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NAMIBIAN rugby coach John Williams has named a squad of 22 players who will take on Tunisia in a 2011 World Cup qualifier at the Hage Geingob Stadium tomorrow. Kick-off is at 16h00.
NAMIBIA'S 2009 sportswoman and man of the year, Heletje van Staden and Paulus Moses, were given cheques of N$10 000 each for winning the titles late last month.
It is business as usual as Ian Duncan enters 'home' in a dramatic fashion by stretching his lead in the 2009 Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic.
Harambee Stars coach Twahir Muhiddin has praised recalled striker Francis Ouma saying he was an accomplished goal scorer worthy of the number nine shirt.
After several false starts, the Local Organising Committee of the 2010 Senior Africa Athletics Championship finally got off the blocks in a colourful re-launch gala that was attended by top corporate figures, government leaders and sportsmen.
The controversy that has been brewing between rugby clubs and the Kenya Rugby Football Union (KRFU) over the release of players for national duties finally exploded on Thursday.
KCC FC failed to march the pressure of the VTB Cup on their tour in Vietnam. The Kampala club won their opening encounter but lost their preceding two games in Group B.
THE Kyambogo Warriors will have to control their excitement if they are to repeat their feat in Game 3 of the men's division 1 MTN-FUBA Playoff Finals, according to coach Gad Eteu.
Buikwe football fans in Mukono District have started a campaign to establish a new football team to replace the lost Nalubaale FC in the Uganda Supper League.
WINNERS of this weekend's Broadband Rugby Sevens will take home sh1m, runners-up sh0.5m and best player sh0.15m.
FUFA presidential aspirant Godfrey Kwizera has decided to skip the federation's elective assembly, where Lawrence Mulindwa is expected to be confirmed president for a second four-year term in office. The meet is set for White Castle Hotel in Arua tomorrow.
Mandela National Stadium will on January 16 host the biggest fight
RAYON Sport will not feature in the 2009/2010 national women league whose kick-off has been postponed to January.
RWANDA'S national rugby team - the Silverbacks are fairly contended with the Prinsloo Nakuru 7s draw. The team, which left for Kenya yesterday morning, is drawn in Pool E alongside the Kenyan trio of Impala, Mean Machines and Kenya Polytechnic.
CORPORATE Volleyball kings Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) will stretch their lead to five points with a win over Ministry of Defense (MoD) at Ecole Belge this afternoon.
ADRIEN Niyonshuti concedes that Moroccans dominated this year's Tour of Rwanda because of their superior experience and technique.
AMAVUBI will have to negotiate this year's Orange Cecafa Challenge Cup without Mbuyu Twite. The influential defender has failed to recover from a leg injury and has been left out of the 25-man contingent which departs for Nairobi this morning.
ADRIEN Niyonshuti concedes that Moroccans dominated this year's Tour of Rwanda because of their superior experience and technique.
THE Zimbabwe Olympic Committee, through its Olympic Sports Centre, recently facilitated the hosting of a coaching clinic for teachers who are based within Harare Province.
NEWLY crowned CBZ Premiership champions Gunners are wasting no time in preparing for their maiden dance with the tough Champions League and have begun the search to beef up their squad for the continental and domestic onslaughts.
IN the United Kingdom, an old saying goes: "Football is a gentleman's game played by thugs and rugby is a thug's game played by gentlemen."
PRESIDENT Mugabe last night challenged the Warriors to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil as Zimbabwe celebrated the arrival of the iconic World Cup Trophy, on its soil, with a colourful function at the Harare International Airport.
FEDERAL Government's decision to probe the Local Organisation Committee (LOC) of the FIFA is a strong indication of government's dissatisfaction with the organisation of the competition that has drawn flaks from several areas.
The Board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday announced the Appointment of new coaches to the various national football teams, including the elevation of the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup silver medal-winning coach, Sam John Obuh as the Head Coach of the national U-20 team.
Against all expectations, the Executive Board of the Nigeria Football Federation yesterday approved Coach Shuaibu Amodu and his technical crew to take the Super Eagles to the African Nations Cup, Angola 2010 and FIFA World Cup in South Africa in 2010.
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