Afroballers •Jan 12

Onyinyechi Mark wins Nigeria’s first gold, sets world record at the 2024 Paralympics

Nigerian powerlifter Onyinyechi Mark has won the gold medal in the women’s 61kg powerlifting category at the ongoing 2024 Paris Paralympics in France.  View this post o

Afroballers •Oct 27

Bam Adebayo receive keys to Miami-Dade County after 2024 Paris Games

Six South Florida Olympians received a key to Miami-Dade County in a Wednesday ceremony.  Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and commissioners honored some of Team USA'

Afroballers •Aug 19

Sade Olatoye: “We paid for our training”, says Nigerian shot put star

This disclosure follows the government's scathing review of Nigeria's poor showing at the Olympics, which they termed a "disaster". Nigerian shot put athlete Sade Olatoye recen

Afroballers •Aug 14

Botswana Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Its Golden Boy Letsile Tebogo

Botswana celebrated Letsile Tebogo's return on Tuesday as he arrived home with the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medal.  View this post on Instagram

Afroballers •Aug 12

Paris 2024 Olympics: African Countries With The Most Medals

The Paris 2024 Olympics came to a close on Sunday, with African nations securing a total of 13 gold medals. Kenya emerged as the top-performing African nation, claiming four go

Afroballers •Jan 12

Wakama Named Paris 2024  Women's Basketball Best Coach

Nigeria’s D’Tigress head coach Rena Wakama has been named as the best female coach in Paris 2024 Olympics’ basketball. https://twitter.com/afroballers/status/18226803059431510

Afroballers •Aug 11

Egyptian Sara Ahmed Wins Silver In Weightlifting 81kg

Egyptian weightlifter Sara Ahmed won the silver medal in the 81 kg weightlifting event today, Saturday, at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 26-year-old Egyptian weightlifter w

Afroballers •Jan 12

Bostwana’s Tebogo Wins Gold Medal In 200m Men’s Final

Letsile Tebogo from Bostwana produced a shock at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday, winning gold in the 200m final. https://twitter.com/afroballers/status/182162083171104782

Afroballers •Jan 12

Morocco National Football Team Wins Bronze Medal

Morocco won the bronze medal in the men's football competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics after beating Egypt 6-0 on Thursday in the third-place match in Nantes. Morocco Mo

Afroballers •Oct 28

Tunisian Jendoubi Wins Bronze In Under 58 kg Taekwondo

Tunisian Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi won the bronze medal in the under-58kg taekwondo weight class, defeating Spain's Vicente Adrian, at the Paris 2024™ Olympic Games on Wednesday.

Afroballers •Jan 12

D'Tigress Bow Out Gallantly, Losing 88-74 To The US

Team Nigeria's women's basketball squad, D'Tigress, ended their Paris 2024 Olympics campaign with a gallant quarter-final loss to the US women's team, 88-74. https://www.insta

Afroballers •Jan 12

Tobi Amusan Wins Women’s 100m Hurdles, Qualifies For Semifinals

World record holder, Tobi Amusan has kicked off her Paris Olympics campaign with a strong win in the women’s 100m hurdles heats. Tobi Amusan, who is the current world record ho

Afroballers •Oct 28

Excited Rena Wakama ready to play USA

Following the quarterfinal pairing that pitted Nigeria with the Olympic and World Champions, the United States of America, head coach of the D'Tigress, Rena Wakama, is ver

Afroballers •Jan 12

Ofili Finishes 6th As US Thomas Wins Women’s 200m Gold At The 2024 Paris Olympics

Nigerian athlete, Favour Ofili, on Tuesday, finished sixth in the final of the women’s 200 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics taking place in France. The 21-year-old finished di

Afroballers •Jan 12

D'Tigress to Face the USA in the Quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics

The Nigerian women's basketball team, D'Tigress, will face the defending champions, the USA, on August 7 at 9:30 pm. https://twitter.com/afroballers/status/1820099548687040578

Afroballers •Jan 12

Kenya's Chebet Wins Gold In Women's 5,000m Final, Kipyegon disqualified

Kenyan Faith Kipyegon finished second with a time of 14:29.60 but was disqualified for obstruction in the Women’s 5000m final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Kenya’s Beatrice

Afroballers •Jan 12

Nemour Wins Algeria’s first Gymnastics Gold At Paris Olympics 2024

Algerian Teenager Kaylia Nemour Makes History with Olympic Gold in Uneven Bars. The 17-year-old’s exceptional performance earned her a score of 15.700 outscoring China's Qiu Qi

Afroballers •Jan 12

Nigeria’s D’Tigress Qualifies For Olympic Quarterfinals

Nigeria's D'Tigress made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball. The team achieved this milestone by

Afroballers •Jan 12

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei Wins Men’s 10,000m Gold At Paris Olympics 2024

Joshua Cheptegei won the men's 10,000m race and set a new Olympic record in Paris Cheptegei stormed to the finish line in 26min 43.14 seconds, ahead of Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregaw

Afroballers •Jan 12

Disagreement Between AFN and NOC Over Ofili's Omission

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) may be held accountable for omitting Favour Ofili's name from the list of Team Nigeria athletes s

Afroballers •Jan 12

Nigeria's D'Tigress Make History with Maiden Olympic Win

Nigeria's D'Tigress secured their first-ever Olympic victory, defeating Australia 75-62 in the opening game of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday morning. https://twitter.com/a

Afroballers •Jul 21

South Sudan Nearly Beat The US In An Olympic Warm-up Game.

The United States overcame a 16-point deficit to avoid one of the biggest upsets in basketball history with a thrilling 101-100 victory over South Sudan in London.  https

Afroballers •Jan 12

African Teams Sporting African or Black-Owned Brands at the Olympics

The countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympics has begun, and African teams are gearing up in style!  From Sierra Leone to South Africa, countries have unveiled their Olympic ki