News Nigeria: Afcon 2023 – We Must Sustain Tournament’s Inbuilt Unity, Says VP Shettima [ad_1] Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigerians witnessed a display of footballing magic and an unequivocal manifestation of the unyielding spirit of the Nigerian people in Sunday night epic final in the 2023 AFCON tournament in Cote d'Ivoire. According to him, while the trophy may not be coming home to Nigeria, "our hearts remain filled with immense pride for the Super Eagles." In a statement issued by his spokesman, Stanley Nwocha, shortly after the game won by the Elephants […] todayFebruary 13, 2024 1
News Nigeria: Afcon 2023 – Troost-Ekong Wins ‘Best Player of the Tournament’ Award [ad_1] Super Eagles on-field Captain, William Troost-Ekong, has been crowned the Best Player of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The Nigeria's Captain outjumped Nottingham Forest's Serge Aurier to score his third goal of the tournament and give the Super Eagles a 1-0 lead in the AFCON final on Sunday night. South Africa goalkeeper, Ronwen Williams, won the 'Goalkeeper of the Tournament' award after his heroics to power the Bafana Bafana to a third-placed finish ahead of Nigerian […] todayFebruary 13, 2024 2
News Zimbabwe: 500k Fans Attend PSL Matches [ad_1] The Premier Soccer League is devising more ways to enhance match-day experiences after recording a significant increase in the number of people who paid to watch Premiership games in the 2023 season as compared to the preceding three terms. Exactly 509 996 fans attended the 306 league matches last year, representing more than a 100 percent jump in the figures recorded in the 2021-2022 season. Of course, there were restrictions on the number of attendees at match venues due […] todayFebruary 13, 2024 2
News Zimbabwe: Fulton Confident Ahead of Junior Troutbeck Event [ad_1] As Zimbabwe braces for the 2024 Bonaqua Africa Triathlon Cup, national coach Pamela Fulton is excited to see some of the junior athletes competing at the event. The annual event staged at the Troutbeck Resort in Nyanga, is due to take place on Saturday. It runs concurrently with the Africa Junior Cup. While the focus will be on Andie Kuipers competing in the elite women's category in the Africa Cup, some juniors have entered the Africa Junior Cup. Zimbabwe […] todayFebruary 13, 2024 1
News Zimbabwe: Waison, Nyahora Wins Old Mutual Race [ad_1] Blessing Waison of Cadence Academy won this year's Old Mutual Harare marathon at Old Georgians in Harare yesterday. Waison, crossed the finish line in 2 hours 17 minutes 43 seconds to beat other top athletes such as Kelvin Pangiso, who came second in 2 hours 18 minutes 39 seconds. The Mutare-born athlete was impressed with his performance after claiming the top spot, which came with a US$1000 prize. He noted that it was a tough competition with most top […] todayFebruary 13, 2024 2
Entertainment Zimbabwe: Zimpraise Launches New Ensemble [ad_1] Each time the multi-award-winning interdenominational choir ZimPraise drops its season series of music, the same questions resurface: What makes them tick? How does the group continue to be successful while it uses a new face on every album? A month before the choir released its new offering dubbed "ZimPraise Season 16" which is part of the 21 albums, they launched their new ensemble, and, business personalities have already endorsed and supported the group as they all agreed that good […] todayFebruary 13, 2024 2
News Zimbabwe: Dynamos Appoint New Team Manager [ad_1] Premier Soccer League giants, Dynamos have appointed Harry Lusengo as the substantive team manager, taking over from Richard Chihoro who was redeployed last season. Desmond Mhene was serving as the interim team manager while doubling as the match analyst. Harry is the son of board chairman Bernard Marriot-Lusengo and was serving as the club's kit manager before. A source revealed the following to Zimpapers Sports: "Harry signed his contract with the club as the team manager last week. "The […] todayFebruary 13, 2024 1
News Zimbabwe: FIFA Engineers to Certify Geo Pomona Football Pitch [ad_1] A delegation of engineers from the world football governing body FIFA, will be jetting into the country to certify the football pitch being constructed by Geo Pomona Waste Management Pvt Ltd in a little over a week. Our reporter Wallace Ruzvidzo (WR) caught up with Geo Pomona Waste Management Pvt Ltd's Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman Mr Dilesh Nguwaya (DN) to get more insights on the delegation's visit as well as timelines for the completion of the pitch, […] todayFebruary 13, 2024 2
News Nigeria: Barau Wins 21km Bayelsa City Marathon [ad_1] Wadata Barau of Bauchi State, over the weekend, emerged winner of the male category of the fourth edition of the 21 kilometer Bayelsa City Marathon also known as Senator Douye Diri (SDD) Bayelsa Marathon. A total of 135 athletes participated in the elite, teens (male and female students) and leisure runners categories of the 21km and 5km races respectively. 24-year-old Barau, a 400-level student of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, beat other participants in the 21km elite event […] todayFebruary 12, 2024 2