and Green Eagles FC from Zambia drew 2-2 Saturday at the Intwari [...] Full text...

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AfroBasket 2021: Tunisia beats DR Congo (60-51)

28 november 2020 - 18:37:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian national basketball team beat the DR Congo on Saturday by a score of 60-51 [...] Full text...

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Al Ahly of Cairo wins 9th African Champions League title

28 november 2020 - 10:34:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Al Ahly of Cairo won Friday its 9th title in the African Champions League, beating its [...] Full text...

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U-20 WAFU Tournament: Gambia-Senegal Final Sunday in Thies

28 november 2020 - 10:17:40
Thies, Senegal (PANA) - The finals of the Union of West African Football Associations (WAFU A) U 20 tournament between [...] Full text...

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US Monastir of Tunisia beats Fasil Ketema of Ethiopia 2-0 in CAF Cup

28 november 2020 - 09:53:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - US Monastir of Tunisia Friday at the Ben Jannet Stadium in Monastir beat Fasil Ketema of [...] Full text...

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Senegal wins first leg of Group B of Afrobasket 2021 qualifiers

28 november 2020 - 09:43:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal Friday topped Group B of the 2021 Men's Afrobasket 2021 qualifiers in Kigali after Rwanda [...] Full text...

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FIFA ranking: Tunisia remains 26th in the world and 2nd in Africa

27 november 2020 - 15:36:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia maintained its 26th place in the world monthly football ranking released by FIFA on Friday. Tunisia [...] Full text...

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Tunisia plays Madagascar in qualifying tournament at the 2021 Afrobasket

27 november 2020 - 11:31:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's basketball team is on Friday playing at the Kigali Arena against Madagascar as part of [...] Full text...

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CAF Cup: Tunisia's US Monastir to play against Ethiopia's Fasil Ketema

27 november 2020 - 11:27:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - US Monastir of Tunisia will on Friday be at home in Monastir when they play Fasil [...] Full text...

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Two Malian clubs to play in African clubs competitions on Sunday

27 november 2020 - 10:25:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two Malian clubs will on Sunday play in the top African clubs competitions at home and [...] Full text...

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Under-20 WAFU tournament: Semi-finals open, this Friday in Thies

26 november 2020 - 22:18:20
Thies, Senegal (PANA) - The finalists of the zone A tournament of the Union of West African Football Federations (WAFU-A) [...] Full text...

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Gabonese Evouna signs two-year contract with Tunisia’s Club Sportif Sfaxien

26 november 2020 - 21:33:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Club Sportif Sfaxien (CSS), one of the top clubs in Tunisia, Thursday announced the signing of [...] Full text...

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2020-21 Total CAF Champions League: Preliminary-round, first-leg fixtures

26 november 2020 - 18:40:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2020-21 Total CAF Champions League season kicks off this weekend with the first-leg fixtures of [...] Full text...

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Total CAF Champions League final will be held behind closed doors

26 november 2020 - 18:21:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) and the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) have said that following [...] Full text...

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CAF rejects Burundi's request to allow spectators in stadiums

26 november 2020 - 16:45:42
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - As a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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2019-20 Total CAF Champions League finals: The Final – Match Facts

25 november 2020 - 17:35:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cairo giants Zamalek and Al Ahly lock horns at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday, 27 [...] Full text...

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2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup First Prelim Round: First-Leg Fixtures

25 november 2020 - 17:20:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup kicks off this weekend with the first-leg fixtures of the [...] Full text...

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Egyptian Salah and Senegalese Mané in race for the FIFA Best Award

25 november 2020 - 15:31:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Egyptian Mohamed Salah and Senegalese Sadio Mané, both players of English Premier League club Liverpool FC, [...] Full text...

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CAF 42nd Ordinary General Assembly to be held via videoconference

25 november 2020 - 06:37:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the recommendation of CAF's Medical Committee, the Emergency Committee has decided that next month’s session [...] Full text...

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CAF Champions League: Tanzanian champions Simba leave for Nigeria to face Plateau United

24 november 2020 - 13:17:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian champions Simba SC are set to leave for Nigeria on Tuesday evening ahead [...] Full text...

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Champions League: Gor Mahia hire stand-in coach after CAF bars tactician

24 november 2020 - 12:48:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Gor Mahia have named Sammy Omollo theit stand-in coach ahead of the CAF Champions League preliminary [...] Full text...

