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Second round of Rugby Sevens kicks off in Cape Town

  • Rugby Sevens

top rugby sevens teams, both male and female, will face off in the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa

popular Blitzboks (a nickname replacing the globally known Springboks in conventional rugby) from South Africa

France, an impressive bronze medalist in Dubai, will face Canada, the United States, and hosts South Africa


Nairobi hosts first Baseball5 Coaching Clinic

  • Baseball and Softball Section Pages

Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, hosted an interesting activity with the ultimate aim of promoting and developing baseball on the African continent. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) does great work all over the world.

A total of 13 coaches from East Africa - eight from Kenya, three from Uganda and two from Tanzania -

four Baseball5 Coaching Clinics organised by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), WBSC Africa

the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal.The clinic, coordinated by trainer Americo Juma (South Africa


Four new members elected to the FIAS athletes commission

  • Sambo

The elections of four new members of the International Sambo Federation's Athletes Commission took place in Yerevan during the World Championships on November 10-12. Based on the results of the vote count, Margarita Bazhayeva from Kazakhstan, Sasha Buwalda from the Netherlands, Sydney Sy from the Philippines and Seidou Nji Mouluh from Cameroon were elected to the commission.

Paule SITCHEPING (CMR/Africa)- Mr. Angel DELGADO (MEX/Pan-America)- Mr.

Seidou NJI MOULUH (CMR/Africa)



South Africa, commanding, secures its fifth consecutive title in Dubai

  • Rugby Sevens

Selvyn Davids played a crucial role as South Africa, defending their title, prevailed over Argentina

South Africa launches its HSBC SVNS 2024 campaign with total dominance.

collided with a security personnel) in the corner due to Agustín Fraga's great tackle, while South Africa

resisted Argentina's comeback.With the HSBC SVNS heading to South Africa next week, the title in Dubai

The journey to the final was challenging, but South Africa is accustomed to winning tough matches, a


Morocco, Portugal, and Spain sign FIFA World Cup 2030 bidding agreement

  • Football

The football federations of Spain, Portugal and Morocco reached an important milestone today in their joint bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup by officially signing the FIFA Bidding Agreement, which commits them to the rules and framework of the bidding process. 

host countries showcasing their unique cultures to encourage further collaboration between Europe, Africa


Dubai, Starting Point for HSBC SVNS 2024

  • Rugby Sevens

New Zealand, in both men's and women's categories, is the current champion of the HSBC SVNS circuit and will lead a star-studded lineup for this first stop in Dubai, where the South African men and the Australian women will also be eager to defend their 2022 victories.

Toulouse last season, leads Group A along with Canada, Samoa, last year's winner in Cape Town, and South Africa

seven tournaments for their seventh series title, tops Group A alongside Fiji, Great Britain, and South Africa


Flying Disc: Mongolia Joins the WFDF Family

  • World Flying Disc Federation

The inclusion of Mongolia as a National Member Federation of the WFDF has been approved, bringing the total number of member countries in the World Flying Disc Federation to 107.

The WFDF Development Program, in close cooperation with our continental associations in Africa (AAFDF


Herbert Mensah: "If we don't invest now, we will find somebody from Europe, America, or China coming to own what is ours."

  • Rugby Sevens

"The best athletes in the world are from Africa, whether they play for France, England, or in any other

Herbert Mensah, the newly elected President of Rugby Africa, the continental governing body for rugby

in Africa, participated in an interview with the African news channel Africa24 English during the Africa

"The best athletes in the world are from Africa, whether they play for France, England, or any other.

"Africa has already shown that it has the best athletes going to the NBA, people of African descent in

I don't even need to speak; if they are long-distance runners, go to East Africa, it will be a Kenyan

So Africa has what the rest of the world does not have.

My point is that we need to get the investment in Africa now."


The Groups and Venues for the FIBA 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments have been drawn

  • Basketball

On November 27, the 4 venues were announced, and the 4 groups that will determine the last available tickets for Paris 2024 were drawn. Spain, Puerto Rico, Greece, and Latvia will seek to secure their passage to Paris 2024 in front of their home crowd.

Europe, Canada and the USA for the Americas, Australia for Oceania, Japan for Asia, and South Sudan for Africa


Al Ahly, the team to beat in the CAF Champions League

  • Football

Such has been the dominance of North African teams in Africa over the past quarter of a century that

They will represent Africa at the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, where they will meet on 15 December the winner


Three rounds on three continents, and the top four teams will qualify for the playoffs, among the innovations of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024

  • Rugby Sevens

The new calendar for the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 is completed with three rounds taking place on three different continents between January and May. This is one of the novelties revealed with the change of format and dates for the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024.

and Argentina and Paraguay for women by Sudamérica Rugby, both genders of Kenya and Uganda by Rugby Africa


DAVIS CUP 2023: The Stage is Set for Tennis Glory in the Final8

  • Tennis

This afternoon, the Davis Cup Final8 will be officially inaugurated in Malaga, Spain, with the match between Canada (defending champion) and Finland (debutant in the final phase). It will start at 4:00 PM CET.

Britain 10France 9Sweden 7Spain 6Czech Republic and Germany 3Croatia and Russia 2Argentina, Italy, South Africa


Leonz Eder unanimously elected FISU President

  • FISU Section Pages

Leonz Eder was unanimously elected President of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) at the successful 38th FISU General Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. 

Gunay (Turkey), Ágnes Ancic-Valkai (Hungary), Cheng Fave See Tow (Singapur), and Nomsa Mahlangu (South Africa


Berhanu Eyassu Wossen, AFBC President by acclamation

  • Boxing

Mr. Berhanu Eyassu Wossen from Ethiopia was elected by acclamation as the new AFBC President, being the only candidate after the other candidates withdrew. In total, 44 countries were represented at the Congress.

 "We are here today to unite all of Africa, and I am happy to see a close-knit team.

I see a lot of countries in Africa that need our support and we have been extremely supportive.""

South Africa stands out as a major contributor with 19 medals (six gold, four silver and nine bronze