Uganda prevail over Tanzania after 36 minutes of first half added time
RIYADH: Uganda’s 0-1 victory over Tanzania, in the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, came after the referee added a staggering 36 minutes of added time in the first half.
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Tunisia dodge bottles to secure Cup of Nations place
JOHANNESBURG: Tunisia qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations by winning 1-0 in Libya on Tuesday while dodging dozens of plastic bottles flung on the pitch by home supporters. Haythem Jouini scored the match-winner on 16 minutes in the eastern city of Benghazi, powerfully heading an Ali Maaloul corner into the net.
Holders Senegal through to Cup of Nations finals
CAPE TOWN : Defending champions Senegal, Burkina Faso, South Africa and Tunisia added their names to the list of qualified teams for next year’s African Cup of Nations finals after away successes in Tuesday’s qualifiers.
Algeria second team after Morocco to qualify for African Cup
CAPE TOWN: Striker Baghdad Bounedjah’s early goal was enough for Algeria to beat Niger 1-0 in African Cup of Nations qualifying on Monday and book its place at the tournament in Ivory Coast next year. Algeria is the second team to qualify after World Cup semifinalist Morocco. Bounedjah struck in the sixth minute, putting a shot in the bottom right corner after he was played in by Riyad Mahrez.
Jabeur crashes out to Gracheva in Miami
MIAMI GARDENS, United States: Fourth seed Ons Jabeur crashed out of the Miami Open on Friday, losing her opening match to Russian qualifier Varvara Gracheva 6-2, 6-2. Tunisian Jabeur, beaten finalist at Wimbledon and the US Open last year, has been working her way back from injury and on her return earlier this month went out in the third round at Indian Wells.
Ons Jabeur crashes out to Varvara Gracheva at Miami Open as Tunisia star's rocky start to 2023 continues
No. 4 seed Ons Jabeur has crashed out of the Miami Open after a 6-2 6-2 loss to qualifier Varvara Gracheva in the second round in one hour and 11 minutes. Jabeur, who suffered a second-round exit at Indian Wells last week, has endured an injury-disrupted start to her 2023 season and it got worse on Friday as she fell to defeat to the world No.
Disgraced ex-SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux resurfaces on Rugby Africa executive amid R37m case
Disgraced former SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux has resurfaced on the Rugby Africa executive committee three months after officially parting ways with the country's rugby governing body.