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Futsal: African runners-up in Luanda
Futsal: African runners-up in Luanda
Angola 24/04/2024 | 16:18
Africa-Press - Angola. The African senior men's national futsal team (runners-up) returned to the country today, Wednesday, after participating in the seventh edition of the African Cup of Nations, which ended on Sunday, in Morocco.At the 4 de Fevereiro international airport, the national...
Kagame's delight at Arsenal's demolition of Chelsea
Kagame's delight at Arsenal's demolition of Chelsea
Rwanda 24/04/2024 | 16:17
Africa-Press - Rwanda. President Paul Kagame has praised Arsenal for their impressive performance during Tuesday night’s 5-0 humiliating victory over Chelsea a 5-0 to open a three-point lead in the English Premier League title run-in.Kagame is an avid Arsenal fan, while Arsenal are one of the...
Night cricket test for Victoria Pearls
Night cricket test for Victoria Pearls
Uganda 23/04/2024 | 18:39
Africa-Press - Uganda. Team Uganda’s set-up has been frank enough. All players in the senior national women’s cricket team have never played cricket under the floodlights.And yet, two of the Group A fixtures for the Victoria Pearls during the ICC Women’s Twenty20 Global World Cup...
Minteh won’t forget his first major medal in bizarre cup final appearance
Minteh won’t forget his first major medal in bizarre cup final appearance
Gambia 23/04/2024 | 16:35
Africa-Press - Gambia. What a day for Yankuba Minteh. His first major cup final containing the full set of emotions. Sunday saw Feyenoord up against NEC, who were 25 points behind them in the league.Yankuba Minteh and his teammates having another small advantage, as the cup final was played...
ASSOCIATION HAPPY WITH ATHLETES RESULTS IN KENYA
ASSOCIATION HAPPY WITH ATHLETES RESULTS IN KENYA
Botswana 22/04/2024 | 17:51
Africa-Press - Botswana. Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) is happy with the athletes performance at the Kip Keino World Continental Tour Gold that was held in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday.The association’s vice president, Oabona Theetso said the athletes outdid themselves as some recorded...
Minister calls for exemplary participation in the futsal world cup
Minister calls for exemplary participation in the futsal world cup
Angola 22/04/2024 | 16:35
Africa-Press - Angola. The Minister of Youth and Sports, Rui Falcão, asked, this Sunday, the athletes of the National Futsal Team to participate in an exemplary way, in the World Championship, from September 14th to October 6th, in Uzbekistan.Speaking to the press after Angola became African...
APR are 2023/24 Primus National League champions
APR are 2023/24 Primus National League champions
Rwanda 21/04/2024 | 15:49
Africa-Press - Rwanda. Kigali Pele Stadium turned black and white as APR FC were again crowned champions of Rwanda for the fifth time in a row with three games to spare.A superb long range curler from winger Gilbert Mugisha proved decisive for Thierry Froger’s side who beat rivals Kiyovu SC...
Angolan among the authors of the book “Sports Law in Portugal”
Angolan among the authors of the book “Sports Law in Portugal”
Angola 20/04/2024 | 17:20
Africa-Press - Angola. A book entitled “Academia à Practical Studies in Sports Law”, written by 40 authors, including the Angolan Egas Viegas, was recently presented in Lisbon (Portugal).In the book, with 918 pages and 42 articles, Egas Viegas presents the theme “The Legal Regime of...
Handball: D'Agosto wins at the start of the African club championship
Handball: D'Agosto wins at the start of the African club championship
Angola 19/04/2024 | 15:30
Africa-Press - Angola. 1.° de Agosto made its debut with victory in the African Championship of Cup Winning Clubs, in women's handball, by defeating the Algerian team HBCEB, on Thursday night, by 32-19, in the inaugural match of the Group -A, played in Oran (Algeria).After winning the African...
Wodibo Haulofu tournament set for this weekend…with fans urged to turn up
Wodibo Haulofu tournament set for this weekend…with fans urged to turn up
Namibia 18/04/2024 | 16:32
Africa-Press - Namibia. The fourth edition of the annual Wodibo Haulofu Sports tournament is set to take place at Okongo in the Ohangwena region from Friday to Sunday.An amount of over N$45 000 has been set aside for the competition, according to Phillip ‘Wetu’ Lazarus, the tournament...
