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Ivory Coast top AFCON group ahead of Cameroon, Algeria win again
AFP, Published on 01/01/2026
» RABAT - Reigning champions Ivory Coast pipped Cameroon to top spot in their group after Algeria maintained their perfect record as the first round of the Africa Cup of Nations concluded on Wednesday.
Trump travel ban won't hit Los Angeles Olympics: organisers
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles 2028 Olympics organisers said on Thursday the Games will not be impacted by President Donald Trump's ban on citizens from 12 countries from visiting the United States.
France is busing homeless immigrants out of Paris before Olympics
New York Times, Published on 12/07/2024
» PARIS — The French government has put thousands of homeless immigrants on buses and sent them out of Paris before the Olympics. The immigrants said they were promised housing elsewhere, only to end up living on unfamiliar streets far from home or flagged for deportation.
'Anything is possible': IOC's efforts for refugee athletes hailed
Sports, Yiech Pur Biel, Published on 27/10/2022
» There are only two times in my life that I've cried -- when my mother left me, and when I received the news that I would be on the first-ever IOC Refugee Olympic Team.
Banned Kenya and Zimbabwe to be included in 2023 AFCON draw
AFP, Published on 18/04/2022
» JOHANNESBURG: Kenya and Zimbabwe will be included in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw on Tuesday in Johannesburg despite being banned by FIFA over government interference.
Sudanese women footballers tackle hurdles to play the game
AFP, Published on 08/03/2022
» KHARTOUM - Sudan's women's football team is yet to win a match, but members say they have scored a victory by overcoming challenges including discrimination and a coup to play the game.
Egypt make Cup of Nations last 16 as six teams advance
AFP, Published on 20/01/2022
» YAOUNDE: Seven-time champions Egypt clinched a place in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 on Wednesday by defeating neighbours Sudan 1-0, a result which sent five other countries including Ivory Coast through as well.
Ayew jibe after Ghana held as Morocco qualify for Cup of Nations last 16
AFP, Published on 15/01/2022
» YAOUNDE: Ghana captain Andre Ayew dismissed Gabon as a "small team" as a controversial late equaliser saw Friday's Africa Cup of Nations clash between the sides finish 1-1 after title contenders Morocco secured their place in the last 16.
US hurdlers sparkle at Olympics, Nigerian sprinter cast out for doping
AFP, Published on 31/07/2021
» TOKYO: The good and the ugly side of Olympic athletics were on show on Saturday as Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad sparkled on the track while Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare was thrown out of the Games after failing a doping test.
Sudan's first female football stars push for women's rights
AFP, Published on 08/12/2019
» KHARTOUM: Within months of Sudan's first women's football league kicking off, the championship's emerging stars are being hailed as icons for equal rights in a country transitioning to civilian rule.