Category: Athletics

Mauritania looking for best ever performance at CHAN

After two participations, Mauritania returns to the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) hoping to do better than its previous appearances in 2014 and 2014.Mauritanian football has been in constant progression and the national teams across…

Cameroon Deploys Troops to Quell Gang Violence in Economic Hub

Cameroon has deployed troops to its port city of Douala, the country’s economic hub, to try to stem a wave of gang violence.The insecurity has also disrupted Cameroon’s exports to its landlocked neighbors, the Central African Republic and Chad.Cameroon…

Messi Carries the Weight of Argentina into World Cup Final

As Lionel Messi approaches his second and likely last World Cup final, the stakes could hardly be higher.The same goes for Argentina after more than 30 years of disappointment since it last won soccer’s ultimate prize.For Messi, victory against France …

Migrant Workers Aim to Stay in Qatar Far Beyond World Cup Final

Senegal’s loss to England on Sunday saw Africa’s hopes of lifting the trophy in Qatar recede even further but the migrant workers watching the game at a specially built fan zone were still hoping for the biggest prize of all — work beyond the World Cu…

Surprise package Senegal out to reproduce 2002 heroics

Twenty years ago, in their maiden World Cup last-16 appearance, Senegal turned in a spirited showing to squeeze past a fancied Sweden side.Senegal will line up in only their second-ever FIFA World Cup™ round of 16 match on 4 DecemberBack in 2002, a Hen…