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Raja Casablanca, released in the Champions League, left by Wydad in the Moroccan championship, released in the National Cup, can beautify his 2020-2021 season if it wins the Confederation Cup, this Saturday 10 July in Cotonou. For this, it will be necessary to beat in the final a JS Kabylie who is keen to win his first continental trophy since 2002.…

Paul Daumont is a young Burkinabè cyclist who will participate in the Olympics in Tokyo. He is currently cycling the biggest jump in West and Central Africa. From day one of the Olympics, he will be on the track, or rather on the road. A few tens of kilometers southwest of Tokyo, 21-year-old Paul Daumont, of whom almost four…

Of the eight Mauritian athletes who will compete in the Olympics in Tokyo, some have a chance to make a splash. To see in particular, boxer Merven Clair, 27, for his second Olympic participation and seventh in the world in his category, 65 kg. RFI met him during a training session at the National Boxing Center in Vacoas. From…

Tunisian tennis woman Ons Jabeur managed to turn the situation around to beat Spain's Garbine Muguruza in three rounds of the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon tournament. She is the first Arab woman to reach the knockout stages of the Grand Slam tournament. Ons Jabeur shows his progress and does not intend to stop there. Two…

Thunderclap for Namibia. This Friday, July 2, a statement from the Namibian Olympic Committee indicates that Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi have a testosterone level too high to be able to run over 400 m at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The two girls are no longer on the World Sports Federation's list of athletes who can…

MMA world champion Israel Adesanya is not afraid of anything, let alone clearly show his ambitions. Less than three weeks after his success at UFC 263, New Zealander of Nigerian descent talks to RFI about his connection to Africa and the future of MMA on the continent. RFI: In April last year, Dana White, head of the MMA Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) league,…

Paris 2024, the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and the French Development Agency (AFD) support 26 projects by high-level athletes, including 16 from Africa, over a period of 8 months. The goal: to develop projects with a strong social and / or environmental impact. Concentrated, in streetwear, personalities develop…

World Championship chief Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) gained in Kenya on Sunday 27 June. It was the primary version of the Kenya Safari Rally on the World Cup calendar since 2002. And it was "an unbelievable expertise" in keeping with the winner. President Kenyatta has introduced that the rally shall be on the championship program for no less than 5 years.…

Nicholas Dlaminis turns into the primary black South African to participate within the Tour de France. Since 2015, Massive Loop has welcomed a number of runners from the African continent with roughly regularity. Two different South Africans, Louis Meintjes and StefandeBod, may even signify Africa for this 108th version. On…

The summer market for football transfer opened in early June and ends in late August, in most major European leagues. Some African players seem particularly coveted during this transfer window. Here are seven. Patson Daka (Zambia)The author of two fantastic seasons with Red Bull Salzburg arouses the striker a lot of envy,…