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      Malkia Strikers’ Olympic preps delayed
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Al Ahly to face Michael Olunga’s Al Duhail in FIFA Club World Cup

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Al Ahly to face Michael Olunga’s Al Duhail in FIFA Club World Cup

Record African champions Al Ahly could face German champions Bayern Munich in the second round of the FIFA Club World Cup.

But before that, the Egyptian club must first go past Qatari side Al Duhail.

The winner of the match, set for 1 February at the Education City Stadium, will face European champions Bayern Munich in the next round

Al Duhail recently signed Kenya striker Michael Olunga who last faced Al Ahly in the CAF Champions League while turning out for the record Kenyan Premier League side Gor Mahia.

Ahly though, will miss the services of play-maker Walid Soliman.

FIFA Club World Cup provides another opportunity for coach Pitso Mosimane to challenge for another prestigious title with the reigning African champions

The former Mamelodi Sundowns tactician guided Al Ahly to the CAF Champions League title last December.

The South African goes into the crucial assignment that presents a true test for his glittering coaching career, without the 38-year old Soliman, one of the squad’s most prominent figures.

Soliman suffered a hamstring tear in Ahly’s 0-0 draw against National Bank Ahly.

He’s set to be sidelined for at least four weeks.

Posted in Football - AfricaTagged Al Ahly, Al Duhail SC, Fifa Club World Cup, Michael Olunga

CHAN: Guinea hammer Namibia

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CHAN: Guinea hammer Namibia

Guinea hammered Namibia 3-0 to take full control of the Group D match of the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) match Tuesday night.

Horoya’s striker Yakhouba Barry hit a first brace of the tournament exclusively reserved for home-based players in an emphatic victory in Kumbe, Cameroon.

Barry’s teammate at Horoya Morlaye Sylla scored the other goal for Syli National who became the first team to score more than two goals in the first round of matches of the tournament.

Barry capitalized on a defensive mistake by Immanuel Heita who tried to pass the ball back to his goalkeeper Edward Maova in the 13th minute, to put the West Africans ahead.

Sylla then doubled the lead with a beautifully curled ball from the edge of the box, just before the break. Barry completed his brace with a late goal in the 86th minute to seal an emphatic victory for Syli National.

Guinea will face a tough Zambian side in their next group match on Saturday while Tanzania, who lost 2-0 to Zambia take on Namibia in the day’s other game.

Namibia coach Bobby Samaria attributed the defeat to “silly mistakes’ which he must rectify before his next clash with an equally wounded Taifa Stars.

“We conceded two goals because of some silly mistakes. There are no excuses here, but we lost to well prepared team of Guinea. We now need to go back to the drawing board to plan for our next game against Tanzania,” Samaria was quoted by Cafonline.

Posted in Football - AfricaTagged 2021 Africa Nations Championship

Zambia hit Tanzania to break CHAN’s poor scoring record

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Zambia hit Tanzania to break CHAN’s poor scoring record

Zambia became the first team to score more than a goal in the ongoing Africa Nations Championship (CHAN).

The Chipolopolo beat Tanzania 2-0 in the first match of the Group D staged in the City of Limbe, Tuesday.

Four of the last six games ended in a one-nil win for holders Morocco, hosts Cameroon, Mali and DR Congo, while Libya, Niger, Rwanda and Uganda all settled for a scoreless draw.

Skipper Collins Sikombe and Emmanuel Chabula goals’ in the second half means that Tanzania became the first team to soak in the highest number of goals in a single match in the ongoing campaign.

Sikombe converted a second-half penalty in the 63rd minute before handing over the scoring boots to Chabula who sweetly volleyed the second goal with nine minutes left on the board.

Zambia could have won the match by a wider margin had Chabula not flopped in the box with the goalkeeper completely beaten, with a quarter of an hour still left on the clock.

Zambia will play Guinea in their next group match on Saturday while Tanzania take on Namibia in the day’s other game.

Posted in Football - AfricaTagged 2021 Chan, Africa Nations Championship (CHAN)

Where are the goals: Rwanda, Uganda share spoil as strikers fire blanks in CHAN

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Where are the goals: Rwanda, Uganda share spoil as strikers fire blanks in CHAN

Holders Morocco squeezed a slim 1-0 victory over debutants Togo while Rwanda and Uganda settled for a scoreless draw on Day Three of the Africa Nations Championship in Cameroon, Monday.

