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South Africa · Sports · Cricket · Day-two close · Updated report
South Africa reached 97/5 after 43 overs at the October 19 close, with Temba Bavuma unbeaten on 41. The second Test remains in progress; this is a day-two update, not a completed innings or match result.
Updated 19 Oct 2026, 18:12 WAT
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Ghana / Nigeria / Senegal · Sports · Beach soccer · Qualification report
The October 18 win in Keta completed a 10–7 aggregate victory. Ghana now turns towards Senegal, whose finals dates were revised in CAF’s October calendar announcement.
19 Oct 2026, 15:15 WAT
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Nigeria / Côte d’Ivoire / Burkina Faso · Sports · Sports · Confirmed regional tournament exit
The NFF confirms the boys’ October 17 elimination after a 1–1 draw with Côte d’Ivoire in Ouagadougou. The result is agreed; accounts differ on the precise timing of Abiodun John’s equaliser.
18 Oct 2026, 06:02 WAT
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Nigeria / Morocco · Sports · Sports · Confirmed match result
The Flamingos’ late goal could not erase a two-goal deficit in Rabat on October 17. Puerto Rico are next on October 20, with Korea DPR scheduled three days later.
18 Oct 2026, 00:09 WAT
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Kenya / Ethiopia / United States · Sports · Athletics · Breaking News · Chicago Marathon results
Amos Kipruto wins in 2:01:09 and Hawi Feysa retains her title in 2:13:33. Ethiopia takes the other men’s podium places, while Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi and Brigid Kosgei complete a landmark women’s podium.
11 Oct 2026, 18:10 WAT
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Ghana / Morocco · Sports · Football · Confirmed developments
The Ghana FA confirms a mutual parting with Carlos Queiroz and calls off the October 4 match. A replacement coach and revised preparation plans remain to be announced in the statements reviewed.
1 Oct 2026, 21:03 WAT
Ethiopia / Germany · Sports · News & context
Tigst Assefa and Guye Adola won on September 27. Their victories show why the finishing order and the race against the clock deserve separate attention.
1 Oct 2026, 20:05 WAT
Nigeria · Sports · World Cup
Valerin Loboa’s 92nd-minute goal gave Colombia a 1–0 quarter-final win in Łódź on 20 September. Nigeria had lost Kafayat Mafisere to a red card; the earlier England victory remains below as dated background.
Updated 21 Sept 2026, 03:01 WAT
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Kenya / Rwanda · Sports · Athletics · World championships
Agnes Ngetich won in 1:05:15 on 20 September, one second inside the previous women-only world record. Veronica Loleo took silver and Rwanda’s Florence Niyonkuru bronze; the record awaits the usual ratification process.
20 Sept 2026, 15:06 WAT
Kenya · Latest · World athletics
World Athletics has awarded its senior outdoor championships to an African city for the first time. The decision is historic; delivering the event will now test Kenya’s stadium work, transport planning, anti-doping commitments and public accountability.
15 Sept 2026, 17:57 WAT
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South Africa / New Zealand / United States · Sports
South Africa won the fourth Test 43–28 after a decisive burst early in the second half. The result completes three consecutive victories, but it remains one chapter in the long build towards the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
13 Sept 2026, 18:00 WAT
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Senegal · Sports
The Youth Olympic flame has arrived before a nationwide relay through all 14 regions. Dakar 2026 will be the first Olympic sporting event staged in Africa—not the continent's first visit by an Olympic flame.
13 Sept 2026, 00:00 WAT
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South Africa · Sports
Jordaan defeated Sandile Zungu 157–82 at the football association's elective congress. The vote extends his presidency, but it does not settle the fraud and theft charges he and his co-accused deny.
12 Sept 2026, 21:00 WAT
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