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AfroBallers Spotlight: The 2026 Junior Olympics in Dakar

AfroBallers Spotlight: The 2026 Junior Olympics in Dakar A Historic First for AfricaThe 2026 Junior Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, represent a groundbreaking moment...

December 8, 2024

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Lawrence Okolie Secures Brutal First-Round Knockout in Heavyweight Debut

Lawrence Okolie, nicknamed The Sauce, announced his arrival in the heavyweight division in spectacular fashion, securing a brutal first-round knockout victory over Hussein Muhamed at...

December 8, 2024

Basketball

Bucks and Knicks Advance to NBA Cup Knockout Stage

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard starred as the Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 128-107 to clinch East Group B undefeated. Antetokounmpo – NBA MVP...

December 5, 2024

Football

No African Player on World’s Best XI Shortlist

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are still popular and respected by other players, even though they no longer play for European clubs, like the...

December 5, 2024

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Basketball

Giannis Antetokounmpo: “We’ve gotta find an identity. We don’t have that right now”

Giannis Antetokounmpo, known as the “Nigerian Freak,” delivered another strong performance, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Milwaukee Bucks from falling 115-102 to...

October 28, 2024

Basketball

NBA Season Summary: Results After Day Two (22nd & 23rd Oct)

The first two days of the NBA regular season featured exciting matchups, impressive performances, and close finishes.  Summary of the results from October 22...

October 25, 2024

Basketball

Victor Oladipo Joins ESPN as In-studio NBA Analyst 

Former NBA all-star and Indiana Hoosiers legend Victor Oladipo has started his new career as an NBA analyst for ESPN. Oladipo started in his...

October 10, 2024

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Vinícius Crowned The Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year

Vinicius Jr. has been crowned The Best FIFA men’s player of the year. The Brazilian picked up the individual honour ahead of Rodri, Jude...

2 days ago

Football

Adidas Unveils Lamine Yamal’s First Signature Boot

Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal teamed up with adidas on graduation-themed boots. On Monday, adidas announces its first-ever signature boot for young Spanish sensation Lamine...

4 days ago

Football

Zambia’s Barbra Banda Wins Prestigious CAF Award

Zambia’s Barbra Banda has been named the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women’s Player of the Year for 2024 at a glittering ceremony in...

4 days ago

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Basketball

Antetokounmpo Leads Bucks to NBA Cup Glory with Triple-Double

Giannis Antetokounmpo claimed a triple-double as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in this season’s NBA Cup final. The mid-season tournament was...

3 days ago

Football

Lamine Yamal Out Of Action For Four Weeks

Barcelona’s young star Lamine Yamal has suffered an ankle injury, and he is expected to be ruled out of action for four weeks in...

6 days ago

Football

Amad the Hero as Manchester United Stun Man City with Dramatic Late Comeback

Manchester United scored twice in the final three minutes to deepen Premier League champions Manchester City’s crisis with a 2-1 win at the Etihad...

6 days ago

Football

Chelsea close in on leaders Liverpool with 2-1 win over Brentford

Chelsea continued to tighten the noose on leaders Liverpool after beating their guest Brentford 2-1 in the 16th round of the English Premier League....

6 days ago

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Juliet Chukwu Wins Bantamweight Championship in South Africa

Juliet Chukwu, who also serves as a Corporal in the Nigerian Police Force, has achieved a remarkable victory by defeating South Africa’s Dana Van...

6 days ago

Basketball

Dennis Schröder set to be traded to Warriors for De’Anthony Melton

Dennis Schröder is headed to the Bay. The Golden State Warriors traded for Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Schröder on Saturday afternoon, according to ESPN’s Shams...

7 days ago

American Football

Tom Brady retires “for good”

    Tom Brady has announced that he is retiring for good via a recording he shared on social media this morning. The seven-time...

February 1, 2023

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Pele dies of cancer at age 82

Football legend Pelé, whose real name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, died at age 82. Though, Pelé had done all the cancer treatments possible...

December 30, 2022

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Shai Away

There is no denying that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is having a fantastic year so far. Certifying himself as an NBA All Star Starter in the...

December 13, 2022
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Evan Mobley, the 2020s Kevin Garnett

Kevin Garnett was a player like the league had never seen before. All Evan Mobley has showed thus far makes it believable that he...

November 3, 2022

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The Eiffel Tower

      “The league really in trouble” said Kevin Durant on his impression of the 2023 top prospect Victor Wembanyama via press conference....

October 20, 2022

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AfroBallers Profiles – Pascal Siakam

In an exclusive interview for the AfroBallers, Pascal Siakam discusses his foundation, his basketball career, the upcoming season and much more! Origins From Douala-Cameroon...

October 11, 2022
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Top 6 African Basketball Leagues

Basketball continues to grow on the continent and is becoming a desirable destination for basketball players worldwide. However, everyone wants to know which leagues...

July 23, 2024

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Dare Ogunbowale Saves the Day for Houston Texans with Sister Arike Cheering Him On

Dare Ogunbowale, a former Wisconsin running back, clinched a thrilling victory for the Houston Texans with a game-winning touchdown in their 24-20 defeat of...

September 30, 2024

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2024 Paris Olympics

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...

August 6, 2024