Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, died in a car accident in Kenya while aiming for the Paris Olympics. The world marathon leader at just 24 years of age, his time of 2 hours and 35 seconds set last October was ratified last week by the International Athletics Federation. …
Read More »Ivorians in the diaspora en route to Abidjan to watch the final
The Elephants of Ivory Coast have qualified for this year’s AFCON final against Nigeria on Sunday February 11, 2023. A victory that has galvanized Ivorian fans in the diaspora, who have boarded their plane tickets en route to the AFCON 2023 to support their team. And they all have a …
Read More »AFCON 2023: Bola Tinubu predicts Nigeria’s victory
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is confident that the Super Eagles will beat the Elephants of Ivory Coast in the final of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for this Sunday, February 11, 2024. President Tinubu declared that it was Nigeria’s turn to win the AFCON, echoing the word “Awalokan”, …
Read More »Brian Banks spent years in prison over false accusation
The 16-year-old high school football star has been accused by a classroom of rape at Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Southern California, United State. The accused was tried as an adult and received a sentence that included nearly six years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. …
Read More »Statistics put Ivory Coast at a disadvantage in the semi-finals
The statistics provided by Opta confirm Nigeria’s status as the favorite, with a 40.1% chance of winning the AFCON 2023. With the semi-finals taking place on Wednesday, excitement is building and speculation is rife. According to Opta’s calculations, Ivory Coast will not finish as the AFCON 2023 champion. These forecasts …
Read More »AFCON 2023: all about the quarter-final matches
The identities of the eight teams who will contest the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which has been taking place in Ivory Coast since January 13, are now known. Here are the quarter-final line-ups Friday, February 2, 5pm: Nigeria – Angola, Stade Félix-Houphouët-Boigny (Abidjan) Friday, February 2, …
Read More »AFCON 2023: a quarter-final without the big favourites
The teams considered favourites for the title were all eliminated in the Round of 16 of this Africa Cup of Nations 2024. A surprise that the sporting public had not expected. The cards have been reshuffled and the Top 8 in African soccer is now known. Reigning African champions and …
Read More »AFCON 2023: Nigeria shatters Cameroon’s dream
Nigeria won 2-0 on Saturday January 27 at Abidjan’s Stade Félix Houphoüet-Boigny against Cameroon, who never managed to turn the game around. A double from Lookman sent Nigeria straight into the quarter-finals. Even the introduction of Vincent Aboubakar in the 75th minute for his first minutes of action in this …
Read More »AFCON 2023: all the Round of 16 matches
Now that the group phase has come to an end, the round-of-16 stage promises to be decisive, with big games such as Nigeria VS Cameroon, and Senegal VS Côte d’Ivoire. Here’s the full match schedule. January 27 (6 p.m.) Angola – Namibia, Stade de la Paix, Bouaké (9 p.m.) Nigeria …
Read More »Taxi driver runs over police officer
A 27-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for running over a police officer on duty at Agona Swedru in the Central region, Ghana. “The officer was directing traffic on the busy dual carriage road before the incident,” according to reports. “The driver with vehicle registration number GW 6086-22 was driving …
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