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Tunisian giants Esperance and eight-time continental champions Al Ahly advanced to the CAF Champions League final after second leg semifinal matches were played on Tuesday. In Radès, Tunisia: Esperance (Tunisia) 4 1° de Agosto (Angola) 2 (Esperance win 4-3 on...

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge is among three Kenyan athletes nominated for the 2018 IAAF Male World Athlete of the Year. Kipchoge, who set a new World marathon with new times of 2 hours, 01 minute and 39 second...

The 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations contenders learned their opening-round fate on Saturday, with Nigeria pitted against South Africa in a tasty group-stage draw. The Super Falcons were seeded ahead of Sunday’s draw – at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel...

Egypt’s Liverpool star Mo Salah was on Monday night honoured when he won the 2018 Fifa Puskas award for the best goal of the year in the English Premier League. Salah, who made an impressive impact with the Reds during...

Super Eagles defender William Ekong on Monday said he was confident that Nigeria would qualify for the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The three-time African champions will face Seychelles on Saturday in their second group E game after...

As the storm raised over the African roots of France’s football World Cup winning team, the National Basketball Association (NBA) is to treat the world to yet another celebration of Africa’s roots and talents. The association and the National Basketball...

At their first ever FIFA World Cup in 2002, Senegal defeated defending champions France in their opening match and went on to make the quarter-finals, before going down to a golden goal against Turkey. That team wrote footballing history for...

Egypt will be to be able to call upon Mohamed Salah as they prepare to tackle hosts Russia in their Group A World Cup encounter in St Petersburg Today. The hosts are riding the wave of national pride after their...

As Nigeria prepare for the 2018 World Cup, KweséESPN’s Colin Udoh picks his all-time Nigeria dream team of players to have featured at the tournament. There’s optimism around Gernot Rohr’s side as they approach the showpiece in Russia, but few...

Younes Belhanda and Hakim Ziyech scored in the first half to ensure Morocco continued to show good form. The country finished their World Cup preparations with a confidence-building 3-1 away win over Estonia in a friendly international on Saturday. Belhanda...