WASHINGTON, DC, 29 July 2021 – Former American President Barack Obama has taken on minority ownership of NBA Africa, making him the league’s most high-profile “strategic partner”. “In Africa basketball has the power to promote opportunity, wellness,...
KAMPALA, 28 July 2021 – The Ugandan weightlifter deported from Japan last week after going missing has been released from detention. Police in Uganda released Julius Ssekitoleko, Tuesday on a police bond, pending further investigation. The weightlifter had traveled to...
MONROVIA, 25 May 2021 – Liberian President George Weah Opong has congratulated his son, Timothy Weah, after his French club, Lille, won the French league title. “As a winner of the Ligue 1 title myself, I know it takes immense determination, hard work,...
ALGIERS, 15 May 2021 – The fate of this year’s African Athletics Championships is unclear after Algeria announced a third postponement of the competition. In a statement Friday, Algeria’s Ministry of Youth and Sports (MJS) said the delay is “due to the...
KIGALI, 4 May 2021 – Rwanda is the firm favorite to host the first UCI World Championships on African soil, according to a majority of bookmakers. The roots of “Tour du Rwanda” (cycling race), which closes in Kigali next Sunday, date back to 1988. It...
DAKAR, 25 April 2021 – Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Wilson) on Saturday unveiled the Official Game Ball in Dakar. The historic inaugural BAL will tip off Sunday, May 16 at the Kigali (Rwanda) Arena, with the first final scheduled to be...
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