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The former captain of the Eperviers du Togo, now a consultant for Euro 2024, has spoken out about Bradley Barcola’s choice to play for the French team at the expense of Togo. In a TikTok live, Emmanuel Adebayor approves and justifies Barcola’s decision. “He’s going to play for a team …

Only five Africans feature in the list of the world’s 100 highest-paid sportsmen and women in 2024 published by the Sportico website, headed by Cameroonian basketball player Joe Embiid, who earned a total of $58.40 million. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games with the USA, beating …

Ugandas Jacob Kiplimo set a men’s half-marathon word record on Sunday and also became the first runner to go under 57 minutes.  The 24-year-old Kiplimo set a time of 56 minutes, 41 seconds at a road race in Barcelona, smashing the previous record of 57:30 by Ethiopian distance runner Yomif …

The draw for the Champions League play-offs pits Real Madrid against Manchester City. Two days after the eighth and final matchday of the league phase, UEFA has called up the clubs ranked between 9th and 24th, who will attempt to qualify for the last 16. Play-off fixtures Paris Saint-Germain – …

Interviewed by Rfi after the draw for the next Africa Cup of Nations, the coach of Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions remains optimistic, even if the crisis between the Ministry of Sports and the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot), headed by Samuel Eto’o, is still ongoing. “There’s a history between Cameroon and Ivory …

For just over a million euros, American Naomi Girma leaves San Diego Wave for Chelsea and becomes the world’s most expensive player. With a record fee of 1.1 million euros (£900,000), this historic transfer, which is about to be finalized, exceeds the one million euro mark and dethrones the record …

It was good news for Ethiopia at the Dubai Marathon on Sunday as their athletes dominated the leader board. Bute Gemechu secured the men’s title with a time of 02:04:51. The 23-year-old newcomer, has only competed in a handful of international races so far. Meanwhile, in a dramatic women’s finish …

Dozens of people were killed, including several children, during the final of a soccer tournament called Trophée Général Mamadi Doumbouya, in the town of N’Zérékoré, Guinea, on December 1, 2024. Arbitration protests, clashes, tear gas… It was total mayhem in the town of N’Zérékoré on December 1. It was a …

A 22-year-old Italian midfielder collapsed on the pitch in the 17ᵉ minute after complaining of discomfort at Florence’s Stadio Artemio-Franchi, Italy. The incident occurred during the match between Fiorentina and Inter Milan. Quickly attended to by his team-mates and opposing players, including Danilo Cataldi who gave him first aid, Edoardo …

From September 4 to November 19, the six days of qualifying for the next Africa Cup of Nations have produced the definitive list of teams qualified for this continental competition. Tanzania, Botswana and Mozambique are the last to embark this Tuesday, November 19, for the AFCON 2025 in Morocco. From …