Sports
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South Africa’s Luvo Manyonga wins London Diamond League long jump
London, July 20, 2019 (AltAfrica)-World long jump champion Luvo Manyonga of South Africa set a season’s best distance of 8.37 metres to win the ... -
Algeria wins African Nations Cup after 29 years, Nigeria’s Ighalo wins golden boot
Adesina Idris London, July 19, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Senegal 0-1 Algeria. Algeria have won their first Africa Cup of Nations against all expectations. Bounedjah’s deflected strike in ... -
AFCON 2019: A fifth “All-African Coaches” final, a triumph of local coaching
London, July 19, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Today, Friday (19 July 2019) marks another milestone in African football When Algeria locks horns with Senegal at the Cairo ... -
CAF crisis gets personal as Nigeria’s Amaju Pinnick dismissed as vice-president
London, July 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria’s Amaju Pinnick has reportedly been dismissed from his role as a vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) ... -
Ighalo shines again as Nigeria beat Tunisia to win bronze@ AFCON 2019
London, July 17, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Odion Ighalo scored the only goal as Nigeria beat Tunisia in the third-place play-off at the Africa Cup of Nations. ... -
Caf expands Women’s Africa Cup of Nations to 12 teams
London, July 17, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has increased the number of participating teams in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) ... -
CAF adopts one-leg finals for club competitions
London, July 17, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The finals of Africa’s two international club competitions will each be played in one single match in future rather than ... -
AFCON 2019: Its Senegal Vs Algeria in finals as Super Eagles fail to meet the grade
London, July 14, 2019 (AltAfrica)– Riyad Mahrez scored a stunning free-kick with virtually the last kick of the game as Algeria beat Nigeria to ... -
Serena’s search for 24th Grand Slam continues after another Wimbledon loss
London, July 13, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Simona Halep torpedoed Serena Williams’s latest bid to capture a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam on Saturday when she stormed to ... -
AFCON 2019: Dollar rain for Eagles as Dangote, Otedola offer $75,000 per goal,
Taiwo Adelu London, July 12, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Two Nigerian business moguls, Billionaire Aliko Dangote and oil Baron Femi Otedola want the Nigerian team at the ...
