The Rwanda Rugby Federation (RRF) (http://www.RwandaRugby.com/) members met in the General Assembly and elected Conflict and Resolution Committee to replace the one who have completed 5 years term.

According to RRF Constitution the members re-elected Abizeyimana Thadee as President of the committee, Nsanzimana Ignace as Vice President and Ibemaso Ernestine as secretary. The RRF members exchanged views and took various measures, on the agenda of including RRF Activity report, Financial report of 2019 and plan of actions of the year 2021/2022.

Kenya Lionesses squad members graduated on Wednesday 2 December 2020 from the first phase of a two-year life skills training program supported by Isuzu East Africa’s CSR Program. Twenty nine members of the team went through a non-resident training program on development of business skills, entrepreneurship, sports professionals courses, technical skills training as well as advancement to colleges and universities.

The training and mentorship that started in November 2019 included starting and running small businesses, financial literacy, goal setting, leadership skills and personal branding. The ladies interested in pursuing vocational training were supported to pursue the courses of their interest in accredited TVET institutions, to assist them acquire apprenticeship to prepare them for the job market or entrepreneurship.

The goal of the programme which was facilitated by Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) is to improve the livelihoods of the ladies through economic empowerment and provide need-based capacity building.

Rugby Africa is elated to announce it will be granting EUR 276,490 for the successful and safe preparations for the restart of its 2021 rugby season, after a very challenging 2020.

The Fund, will see 11 of the 39 Unions; Namibia, Kenya, Uganda, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Zambia, Madagascar, Côte d’ivoire, Senegal, Ghana eligible for the funds.  A very targeted approach has been taken to ensure funds are applied where they will have the greatest, immediate impact and highlights the attractiveness of Rugby Africa competitions

Khaled Babbou President of Rugby Africa, “This is an exciting day for rugby on the Continent. It clearly illustrates Rugby Africa’s support for its Unions.  We have been through extraordinary challenges this year and it is essential that we do everything possible to keep this much - loved sport alive and striving in Africa.”

All roads lead to the famous Hussey College in Warri, Delta State on Friday as eminent personalities are set to be on ground for the ceremonial handing-over of a number of brand-new sporting facilities and blocks of classrooms to the school by one of its proud products, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick.
 
Pinnick, in his second term as President of the Nigeria Football Federation, a former 1st Vice President of the Confederation of African Football and presently Member of the Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions is presenting the facilities to his Alma Mater as part of his Golden Jubilee anniversary celebrations, and as a way of strongly galvanising the interest of the school’s present-day students in sports.
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Leading candidate Umar Kremlev has begun his online campaign for the presidency of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), with the launch of  his official website, umarkremlev.com.

The site was created to inform National Federations and the wider boxing community about his election campaign and provide them with details, such as his plans to pay off the millions of dollars in debt accumulated by AIBA under previous administrations.
 
The website offers viewers insights into the life of Umar Kremlev, his passion for boxing and his extensive experience and track record. It also details his goals for AIBA, from creating an efficient governance system based on transparency and efficiency to grassroots development. And testimonials of prominent leaders of the boxing community share their thoughts on Umar Kremlev and his vision.
 

2019 Ghana Tennis Hall of Famer Mr. Ebenezer Odartey Annan last Saturday celebrated his 80th birthday at the Accra Lawn Tennis Club. The well attended event was put together Dr. Daniel Mckorley and his wife Mrs.Abigial Mckorley.

The birthday celebration was graced with a tournament at the Accra Lawn Tennis club. They played host to Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) Tennis club. At the end of the day, the visitors beat the home team 5-1 in the doubles.

Winning both matches of the home series against West Indies could see New Zealand overtake England and move into third position in the ICC World Test Championship points table.New Zealand will be aiming to make full use of home conditions in their two-match World Test Championship (WTC) series against the West Indies from Thursday as they bid to move up in the points table led by Australia.

New Zealand are fourth in terms of percentage points won, the factor that determines the final placings, following a change to the points system announced last week owing to the disruption of international cricket due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Winning both matches of the series, in Hamilton and Wellington, could see them overtake England and move into third position with 0.625 percentage points after four series, having previously drawn 1-1 with Sri Lanka and lost 3-0 to Australia before pulling off a 2-0 home series win over India.

The Asamoah Gyan Foundation has fulfilled a promise of supporting young Ghanaian born American talented boxer 13 year old, Joseph Awiningya Junior.

The donation of $7,000 took place at the Inus Company premises in Accra on Monday where the executive directors of the Asamoah Gyan Foundation, Messrs. Baffour Gyan and Samuel Anim Addo presented a dummy cheque to Mr, Mustapha Nettey, member of the Team Awiningya.