GFF PROMISES TO GET NEW COACH BEFORE JUNE
GFF PROMISES TO GET NEW COACH BEFORE JUNE
Gambia 18/04/2024 | 15:57
Africa-Press - Gambia. The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) is confident that a new coach will be appointed for the national team before the country’s international match in June.The Scorpions will play two World Cup qualifiers in June against Seychelles and Gabon.Addressing fears about...
Kagame reaffirms support for Arsenal despite Champions League exit
Kagame reaffirms support for Arsenal despite Champions League exit
Rwanda 18/04/2024 | 12:40
Africa-Press - Rwanda. President Paul Kagame has reiterated his undying support for English Premier League club Arsenal even if they were once again dumped out of the UEFA Champions League.The Gunners were eliminated from the competition on 3-2 aggregate loss at the hands of German giants...
NFA staff in it for personal gain – Traut …as he reflects on SG journey
NFA staff in it for personal gain – Traut …as he reflects on SG journey
Namibia 17/04/2024 | 17:12
Africa-Press - Namibia. The former secretary general (SG) of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Jochen Traut is adamant the local football governing body’s staff members are resistant to change, and will continue to derail the body’s ambitious plans.Traut accused staff members at the...
Citadel stage for Ângelo Victoriano’s latest “launch”
Citadel stage for Ângelo Victoriano’s latest “launch”
Angola 16/04/2024 | 17:40
Africa-Press - Angola. The wake of former National Basketball Team player, Ângelo Victoriano, who died on Saturday due to illness, has been taking place since Monday at the Cidadela pavilion, in Luanda, on the same stage where he performed several memorable performances, which dignify Angolan...
Petro and 1º de Agosto play African Super Cup in Algeria
Petro and 1º de Agosto play African Super Cup in Algeria
Angola 15/04/2024 | 17:02
Africa-Press - Angola. Petro de Luanda and 1o de Agosto begin this Monday, in Orange, Algeria, the dispute for the access pass to the final of the African Super Cup in senior women's handball.The “oil companies”, holders of the title, face, at 4 pm, Al Ahly from Egypt, while the...
MINJUD and CAF discuss strategies for women's football
MINJUD and CAF discuss strategies for women's football
Angola 13/04/2024 | 15:48
Africa-Press - Angola. The Minister of Youth and Sports, Rui Falcão, stated, this Friday, in Luanda, that the strategy for the development of women's football was one of the topics discussed in the meeting with the president of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Patrice...
Futsal: Angola faces Zambia in the 2nd round of CAN'2024
Futsal: Angola faces Zambia in the 2nd round of CAN'2024
Angola 12/04/2024 | 15:54
Africa-Press - Angola. After the defeat (2-5), on Thursday, against hosts Morocco, the senior men's national futsal team will face, on Saturday, in Rabat, Zambia, for the 2nd round of Group A of CAN2024, taking place in the Prince Moulay Abdallah pavilion.In the defeat against the Moroccans,...
Football: CAF President already in Luanda
Football: CAF President already in Luanda
Angola 12/04/2024 | 15:53
Africa-Press - Angola. The President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, arrived this Friday morning in the Angolan capital, Luanda, to learn about the operation of the governing body of the sport in the country.At the 4 de Fevereiro international airport, in this...
Mandela Cup: Muhangi prefers women
Mandela Cup: Muhangi prefers women
Uganda 11/04/2024 | 14:12
Africa-Press - Uganda. For the first time in history, Uganda will field a boxing team with more women than men, for the inaugural Mandela African Boxing Cup due April 15-21 in Durban, South Africa.Of the seven Bombers set for the seven-day tournament, four are women, a rare first in Ugandan...
Ghana to host 2026 Commonwealth Games? – Sports minister reveals plans
Ghana to host 2026 Commonwealth Games? – Sports minister reveals plans
Ghana 09/04/2024 | 15:39
Africa-Press - Ghana. Ghana’s Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has revealed the nation’s intention to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, seizing the opportunity following the withdrawal of initial host candidates.With the successful hosting of the 2023 African Games under its...