In a tournament that has so far produced just four goals in four games and no striker is yet to register his name on the scoresheet, defender Yahya Jabrane converted a first-half penalty to give Morocco a positive start in their title defence.

While Morocco will be ruing the numerous wasted chances, Togo, who are making their first appearance will have goalkeeper  Abdoul-Moubarak Aigba to thank for keeping the scoreline low.

No team has ever scored more that one goal in this year’s tournament. Cameroon beat Zimbabwe by a solitary goal, same as Mali and DR Congo who squeezed a 1-0 victory over Burkina Faso and Congo respectively.

A scoreless result in the East Africa Derby between Rwanda and Uganda was a cabon copy of the result between Libya and Niger. This means that the tourney has just produced four goals out of six matches.

An agile Aigba denied both Walid El Karti and Ayoub El Kaabi six clear chances in a frustrating evening for the Atlas Lions.

The hawk-eyed keeper had saved Jabrane’s first penalty, but the referee called for a retake after Aigba was judged to have moved before the ball was taken.

The Wydad Casablanca centre-back gave Aigba no chance in the retake when he sent the keeper the wrong way after a bruising  27 minutes of action at the Stade de la Reunification.

Karti, Soufiane Kahini and Kaabi all had chances to score for Morocco, but were not in their mood to score.

Togo’s Yendoutie Nane blasted an open chance early in the second half after the West African returned from the break a more aggressive side.

Marouf Tchakel also blew away another golden chance in the 83rd minute when he when he was denied by Morocco’s goalkeeper Anas Zniti, who was also part of the winning squad in 2018.

On the other side of the pitch El Kaabi who won the Golden Boot  2018 edition of this tournament, with nine goals, was also denied at close range by Aigba.

While the defending champions Morocco will be happy by starting the competition with a victory, they will have to rethink their attacking strategy after missing more than six scoring opportunities.

Posted in Football - AfricaTagged 2021 Africa Nations Championship

Internet shutdown hits Uganda volleyball elections

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Internet shutdown hits Uganda volleyball elections

A two-day internet blockade in Uganda will drag down the nomination process ahead of the forthcoming Uganda Volleyball Federation (UVF) elections set for later this month.

Uganda Volleyball is set to go to the polls on January 31. 

Submission of the nomination papers by different candidates was set to elapse on Monday, January 18, but the process was delayed by the nationwide internet shutdown.

Uganda went into a five-day internet shutdown ahead of the just concluded general elections held on January 15, until the morning of January 18, when the services were restored.

The nomination process has thus been extended by two days, to cater for the lost time when  the country was forced into a forced internet blackout.

“The submission of forms for the Elective General Assembly was affected by the closure of internet services in Uganda by the general elections 2021,” InsideVolleyball quoted a circular sent to delegates by president Hadija Namanda.

The deadline for submission of forms for candidates and Delegate was 15th January 2021. The internet was shut down on 13th January 2021

‘This is therefore to allow for two extra days after resumption of normal internet services to allow for submission of the forms. The final deadline for submission of the forms is 20th January 2021′. Namanda directed.

The two-day extension also applies to submissions of delegates list from affiliates, to the yet-to-be-named Accreditation Committee, whose duties include scrutinizing the forms and accrediting delegates.

The elections will take place at the Uganda Olympic Committee offices in Lugogo.

Posted in VolleyballTagged Hadija Namanda, Uganda Volleyball Federation, Volleyball

CHAN: Niger hold former champs Libya, DR Congo squeeze win over Congo

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CHAN: Niger hold former champs Libya, DR Congo squeeze win over Congo

It was another day of a low scoring results on Day 2 of the Africa Nations Championship as Niger held former champions Libya to a goalless draw with two-time winner DR Congo squeezing a slim 1-0 victory over neighbours Congo Brazzaville.

Libya went into the game as firm favourites, but they will have to rue wasted chances as they settled for a point against the West Africans who surprised their opponents with a swift attacking display at the iconic Japoma Stadium.

Libya will have an uphill task when they face DR Congo in the next game.

The central Africa country benefited from a TP Mazembe Chico Kubanza’s effort as he scored the only goal of day two and Group B Sunday.