FIFA’s (https://www.FIFA.com/) Secretary General Fatma Samoura took part in the closing session of the World Football Summit (https://bit.ly/33sLFDG) Live today in a wide ranging discussion that covered disruption, wokeness and the impact of the FIFA Covid-19 Relief Plan on global football.

In an interview led by South African broadcaster Carol Tshabalala, Fatma Samoura spoke about the effect the Covid-19 virus has had on football and the measures FIFA has taken to preserve and protect the game worldwide during this difficult time through the FIFA Covid-19 Relief Plan.

“The FIFA Covid-19 Relief Plan was created to help our MAs and the six Confederations tackle the challenges that the pandemic is throwing at them via the distribution of USD 1.5 billion in relief funds.

​"The plan is truly ground-breaking and was designed to show football solidarity in action through a USD 1 million grant for each MA, so that they can protect and restart football. Additionally, they will all receive an extra USD 500,000, specifically allocated for women’s football and can apply for interest free loans of up to USD 5 million.”

Ghana’s Emmanuel 'The Gameboy' Tagoe on Friday beat American Mason 'Rock Hard Mighty' Menard on points in a 10-round lightweight bout at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, USA.

Before the fight Tagoe has predicted a knock out at the press conference ahead of the bout, but Menard fought a good fight to avoid the knock down.

World Ranked Lightweight Emmanuel ‘Gameboy’ Tagoe now has a record of 32 wins against one loss and 16 KOs, while Mason Menard of Rayne, Louisiana drops to 36 wins 5 defeats and 25 KOs.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Aspiring Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South, Hon. Bernard Nii Anyaa Brown, on Saturday organized a football gala for the youth of Korle Bu, Korle Gonno, Chorkor and Mamprobi.

20 selected community sides competed in two separated events that went on simultaneously at the Attoh Quarshie park at Chorkor and Okpotsu park at Korle Gonno.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has extended Goodwill messages to Asante Kotoko SC.

Asante Kotoko will be hoisting the country’s flag in this year’s Total CAF Champions League competition while and Ashantigold SC, Ghana’s representatives in this year’s CAF Inter-club competitions Ashantigold represent the nation in the CAF Confederation Cup competition.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA), has organised a two-day integrity training for club and RFA integrity officers as part of efforts to protect the integrity of our matches and competitions, organised.

The meetings were held online, with Premier League, Women Premier League, Division One League and RFA Integrity officers present.
The training was to create awareness on match fixing, sanctions available to individuals who fix matches and also reporting mechanisms available to report all unethical conducts.

If ever there was a time to remember the spirit and resilience of Nelson Mandela, it is now, and this year you can join the annual Mandela Remembrance Walk and Run (MRWR) from anywhere in the world on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December 2020. As always, it will be hosted by the Nelson Mandela Foundation (www.NelsonMandela.org) and the Gauteng Provincial Government.

Started to commemorate Madiba’s passing on 5 December 2013, the popular annual family event held over 5, 10 and 21 kilometres from Tshwane’s Union Buildings, has grown in stature and numbers and is now in its seventh year.

COVID-19 has put an end to all physical mass participation events this year - including the Mandela Remembrance Walk and Run. But while you may not be able to join us this year as usual in the shadow of the Union Buildings - where Madiba was inaugurated as South Africa’s first democratic President - you can still participate and be part of this special event in support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

India players have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the first ODI in Sydney on Friday.

David Boon of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Virat Kohli’s side was ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

Al Ahly’s Mohamed Magdi scored a stunning goal four minutes from time as they beat bitter Cairo rivals Zamalek 2-1 to claim the 2019-20 CAF Champions League title and extend their record number of wins in Africa’s elite club competition to nine.

The teams were locked at 1-1 at the Cairo International Stadium when midfielder Magdi collected a loose ball 30 metres out, showed neat control under pressure and volleyed into the corner of the net.

​It sparked wild scenes of celebration from the players, and might have been applauded by 100,000 fans in the stadium but instead was netted in front of empty stands due to COVID-19 restrictions.

The title win is a second for Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane after the South African led Mamelodi Sundowns to victory in 2016, when they also beat Zamalek in what was then a two-legged decider.

Only family members and close friends were permitted at Jardin Bella Vista cemetery for the burial of Diego Maradona next to the graves of his parents, Dalma and Diego; fans waving Argentine flags had gathered along roads as Maradona's funeral car drove by under heavy security.

Tens of thousands paid tribute to Diego Maradona as he was laid to rest. The football legend was buried last Thursday in a private ceremony attended by only two dozen people.

Maradona died Wednesday of a heart attack in a house outside Buenos Aires where he had been recovering from a brain operation.

Fans waved Argentine flags as they gathered along roads with Maradona's funeral car driving by under heavy security. Many tried to touch the vehicle whenever it was stopped by traffic.
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The earlier viewing at the Argentine presidential mansion was halted shortly before 6pm, 12 hours after it started, as Maradona's family wished and the body of the Argentine icon was taken away for burial, frustrating many who were waiting to pay their respects and causing new tensions at the gates of the cemetery.

