Defending champions the Democratic Republic of Congo beat Gabon 2-1 in Libreville in the opening leg of their Africa Nations Championships qualifier over the weekend. Seychelles edged Namibia 1-0, Guinea and Mali drew1-1 as Botswana and South Africa drew 0-0. Malawi overpowered Mozambique 3-0, as did Burundi and Uganda drew 1-1,and Algeria piped Libya 1-0. [...]

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Annecy in France, Germany’s Munich and PyeongChang in South Korea formerly confirmed they are vying to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee disclosed in Lausanne Switzerland that the three cities submitted their response to the IOC Candidature Acceptance procedure questionnaire by the March 15 deadline. These documents outline each cities plan of [...]

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 Defending champions the Democratic Republic of Congo beat their hosts Gabon 2-1 in Libreville in the opening leg of their Africa Nations Championships qualifier over the weekend. Seychelles edged Namibia 1-0, Guinea and Mali drew1-1 as Botswana and South Africa played to a scoreless draw. Malawi overpowered Mozambique 3-0 and Algeria piped Libya 1-0. In [...]

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Cote d’Ivoire striker and captain Didier Drogba was crown the 2009 Africa Footballer of the Year at a State Banquet in Accra Ghana on Thursday night. At this Globacom sponsored Confederation of African Football (CAF) the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Tressor Mputu Mabi was named Africa Inter-Club Player of the Year. He was a key [...]

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Tunisia has taken over from South Africa as the continent’s representative on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee. WADA was established in 1999 as an international independent agency constituted and funded equally by the sports movement and governments of the world. Its key activities include scientific research, education, and development of anti-doping capacities. Central [...]

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