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Olympic Youth Development Centre Zambia celebrate 10th anniversary

  • ANOCA

The Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) Zambia and the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NCOZ) are celebrating 10 years since the opening of the centre, promoting development in the region.

the IOC Women in Sport Conference in 2015, the Commonwealth Games Association Conference in 2016, the Africa

Netball Championship in 2018 and the UN All Africa Games in 2019.View this post on InstagramPlans to


Roger Federer Foundation donates $1 million to provide meals for African families in need

  • Tennis

Roger Federer has donated $1 million (£826,000/€924,000) to provide meals for families in Africa affected

families previously relying on free school meals.It will work with local partners in Namibia, South Africa

rogerfederer) May 6, 2020The Foundation was founded in 2003 and supports educational projects in southern Africa

and Federer's native Switzerland.Those projects in Africa focus on early learning and basic education

the world where he has heritage.There have been in excess of 83,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa


FIFA to select host for 2023 Women's World Cup next month

  • Football

FIFA is set to announce the host of the 2023 Women's World Cup on June 25, world football's governing body has announced..

 South and North Korea, Argentina and South Africa pulled out off the process in the run-up to the


Up-and-coming Nigerian taekwondo athlete thankful for the sport's opportunities

  • Taekwondo

Nigerian taekwondo athlete Elizabeth Anyanacho has switched her focus from preparing for Paris 2024 to Tokyo 2020 after qualifying for the next Olympic Games and credits the sport with giving her more confidence.

I could see that I can be among the best and do what the best of Africa are doing."




World Rugby calls off all July internationals

  • Rugby Sevens

There will be no international rugby union played in July because of the coronavirus pandemic, World Rugby has confirmed.

France for a two-game series and Scotland had two fixtures scheduled against world champions South Africa


IOC approves new dates for FIBA Olympic qualification tournaments

  • Basketball

The International Olympic Committee has approved the new dates for the Federation of International Basketball (FIBA) Olympic qualification tournaments, which were announced by the governing body last month.

Croatia, Lithuania and Serbia.A total of 24 men's teams will compete - Angola, Senegal and Tunisia {Africa






Berraf formally resigns as Algerian Olympic Committee President

  • ANOCA

The Algerian Olympic Committee (COA) has confirmed Mustapha Berraf's resignation as President, ending a near three-month impasse at the organisation and which could spell the beginning of the end of his career in the Olympic Movement.

Committee (IOC) by virtue of his role as head of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

, as you know, requires my total attention and efforts for the development of sport and Olympism in Africa

claimed his departure as COA President "would not disrupt" his role at the helm of the umbrella body for Africa


FISU President hopes launch of Healthy Campus project will help students during pandemic

  • Universiade

International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin believes the launch of the organisation’s Healthy Campus initiative can help universities to ensure their students remain active despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Peking University, the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, the University of Johannesburg in South Africa


ICC postpone qualifier for 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The qualifier for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Netherlands are set to battle it out for a World Cup berth.New Zealand, Australia, England, South Africa