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FIFA Women's World Cup

Africa at the Women’s World Cup football: Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco and Zambia could cause upsets Barbra Banda (front right) and her Zambian teammates celebrate a friendly win over Germany. Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Stephen F. Austin State University Morocco and Zambia are making their Fifa Women’s World Cup debut in 2023. South Africa must recover their…

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FIFA Women's World Cup

Football world cup: African women make their mark, against all odds Morocco football players celebrate with fans. Aitor Alcalde – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Stephen F. Austin State University Nigeria, South Africa and Morocco booked their places in the round of 16 of the women’s football World Cup, as Germany, Brazil and Canada packed their bags to head home at the…

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Morocco at the 2022 World Cup: 6 forces behind a history-making performance

Morocco at the 2022 World Cup: 6 forces behind a history-making performance

Morocco at the 2022 World Cup: 6 forces behind a history-making performance Youssef En-Nesyri of Morocco celebrates his winning goal. Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, University of Texas at Tyler Despite losing to defending champions France in the final four, history was made by Morocco at the 2022 men’s football World Cup in Qatar. They became the first African and…

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Reflection on Track and Field in Kenya

Reflection on Track and Field in Kenya

Athletics: Kenyans are running for other countries, but that’s not why medals are fewer Kenyan-born Lonah Chemtai Salpeter won marathon bronze for Israel at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, University of Texas at Tyler The 2022 World Athletics Championships ended in relative disappointment for Kenya, which continued its decline in…

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African Soccer at its best

African Soccer at its best

Superstars Sadio Mané and Mo Salah eclipse African football at home Sadio Mané (left) with Mohamed Salah in 2018 when both played for Liverpool. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, University of Texas at Tyler Senegal’s Sadio Mané has beaten Egypt’s Mo Salah and the other nine players nominated for the African Footballer of the Year prize at this year’s Caf Awards held…

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Kenya and Zimbabwe have been suspended from world football: what happens next

Enjoy this reflection on FIFA's suspension of Kenya and Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe midfielders Ishmael Wadi (left) and Kundai Benyu celebrate a goal during their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations group match against Malawi in Cameroon. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP via Getty Images Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, University of Texas at Tyler Kenya and Zimbabwe have both been suspended by the world’s football governing body, FIFA, owing to government interference in the…

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Afcon group stage: a stride forward for the African game despite low scoring

Nigeria supporters cheer after their team wins their group – but would crash out in the next match. DANIEL BELOUMOU OLOMO/AFP via Getty Images Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, University of Texas at Tyler Despite the fears from western media and football pundits about COVID-19 outbreaks and of players not being made available by international clubs, the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament…

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How Tokyo 2020 tested Kenya’s running dominance and revealed future threats

How Tokyo 2020 tested Kenya’s running dominance and revealed future threats

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge receives his drink bottle on the way to gold in the men’s marathon of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photo by Yasuyuki Kiriake-Pool/Getty Images Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, University of Texas at Tyler As a small developing nation, Kenya has consistently punched above its weight on the international sports arena, more so in athletics. This is reflected perfectly in the…

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For footballers of African descent, playing in Euro 2020 will be a double-edged sword

For footballers of African descent, playing in Euro 2020 will be a double-edged sword

For footballers of African descent, playing in Euro 2020 will be a double-edged sword Romelu Lukaku of Internazionale. Mattia Ozbot/Soccrates/Getty Images Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, University of Texas at Tyler The UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament – or the 2020 Union of European Football Associations Championship, held every four years – is scheduled to begin on 11 June 2021. The…

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Sport

This summer is super rich with sports such as soccer women world cup, South America football championship, world under20, NBA, baseball etc.