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Rabat to host 2021 Diamond League season opener

24 november 2020 - 11:18:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rabat will host the 2021 Wanda Diamond season-opening, Mohammed VI International Meeting, on 23 May, World [...] Full text...

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Former Togolese Security minister, ex-CAF vice-president passes on

23 november 2020 - 22:02:18
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Former Togolese minister of Security and former vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) General [...] Full text...

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Kenya hits Ethiopia 3-0 in Cecafa Championships

23 november 2020 - 19:53:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya U-20 National football team kicked off their Cecafa Championships campaign with a 3-0  win [...] Full text...

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Uganda's Cheptegei makes the World Athletics top male athlete award final list

23 november 2020 - 18:01:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei is the only African to make the 2020 Male World Athlete of the [...] Full text...

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LEAD: FIFA bans CAF President Ahmad for five years; fines him 200,000 Swiss francs

23 november 2020 - 11:06:36
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Football's governing body, FIFA, has banned Ahmad Ahmad, the President of the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: FIFA bans CAF president Ahmad for five years

23 november 2020 - 10:38:01
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Football's governing body, FIFA, has banned Ahmad Ahmad, the President of the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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Kenya FA pays tribute to departed Ivorian football president

22 november 2020 - 14:52:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa sunday paid tribute to his departed Ivorian counterpart Augustin [...] Full text...

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U-20 UFOA A tournament: Guinea surprises Mauritania, Senegal for a place in the semi-finals

22 november 2020 - 11:34:59
Thies, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea overcame Mauritania here Saturday in the only match of the first day of Group B [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya FA to conduct mandatory testing ahead of league kick off

21 november 2020 - 12:47:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) will conduct coronavirus tests on players and technical bench and match officials [...] Full text...

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Kenya gears up for CAF youth championships

21 november 2020 - 10:05:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya  has embarked on preparations for the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Under- 17 and [...] Full text...

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Congolese govt., FECOFOOT committed to preparing national football team for Cameroon 2022

19 november 2020 - 17:19:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) on Wednesday pledged to prepare the national [...] Full text...

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Malawi fugitive pastor detained

18 november 2020 - 10:52:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Self-proclaimed Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary on Wednesday handed themselves over [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of some Day 4 matches played on Tuesday

17 november 2020 - 20:12:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Day 4 qualifying [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON qualifiers: Sudan stun Ghana, Rwanda/Cape Verde, and Lesotho/Benin goalless

17 november 2020 - 17:14:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Mohamed Abdel Rahman scored in the second minute of extra time as hosts Sudan beat Ghana [...] Full text...

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AFCON-Cameroon 2022 Qualifiers: Three Malian players miss Tuesday game against Namibia

17 november 2020 - 15:09:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three players of Mali's national team have withdrawn from the return match against Namibia set for [...] Full text...

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AS Sonabel lead in Burkina Faso first division football championship

17 november 2020 - 11:45:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - AS Sonabel have taken the lead in Burkina Faso's first division football championship, thanks to [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 4 matches on Tuesday

17 november 2020 - 04:30:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 4 of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) [...] Full text...

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Augustin Senghor, candidate for CAF presidency, says committed to respond to appeal of Africa and football

16 november 2020 - 21:55:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Augustin Senghor, the chairman of the Senegalese football federation (FSF), contesting the presidency of the Confederation [...] Full text...

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South Sudan pip Uganda 1-0 in 2021 AFCON qialifier

16 november 2020 - 21:09:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Sudan posted a surprise 1-0 victory over Uganda Monday night in a 2021 AFCON group [...] Full text...

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Gambia beat Gabon to edge towards first ever AFCON finals

16 november 2020 - 20:41:42
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  - Gambia continued their run of outstanding results in qualification to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of all Day 4 matches played on Monday

16 november 2020 - 19:42:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of all Day 4, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying [...] Full text...

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Arsenal captain Aubameyang slams CAF

16 november 2020 - 19:28:11
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang  has slammed the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) after the former African player [...] Full text...

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CAN 2022 play-off: Mali to play with Namibia Tuesday

16 november 2020 - 19:15:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national football team arrived in Windhoek Sunday evening to face Namibia Tuesday for the fourth [...] Full text...

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South Africa and Malawi clash over fugitive evangelist

16 november 2020 - 12:19:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African court has issued an arrest warrant for Malawian evangelist Shepherd Bushiri [...] Full text...

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Gabonese star Aubameyang says he was held 'hostage' at Banjul International Airport

16 november 2020 - 12:10:41
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Arsenal's Gabonese star, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, says he was held hostage at the Banjul International Airport in Gambia [...] Full text...

