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Sport offers hope for future reconciliation in Kenya

14 January 2008

Following the disputed outcome of the presidential election held on the 27 December 2007, Kenya has been beset by a rash of violence along political, tribal and ethnic lines. Sport too has been a victim, though once the violence...[more]




The sorry state of Nigerian sports

09 August 2007

Year in, year out, governments at all levels and corporate bodies spend billions of naira on Sports Development. But there is little, or nothing to show for their huge investment. Olukayode Thomas reports that, unless President...[more]




Kenyan runners kickstart local development process

28 June 2007

In April this year, Robert K. Cheruiyot from Kenya won the annual marathon in Boston and took home 100,000 US dollars in prize money. A week later another Kenyan, Martin Lel, won the marathon in London with a prize of 55,000 US...[more]




Prevention programme proposed to stop football trafficking

28 June 2007

Each year many school-age African boys come to Europe because they believe they have a contract with a professional football club. Unfortunately, the majority have been set up by false agents and end up in the streets as illegal...[more]




Australian government bans cricket team from Zimbabwe

24 May 2007

Australian Prime Minister John Howard has banned the national cricket team from their upcoming three-match tour of Zimbabwe. The ban has now placed increased pressure on the International Cricket Council to suspend links with...[more]




Chairman of South African sports committee puts race over sporting abilities

07 May 2007

South African sports committee takes drastic measure against rugby team in order to pay attention to racial composition in the transformation process.[more]




Environmental group opposes 2010 football World Cup

07 May 2007

The troubled Cape Town preparations for the 2010 football World Cup face further problems as an environmental group opposes the construction of a stadium in Cape Town and threatens the city with legal action.[more]




Kenyan football officials defy FIFA and launch new threats against Bob Munro

12 April 2007

Bob Munro meets new threats from self-proclaimed KFF chairman, while Kenyan football is heading for a split.[more]




Liberian football vice president calls his own organisation corrupt

12 April 2007

A vice president of the Liberia Football Association (LFA) insists that it is necessary to carry out an audit of the entire administration of the LFA to determine what has happened to annual FIFA grants of 250,000 US dollars....[more]




Sports minister in Togo refused to punish volley leader for FIVB

31 January 2007

The sports minister in the African country of Togo has refused a request from the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) to exclude a vice president of Togo's volleyball federation after he had taken part in the founding...[more]




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