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Ahmad casts doubt on Cameroon staging 2019 Africa Cup of Nations as country reportedly considers bid

  • Football

of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad has cast doubt on Cameroon's ability to host next year's Africa

of a joint attempt.Morocco - considered a possible alternative to Cameroon if the country loses the Africa

Europe.It is still unclear how likely a candidacy from Cameroon would be but being stripped of the 2019 Africa

I am not sure Cameroon is ready to host the Africa Cup of Nations," said Ahmad.Cameroon remain at risk

of losing the hosting rights for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations ©Getty Images"There are many things

 "In 1996, Burkina Faso was supposed to host the Afcon but said they were not ready, and South Africa


African Karate Championships set to begin in Kigali

  • Karate

Around 300 athletes are set to compete at the African Karate Championships in Rwanda’s capital city Kigali over the next three days.

World Championships medallists, are among the entrants.Algeria’s Lamya Matoub and Michael Du Plessis of South

Africa are also considered potential gold medallists.Morocco’s Sanae Agalmame is expected to be among


Mehrens re-elected International Wheelchair Basketball Federation President

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

Germany’s Ulf Mehrens has been re-elected President of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) for a second four-year term.

hard to achieve this.”Steve Bach of Canada has retained his position as vice-president, while South

Council is completed by the Presidents of the four Zones, with Hamid El Aouni from Morocco heading IWBF Africa


Athletes facing challenges to reach Brussels as Belgian city prepares for IAAF Diamond League finale

  • Athletics

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has scheduled its two Diamond League finals in Zurich and Brussels on successive days for the first time, presenting challenges for those athletes planning to compete in both meetings.

Belgian capital as Diamond League champion - Akani Simbine, the African and Commonwealth champion from South

Africa and Briton Reece Prescod, the European silver medallist, among them.Britain’s CJ Ujah will defend


Hosts Barbados cement top spot at 2019 Netball World Cup Americas qualifier

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Hosts Barbados currently occupy top spot at the 2019 Netball World Cup Americas qualifier after winning their opening four games in Bridgetown.

Vincent & Grenadines and St Maarten.Australia, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Malawi, Jamaica, South

Africa, England and Uganda have already qualified for the 2019 Netball World Cup with places open for


Draw conducted for FISU World University Netball Championship

  • Universiade

Hosts Uganda will play the United States, Singapore and Kenya in the group stages of the World University Netball Championships next month after organisers conducted the draw for the tournament.

September 17 to 21 at the Makerere University in Kampala.Group B features defending champions South

Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.In their bid to defend their title from 2016, South Africa have

team from two years ago.Half of the new squad hail from the University of Pretoria, who are currently South


Riches in store as IAAF Diamond League finale starts in Zurich

  • Athletics

A sell-out crowd of 25,000 will pack into Zurich's Letzigrund Stadium tomorrow night for the first of two International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League Finals on successive dates - and the action promises to be memorable.

of all, what will happen in the men's long jump when world and defending champion Luvo Manyonga of South

Africa meets the startling new talent of 20-year-old Juan Miguel Echevarria of Cuba, who almost lept

Gardiner of The Bahamas, second in this year’s world list with 43.87.It is hard to see anyone preventing South


Netherlands beat defending champions Russia at World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships

  • Water Polo

The Netherlands finished top of Group D as they beat defending champions Russia at the World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships in Belgrade.

three, while Russia held on to second place.In the other Group D match today, New Zealand swept aside South

Africa 11-5.USA Women defeat Hungary 8-7 for third straight win at FINA Women's Youth World Championship


Russia continue strong start to World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships

  • Water Polo

Defending champions Russia continued their strong start to the World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships in Belgrade.

tournament.They made it back-to-back victories at the Milan Gale Muskatirovic Sports Centre by overcoming South

Africa 23-1.Netherlands secured a 16-9 win over New Zealand in the other Group D tie.The Dutch squad


Six candidates seek vacant FIFA Council spot with hopefuls set to undergo checks

  • Football

Candidates for the vacant African place on the FIFA Council are set to undergo integrity checks before they are cleared to participate in next month's vote.

journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas shows Nyantakyi, considered among the most powerful football officials in Africa

reportedly one of the candidates seeking election ©Getty ImagesFellow Executive Committee member and South

before they are cleared to stand.It is claimed that following a meeting of the Council of Southern Africa




First WADA approved laboratory in East Africa hailed as "major development" following AIU funded project

  • Athletics

The first World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) approved laboratory in East Africa is to open in Kenya's capital

analysis of Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) samples will be performed at the LANCET Group of Labs East Africa

AIU).The establishment of the WADA approved laboratory is claimed to be an "important step" for East Africa

the context of the ABP, the body have said.The samples included more than 25 per cent in East Africa

samples from the region will no longer have to be transported to anti-doping laboratories in Europe or South

Africa for analysis.The AIU said this practice was expensive and posed serious logistical constraints


Asian Electronic Sports Federation expresses pride in organising "historical" event as esports makes Asian Games debut

  • Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games

Esports made its major multi-sport event debut here today at Jakarta Palembang 2018 with the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) saying it is proud to organise the "historical" demonstration.

in Malaysia, ELTA TV in Chinese Taipei, AIS + WORKPOINT in Thailand, and SBS, KBS and afreeca TV in South

Indonesian Asian Games Organising Committee in four regions; Europe, Latin America, North America and Africa


New rules to get second test at World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships

  • Water Polo

A series of new rules will get another test during the fourth edition of the World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships starting tomorrow in Belgrade.

triumphed at the 2016 event in Auckland.They have been drawn alongside New Zealand, The Netherlands and South

Africa in Group D for the tournament at the Milan Gale Muskatirovic Sports Centre.Group A features Spain