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Gabonese players, officials held at Banjul Airport over COVID-19 PCR test

16 november 2020 - 11:27:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gabonese footballers and officials were forced to sleep on the floor at Banjul International Airport on [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 4 matches on Monday

16 november 2020 - 07:18:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) -  The following are the fixtures for Day 4 of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of all Day 4 matches played on Sunday

16 november 2020 - 07:08:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) -  The following are the results of all Day 4 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches [...] Full text...

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Kenya FA chief pleads with government to allow league kick-off

15 november 2020 - 18:29:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa has called on the government to allow the resumption [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: results of some Day 4 matches played on Sunday

15 november 2020 - 18:22:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) -  The following are the results of some Day 4 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches [...] Full text...

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Kenya gears up for Mountain Running event

15 november 2020 - 16:34:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will host a one-day Athletics Kenya Mountain Running competition on 22 November. This is set for the [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 4 matches on Sunday

15 november 2020 - 05:30:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) -  The following are the fixtures for Day 4 matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of all matches played on Saturday

15 november 2020 - 05:23:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 3 matches of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 3 matches to be played on Saturday

14 november 2020 - 06:20:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 3 matches of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of all matches played on Friday

13 november 2020 - 21:36:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 3 matches in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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CAF Presidency: Senegalese Augustin Senghor enters the race

13 november 2020 - 20:46:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Augustin Senghor, the president of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), has joined the race for the [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Cautious Kenya ready to face Comoros in return tie

13 november 2020 - 06:53:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After settling for a frustrating 1-1 draw in Nairobi, Kenya jet out to Moroni on Saturday [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 3 matches on Friday

13 november 2020 - 06:26:47
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures of Day 3 matches in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of all matches played on Thursday

13 november 2020 - 06:25:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all the results of Day 3 matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2022 qualifiers: 4th day in perspective decisive for Burundian national team

12 november 2020 - 21:12:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The fourth day of the qualifiers for the next Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2022) will [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of some for Day 3 matches played on Thursday

12 november 2020 - 18:41:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 3 matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: CAF President, Ahmad, released from hospital

12 november 2020 - 18:10:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Mr. Ahmad Ahmad, was discharged from the [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 3 matches on Thursday

12 november 2020 - 11:47:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 3 matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of all matches played on Wednesday

12 november 2020 - 07:49:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all the results of Day 3 matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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Libya and Tunisia announce opening of air space, land borders

11 november 2020 - 23:16:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord Wednesday announced it had [...] Full text...

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Malian transitional president begins first trip to West African sub-region

11 november 2020 - 21:50:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the Malian transition, Bah N’DAW, will on 12-17 November 2020 undertake a [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Results of matches played on Wednesday

11 november 2020 - 20:41:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 3 matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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No soccer fans for Zambia/Botswana game, says FAZ

11 november 2020 - 14:07:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has announced that the Cameroon 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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CAF presidency: Mauritanian Ahmed Yaya, 4th candidate in the race

10 november 2020 - 21:27:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As the deadline for bids for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) draws [...] Full text...

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List of Squirrels for Lesotho match for AFCON 2022 qualifiers

10 november 2020 - 20:25:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Twenty-four players of the national team, the Squirrels, have been invited to prepare for the return [...] Full text...

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CAF presidency: South African Patrice Motsepe In the race

10 november 2020 - 00:04:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - South African billionaire and owner of the football club, Mamelodi Sundowns, Patrice Motsepe, Monday declared his [...] Full text...

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Coach fills gaps in Senegal's Lions squad for AFCON 2021 qualifiers vs Guinea-Bissau

09 november 2020 - 14:10:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Aliou Cissé, coach of Senegal's 'Lions' has released a list of 25 players for the forthcoming [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2021 Qualifiers: CAF takes measures against postponement of matches

08 november 2020 - 15:12:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Faced with a very busy schedule next year, including the start of the 2022 World Cup [...] Full text...

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Ivorian Jacques Anouma seeks CAF presidency

08 november 2020 - 13:18:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former president of Ivorian Football Federation (FIF), Jacques Anouma, has decided to seek election as president [...] Full text...

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Kenya names team for Afrobasket qualifiers

07 november 2020 - 19:01:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Basketball Federation in Saturday named the national team to Afrobasket's second round qualifiers in [...] Full text...

