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Latest sports news across Africa

Soccer

Zambia
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…
Aug 25, 2026
Malawi
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…
Aug 25, 2026
Uganda
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…
Aug 24, 2026
Kenya
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…
Aug 24, 2026
Zimbabwe
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…
Aug 19, 2026
Zambia
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…
Aug 19, 2026
Tanzania
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…
Aug 19, 2026
Malawi
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…
Aug 19, 2026
Nigeria
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…
Aug 19, 2026
Kenya
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…
Aug 19, 2026
Zambia
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…
Aug 16, 2026
Malawi
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…
Aug 3, 2026

Basketball

Nigeria
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…
Aug 26, 2026
South Africa
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…
Aug 3, 2026
Kenya
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…
Aug 3, 2026
Nigeria
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…
Aug 3, 2026

Horse Racing

Zimbabwe
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…
Aug 3, 2026
South Africa
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,…
Aug 3, 2026
South Africa
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…
Aug 3, 2026

Rugby

South Africa
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…
Aug 25, 2026
South Africa
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…
Aug 19, 2026
Uganda
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…
Aug 3, 2026
South Africa
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…
Aug 3, 2026
Kenya
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…
Aug 3, 2026

Boxing

Ghana
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…
Aug 19, 2026
Kenya
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…
Aug 3, 2026
Zambia
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…
Aug 3, 2026
Ghana
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…
Aug 3, 2026

Cricket

Zimbabwe
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,…
Aug 26, 2026
Uganda
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,…
Aug 26, 2026
Kenya
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…
Aug 3, 2026
Uganda
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,…
Aug 3, 2026
Zimbabwe
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…
Aug 3, 2026

Athletics

Tanzania
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…
Aug 26, 2026
Uganda
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…
Aug 19, 2026
Uganda
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…
Aug 3, 2026
Kenya
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…
Aug 3, 2026
Tanzania
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…
Aug 3, 2026

Netball

Malawi
Mwawi Kumwenda Signs a New Deal With Peninsula Waves
Reviewed by Peter KanjereMalawi sports betting writerPublished 27 August 2026 Mwawi Kumwenda has signed a new deal with…
Aug 27, 2026
Uganda
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…
Aug 3, 2026
South Africa
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…
Aug 3, 2026
Malawi
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…
Aug 3, 2026

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Top rated in South Africa

Hollywoodbets

Hollywoodbets

★★★★★9.5/10

Horse racing depth and the widest local reach

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Easybet

Easybet

★★★★★9.1/10

Simple mobile betting and quick sign up

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Gbets

Gbets

★★★★☆8.9/10

Soccer and rugby markets for local punters

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Playabets

Playabets

★★★★☆8.7/10

Racing plus sport in one account

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ZARbet

★★★★☆8.4/10

Newer Western Cape licensed sportsbook

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See the full South Africa betting sites guide. We rate 6 betting sites in South Africa in total.

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