​Head Coach Isa Ladan Bosso has picked his 20 -man squad that will contest for the WAFU B Cup of Nations title at the tournament taking place in Porto Novo, Benin Republic next month.

The competition, which holds 5th – 20th December, will also serve as the qualifying tournament for the 2021 U20 Africa Cup of Nations that will be staged in Mauritania.
 

 Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis wants the club’s ground renamed to San Paolo-Diego Armando Maradona stadium in honour of the club’s legend who died from cardiac arrest on Wednesday, November 25.

The clubs players all appeared for their Europa League game against Rijeka, on Thursday, wearing the number 10 shirt with Maradona's name on it but took it for before kickoff.
 
Currently named San Paolo stadium, Maradona played on that Naples from 1984 to 1991, winning the club’s only two league titles in 1987 and 1990; he also won the UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia with the side in his seven years spell, scoring 81 goals in 188 appearances.

The Nigeria Football Federation has received the keys to a substantially upgraded FIFA Technical Centre, Bauchi following completion of the work done on the facility by Aron Nigeria Limited.
 
World football –governing body, FIFA provided the fund for the upgrading and furnishing of the facility in the Bauchi State capital, which groundbreaking ceremony was done during the tenure of Alhaji Aminu Maigari-led NFF Executive Board.
 

Diego Maradona died on Wednesday, in Argentina, from cardiac arrest, weeks after a surgery to remove blood clot from his brain. The shocking news was broken by his lawyer and released by an Argentinian news outlet.

The death of the 60-year-old world cup winner brings to an end, a troubling history of drugs and alcohol abuse. He was recuperating from brain surgery done in the early part of this November.

• ​The FIFA Arab Cup 2021 will feature 22 national teams from the Arab region
• Gianni Infantino says the tournament will unite the region
• It will also help Qatar continue preparations for the FIFA World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has confirmed that 22 national teams from the Arab region have signed up to participate in the FIFA Arab Cup, which will be staged from 1 to 18 December 2021. Speaking during a visit to Lusail Stadium, which will host the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Final, the FIFA President stated that he expected the regional tournament in 2021 to unite millions of football fans from across the Middle East and Arab world.

​FIFA President Gianni Infantino said: “We are delighted that all 22 teams from across the Arab world have agreed to take part in the FIFA Arab Cup 2021, which will be held in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 stadiums, and we are looking forward to seeing the region’s best teams battle it out to see which nation will become champion. Through football, this tournament will unite over 450 million people from across the region, and we are confident that the FIFA Arab Cup will help to build excitement across the region as we edge ever nearer to hosting the first FIFA World Cup in the Middle East and Arab world in 2022.”

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed the ICC World Test Championship points system will be amended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Board approved a recommendation from the ICC Cricket Committee, headed by Anil Kumble, to change the competition terms for the event to determine how series affected by the global pandemic are accounted for on the points table.

The unprecedented disruption caused by COVID-19 means, to date, just under half of the World Test Championship matches have been played, with that estimated to rise to more than 85% by the end of the competition window.

​Current regulations dictate that matches not completed shall be treated as a draw with points split. The Cricket Committee considered maintaining that status quo or determining the final World Test Championship League standings from matches played.

The Cricket Committee recommended the latter option, which was approved by the Chief Executives Committee and ratified by the Board, meaning teams will be ranked in order of percentage of points earned.

DOHA (Qatar) – The Latvian team completed an unbelievable come-back win to beat Liman (SRB) in the final and defend their FIBA 3x3 World Tour Doha Masters title on November 21, 2020.

Down 20-15, the number 3 team in the world Riga (LAT) relentlessly bridged the gap until Karlis Lasmanis hit an impossible Tissot Buzzer Beater off the dribble from way behind the arc to earn his team a 21-20 win.

The 26-year-old lefty stepped up in the final with a game-high 11 points. It was a team effort for Riga all weekend though as sharpshooter Edgars Krumins topped all scorers (34 points in 5 games) and the speedy Nauris Miezis received the MVP trophy - from Qatar Olympic Committee first vice president and FIBA Asia president H.E. Sheikh Saud Bin Ali Al Thani and Qatar Basketball Federation president Ahmed Abdulrahman al-Muftah - after leading his team in key assists, rebounds and player value.
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The Confederation of African Football has announced Constant Omari as interim CAF President with an extended stay in office.

The announcement follows the suspension of the president, Ahmad Ahmad, for five years by FIFA, on grounds of breach of its code of ethics, on Monday.

The African football issued a statement acknowledging Mr Ahmad's situation while declaring an extension to Omari's acting capacity.