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WAFU Zone A, Under-20 AFCON qualifiers draw held in Thies

07 november 2020 - 12:24:59
Thies, Senegal (PANA) - The draw for the West African Football Union (WAFU) was held on Friday for Mauritania 2021 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 11 players of Rwandan football club, Amagaju, test positive

06 november 2020 - 19:07:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eleven players of the Amagaju FC, a club in the Rwanda's second division league, returned positive [...] Full text...

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Senegal to host 2021 AFCON Beach Soccer

06 november 2020 - 18:10:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Cup of Nations Beach Soccer competition will be played in the week of May [...] Full text...

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Nigerian striker Aboubakar Lawal signs for Rwandan first division club

06 november 2020 - 15:57:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Azam Premier League club AS Kigali has signed Nigerian striker Aboubakar Lawal on a two-year [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2021 Qualifiers: Third, fourth round matches to be played behind closed doors

06 november 2020 - 15:07:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Despite an overall downward trend in the spread of the coronavirus in Africa, the Confederation of [...] Full text...

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African champions league: Zamalek joins Al Ahly in final

04 november 2020 - 22:57:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The finals of the African Football Champion’s League will be a  100 per cent Egyptian affair. Raja [...] Full text...

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Malian players list versus Namibia in AFCON 2021 qualifiers

04 november 2020 - 15:25:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national soccer team coach Mohamed Magassouba has released a list of 37 players to face [...] Full text...

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Czech national Trucha named Kenyan AFC Leopards coach

04 november 2020 - 09:20:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Czech Republic national Tomas Trucha has been named head coach of former Kenyan Premier League champions [...] Full text...

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Obiri, Yeshaneh shortlisted for World Athletics top female athlete award

04 november 2020 - 08:42:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya's Hellen Obiri and Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh are among the 10 athletes shortlisted for Female [...] Full text...

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Kenya named Africa's best golfing destination

04 november 2020 - 06:44:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has been named Africa’s leading golfing destination. The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) on Wednesday said the  announcement [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON qualifiers: Coach drops three players from Rwanda's team

03 november 2020 - 15:43:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's football head coach Vincent Mashami on Tuesday dropped out three players from his squad currently [...] Full text...

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Rwanda cycling Coach, Sterling Magnel, bids farewell after 5 years in charge

02 november 2020 - 19:29:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  One of Rwanda's most famous cycling coaches, Sterling Magnell, officially bid farewell to Team Rwanda over [...] Full text...

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FC Tevragh-Zeina win 5th Mauritania National Football Cup

02 november 2020 - 18:04:27
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - FC Tevragh-Zeina of Nouakchott on Sunday won the Mauritania National Football Cup, beating AS SNIM of [...] Full text...

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Malian footballer Moussa Camara contracts COVID-19 before signing new contract with Rwandan club

02 november 2020 - 16:53:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Malian international Moussa Camara who plays for Rwanda's first division club Rayon Sports  has tested positive [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president names new cabinet

02 november 2020 - 10:42:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Sunday announce a new cabinet of 33 ministers and four secretaries [...] Full text...

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2019-20 CAF Champions League: CAF reschedules semi-final, final matches

31 october 2020 - 09:13:45
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The CAF Organizing Committee for Interclub Competitions and Clubs Licensing have rescheduled the remaining matches of [...] Full text...

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African champions league: Zamalek-Raja return semi-final, final postponed

30 october 2020 - 21:53:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The semi-final of the African Football Champions league, supposed to be played on Sunday, 1 November, [...] Full text...

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Ivorian Rigo Yagbe Gervais, new coach of the Stade Malien in Bamako

30 october 2020 - 17:19:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Officials of the Stade Malien FC of Bamako, Mali, have engaged Ivorian Rigo Yagbe Gervais, as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Spectators return to Nouakchott stadium this weekend

29 october 2020 - 15:10:09
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The final of the President's Football Cup between FC Tevragh-Zeina and ASC SNIM will be played  [...] Full text...

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Senegal's new coach convenes 25 players for Afrobasket 2021 qualification

29 october 2020 - 14:29:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Senegalese international pivot turned national coach of the 'Lions' of basketball, Boniface Ndong,  on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Libya establishes committee to regulate foreign labour

29 october 2020 - 12:09:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has issued a decree to form [...] Full text...

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Guinean coach names 23 players for Chad match for AFCON 2021 qualifiers

28 october 2020 - 21:10:19
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean national coach, Frenchman Didier Six, Tuesday invited 23 players ahead of the home and [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Results of Day 7 league matches

26 october 2020 - 16:15:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Following are the results of Day 7 matches in the Burundi League A men's football championship, [...] Full text...

