SPORT - The African Mirror

Nov

17

2020

Lungi Ngidi becomes first cricketer signed to Roc Nation Sports group

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BOITUMELO RANTAO SOUTH African star bowler Lungi Ngidi has been signed to Roc Nation Sports following his stellar season for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Cricket South Africa’s 2020 ODI and T20I Cricketer of the Year is regarded as one of the most promising young talents from an illustrious crop of Proteas bowlers. He joins Countrymen Siya Kolisi and Cheslin Kolbe, who joined the sports titans Roc Nation after their 2019 Rugby World Cup triumph. https://twitter.com/NgidiLungi/status/1328632138464374784 Roc Nation Sports has made the big announcement in a short video which features the three South African sports…

Nov

17

2020

By The African Mirror

Gabon national team capture six hours delay on social media

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER GABON captain and Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, along with his teammates were forced to wait at the Gambian airport for six hours on Sunday evening before they were allowed into the country. The team had arrived in the Gambia ahead of their Monday night Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match against the nation’s football team but were delayed at Banjul International Airport due to COVID-19 regulations. Aubameyang, along with his teammates, documented the entire wait on Instagram. The players and coaching staff were all awaiting their COVID-19 test results and could not head to their hotel. Through…

Nov

17

2020

By The African Mirror

COVID-19 forces postponement of Basketball Africa League

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BOITUMELO RANTAO THE COVID-19 pandemic has forced Africa to defer its dream for a continental basketball league. Basketball Africa League (BAL) President, Amadou Gallo Fall, has announced the postponement of the inaugural season of the league to next year. Basketball Africa League (BAL) President, Amadou Gallo Fall Fall said that postponing the historic BAL tip-off, which was scheduled for March this year, was a difficult, but necessary decision Fall. “We had hoped to launch the league before the end of the year, and our hosts in Rwanda were excited and prepared,” he said. Fall elaborated on the current state of…

Nov

17

2020

By The African Mirror

Bafana defeat Sao Tome 4-2 from Percy Tau late heroics

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER AFTER a nervy day that seemed to be a marquee performance from Sao Tome & Principe, the Bafana Bafana duo of Percy Tau and Themba Zwane struck two goals each in Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium to complete their two-legged qualifier with an overall score of 6-2. Tau, easily one of the best players on the park, also enjoyed moving into ninth on South Africa’s all-time goal scoring list with his 88th minute strike. https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1328393646421381121 Bafana are in a favourable position to qualify for the finals in Cameroon. They are tied with group leaders Ghana on nine points. …

Oct

31

2020

By The African Mirror

The gift and curse of Musa Juwara’s success

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ALEX ČIZMIĆ THE success of Musa Juwara is a source of pride and a cause for concern for The Gambia. The teenage sensation who is on the books of Italian club Bologna and currently on loan to Boavista FC in Portugal has won many hearts with his performances, more so because of the road he has travelled to stardom. But first, the cause for concern. In April 2019, the European Union (EU) launched a youth empowerment programme in The Gambia to tackle the root causes of the country’s migration. It was called Tekki Fii, a Wolof term that means “make it…

Oct

31

2020

By The African Mirror

Kaizer Chiefs is in need of a revival

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CONRAD ABRAHAMS IF you were looking at the past and current season in isolation, things wouldn’t look so bad for Kaizer Chiefs. They were the painful runners-up to Patrice Motsepe’s billionaire Mamelodi Sundowns in 2019-2020, leading for almost the entire campaign but capitulating in the final half-hour. This season, Chiefs have landed the country’s second-most successful coach of the past decade, Gavin Hunt, and in the near term trophies should follow. Dig a little deeper, though, and all is not well in Denmark, or at Naturena. If silverware has slowed each decade from the 1990s for the one-time trophy machine…

Oct

28

2020

By The African Mirror

Soccer-FIFA President Infantino test positive for COVID-19

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has tested positive for COVID-19, global soccer's governing body has announced. Infantino, who is 50 years old, has reported mild symptoms and is in self-isolation and will quarantine for at least 10 days, FIFA added in a statement. "All people who came into contact with the FIFA President during the last few days have been informed accordingly and they are being requested to take the necessary steps," the statement said. "FIFA sincerely wishes President Infantino a speedy recovery." - Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Oct

28

2020

By The African Mirror

Top South African club suffers huge blow

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER KAIZER Chiefs, one of Africa’s top clubs, will not be able to sign new players for the next two transfer windows. This is because the Court of Arbitration for Sport Panel has dismissed Chiefs’ appeal and confirmed FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) decision. Andriamirado ‘Dax’ Andrianarimanana Chiefs, who finished 2nd in the South African league last season, are being punished for violating Fifa’s transfer rules when it signed Madagascan striker Andriamirado ‘Dax’ Andrianarimanana from club Fosa Juniors. In a statement, the Court of Abitration in Sport confirmed the FIFA DRC noted that the Andrianarimanana and Chiefs entered…

Oct

26

2020

By The African Mirror

Hamilton writes his name into F1 History

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Boitumelo Rantao SIX-time world championship winner Lewis Hamilton clinched his 92nd Grand Prix win overtaking racing legend Michael Schumacher for all-time wins in Formula One. Two weeks after equalling Schumacher’s prestigious honour, the Mercedes driver now owns the record outright and shared a special mind-numbing experience upon taking the chequered flag. "I could never have dreamed of being where I am today," said Hamilton, who shared a loving embrace with his father Anthony after the race.” He added: "I didn't have a magic ball when I chose to come to this team and partner with great people, but here I…

Oct

25

2020

By The African Mirror

Hamilton roars into 97th pole as Mercedes locks the front row

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BOITUMELO RANTAO IN a dramatic qualifying session, world champion Lewis Hamilton scored the 97th pole position of his F1 career - his ninth of the 2020 season and first at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal. Hamilton finished 10th of a second ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas ensuring Mercedes its ninth front row lockout of the season and 73rd in F1. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will start the race in third, capping a stunning drive after surviving a crash in the earlier session. Hamilton was happy with his performance but confessed that it was not easy. He said: “I…