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North Africa dominated the latest list of top 20 African teams as released by the International Federation for Football History and Statistics(IFFHS) from 1st April 2021 – 31th March 2022. Egyptian giants and reigning  CAF Champions League holders, Al Ahly, top IFFHS 2022 African Clubs Ranking. Whiles  North African sides …

Despite missing out on the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Nigeria’s Super Eagles are ahead of Ghana’s Black Stars in the latest FIFA world rankings. The Super Eagles were rated 30th on FIFA’s March rankings, which were revealed on Thursday. Ghana’s Black Stars are ranked 60th in the world, whereas Senegal’s …

When 146 countries were ranked in the 2022 edition of the World Happiness Ranking, Finland came top and was followed by a number of European countries in making the top 10. At the level of the African continent, the highest placed African country was Mauritius at 52nd place – dipping …

A case of wild polio has emerged in Africa for the first time in five years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Malawian health authorities have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was detected in the capital Lilongwe, the WHO said. The poliovirus paralysed …

Africa’s third tallest building was over the weekend inaugurated in the city of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia – the seat of the African Union. In attendance was Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and a government delegation given the significance of the building to the country’s economic structure and development. “It …

Dunswart train station now lies in near ruin. The dangling cables, crumbling buildings and towering weeds that obscure the tracks give the impression of a place long abandoned. But it is not time that has caused the destruction at this stop east of South Africa’s commercial hub, Johannesburg. Thieves and …

  • Africa as at June 2021 Africa had only two presidents below the age of 40 • The two incidentally are soldiers and were unelected – 38-year-old Malian colonel by name Assimi Goita and 35-year Mahamat Deby Itno who is Chad’s transitional president • Both men are known to …

  A high court in the South African capital of Pretoria has jailed a serial rapist and robber to on 988 years in prison. The National Prosecutor reported that Sello Abram Maponya bagged 988 years and 5 life terms; with the judge ruling further that sentences were not to run …

  It’s not often that a transfer move causes such a transformative effect for a player as when Yaya Toure, who celebrates his 38th birthday on Thursday, swapping Barcelona for Manchester City in 2010. The Ivory Coast midfielder joined the nouveau riche Citizens just as they were aspiring to supplant …

South Africa’s powerful Zulu nation has a new ruler — for now, according to local media outlets. eNCA quoted palace sources as confirming that Queen Mantfombi MaDlamini Zulu has been named as interim successor in the late King Goodwill Zwelithini’s will. This is until the queen decides who will take …