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Moroccan Bouchra Hajij elected President of African Volleyball Confederation

26 october 2020 - 15:57:23
Rabat Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Bouchra Hajij has been elected president of the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) for a four-year [...] Full text...

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Sudanese football league goes to the wire as giants Hilal and Merriekh clash on Saturday

23 october 2020 - 19:45:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The 2019-20 Sudanese league champions will be known on Saturday (24 October, 2020), when giants Al [...] Full text...

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Kenyan leaders drum up support for constitutional change movement

22 october 2020 - 23:05:28
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has embarked on a campaign to rally citizens in western Kenya to [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian int'l, Augustine Eguavoen, new coach of Stade Malien Bamako

21 october 2020 - 18:48:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The coach of the Stade Malien de Bamako, Djibril Dramé, has been sacked and replaced with [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's Azam Premier League resumes December 4

20 october 2020 - 18:14:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)- After a suspension of almost six months due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Rwanda's football governing body on [...] Full text...

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Rwanda basketball league resumes in empty stands because of COVID-19 restrictions

19 october 2020 - 13:33:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda National Basketball League resumed on Sunday with all matches played without spectators to check further [...] Full text...

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Mali in Pool D of preliminary round of Afrobasket Men 2021

18 october 2020 - 14:08:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali is in Pool D for the first leg of the 2021 Men's AfroBasket  playoffs, which [...] Full text...

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Tunisian basketball championship starts November 1

17 october 2020 - 19:25:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Basketball Federation president Ali Benzarti has announced November 1 for the resumption of the national [...] Full text...

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Netherlands-based firm 'Masita' sign sponsorship deal with Rwanda's first division football club

17 october 2020 - 00:23:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  One of Netherlands-based firms, 'Masita',specialised in manufacturing playing kits and jersey, Friday announced a four-year deal [...] Full text...

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Four best women's teams directly qualify for 2021 Women's Afrobasket

15 october 2020 - 23:38:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Due to the health situation related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) [...] Full text...

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AFCON/Cameroum 2022: Mali to play against Namibia 13 November in Windhoek

15 october 2020 - 23:26:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali, placed in Group A, will play Namibia 13 November before moving to Windhoek five days [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: International friendlies: Senegal-Mauritania cancelled, Côte d’Ivoire surprised by Japan

13 october 2020 - 23:19:28
Thies, Senegal (PANA) - Just like the matches Guinea-Gambia and Mali-Iran planned for the second day of the October ‘FIFA [...] Full text...

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Ghana beat Qatar 5-1 in football friendly match

13 october 2020 - 10:49:26
Aksu, Turkey (PANA) - Ghana on Monday beat Turkey 5-1 in an international friendly football match played at the Mardan [...] Full text...

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World Athletics ratifies Jepchirchir, Hassan world records

12 october 2020 - 23:49:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics Monday ratified Peres Jepchirchir’s and Sifan Hassan's recent world record-breaking feats. Jepchirchir and Hassan are [...] Full text...

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AFCON qualifiers: Final tests before next month's programme

12 october 2020 - 15:10:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Some African national teams will on Tuesday play their last game of preparation ahead of the  [...] Full text...

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Burundian striker Issa Ngenzi joins Rwandan club Kiyovu Sports

10 october 2020 - 21:42:16
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's first division club of Kiyovu Sports on Saturday signed Burundian winger Issa Ngezi for an [...] Full text...

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Gambia defeat Congo 1-0 in international football friendly

10 october 2020 - 19:24:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's senior national football team, the Scorpions, defeated Red Devils of Congo Brazzaville 1-0 on Friday [...] Full text...

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Tanzania to host Burundi in international football friendly on Sunday

10 october 2020 - 19:01:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s national football team will take on their Burundian counterparts in an international friendly [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's 2020 International Peace Marathon postponed to December

10 october 2020 - 16:27:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 16th annual Kigali International Peace Marathon has been postponed for the second time from October [...] Full text...

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Ghana shocked 3-0 by Mali in friendly in Turkey

09 october 2020 - 21:54:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Mali’s Eagles Friday stunned Ghana's Black Stars by three goals to nil (3-0) in a friendly [...] Full text...

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Kenya pip Zambia in soccer friendly

09 october 2020 - 16:38:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya beat Zambia 2-1 in an international friendly match at the refurbished Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, [...] Full text...

