Mahrez scores as five-goal Algeria crush Liberia
Former Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez scored as Algeria cruised to a 5-1 victory over Liberia on Sunday in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final-round qualifier.
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Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea book Cup of Nations berths without playing
CAPE TOWN : Holders Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea became the latest countries to qualify for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals but did not have to kick a ball to do so, as the penultimate round of qualifiers began on Wednesday.
Elephant Girls rue missed chances, promise to come back stronger
Former champions, FirstBank Women’s Basketball Club, who finished third at the just-concluded Zenith/NBBF League, has blamed their failure to reclaim the title on missed chances. The team defeated Royal Aces of Abuja by 46 to 45 baskets to emerge as the third best team in the Zenith/NBBF Final Eight competition decided at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos.
Cameroon, Algeria seal Cup of Nations finals places
CAPE TOWN : Five-time winners Cameroon and 2019 champions Algeria both booked their places at next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco after victories in qualifying on Monday, bringing the number of qualified teams to four.
Cameroon seal Cup of Nations finals place with Kenya win
Five-time winners Cameroon have qualified for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals with a 1-0 victory over Kenya on Monday where Boris Enow scored the only goal of the game in neutral Kampala.
Afolabi, Chidi, Effiong, 18 others make final list
Captain Taiwo Afolabi, Harmony Chidi, and Peace Effiong are among the 21 players listed by Flamingos’ Head Coach, Bankole Olowookere, for this year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals in the Dominican Republic.
Tebogo beats Lyles to clock fastest 200m semi time
PARIS : Botswana's Letsile Tebogo set the fastest time in the men's Olympic 200 metres semi-finals on Wednesday, proving his intent to upset American Noah Lyles' quest for a sprint double.
De Grasse advances to Olympic men's 100m semis, fellow Canadian Brown DQ'd
Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse qualified for the men's 100-metre semifinal at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, while fellow Canadian Aaron Brown missed his chance to compete for a spot due to a false start.