Africa

SA Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in South Africa, has today (Tuesday) received a major boost in its efforts to land the 2023 World Cup after the government reversed a ban on it and two other national federations bidding for, and hosting, major sporting events.

The African division of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that this year’s edition of its AfroBasket men’s national team tournament will be held in Angola, and not the Republic of Congo as initially planned.

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and South African Rugby are considering their options after Sanzaar confirmed that the Super Rugby club competition will be cut from 18 to 15 franchises for its 2018 season.

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The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has announced the hosts of the five qualification tournaments for its showpiece World Championships event, which will be held in Hamburg later this year.

Newly-elected Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Ahmad has given his backing to a mooted Moroccan bid for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, stating the country is a “stronghold” of the world game.

SA Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in South Africa, has blamed a downturn in sponsorship revenue after posting a pre-tax loss of R23.3m (€1.67m/$1.79m) for the year ending December 31, 2016.

The French Football League (LFP) has announced that its Trophée des Champions event will return to the Moroccan city of Tangier this year, while Noel Le Graet has been re-elected as president of the French Football Federation (FFF).

Madagascan official Ahmad has today (Thursday) been elected as the new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), ending Issa Hayatou’s long-held grip on power.

Zambia is set to submit a bid to host the 2025 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations national team football tournament.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that it will proceed with a disciplinary case against Zimbabwe Football Association president Phillip Chiyangwa, ahead of the continental governing body’s presidential elections on Thursday.

South Africa’s Sports Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has hit back at the Commonwealth Games Federation’s decision to strip the 2022 edition of the multi-sport event from Durban, stating the CGF made excessive financial demands.

Super Rugby, the top club rugby union competition in the southern hemisphere, is set to be reduced from 18 teams to 16 teams next season.

The Cycling South Africa governing body has signed a deal with British sports events and marketing company SweetSpot to create an elite international road cycling stage race in the country.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is seeking a new host for the 2022 Commonwealth Games after hosting rights to the multi-sport event were removed from Durban today (Monday).

World football’s governing body Fifa today (Thursday) stated that the United States would have to permit entry to players, officials and fans from any country that qualified if it won the right to host the 2026 World Cup, while reports have detailed a potential rival joint bid for the tournament from Morocco, Spain and Portugal.