Rivers Hoopers begin 2025 BAL campaign April 26
Nigerian champions, Rivers Hoopers, will begin their campaign in the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) on April 26 from the Sahara Conference, the organisers of the championship have said.
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Brain v brawn? Tactical Bafana and technical Morocco 'the best two teams in Africa'
South Sudan head coach Nicholas Dupuis has hailed Bafana Bafana as one of continent's top teams after his side was defeated 3-0 in their final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier in Cape Town on Tuesday.
Mohamed Salah Not Nominated For African Player Of The Year 2024 Award
Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams were among five stars shortlisted on Monday for the African Player of the Year award. A Confederation of African Football (CAF) statement listed Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi, Ivory Coast winger Simon Adingra and Guinea striker Serhou Guirassy as the other contenders. Lookman scored a hat-trick for Atalanta in a 3-0 UEFA Europa League final victory over Bayer Leverkusen last season and is favoured to win the award. Surprisingly, Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has been left out of the nominees, despite enjoying a stellar year again with his club.
CAF draws: Falcons to know WAFCON opponents next week
Nine-time champions, Super Falcons, will know their opponents in the 2025 African Women’s Cup of Nations when the draws hold in Morocco next week.The Confederation of African Football (CAF), yesterday, confirmed that the draws for the championship will hold on Friday, November 22 at Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Sale, Morocco.
Victorious pre-Games U-16 3X3 basketball champions return
Nigeria’SU-16 3×3 women’s basketball team, which won the just-concluded Dakar 2026 World Youth Games pre-Games championship, returned to the country, yesterday.
Ghana face missing out on Cup of Nations qualification
CAPE TOWN : Four-time Africa Cup of Nations winners Ghana could see their streak of 10 successive appearances at the tournament come to an end this week as victories in their remaining two qualifiers may not be enough to seal a place at the finals in Morocco.
Lionel Messi And Inter Miami Eliminated From Major League Soccer Cup Playoffs In First Round
Lionel Messi's goal of winning the MLS Cup title came to an abrupt end on Saturday with his Inter Miami suffering a shock first-round elimination from the playoffs after a 3-2 home defeat to Atlanta United. Miami had won the regular season campaign with a record points total but after losing twice in the best-of-three series, the MLS Cup favourites and their eight-times Ballon d'Or winner are out. All the accolades Miami received for their regular season 'Supporters' Shield' triumph count for little after an Atlanta team which finished ninth in the Eastern Conference pulled off a stunning upset.
Dumbarton's Sena Niang says gamble of part-time switch paying off with Sons
Mouhamed Niang says he’s loving life at Dumbarton, after taking the gamble of moving into part-time football.