Latest sports news across Africa
Soccer
ZESCO Ndola Girls Reach COSAFA Champions League Qualifier Semi Finals
ZESCO Ndola Girls won Group A of the CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA qualifier in Botswana with nine…
Wanderers and Silver Strikers Level on 29 Points in the FDH Bank Premiership
Mighty Wanderers and Silver Strikers finished the weekend level on 29 points at the top of the FDH…
Uganda Premier League Fixtures Out as Season Opens on 28 August
The Uganda Premier League has released its first round fixtures. Vipers host Entebbe UPPC at St Mary’s Stadium…
Tusker Beat Gor Mahia to Lift the FKF Super Cup at Nyayo
Tusker beat Gor Mahia by three goals to one at Nyayo National Stadium on Sunday 23 August to…
Dynamos and Highlanders Reach Chibuku Super Cup Quarter Finals
Dynamos beat TelOne 4 to 1 at Rufaro and Highlanders edged Chicken Inn on penalties at Barbourfields on…
Lwandamina Names 28 Home Based Players for Chipolopolo Camp
Chipolopolo coach George Lwandamina has named a 28 man squad of home based players for an assessment camp…
Yanga Open NBC Premier League Defence With Win at Namungo
Champions Yanga beat Namungo 3 to 1 at Majaliwa Stadium as the 2026/27 NBC Premier League opened, with…
Scorchers Return Home With a World Cup Place and the Golden Boot
Malawi lost the WAFCON final to Cameroon but returned home on Wednesday with a first Women’s World Cup…
NFF Asks Super Falcons Technical Crew to Step Down
The Nigeria Football Federation has asked the Super Falcons technical crew to step down after the team missed…
FKF Premier League Fixtures Out as Season Opens on 29 August
The Football Kenya Federation has released the 2026/27 FKF Premier League fixtures, with Gor Mahia hosting Murang’a Seal…
When Is the Zambia Premier League Starting?
The Zambia Premier League starts on 3 October 2026 after the board moved the opening round back from…
Pasuwa Leans on Foreign Legion as Flames Prepare for Namibia and Liberia
Callisto Pasuwa has named a foreign-heavy Flames squad to face Namibia and Liberia in September, with US-based Mayele…
Basketball
Port Harcourt Confirmed as Host of the 2026 NPBL Playoffs
The 2026 Nigeria Premier Basketball League playoffs run in Port Harcourt from 29 August to 6 September, with…
Cape Town Tigers eye Basketball Africa League return via Road to BAL
The Cape Town Tigers are targeting a return to the Basketball Africa League through the Road to BAL…
Kenya Morans rebuild for the next FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers
The Kenya Morans and the Kenya Basketball Federation are rebuilding toward the next FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers after missing…
D’Tigress step up World Cup preparations with overseas camps
Africa’s five time champions D’Tigress are training in the United States, China and Spain before the FIBA Women’s…
Horse Racing
Borrowdale Park keeps Zimbabwe racing rolling toward the Derby
Borrowdale Park and the Mashonaland Turf Club keep Zimbabwean racing alive in 2026, with the classic generation building…
Note To Self lands historic 130th Hollywoodbets Durban July
Note To Self won the 130th Hollywoodbets Durban July by a nose for Justin Snaith and Richard Fourie,…
South African racing raises stakes as the Cape season nears
Race Coast has approved a 20 percent rise in prize money to a combined R270 million, with a…
Rugby
All Blacks End Springbok Streak With 33 to 16 Win at Ellis Park
New Zealand beat South Africa 33 to 16 at Ellis Park on Saturday 22 August, ending a Springbok…
Springbok Women Complete Series Sweep in Fiji
The Springbok Women beat Fijiana 29 to 22 in Lautoka on 15 August to win the series 2…
Junior Rugby Cranes host Tunisia in Barthes Trophy build up
The Junior Rugby Cranes hosted Tunisia in Kampala for two test matches as Uganda builds toward the 2026…
Springboks name 43 for Argentina Test and All Blacks Rivalry series
Rassie Erasmus has named a squad of 43 players for the Argentina Test on 8 August and a…
Kenya’s Sevens Circuit Heats Up as Clubs Battle at Prinsloo Sevens
Kenya’s domestic rugby sevens season is back, with leading clubs naming strong squads for the Prinsloo Sevens as…
Boxing
John Laryea Loses Unbeaten Record on Disqualification in Buenos Aires
Ghanaian featherweight John Laryea was disqualified in the ninth round for low blows against Adrian Maximiliano Robledo in…
Kenya’s Hit Squad Regroups as National Boxing League Rolls On
Kenya’s Hit Squad returns to domestic action as the 2026 National Boxing League, marking 45 years, keeps the…
Zambia Land First Glasgow 2026 Medals as Mwape and Katema Box to Bronze
Catherine Mwape and Emmanuel Katema won boxing bronze at Glasgow 2026, giving Zambia their first two Commonwealth Games…
Bukom Arena Keeps Ghana Boxing Alive With Republic Day Fight Night
Ghana’s boxing heartland at Bukom Arena hosted another fight night around Republic Day, keeping the sport’s momentum strong…
Cricket
Zimbabwe Name Fifteen Man Squad for the Windhoek Tri Series
Zimbabwe have named a fifteen man squad under Sikandar Raza for the T20 international tri series in Windhoek,…
Uganda Set for First Official ODIs After Challenge League B Finish
Uganda finished second in the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League B and reached the Qualifier Play off,…
Kenya Eye Africa Regional Final After Qualifier Runners-Up Finish
Kenya reached the Africa Regional Final after finishing runners-up in the Botswana sub-regional qualifier, and the side now…
Cricket Cranes Chase World Cup Dream in Tanzania Qualifier
Uganda’s Cricket Cranes travel to Dar es Salaam for the final leg of the ICC Challenge League B,…
Chevrons Regroup After India Sweep as Australia ODIs Loom Next
India completed a 3-0 T20 sweep of Zimbabwe in Harare, and the Chevrons now turn to a September…
Athletics
Simbu and Shauri in the Sydney Marathon Elite Field on Sunday
Alphonce Simbu and Magdalena Shauri are both in the elite field for the TCS Sydney Marathon on Sunday…
Rwenzori Marathon Lifts Prize Purse to Shs252m Ahead of 22 August Race
Organisers of the Tusker Lite Mt Rwenzori Marathon have confirmed a Shs252 million prize purse for the fifth…
Kiplimo Builds Toward Chicago Marathon Defence for Uganda
Jacob Kiplimo trains toward his Chicago Marathon title defence in October after a 2:00:28 in London, while Joshua…
Wanyonyi and Kipyegon Lead Kenya’s Diamond League Charge
Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Faith Kipyegon headline Kenya’s push through the closing Diamond League meetings in Lausanne, Silesia and…
Tanzania Hunts New Talent as National Athletics Championships Wrap Up
More than 300 athletes competed at Tanzania’s National Athletics Championships in Pwani as officials urged runners to target…
Netball
She Cranes Turn to Nairobi After Commonwealth Best
Uganda’s She Cranes target the African Netball Championship in Nairobi from 19 to 26 September, with their place…
SPAR Proteas Feed Off Cape Town National Championships
The SPAR National Netball Championships bring 122 teams to Cape Town from 6 to 11 August, giving Proteas…
Malawi Queens Sign Off Glasgow 2026 in Style With Win Over Scotland
The Malawi Queens beat hosts Scotland 54-47 to finish seventh at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, hitting the…
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