Mali become Africa&#39;s only Olympic football hope
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Mali became Africa&#39;s men&#39;s only hope for an Olympic soccer medal at the Athens Games after Ghana and Morocco were knocked out of the games in men&#39;s last group matches Wednesday.
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In Ghana, no one is shy about sharing opinions on the Black Starsâ chances in the African Cup of Nations.
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Polio has spread to two more African  countries where it had been eradicated, Guinea and Mali,  highlighting the risk of a major outbreak across west and  central Africa, international campaigners said on Tuesday.
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Samuel Eto'o became the all-time record goalscorer at the African Nations Cup Wednesday when he fired Cameroon into the quarter-finals, where Egypt will also feature despite Zambia holding the defending champions to a 1-1 draw.
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Polio has re-emerged in Guinea and Mali, countries that had previously freed themselves of the disease. The finding raises fears that a major polio epidemic could hit west and central Africa.
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The traditional clash between Ethiopia and Kenya in distance running is also a contest between competing visions of sport
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African soccer fans encourage â no, they demand - that their teams play an attractive, attacking game that results in lots of goals.
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While all eyes are on the African Nations Cup, fledgling Ghanaian football club Keta Sandlanders are using the internet to appeal to fans around the world to help them survive and thrive
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Ghana need only to draw their last Group A game on Monday against Morocco to keep alive their dream of winning the African Nations Cup on home turf.
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ARE, Sweden  - The qualifying race for the men's giant slalom at the Alpine ski world championships on Monday attracted entries from some exotic nations but Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong stood out from the crowd.
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An Olympic scholarship program helped Abdou Alassane Dji Bo chase his dreams
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It was supposed to be the dream final of the 2008 African Nations Cup, hosts Ghana against all-star Ivory Coast.
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A summit of French-speaking countries may have opened with the Ivory Coast at the top of its agenda, but it wasn&#39;t enough to keep the West African state at the table.
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For France, England and Greece, tonight&#39;s World Cup qualifiers will provide an opportunity to redeem themselves less than a week after disappointing games in their opening matches of the 2006 World Cup campaign.
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The Olympic soccer title is going to South America with Argentina and Paraguay meeting in the final. After the triumphs of Nigeria in 1996 and Cameroon four years ago, Europe has
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The first World Cup to be hosted in Africa will provide an unparalleled business opportunity in four years time, organisers of South Africa 2010 said here at a presentation of their wares.
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Morocco take on Namibia in Group A while in Group B Nigeria face Ivory Coast and Benin meet Mali.