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ISA announces new dates for World Surfing Games in El Salvador

  • Surfing

The 2021 Surf City El Salvador World Surfing Games – the final qualifier for next year's postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics – have been rescheduled for between May 29 and June 6.

Brisa Hennessey of Costa Rica, Shino Matsuda of Japan, Anat Lelior of Israel, Bianca Buitendag of South Africa


Mauritania football chief Yahya joins race for CAF Presidency

  • Football

Ahmed Yahya, President of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (FFRIM), has become the latest official to announce his candidacy for Confederation of African Football (CAF) President.

Competitions.Highlights of Yahya's time in charge of the FFRIM include Mauritania's men's team qualifying for the Africa


National Olympic Committee of Guinea-Bissau donates equipment to help fight COVID-19

  • ANOCA

The National Olympic Committee of Guinea-Bissau (COGB) has donated equipment to the country's Olympafrica Centre to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.

International Foundation.Olympafrica is a foundation owned by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

appeared at the Olympics at Atlanta 1996 ©Getty ImagesIt was set-up to get more young people across Africa



Zambia squeeze into semi-finals of COSAFA Women's Championship

  • Football

Zambia secured a place in the semi-finals of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA

 The remaining game in Group A saw South Africa thrash Comoros 7-0.Sibulele Holweni scored five

 South Africa topped Group A with nine points and are set to meet Botswana in the semi-finals on


South African billionaire and Ivorian join race to challenge Ahmad in CAF Presidential race

  • Football

South Africa's Patrice Motsepe and Jacques Anouma of Ivory Coast both announced they will challenge Ahmad in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Presidential race.

year-old Motsepe, founder and chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, is ranked as one of the richest men in Africa

 "He has more superior qualities than me," Pinnick said, as reported by BBC Sport Africa.

offered their backing to Ahmad securing another four-year term at the helm of the troubled body.South Africa


Official partners confirmed for UCI Esports World Championships

  • Cycling

Official partners have been confirmed for the inaugural International Cycling Union (UCI) Esports World Championships.

place on the Zwift platform on December 9 after being confirmed in August.Garmin-Tacx, Toyota South Africa

drivetrain partner.Science in Sport has been named as the official nutrition partner, with Toyota South Africa


Smart Cities & Sport Summit to maintain new global reach through virtual model

  • Olympics

The enforced online nature of this year’s Smart Cities & Sport Summit gave it a greater global reach than any of the previous six editions and will be maintained from now on even when it becomes possible to meet at a fixed venue, it has been claimed.

also from, for example, Trinidad and Tobago for the first time, and also from different countries in Africa


Chawinga hits six as Malawi earn 9-0 win at COSAFA Women's Championship

  • Football

Tabitha Chawinga scored six goals as Malawi thrashed Lesotho 9-0 at the Council of Southern Africa Football

for Jiangsu Suning in the Chinese Women's Super League, opened her account at the tournament in South Africa

 In Group A, hosts South Africa are due to take on Comoros, while Angola meet Eswatini.Zambia will


ParaVolley Africa President Khattab named to Egypt's Senate

  • Volleyball News

ParaVolley Africa President Hayat Khattab says she hopes to "achieve something for Para-athletes" after

its first female President in 2015.In 2011, she was also nominated as general secretary of ParaVolley Africa


Hendricks elected SASCOC President after long-awaited and disputed elections

  • ANOCA

Barry Hendricks has been elected as South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) President, which could end a tumultuous period at the organisation.

African newspaper The Citizen, Hendricks received 81 of 159 votes cast in the election.Swimming South Africa

President Alan Fritz finished as the runner-up with 58 votes, while Athletics South Africa President


Canada stun Northern Ireland at World Cup of Darts

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Canada caused a huge shock at the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Cup of Darts, dumping fourth seeds Northern Ireland out in round one.

on his World Cup debut.Poland await the Aussies in the last 16, following a 5-0 thrashing of South Africa


Comoros earn historic point at COSAFA Women's Championship

  • Football

Comoros earned a historic point at the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Women's

their first-ever point at the COSAFA Women's Championship.In the second match of the day, hosts South Africa

 We go again on Monday, 9 November against Comoros.Thank you for supporting us from home South Africa

(@Banyana_Banyana) November 6, 2020Nomvula Kgoale and Gabriela Salgado both scored braces for South Africa

 South Africa are now top of Group A with six points, followed by Eswatini on three and Comoros