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Africa sent 10 teams to this year’s World Cup and nine advanced to the knockout stage. The continent’s impressive run is inspiring international fans, especially people of African descent in the United States and elsewhere. Ken Makin reports. Soccer was the furthest thing from Ed Owusu’s mind when he moved from Ghana to the U.S. …
Midfielder Yunus Musah aims to be part of the U.S. World Cup team this summer. Born in the U.S. to Ghanaian parents, he began playing in Spain’s top league at the age of 17 but has faced some career challenges recently. The 23-year-old midfielder is optimistic that his recent performances for Atalanta, including an equalizing …
If American star Megan Rapinoe’s short pink hair was the lasting image of the 2019 Women’s World Cup, Nigerian Rasheedat Ajibade’s close-cropped blue might be an omen of the future. The 23-year-old forward has already played in two World Cups and on the teams that won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in 2018 and …
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane says he will listen to the Senegalese people while deciding his future at Liverpool, the Premier League club, amid speculation that he could leave Anfield with just a year remaining on his current contract. Senegalese soccer star, Sadio Mane, who has been linked with a move from Liverpool to German champions …
As 26 miles of cheering fans welcomed the New York City Marathon’s return after its cancellation last year, two Kenyan runners achieved victory. Albert Korir won the men’s race, and Peres Jepchirchir took the women’s race with the third-fastest time in its history. Jake Seiner reports. New York sought a comeback story for its 50th …
On March 12, Patrice Motsepe became the new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). He replaced Ahmad Ahmad, who was banned from world professional football for two years by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), the sport’s global governing body. Motsepe, a South African mining magnate and owner of the Mamelodi Sundowns club …
When FIFA took over the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after allegations of corruption and internal breakdown, it was expected they would hand it back as a cleaned house. But FIFA has announced many key changes and reforms regarding how the game is played, invested in and refereed, even proposing that the favored Africa Cup …
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge made history by running the fastest 26.2 miles ever in Vienna in October, and cementing his legacy as a super extraordinary athlete. An eight-time major marathon winner and three- time Olympic medalist, Kipchoge covered the marathon distance in 1:59:40, and crossed the seemingly impossible barrier of two hours – a feat that …