The Black Stars of Ghana has reached their second African Nations Championship final after a 4-1 penalty shoot-out win over fellow West African country, Nigeria during an absorbing semi-final match played on Wednesday 29-January at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa. The match had ended goalless and Ghana played for over 50 minutes with ten men after Kwabena Adusei … [Read more...]
UEFA Women’s Championship from 10 to 28 July 2013 in Sweden
The 2013 UEFA Women’s Championship, popularly called Women’s Euro 2013 is just round the corner. This will be the 11th European Championship for national women’s football teams organized by UEFA. Sweden is the host country. Twelve participant nations including Sweden have been divided into three groups to compete for the title. Group A comprises of Sweden, Italy, Denmark and … [Read more...]
Afro-Scandic players to showcase Scandinavian football in the upcoming African Cup of Nations
[GTranslate] The 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in South Africa on Saturday January 19 2013 as sixteen nations compete for the prestigious African trophy. It will be the second time South Africa hosts the tournament, following their 1996 hosting and subsequent winning of the trophy. The ‘Bafana Bafana’ will be looking forward to correct their past … [Read more...]
Kenyans dominate the podium in London Marathon
Kenya's Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany won the men's and women's events respectively in the London Marathon on Sunday as the African nation dominated the podium places in the elite races. Kipsang, the second fastest man of all time, went clear of a class field in the closing stages and won in an unofficial time of two hours, four minutes and 44 seconds -- just four seconds … [Read more...]
Zambia national football team is the newly crowned African football King
The 28th edition of the African Cup of Nations came to an end last night the 12th of Febuary, 2012 after about three weeks of soccer tussle involving top national soccer teams in Africa. The final match between the Elephants of Ivory Coast and the Chipolopolo of Zambia never disappointed soccer fans all over the continent especially when everything in the night went the way of … [Read more...]