Madagascar’s football chief Ahmad Ahmad was elected president of the Confederation of African Football Thursday, ousting veteran leader Issa Hayatou after 29 years in office. Ahmad won the election in the Ethiopian capital by 34 votes to Hayatou’s 20, official results showed. Delegates cheered and pumped their fists in the …
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Mamelodi Sundowns arrive in Kampala after poor showing at home Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | A loss of form by African champions Mamelodi Sundowns in the South African Premiership continued Tuesday when they were held 0-0 at home by draw-specialists Polokwane City. The Pretoria club have collected just two points …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Issa Hayatou, the last of the old generation leaders in world football, faces a rare and determined challenge when he bids for an eighth term as head of the Confederation of African Football in Thursday’s election. Ahmad Ahmad, head of the Madagascar Football Assocation, …
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Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | Nigeria’s government has ordered the head of the country’s football association to back current CAF president Issa Hayatou of Cameroon in his re-election bid, a senior official said Monday. The decree from on high came despite Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick having publicly …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Commonwealth Games chiefs said Monday they were looking for a new venue for the 2022 edition after announcing scheduled hosts Durban had failed to meet “key obligations”. Last month, South Africa sports minister Fikile Mbalula indicated the government might withdraw its financial support because …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | CS Sfaxien of Tunisia trounced Young Sports Academy of Cameroon 5-0 Saturday to start superbly in pursuit of a record-extending fourth CAF Confederation Cup title. Senegalese Walliou Ndoye gave the hosts a ninth-minute lead in Mediterranean city Sfax and Karim Aouadhi converted two penalties …
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VIDEO: Dorcus Inzikuru is back. At least that is what it looked like when the former steeplechase champion dominated the NSSF Kampala Hash 7 hills run today morning. Hundreds took to the 7 hills of Uganda to run and raise money to improve education conditions for the children of Kampala. Share …
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Pretoria, South Africa | AFP | Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa failed to build on a great start to their CAF Champions League title defence and won only 2-1 at home to KCCA of Uganda Friday. The defending African champions were two goals ahead within six minutes of the last-32 first …
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Sundowns 2 KCCA 1 Saturday Vipers vs Platinum Stars (South Africa) Striker Geoffrey Sserunkuma’s away goal will give KCCA the belief needed to knock out African champions Mamelodi Sundowns. The African champions who went 2-0 up in the first 10 minutes, could only manage a 2-1 first leg win Friday …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | The International Olympic Committee on Thursday imposed a freeze on grants to the Kenyan Olympic committee in a move which would affect the running of national sports activities in the country. The IOC said in a statement that it was unhappy that the Kenyan National …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
