East and Central African Cup of Nations will kick off in Kampala November 24 with 12 teams that have been drawn in three groups. Hosts, Uganda, are tipped to be one of the favourites of the tournament. The timing of the tournament is perfect as it kicks off after the Afcon 2013 qualifiers and no Cecafa participating country, with the exception of Ethiopia, will be making the trip to South Africa next year. ...

Attacking mid fielder, Foued Kadir, who sells his trade in France stole the headlines again with an outlandish double for his club, Valenciennes, last weekend when they clashed with Bastia. The Algeria international is already walking on water. Since the start of this year’s season, the native of Martigues has been in great shape scoring five goals and assisting four for the Northern club. One of the most ...

The explosive Confederation Cup Final to be played November 18 will pit Congolese club, AC Leopards against Djoliba AC of Mali. This is the first time both teams are reaching the final of this competition. But an AC Leopards victory would be more resounding as it will be the country’s first continental title in thirty eight years. The last time any Congolese club won a continental title was in 1974 when CARA ...

Early this November in Beijing, he struck again with a brilliant first place performance ahead of Shuai Wang in the 200m individual medley. 0.11s was all it took to beat the formidable Chinese swimmer in front of a Chinese crowd. His foray into the 200m freestyle also paid off as he left the pool with a silver medal having recorded an excellent 1’43”20 just behind Australian born, Tommaso D’Orsogna. What A ...

Rasmane Ouedraogo enters the world stage of successful cyclists as he win the Tour of Burkina Faso but it his success started last June 20 when he emerged winner of the National Championships held in Uagadugu and Mogtedo. He had just declared himself Hamidou Yaméogo’s successor. “I have trained hard,” Rasmane with obvios excitement, into the numerous microphones stretched infront of him after his victory. ...

Africa will be represented at the FIFA Futsal World Cup scheduled to run from 1 to 18 November in Thiland by three heavyweights from the Northern part of the continent. But the load may be too heavy for the trio whose performances have gone down the drain in their recent outings. Egypt, Libya and Morocco will make the Asian trip with little chances of success. Egypt is the most experienced team in the ...

King of the Tarmac, Zersenay Tadesea, has struck again. The Eritrean registered a fifth world title to his name during the Semi- marathon World Championships in Karvana, Bulgaria last October 6. This is a feat one too many athletes would be unable to achieve in their entire career. The record man was driven by a burning desire to take back the reigns of command of a sports that suits him too well. In 2010, ...

The threatened… The 2013 Afcon Cup qualifiers have reached a turning point. By the evening of October 14, the fifteen teams to compete at the African Cup of Nations in South Africa next year would have been known. This final round is crucial for some soccer giants of the continent who would not make it to South Africa if they fail to turn the tide against them. Opening the list is Cameroon. Beaten in Praia ...

The 20th edition of the Semi-marathon World Championships billed for October 6 in Karvana, Bulgaria may most likely turn out to be like the last fifteen editions that is, a fierce battle for supremacy between Africa and the East. The predictable nature of this competition has discouraged the rest of the world from participating. After hosting 60 countries in 2002 in Brussels, the competition became very ...

Bryan Habana was voted man of the match of the South Africa-Australia (31-8) matchday 5 clash of the Four-Nation Tournament, last Saturday September 29. Three excellent tries were enough for him to outsmart the Wallabies defence line and stand tall among his teammates. The good finisher has maintained this performance since the start of this tournament and hundreds of thousands of Springboks fans were ...