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Kenya supports Nigerian Okonjo-Iweala's bid for top WTO job

09 october 2020 - 09:33:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will support Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in the final round for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) [...] Full text...

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Kenya face Zambia in football friendly

09 october 2020 - 07:00:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan national football team captain Victor Wanyama is one of two foreign-based players locked out of [...] Full text...

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Officers of Libyan Defence ministry of the GNA take part in AFRICOM meeting on mine clearing

08 october 2020 - 20:53:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior officers of the Libyan ministry of Defence of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday [...] Full text...

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Gambia: President Barrow vows to undertake relevant institutional, legal reforms

08 october 2020 - 18:08:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow reiterated his government’s commitment to enthrone institutional reforms in line with global standards [...] Full text...

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20 Burundian players selected for Tanzania friendly

08 october 2020 - 17:26:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The coach of the Burundi national football team, the "Intamba" (Swallows), Jimmy Ndizeye, unveiled a list [...] Full text...

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Athletics: Ugandan, Ethiopian set new world records in 10,000m and 5,000m respectively

08 october 2020 - 14:51:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei and Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey were the big stars of Wednesday's track and field [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African football teams back in action this week

08 october 2020 - 14:45:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - After 11 months of being barred from going out because of the Covid-19 pandemic, African soccer [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's first division club Mukura VS appoint Frenchman Djilali as head coach(Corrected headline)

08 october 2020 - 00:51:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan first division club of Mukura VS (South) Wednesday appointed Frenchman Bahloul Djilali as their new [...] Full text...

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Rwanda names provisional squad for AFCON 2022 qualifiers against Cape Verde

08 october 2020 - 00:15:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's head coach Vincent Mashami Wednesday named a provisional list of 37-man squad for two 2022 [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s first world boxing champion DK Poison to finally receive $45,000 owed him by state

07 october 2020 - 22:03:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has ordered the ministry of Finance to pay $45,000 debt [...] Full text...

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CAF announces restricted media attendance for Interclubs competitions

07 october 2020 - 19:25:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In line with the CAF Guidelines to resume Football in Africa and public health measures in [...] Full text...

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Timoumi, Zakaria named CAF Champions League final ambassadors

07 october 2020 - 19:17:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco legend, Mohamed Timoumi, and Egyptian Moamen Zakaria, have been named ambassadors for the Total CAF [...] Full text...

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Coach Velud unveils Sudan squad for Tunisia, Togo football friendlies

06 october 2020 - 13:23:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan national team football coach, Hubert Velud, has unveiled a 24-man list pf players who will [...] Full text...

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American Waldrum named Nigeria's women's national football team coach

06 october 2020 - 13:21:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - American Randy Waldrum has been named head coach of the national women’s team of Nigeria, the [...] Full text...

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Mali: New members of government appointees

05 october 2020 - 21:35:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A week after the nomination of a new prime minister, Moctar Ouane, the chairman of the [...] Full text...

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CAF with a rundown of African football leagues last weekend

05 october 2020 - 18:26:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAFonline.com gives a summary of African football league action over the weekend. Egypt - South African Pitso Mosimane [...] Full text...

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Coach Belmadi unveils Algeria’s squad to face Nigeria and Mexico in friendlies

05 october 2020 - 17:47:10
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria's coach, Djamel Belmadi, has called up 24 players to the squad that will face Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Gambia confirms Congo and Guinea friendlies

04 october 2020 - 20:10:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) have announced two friendly matches against Congo and Guinea in Portugal. The [...] Full text...

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Cote d’Ivoire inaugurates New Olympic Stadium ahead of 2023 AFCON

04 october 2020 - 20:04:31
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire on Saturday (3 October 2020) inaugurated its new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium, built with [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Yanga part ways with Coach Krmpotic after on 37 days

04 october 2020 - 19:57:09
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian giants, Young Africans, have parted ways with Serbian coach, Zlatko Krmpotic, after only [...] Full text...

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Tanzania name 25 players for Burundi friendly

04 october 2020 - 19:52:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania coach, Ettiene Ndayiragije has named 25 players to join the squad ahead of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 45 deaths, 2,500 contaminations recorded in Tunisia in 48 hours

04 october 2020 - 17:30:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Coronavirus curve is rising dangerously in Tunisia where 45 deaths and 2,509 new contaminations were [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Kitata wins London Marathon; Kenyan world record holder Eliud Kipchoge a distant eighth

04 october 2020 - 12:42:46
London, UK (PANA) - Shura Kitata of Ethiopia on Sunday won the 2020 London Marathon in a thrilling finish as [...] Full text...