Kubanza also became the first scorer of a goal in a competitive match at the iconic Japoma Stadium in Douala.

So far, just three goals have been scored in the bi-annual competition, ironically, non has come from a striker.

Cameroon beat Zimbabwe by a solitary goal in the opening match Saturday with Mali also seeing off Burkina Faso by the same margin.

Niger will return to the pitch on Thursday in search of a maiden victory when they face Congo, another side yet to register even a single goal in this tournament.

Meanwhile, defending champions Morocco will step to the pitch today when they take on Togo as Rwanda clash with Uganda in the East African derby.

Posted in Football - AfricaTagged 2021 Africa Nations Championship, 2021 Chan, DR Congo vs Congo Brazzaville

Tunisia, Cameroon to host AfroBasket Qualifiers in bubbles

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Tunisia, Cameroon to host AfroBasket Qualifiers in bubbles

The third and last leg of the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers will be staged in bubbles.

The qualifiers will be staged in Yaounde, Cameroon, and Monastir, Tunisia, in February between February 19 and 21.

But just as it was during the second leg staged in November, 2020, in Kigali, Rwanda, no fans will be allowed inside the arenas while players will not be granted opportunity to interact with the outside world during the entire period of the tournament, organizers have announced.

“The third and final window will also be organized as protected environment in order to protect the health and safety of all participants, FIBA Africa said in a statement.

Cameroon’s capital will host two pools, including Group B, that has Kenya, Senegal, Mozambique and Angola; and C.

The other Group (C) teams are host, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea and Ivory Coast.

This is the second time that these games are returning to Cameroon that successful staged the first round of Group C, last February.

Meanwhile, Tunisia will host three groups – A, D and E – of the championship that will run from February 17th to 21st.

This is the first time since September 2018 that the North African country is hosting the men’s national team competition. Tunisia, currently African reigning champions, last staged this event in 2015, where they finished third.

They head Group A alongside Democracy Republic of Congo, Madagascar and Central Africa Republic.

Nigeria leads group D together with South Sudan, Mali and Rwanda while Egypt, Uganda, Cape Verde and Morocco are in Group E.

Kenya, christened  the Morans, are set to kick off their preparation for the showpiece where they need just a win to to book a ticket to the continental stage.

The most important criteria in choosing the hosts, like for the previous window, was health and travel guarantees and compliance with FIBA health protocols, including testing and controlled entry into a secure environment, FIBA said.

The teams that will finish in the first three positions of each group will qualify for the 30th edition of Africa’s premier basketball competition, which will take place in the Rwandan capital of Kigali from August 24 to September 5.

In case hosts Rwanda are ranked first, second or third in their group, then the three highest-placed teams will make it to the final tournament from Group D.

This also means that the best fourth-placed team in all the five groups, based on the classification rules of the Official Basketball Rules, shall obtain the last spot for the FIBA AfroBasket 2021, making a total of 16 teams.

Posted in BasketballTagged 2021 FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers, FIBA AfroBasket 2021

Kenya to deploy 1,000 marshals at WRC Safari Rally

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Kenya to deploy 1,000 marshals at WRC Safari Rally

Kenya will deploy up to 1,000 highly trained safety and security marshals during the 2021 WRC Safari Rally even as the East African nation grapples to meet the tough safety standards set by FIA.

FIA top hierarchy led by president Jean Todt had cited risk and threat management and continuous Covid-19 testing as some of the main areas of concern ahead of the four-day even set to run from June 24-27.

The Kenyan government plans to use the event to promote road safety and staging a successful championship will be a top priority to the President Uhuru Kenyatta administration.

The event’s Organising Committee on Wednesday gave a sneak preview of the state of preparedness by staging safety, medical and security simulation exercise.

To ensure maximum safety, organisers are currently training the security team to take the shortest time possible during a rescue operation in case of an accident.

“Extrication from the car should not take more than 15 seconds,” WRC Promoter Raj Jutley said during a simulation exercise.

The event was attended by top government officials led by the country’s Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed.

Local rally driver Asad Khan was used as a ‘dummy’ in a complex extrication ‘rescue operation’ aimed at equipping the security team on how to apply emergency medical aid to an injured crew member.

The process was to demonstrate how to rescue an injured person from the scene of the accident to the air ambulance, without causing further injury.

The training involved using using the latest technology to cut through a metal to extricate an injured person.

Besides the marshals, Kenya will also deploy a team of police contingent, Darwin from the General Service Unit (GSU), a paramilitary wing of the Kenya Police, regular and Administration Police and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Rangers.

“We will not only secure the 1,000 kilometres rally route, but also ensure you will be safe from the port of entry, throughout your stay, and at the port of exit,” organizers assured.

Posted in MotosportsTagged FIA, Jean Todt, WRC Safari Rally

Morocco arrive for CHAN title defence

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Morocco arrive for CHAN title defence

Defending champions Morocco arrived in Yaounde Thursday as hosts Cameroon and Zimbabwe prepares to kick off the sixth edition of the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) Saturday.

Morocco is in a tough group C together with Uganda, who left Kampala on Thursday, neighbours Rwanda and Togo.

Morocco became the first team to host and successfully win the annual event in 2018.

The Atlas Lions will be going all out for a back-to-back silverware at the event that is preserved for players plying their trade in their respective domestic African leagues.

The North Africans are the most experienced side in the tournament having participated in four of the last five editions.

Interestingly, they had not made it past the quarter finals, except in 2014, only to go all the way to the top podium finish four years later.

They will open their title defence against Togo on Monday, January 18 then takes on Rwanda with a final group match against Uganda penciled for January 26.

Host Cameroon will be looking for a positive start before home fans when they take on Zimbabwe on Saturday, as Mali and Burkina Faso square it out in another fixture of the opening day.

The second day will see Libya and Niger as well as DR Congo and Congo Brazzaville tackle each other in that order.

Day three will be an equally be an interesting one as Rwanda takes on Uganda in the East Africa derby.

Day 1 (Saturday) fixtures

Cameroon Vs Zimbabwe

Burkina Faso Vs Mali

Day 2 (Sunday) fixtures

Libya Vs Niger

Congo Vs DR Congo

Day 3 (Monday) fixtures

Morocco Vs Togo

Rwanda Vs Uganda

Posted in Football - AfricaTagged 2021 Africa Nations Championship, 2021 Chan

Malkia Strikers’ Olympic preps delayed

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Malkia Strikers’ Olympic preps delayed

The Kenya women’s volleyball team could kick off Olympic preparations at least a month late even as the coronavirus still keeps the world guessing whether the Summer Games will take place as planned.

Staging of the Olympic games is still a matter of debate with the host nation Japan a bit reluctant to welcome over 11,000 foreigners amidst the global health pandemic following the second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The Games were pushed back following the outbreak of the virus early 2020.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the host nation are still weighing options, that include whether fans will be allowed in the stadia while some athletes are understood to be reluctant to take the Covid-19 vaccination.

Kenya who booked the single Africa ticket in the women’s competition are still not sure when they will kick-start their preps as Olympic uncertainty looms over the globe.

“Not yet,” Kenyan head coach Paul Bitok told SPORTS AFRICA when asked whether he has kicked off the programme.

“Maybe until the last week of February,” Bitok added when pressed how soon the team should be expected to start their preps.

According to the initial programme, Bitok had drawn a training plan for six months that would see Kenya play two friendly matches in Turkey and Slovenia and a mandatory two-week boot camp in Japan in June.

But now Malkia Strikers might have less than five months to prepare with the programme almost a month behind schedule.

“We are still waiting for approval from the Olympic office (National Olympic Committee of Kenya – NOCK),” said Bitok.

Last week, the Kenya Volleyball Federation managed to secure an indoor facility at Nyayo National Stadium to host the local league that is expected to serve off in under a fortnight.

This will add more headache to Bitok who will have to come up with a training formula for both the national team players, a majority who will be training outdoors with their respective clubs for league matches and his club, KCB.

There was an ideological tussle between clubs and the federation after the office okayed the league matches to be played outdoors as opposed to the indoors as Kenya battles to align their calendar with that of the FIVB.

In between the season, Bitok’s preps will be intercepted by the Africa Club Championship set for April.

“We should make sure that our league matches are played to conclusion by end of May,” the former Rwandan coach advises.

Kenya is returning to the Olympics for the first time in 17 years.

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