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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya will defend their African Rugby Under-20 Championship crown against neighbors Uganda on Saturday in the country’s capital, Nairobi. The Rugby Africa U20 Barthes Trophy gets underway with eight nations participating, the Kenya Rugby Union said in a statement released on Monday. The tournament will be …

The Hague, Netherlands | Xinhua | Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal announced on Sunday evening that he has been suffering from an aggressive form of prostate cancer since the end of 2020. Van Gaal said he was still positive about his health. “In most cases, prostate cancer does not kill you,” …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | FIFA president Gianni Infantino clarified at the 72nd FIFA Congress in Doha, Qatar on Thursday that FIFA has not proposed a biannual World Cup and it needs more time to discuss. Speaking about the speculations on the biannual World Cup, Infantino said the world football governing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA has offered a cash reward of Shillings 1 million for anyone who will provide information implicating any person involved in match-fixing. Ahmed Hussein, the FUFA Head of Communications says this is one of the key decisions made by the …

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigeria on Wednesday confirmed the death of the Zambian official who was serving as the doping control officer for the second leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Ghana on Tuesday. The official, identified as Joseph Kabungo, died as a result of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The decision by the Uganda Boxing Federation to exclude former Olympians from the Bombers (national boxing team) for the 2022 Commonwealth games has generated mixed reactions from the pugilists and experts. Recently, Moses Muhangi, the President of the Uganda Amateur Boxing Federation announced that none of …

✳ RESULTS 🇹🇳 Tun 0-0 Mali✅ 🇲🇱 (1-0) 🇩🇿 Alg 1-2 Cam✅ 🇨🇲 (2-2) 🇸🇳 Sen✅ 1-0 Egypt 🇪🇬 (1-1) 🇳🇬 Nig 1-1 Gha ✅🇬🇭 (1-1) 🇲🇦 Mor✅ 4-1 DRC 🇨🇩 (5-2) Dakar, Senegal | CAFONLINE |  The African line up for the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup has been concluded with the return …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojević Micho is relying on the depth of his squad to overcome Uzbekistan in the final of the 2022 Navruz Cup scheduled for later this evening at Navbahor stadium. Uganda Cranes ejected Tajikistan 5-4 on penalties following a one-all-draw in …

Buenos Aires, Argentina | Xinhua | Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni said Sunday that football fans should enjoy Lionel Messi while they can amid speculation that he could end his international career after this year’s World Cup. The comments came less than two days after 34-year-old Messi admitted that football’s showpiece tournament …

Tuesday 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🆚 Mali 🇲🇱 10.30pm 🇩🇿 Algeria 🆚 Cameroon 🇨🇲 10.30pm 🇸🇳 Senegal 🆚 Egypt 🇪🇬 8pm 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🆚 Ghana 🇬🇭 8pm 🇲🇦 Morocco 🆚 DRC 🇨🇩 10.30pm Friday Results DRC 🇨🇩 1-1 🇲🇦 Morocco Cameroon 🇨🇲 0-1 🇩🇿 Algeria Mali 🇲🇱 0-1 🇹🇳 Tunisia Egypt 🇪🇬 1-0 🇸🇳 Senegal Ghana  0-0 🇳🇬 Nigeria North African sides Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia …