Ten-man Madagascar produced a dramatic extra-time winner to beat Sudan 1-0 in Dar es Salaam and book their place in their first-ever African Nations Championship (CHAN) final. The Barea, who finished third in their only previous appearance three years ago, will face Morocco, who edged Senegal 5-3 on penalties after the two sides drew 1-1 [&hel...
Defending champions, D’Tigress of Nigeria, defeated their fierce rivals, Senegal, 75-68 to reach the final of the 2025 AfroBasket Women ongoing on Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The high-intensity encounter saw D’Tigress start strong, taking the first quarter 22–17, showcasing sharp offensive execution and tight defensive control, reports Sunday Inde...
•D’Tigress of Nigeria African Champions, Nigeria’s D’Tigress have advanced into the semi-finals of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket with a crushing 83-47 victory over Cameroon last night in Abidjan. The six-time and defending champions will now meet Senegal in the next stage of the competition, reports The PUNCH. In the quarter-finals ga...
•A Sengalese soldier holds a Senegal flag today during a ceremony where France will return Camp Geille, its largest base in the country, and its airfield at Dakar airport France today formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent camps in either West or Central Africa. The pull-out, […]
•Akon Senegal has cancelled Akon’s $6 billion plan to build a futuristic “Akon City” on the country’s Atlantic coast, after years of inaction and missed payments by the Senegalese-American singer, reports Bloomberg. The project, first announced in 2020, was pitched as a tech-driven smart city inspired by Marvel’s Wakanda and promised to transf...
The United States rejected visa applications for multiple members of Senegal’s women’s basketball team, which was scheduled to train in the country, the country’s prime minister said yesterday, as he cancelled the group’s participation in the practice. The visa refusals come amid the US President Donald Trump’s administration’s immigration cra...
•2025 Club World Cup trophy African powerhouses – Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa – all drew yesterday in warm-up matches for crucial 2026 World Cup qualifiers from September. Tolu Arokodare came off the bench in the second half to score his first goal for Nigeria, who drew 1-1 with Russia in Moscow, reports AFP. Ismaila [&hellip...
•VP Shettima jets out Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Dakar, Senegal, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the country’s 65th Independence Day Anniversary celebrations. A statement by his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, observed that as Senegal celebrates its Independence Day on April 4 each year, commemorating its freedom f...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles B have been drawn in Group D alongside Senegal, Congo, and Sudan for the 2025 African Nations Championship to be held in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda come August. The CHAN tourney which features 19 teams, with 17 already confirmed will see Nigeria try to emerge champions for the first time since its […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says despite the hike in electricity tariff paid by Nigerians, the cost of energy is still cheaper in Nigeria than in some neighbouring countries. TCN Managing Director, Sule Abdulaziz, stated this on Channels Television yesterday. He said Nigerians are paying more for power because electricity product...
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