Senegal winger Krepin Diatta claims their elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations in a penalty shoot-out to Ivory Coast was due to the “corrupt” Confederation of African Football (CAF). The Lions of Terranga’s attempts to defend their Afcon title ended in failure after Aliou Cissé’s side were knocked out by hosts Ivory Coast at...
By Adolf Kaure. Namibia has progressed out of the group stages of the CAF (Confederation of African Football) TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 after a goalless deadlock against Mali in their final Group E contest played on Wednesday at the Laurent Pokou Stadium in San Pedro, Ivory Coast. Mali won Group E with...
Ivory Coast slipped to the brink of a humiliating exit from the Africa Cup of Nations as the hosts suffered a 4-0 thrashing by Equatorial Guinea in their final Group A game in Abidjan on Monday. Emilio Nsue scored a double to follow up his hat-trick against Guinea-Bissau as Equatorial Guinea finished top of the...
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) Chief Commercial Officer, Melvin Angula, has announced that he will be stepping down from his role at the telco. The listed telecommunications company has already begun the recruitment process for his replacement, with General Manager of Product Solutions, Elton Katangolo, set to act in the role. “As I move on to...
Manchester United are facing elimination from the Champions League in the group stage after squandering a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Galatasaray in Istanbul on Wednesday, while Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven secured qualification for the last 16. Three-time European champions United needed a win in Turkey, against opponents who beat them at Old Trafford...
South Africa coach Rob Walter on Thursday said he was “proud” of Temba Bavuma despite the injured captain being unable to break the country’s World Cup jinx. The Proteas went down to Australia by three wickets in Thursday’s semi-final after a gallant effort to defend a modest 212 at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. It was a...
Rassie van der Dussen hit an unbeaten 76 to lead South Africa to a comfortable five-wicket win over Afghanistan in their last World Cup group game on Friday as their opponents were eliminated from the semi-final race. Chasing 245 for victory, Van der Dussen steered the Proteas home with 15 balls to spare in a...
By Matthew A. Winkler via BizNews For all of Covid-19’s disruptions, one trend during the global pandemic presses on unabated. And that would be five of the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies continue to be based in Africa and at least several more on the continent over the next two years are poised to outperform the...
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news England’s fifth defeat of their World Cup title defence continued their abject slide towards elimination. Matthew Mott and Jos Buttler’s side would become only the...
Johnny Sexton’s son Luca accompanied his father round a rugby pitch for the final time after his stellar career ended in bitter disappointment with a 28-24 defeat to New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final, and told him “you’re still the best dad.” It was a tearful but dignified Sexton who appeared at the...