Basketball: Kwara Falcons sign Mboup as Nigerian prospects dominate teams’ academy recruits
Kwara Falcons battling with War Lords during the final of Bullet Basketball Tournament.
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U-20 Nations Cup: Bosso confident Flying Eagles will neutralise Uganda for World Cup ticket
Ladan Bosso celebrates with his players against Mozambique. They face an uphill task against Uganda in the quater-finals
Argentina misses basketball World Cup for first time since 1982
Argentina will miss this year's FIBA World Cup for the first time since 1982 after they lost 79-75 to the Dominican Republic in qualifying on Sunday.
Uganda prepares for feisty battle with Nigeria for World Cup
On paper, Nigeria is not expected to fret when they are confronted by Uganda in football. Nigeria is ranked far ahead of the East African country in all categories of the game, including youth football.
Nigeria draws Morocco, South Africa, Zambia in Group B
Five-time world champions, Nigeria, must successfully negotiate a tricky Group B that includes Morocco, South Africa and Zambia to be eligible for a spot at this year’s FIFA U-17 World Cup finals in Peru. At the draw ceremony conducted inside the Cercle Nationale d’Armee in Algiers, yesterday, host nation, Algeria, birthed in Group A and must be in attrition with Senegal, Congo and Somalia. Cameroun, Mali, Burkina Faso and South Sudan make up Group C.
Socceroos winger Mabil named Young Australian Of The Year
SYDNEY : Socceroos winger Awer Mabil has been named 2023 Young Australian Of The Year for his charitable work in the East African refugee camps where he was born.
Flying Eagles, Zambia’s junior team agree two friendly matches
Seven-time African champions, Flying Eagles of Nigeria, will take on their Zambian counterparts in two friendly games in the Nigerian capital city as part of preparations for this year’s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The tour has been consummated, following a request letter from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on January 13, which met with the ready acceptance of the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ). Through a letter dated January 14, 2023, Adrian Kashala, FAZ’s General Secretary, said the Zambian football-ruling body was agreeable to the proposal. The proposal for the tour includes FAZ flying the Junior Chipolopolo to Nigeria, while the NFF will bear the cost of accommodation, feeding and other logistics for the Zambia delegation.
African-born trio proud to represent multicultural Australia
DOHA : Australia's football team has always represented the waves of migration to the country and Africa-born Thomas Deng, Awer Mabil and Garang Kuol are proud to represent some of the most recent arrivals at their first World Cup.