By Colin Coleman The Paris 2024 Olympic Games have come to a close, and while there were some spectacular performances from African athletes like Botswana’s Letsile...
Yaya Toure (Reuters) — Last year’s winner Yaya Toure heads a list of candidates for the African Footballer of the Year award, which will be announced...
James Kwambai (Reuters) – James Kwambai stormed to victory in the Seoul Marathon for the second year running on Sunday, winning by almost five minutes to...
Didier Drogba of Chelsea celebrates after he scored their second goal during the FA Cup Final match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on May...
Zambia’s captain Christopher Katongo (L) tussles with Ivory Coast defender Souleman Bamba. PHOTO/AFP/Franck Fife Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory...
Seydou Keita of Mali (l) challenging Anthony Annan of Ghana. PHOTO/File Mali beat 10-man Ghana 2-0 Saturday in the third-place match at the African Cup of...
Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan fails to score penalty against Zambia. PHOTO/Barry Aldworth/BackpagePix Emmanuel Mayuka came off the bench to score a late goal as Zambia shocked Ghana...
Kenyan middle distance runner Vivian Cheruiyot. PHOTO/Xinhua Kenyan middle distance runner Vivian Cheruiyot won the prestigious Laureus Award Monday, being chosen as the best Sportswoman of...
Caster Semenya. PHOTO/Getty Images (Reuters) – Caster Semenya, South Africa’s former 800 metre women’s world champion, will scale back her competitive races this year so that...
Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. PHOTO/Francois Mori/AP Africa has a new shining star in Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, while Senegal’s Newcastle United striker Demba Ba would rank as one...
Ivory Coast Forward Salomon Kalou (C) is challenged by Burkina Faso Defender Saidou Mady-Panandetiguiri (R). PHOTO/Alexander Joe/AFP The Ivory Coast managed to advance to the knockout...
Didier Drogba. PHOTO/AP English Premier League stars had mixed luck with Ivory Coast Friday as Salmon Kalou and Didier Drogba scored in a 2-0 Africa Cup...
Ghana and Sunderland’s Asamoah Gyan. PHOTO/File Injured striker Asamoah Gyan has been named in Ghana’s final 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. Gyan, who...
Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o Cameroon’s football federation has slashed a 15-match ban for national captain Samuel Eto’o, who will now miss just four games with the team....
Brothers, Kolo Toure (l) and Yaya Toure. PHOTO/Getty Images The Africa Cup of Nations is one of the few occasions that international football takes precedence over...
Didier Drogba Didier Drogba cemented his name in Chelsea folklore with his 150th goal for the club this morning, but it was not enough to prevent...
Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré Yaya Touré has been named the new king of Africa beating Mali’s Seydou Keita and Ghana’s André Ayew...
Andre Ayew Confederation of African Football (CAF) Footballer of the Year history will be created in Accra Thursday if Marseille and Ghana midfielder Andre Ayew tops...
Didier Drogba Didier Drogba scored twice to lead Chelsea over Valencia 3-0 Tuesday night and into the second round of the Champions League. Drogba put the...
Haile Gebrselassie crossing the finish line at the Berlin Marathon in Sept. 2008.PHOTO/Wolfgang Kumm/European Pressphoto Agency Haile Gebrselassie sets the pace on the track and in...
Didier Drogba Didier Drogba has refused Chelsea’s offer of a one-year contract extension and will go wherever he is offered the most money next year after...
Mary Keitany (pictured), of Kenya came to Manhattan last year as a marathon debutante but returns as the favorite for Sunday’s New York City Marathon through...
Caster Semenya (pictured), has a new coach in Olympic and world 800-meter champion Maria Mutola, pairing one of the great middle-distance runners with one of track...
Haile Gebrselassie lost the race against time on Sunday when Patrick Makau (pictured), shattered his marathon world record and ended an era of two decades dominated...
Abel Kirui (pictured), successfully defended his marathon title in the world championships Sunday, completing a Kenyan double in the event. Kirui, who set a championship record...