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Sports activities soon to resume in Senegal

02 october 2020 - 17:11:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese sportsmen and women will soon find their way back to stadiums and other centres as [...] Full text...

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Togo gets new cabinet

02 october 2020 - 10:28:05
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Thursday named a new government of 33 members, including 11 women. Following is the list, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: International network helping travelers with forged passports dismantled

02 october 2020 - 00:11:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the administration in charge of criminal affairs at the Tunisian ministry of Interior Thursday [...] Full text...

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Senegal and two opponents release list of players

01 october 2020 - 23:46:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal and its next two opponents in the next FIFA matches, Morocco on 9 October in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo resumes sports activities for only football

01 october 2020 - 22:13:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congol ese minister of Sports and Physical education, Hugues Ngouelondele, said here Thursday the resumption [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Coach invites 24 players for friendly matches against Sierra Leone, Senegal

01 october 2020 - 18:11:32
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coach of the national soccer team of Mauritania, Frenchman Corentin Martins, on Thursday unveiled a [...] Full text...

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Tunisia begins preparations for AFCON 2021 qualifiers

01 october 2020 - 16:55:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian national football team will this weekend begin preparations for the qualifiers for the African [...] Full text...

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Contact sports resume but fitness dance, swimming not allowed in Rwanda

01 october 2020 - 00:02:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's ministry of Sports stressed Wednesday that contact sports had been allowed to reopen but gyms [...] Full text...

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Gambian President, Barrow, sacks two cabinet ministers

30 september 2020 - 19:51:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow, acting under the provisions of Section 71(4) of the Constitution of the Republic [...] Full text...

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Kenya coach Kimanzi recalls 34 players for Zambia friendly

30 september 2020 - 17:04:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya coach, Francis Kimanzi, has called up 34 players to camp to start preparations for next [...] Full text...

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Malawi to play friendlies against Zimbabwe, Zambia

30 september 2020 - 16:34:07
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi has lined up friendlies against Zimbabwe and neighboring Zambia next month ahead of Total AFCON [...] Full text...

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Mali to face Ghana, Iran in soccer friendlies

30 september 2020 - 16:25:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali coach, Mohamed Magassouba, on Monday (28 September 2020) unveiled a list of 31 players to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mosimane to coach Egyptian giants Al Ahly

30 september 2020 - 14:32:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African football coach Pitso Mosimane on Wednesday confirmed he will leave League [...] Full text...

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35 Burundian players summoned for friendly match against Tanzania

30 september 2020 - 14:23:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's  technical staff of the men's national soccer team, the Intamba (Swallows), has summoned 35 players, [...] Full text...

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Abate appointed new Ethiopia football Coach

29 september 2020 - 18:46:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) has named Wubetu Abate as the new national team coach, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to play friendly football matches against DR Congo and Madagascar

29 september 2020 - 11:07:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso will play two friendly football matches from 5 to 13 October against DR [...] Full text...

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Algeria to face Nigeria in Austria friendly

28 september 2020 - 19:28:59
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Reigning African champions, Algeria, will take on Nigeria in a friendly match on October 9 at [...] Full text...

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Pacheco returns to coach Zamalek

28 september 2020 - 19:22:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Portuguese coach, Jaime Pacheco, arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Saturday to start his second [...] Full text...

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US Monastir win Tunisian Cup, their first ever trophy

28 september 2020 - 19:13:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For the first time since its formation in 1923, Union Sportive Monastirienne (US Monastir) on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Results of Day 4 matches of Burundian League A football championship

28 september 2020 - 09:49:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Following are the results of Day 4 matches of the Burundian League A football championship played [...] Full text...

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Kenya to upgrade more sports facilities to meet global standards, says President Kenyatta

26 september 2020 - 15:26:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta re-opened a refurbished national stadium in Nairobi Saturday with the Government’s pledge to [...] Full text...

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Guinean League 1 football championship to resume on October 14

25 september 2020 - 14:37:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean League 1 football championship will start on October 14 in all stadiums in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 44 new confirmed cases

25 september 2020 - 14:12:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea Thursday recorded 44 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) following tests carried out on a [...] Full text...

