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The African Football League semi-finals are balanced on a knife edge after Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa and Wydad Casablanca of Morocco built 1-0 first-leg leads at home on Sunday.A snap long-range shot by Thapelo Maseko on 52 minutes that took goalkeeper Mohamed el Shenawy by surprise brought Sundowns victory over Al Ahly of Egypt …

Sundowns, Wydad build slender semi-final leads at homeSun, 29 Oct 2023 21:52:11 GMT Read More »

Strength in depth and the positional versatility of the 33-strong squad were behind South Africa’s record fourth World Cup title, coach Jacques Nienaber said, warning not to dub his staff “geniuses” over their leftfield selection.Cobus Reinach and Manie Libbok had been first-choice half-backs in the run-up to Saturday’s final in which South Africa edged New …

‘We’re not geniuses!’ Nienaber says after final selection pays offSat, 28 Oct 2023 23:13:28 GMT Read More »

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said New Zealand had taken his side to a “dark place” in the Rugby World Cup final, but praised his South Africa side for finding a way to win a record fourth title.The Boks had led 12-6 at half-time in Paris, Handre Pollard kicking four penalties to two from Richie Mo’unga. The …

Kolisi happy to escape ‘dark place’ for World Cup glorySat, 28 Oct 2023 22:08:06 GMT Read More »

Handre Pollard kicked four penalties to help South Africa to a nail-biting 12-11 victory over 14-man New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday to claim a record fourth title.As is so often the case with finals, the match proved to be a tight, edgy encounter at a rain-soaked Stade de France where …

South Africa beat New Zealand by a point to win record fourth Rugby World CupSat, 28 Oct 2023 21:21:14 GMT Read More »

Ghana received a fleet of 100 armoured vehicles from the European Union on Saturday as part of increased aid for border security to coastal West African nations facing spill over from the Sahel region’s jihadist conflicts.Ghana, along with Gulf of Guinea neighbours Togo, Benin and Ivory Coast, are increasingly at risk from violence in the …

Ghana gets more EU aid for border securitySat, 28 Oct 2023 15:12:41 GMT Read More »

When he was barely a teenager, Kenyan goatherder Lisoka Lesasuyan lost both arms to an unexploded bomb while crossing a field used in joint military exercises with the British army.For decades Britain has sent its forces to train in central Kenya but their presence has long attracted controversy, with soldiers accused of rape and murder, …

Divisive legacy of a British army base in KenyaSat, 28 Oct 2023 07:08:37 GMT Read More »

Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur warned against a “witch-hunt” after their World Cup dream suffered a likely fatal blow on Friday.Pakistan slipped to a one-wicket loss at the hands of South Africa, their fourth defeat in six games in India.They will have to win their remaining three matches and hope other results go their way …

Arthur warns against Pakistan ‘witch-hunt’ after World Cup flopFri, 27 Oct 2023 18:40:51 GMT Read More »

South Africa survived a late charge from Pakistan to pull off a thrilling one-wicket win and move closer to the semi-finals of the World Cup on Friday.Aiden Markram hit a solid 91 and at 206-4 South Africa were well on course to comfortably chase down a 271-run target.However, it was left to the last pair …

South Africa break Pakistan hearts with one-wicket World Cup winFri, 27 Oct 2023 17:37:36 GMT Read More »

UN peacekeepers, ordered to leave Mali by the country’s leaders, have been forced to rush their withdrawal, destroy equipment left behind and risk their lives on the road out.Following a coup in 2020 the new military rulers in June ordered the peacekeepers out, proclaiming the “failure” of their mission and denouncing its alleged “instrumentalisation” of …

UN peacekeepers leave Mali in a hurry and under fireFri, 27 Oct 2023 14:27:08 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s rugby team can provide their hard-pressed compatriots back home with “a bit of light” by beating New Zealand to win a historic fourth World Cup, assistant coach Mzwandile Stick said Friday.The two great rivals meet at the Stade de France on Saturday — 28 years after their previous meeting in a final.That resulted …

Springbok win would give hard-pressed people ‘bit of light’, says StickFri, 27 Oct 2023 13:14:34 GMT Read More »