Africa

Basketball
Governance

Amadou Gallo Fall has been appointed the president of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the NBA's planned effort on the continent which is scheduled to begin play in 2020.
Football
Governance

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has today (Tuesday) confirmed the dismissal of general secretary Amr Fahmy and the appointment of his replacement, Mouad Hajji, following the latest allegations …
Para Sport
Events

The Moroccan capital of Rabat has been awarded hosting rights to the first edition of the African Para Games, which will take place next January
Mixed Martial Arts
Sponsorship & Marketing

Sergey Portnov, chief executive of Parimatch, the international betting firm which recently signed a two-year endorsement deal with Conor McGregor, has questioned the fighter’s retirement from mixed m…
Netball
Events

Cape Town in South Africa will host the 2023 Netball World Cup, the International Netball Federation (INF) has announced
Basketball
Governance

The NBA is furthering its attempts to grow its brand – and commercial fortunes – in Africa by creating a professional league in the continent in partnership with Fiba, the sport's global governing bod…
Football
Governance

Fifa has signed what it claims is a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and African Union (AU)
Football

Liberian official Musa Bility has resigned from two senior positions within the Confederation of African Football (CAF), claiming that president Ahmad is taking the governing body in the “wrong direction”.
Football

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has received the green light for its reshuffling of hosting rights to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following an agreement struck with Alassane Ouattara,…
Football

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has today (Tuesday) appointed Egypt as the new host of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Football

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has further reshuffled its plans for the hosting of future editions of the Africa Cup of Nations by announcing that Guinea will now stage the 2025 edition of…
Football
Other

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has reiterated his view that the Qatar 2022 World Cup could feature 48 teams and play matches across the Gulf to accommodate the expanded tournament
Football
Events

Ten days after the Egyptian Football Association confirmed it would not be bidding to replace Cameroon as the host of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the country has submitted a last-minute pitch to the…
Football
Events

The 2018 African Super Cup will be played in Qatar, representing the first time the match will be staged outside its home continent
Football
Events

Morocco will not enter the race to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, despite being tipped to stage the event after Cameroon was stripped of the hosting rights due to poor preparations
Cricket

Cricket South Africa has been hit with a lawsuit from a franchise owner of the Twenty20 competition it ultimately aborted in favour of launching the Mzansi Super League (MSL) which is currently taking…
Football
Events

A potential joint bid by Morocco, Spain and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup suffered a blow after Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin expressed his opposition to the plan.
Football
Events

Morocco has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Cameroon as the host of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after the west African country was stripped of the hosting rights late last week