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Rwanda: Basketball – Reg, APR Women Set for Zone 5 Club Championship

[ad_1] Rwanda Energy Group (REG) and APR women basketball clubs will present Rwanda in the upcoming FIBA Africa Zone 5 Club Championship which will take place in Zanzibar from October 27 to November 1. The competition will bring together nine clubs from different countries in the FIBA Zone 5 including Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, Egypt, Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia and Rwanda. Rwanda will be represented by APR and REG, who finished the 2024 season as champions and runners-up in […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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Rwanda: APR Teams Lift 2024 Nyerere Volleyball Championship

[ad_1] Rwanda's APR women and men volleyball clubs emerged winners of the 2024 Nyerere International Volleyball tournament that concluded in Moshi, Tanzania, on Monday, October 14. Peter Kamasa's APR women won the trophy after seeing off Tanzania Prisons in three sets (25-20, 25-23 and 25-21) in the final to finish the campaign unbeaten. They have now dethroned Rwanda revenue Authority (RRA) who had won the 2023 edition. In men's category, APR came from a set down to complete a 3-1 […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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Libya/Nigeria: Reps Condemn Alleged Ill-Treatment of Super Eagles in Libya

[ad_1] The House of Representatives has condemned the alleged inhumane treatment of the Super Eagles and the delegation by the Libyan Football Federation/Libyan Government. This was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Kabiru Amodu (PDP-Zamfara) at plenary on Tuesday in Abuja. Moving the motion earlier, Amodu said that, the Super Eagles of Nigeria was expected to play a return match fixture of the Africa Cup of Nation qualifier against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. He said that […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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Ghana: 30 Players Invited for Black Maidens Camping

[ad_1] After rigorous scouting and screening phases, Head Coach of the national U-17 female team, the Black Maidens, Joe Nana Adarkwah, has selected 30 players to begin a 3-week camping in Bibiani, today. This all-important exercise is for further assessment and monitoring of players in the quest to build a formidable squad for upcoming assignments. The camping will provide an avenue for the technical team to examine the team's capabilities, strength, skills while enabling team bonding which is essential as […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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Nigeria: Tinubu Demands Justice As CAF Probes Super Eagles’ Maltreatment

[ad_1] President Bola Tinubu has urged the disciplinary board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to conduct a thorough investigation into the inhuman treatment of the Super Eagles at a Libyan airport. He asked CAF to take appropriate action against those who wilfully violated its statutes and regulations. According to a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, his special adviser on information and strategy, the president made the remarks on Monday in Abuja. Tinubu welcomed the Super Eagles' safe return […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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Nigeria: Sports Minister, Enoh, Welcomes Eagles Back Home

[ad_1] Nigeria's Sports Minister, Senator John Owan Enoh, while receiving the Super Eagles on behalf of President Bola Tinubu described what the contingent went through in the hands of the Libyan authorities as a "near-death experience." The minister while speaking at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Monday thanked the players and officials for exhibiting maturity and not engage in conducts that would have escalate the situation. "It was almost 20 hours of trauma of the worst kind. […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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Nigeria: Defending Champions, Mfm, to Battle Customs in Zenith League Final

[ad_1] The defending Champion of the Zenith Bank/NBBF Women's Premier Basketball League, MFM Women Basketball team on Monday secured their passage to the final of the 2024 edition of the tournament to set up a big cracker against a former champion, Nigeria Customs Women Basketball team, who eliminated nine-time winner of the league, First Bank Women Basketball team in the semis. In the first semifinal game played, MFM showed champions stuff against surprise team of the competition, Royal Aces, winning […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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Libya/Nigeria: Maltreatment of Eagles in Libya – Tinubu Demands CAF’s Investigation, Justice

[ad_1] ·Describes act as inhumane, unsportsmanlike ·Welcomes safe return of national team, FG summons Libya's Charge d'affairs ·CAF refers case to its disciplinary board for investigation, appropriate action Deji Elumoye, Michael Olugbode in Abuja and Duro Ikhazuagbe in Lagos President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last night, reacted to the inhuman treatment allegedly meted out to the Super Eagles at a Libyan airport, with a call on the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to ensure that those behind the act were brought […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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West Africa: Nigeria’s Oshodi in Pole Position to Emerge New ATTF President Today

[ad_1] Outgoing President Khaled El-Salhy, after serving three terms (2010-2024), has decided not to seek re-election, paving the way for new leadership. Nigeria's Wahid Enitan Oshodi, currently the Deputy President of ATTF and Executive Vice President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), is the leading candidate to replace El-Salhy. Cameroon's Alfred Bagueka is the only nominee for the Deputy President position. The Vice President, Administration post will see a contest between Egypt's Moataz Ashour and Algeria's Cherif Derkaoui. For […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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