Africa

Fifa, football’s global governing body, has moved to defend its bidding process for the 2026 World Cup after the chairman of Morocco’s proposal questioned the impartiality of the organsiation’s president, Gianni Infantino.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today (Tuesday) issued a 20-year ban to Zimbabwean official Rajan Nayer after he was found guilty of attempting to coerce national team captain Graeme Cremer into engaging in match-fixing activities.

Morocco 2026 has underlined its ability to stage a secure and compact Fifa World Cup, as world football’s governing body published the bid books for the national team tournament from the North African country and its rival application from United 2026.

Morocco 2026 has outlined plans for $15.8bn (€12.8bn) in infrastructure spending should it succeed in landing the Fifa World Cup, with substantial investment in new or redeveloped stadia part of the bid plan for the national team football tournament.

Morocco has named its 12 host cities for a 2026 Fifa World Cup held in the North African country and has moved to promote its “sweet spot location” for the national team football tournament.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has moved to return to its original vision for a privately-owned, franchise-based Twenty20 competition following a meeting held at the weekend.

North American basketball league the NBA has announced it will hold its third Africa Game in Johannesburg in August, while it is targeting a pre-season fixture in India.

Cricket South Africa’s latest efforts to form a new Twenty20 competition have been rejected by its Members’ Council, according to reports.

Formula E chief executive Alejandro Agag has said the electric car-racing series is in talks over holding new races in Beirut, Cairo and Doha, along with returning to China.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Wednesday) formalised plans to take the 2022 summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to Africa, with Senegal already stating its intention to bid.

Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Ahmad has issued Cameroon with its latest warning regarding preparations for the expanded Africa Cup of Nations in 2019, adding that talks are taking place to resurrect the Afro-Asian Club Championship.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has lifted the suspension imposed on the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), while it has approved venues at the 2020 summer Olympic Games for road cycling and race walking, and has outlined its intention to take the Youth Olympics to Africa.

Moroccan officials have maintained they have a strong chance of landing the 2026 Fifa World Cup, as the country’s campaign to secure the national team football tournament was launched in Casablanca today (Tuesday).

The International Cricket Council has today (Thursday) charged Rajan Nayer, a cricket official in Zimbabwe, with three counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code in the latest match-fixing episode to hit the sport.

Public relations and integrated communications agency Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) has been hired by LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, to broaden its reach across Africa.

Vero Communications, a London-based communications and strategy consultancy, has been appointed to promote Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 edition of football’s Fifa World Cup.