Master of soccer upsets Morena Ramoreboli will be one of youngest coaches at Afcon in Morocco
SPORT
Botswana Sport News
Rallying-Lategan stretches Dakar lead, penalty denies Al-Attiyah stage win
Toyota's South African Henk Lategan stretched his Dakar Rally lead on Thursday while a 10 minute penalty denied Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah a first stage win for Dacia after a dominant day in the Saudi Arabian desert.
Rallying-Lategan retains Dakar lead as Al-Rajhi rises and Al-Attiyah falls
Five-times winner Nasser Al-Attiyah hit trouble in the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, the latest frontrunner to struggle in the Saudi Arabian sands after the departures of Sebastien Loeb and defending champion Carlos Sainz.
Second Daniel Ford Elite Table Tennis Championships begin today
The second Daniel Ford Elite Youth Table Tennis Invitational Championships will serve off today at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium. Following a successful two-day coaching clinic, players will put their new skills to the test on the bid to dethrone 2023 African Games gold medalist, Matthew Kuti, who is vying to become the first player to win back-to-back titles at the tournament organised by the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) and funded by UK-based Daniel Ford International.
Okpe relishes Yellow Greens’ cup experience at T20 cricket qualifiers
Captain of the senior men’s cricket national team, Yellow Greens, believes the just-concluded T20 Continent Cup in Kigali, Rwanda has helped the team improve in different aspects of the game ahead of the final phase of the 2026 T20 World Cup qualifiers, which will be played next year.
Nigeria, six others get first-round pass for 2026 WAFCON qualifiers
Nigeria has been exempted from the first-round of the qualifying series for the 2026 African Women’s Cup of Nations, which will be hosted by Morocco for the third consecutive time.
Africa Cup: Nigeria lose to Uganda after DLS
Nigeria’s senior men’s cricket team on Friday lost by five wickets to Uganda at the ILT20 Africa Cup currently being played in Kigali, Rwanda.
Cricket: Nigeria, Botswana qualify for 2025 Africa Regional T20 World Cup final
With one match to spare, hosts, Nigeria and Botswana have secured the top two spots at the ongoing International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup sub-Regional Africa Qualifier C in Abuja.