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Doping: AIU sanctions Kenyan athlete Siele

24 september 2020 - 14:09:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s long-distance athlete Patrick Siele has been slapped with a ban of three years and six [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rugby Africa unions return to play in line with health guidelines

24 september 2020 - 10:49:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – While health and safety for all remain the highest priority of the entire sporting [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts meeting on problems blocking opening of Ras Jedir land border post with Tunisia

23 september 2020 - 21:27:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Officials of the ministry of foreign affairs and Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinean government relaxes health measures in some sectors

23 september 2020 - 13:02:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -The Guinean government has from Tuesday eased health restrictions in the transport, tourism, sports and culture sectors, [...] Full text...

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African Athletics Confederation postpones its major competitions to 2021

22 september 2020 - 14:32:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Athletic Confederation (AAC) has postponed its 2000 sports calendar, following the COVID-19 pandemic, to [...] Full text...

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Former Cameroon defender M’Bom dies

22 september 2020 - 14:10:05
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Former Cameroon defender, Ephrem M’Bom, died on Sunday (20 September 2020) in Douala after a long [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone to face Mauritania in October 9 soccer friendly

22 september 2020 - 14:04:33
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone will face Mauritania in a friendly on Friday, 9 [...] Full text...

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Mozambique recall 34 players for Guinea-Bissau, Angola friendlies

22 september 2020 - 13:58:23
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique national team coach, Luís Gonçalves, has unveiled a list of 34 players that will play [...] Full text...

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Penalty joy as Esperance win fifth Tunisian Super Cup

22 september 2020 - 13:47:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Giants, Esperance sportive de Tunis, won their fifth Tunisian Super Cup title on Sunday (20 [...] Full text...

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Congo: Five killed, several wounded in road accident in center of country

21 september 2020 - 19:58:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Five people were killed and several others injured in a road accident Monday between the small [...] Full text...

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Libya: EU imposes sanctions for human rights abuses, arms embargo violations

21 september 2020 - 19:50:07
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday imposed targeted restrictive measures on two persons responsible for human rights [...] Full text...

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Outdoor sports activities resume in Rwanda

21 september 2020 - 07:34:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Some individual sports have been authorised to resume in Rwanda effective Sunday but in compliance with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana football leagues to resume on 30 October

21 september 2020 - 05:00:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's football Premier and Division One leagues are to resume on 30 October as the government [...] Full text...

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Six members of youth football team in Ghana die in road accident

20 september 2020 - 08:00:50
Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Six members of a youth football team in Ghana, aged between 12 and 16 years, died [...] Full text...

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Kenyan newspapers highlight return to school dilemma for students

19 september 2020 - 19:13:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan newspapers highlighted the dilemma facing the ministry of education officials as they plot to reopen [...] Full text...

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UN and partners promote sport as a tool to prevent violent extremism

19 september 2020 - 05:53:52
New York, US (PANA) - Ambassadors, senior UN officials, representatives of global sports organizations, and managers of some of the [...] Full text...

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President Infantino uses virtual FIFA Congress platform to encourage football’s safe return

19 september 2020 - 05:48:47
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday sent a message of encouragement to all 211 FIFA member [...] Full text...

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Rwandan striker Jacques Tuyisenge joins home side APR FC from Petro Atletico of Angola

18 september 2020 - 23:32:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan military club of APR FC Friday signed Rwandan striker Jacques Tuyisenge from Petro Atletico of [...] Full text...

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Esperance de Tunis officially declared winner of Africa Champions League 2019

18 september 2020 - 19:39:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) on Friday announced that Esperance de Tunis is officially [...] Full text...

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Swedish Duplantis breaks 26-year-old pole-vault record of Russia's Sergei Bubka

18 september 2020 - 17:49:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Sweden's Armand Duplantis on Thursday broke the 26-year-old pole vault record of Russia's Sergei Bubka (6.14m) [...] Full text...

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FIFA eases rules for changing sports nationality

18 september 2020 - 17:42:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 70th FIFA Congress Friday at a videoconference adopted a revolutionary new law aimed at making [...] Full text...

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Mali's national soccer team ranked 9th in Africa - FIFA

18 september 2020 - 15:50:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national soccer team is ranked 9th on the continent and 57th in the world, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya begins gradual return to sports events

18 september 2020 - 13:17:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - All contact sports including football and rugby remain suspended as Kenya announced a gradual resumption of [...] Full text...

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FIFA to monitor Kenya FA polls incognito

18 september 2020 - 12:34:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FIFA will send observers to monitor the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) elections set to kick off [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Physical and Sports Education (PSE) teachers set up union

17 september 2020 - 17:11:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Physical and Sports Education (PSE) teachers now have a union, called SEEPSS. Set up on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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