Cameroon will host Egypt for the AFCON 2O22 semifinals at Olembe Stadium, Yaounde, on Thursday 3rd February 2022. Cameroon put in a powerful display in the quarterfinals to defeat the Gambia 2-0 (thanks to a brace from Karl Toko Ekambi) and continue their dream of winning the AFCON as hosts, while Egypt came from behind to defeat North Africans rivals Morocco 2-1 after extra time, thanks to a goal and assist from key player Mohamed Salah. Cameroon coach Toni Conceicao was happy with his team’s showing in the quarterfinals, but does have concerns over recovering in time for this midweek battle:…
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The Semifinals at the Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations 2021 tournament opens with Burkina Faso taking on Senegal at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde on the evening of Wednesday 2 February. The Stallions earned their place in the final four with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Tunisia in the previous round, with Dango Ouattara the hero after he scored the only goal of the game (though he was later sent off for elbowing an opponent in an aerial challenge), while The Teranga Lions battered Equatorial Guinea 3-1 thanks to strikes from Famara Diedhiou, Cheikhou Kouyate and Ismaila Sarr.…
Cyprian Bundi, a former caddie and Nanyuki based golfer, emerged top in the first leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour after returning 39 Stableford points at the Nanyuki Sports Club. Marion Githinji took the ladies’ top prize after posting 33 to win by one point from Dr Susan Ngure. Bundi returned 19 Stableford points in the first nine and 20 on the second nine. This totalled to an impressive 39 points to secure a slot in the Grand Finale of The Safaricom Golf Tour to be held in Vipingo Ridge, Kilifi County, in August. “I have come a long way,…
Soko Directory Investments Limited, Tuesday said it has partnered with Abojani Investments, experts on personal finance, to train entrepreneurs on financial literacy. Soko Directory and Abojani will work to amplify financial training sessions that have so far seen them train over 5000 people. “We aspire to train 1 million Kenyans on financial awareness by 2023. We run online communities with over 100,000 learners on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram,” said Robert Ochieng, CEO and Founder of Abojani. “Soko has a reputation for setting the agenda in conversations across the country. We are positive that this partnership will help both of…
The world has seen dramatic improvements in maternal, newborn and child health. For instance, the World Health Organisation reported a 38% reduction in maternal deaths between 2000 and 2017, globally. Maternal deaths refer to deaths due to complications from pregnancy or childbirth. Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have also seen a reduction in maternal mortality by as much as half since 2000. Still, there’s a great variation in maternal deaths between low- and high-income countries. Low- and middle-income countries still account for a high proportion of the world’s maternal deaths. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa also report the highest neonatal mortality…
Senegal surged to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-1 victory over Equatorial Guinea on Sunday night. Famara Diedhiou opened the scoring for Senegal and in the second half, goals from the substitutes Cheikhou Kouyate and Ismaila Sarr were the ultimate to send the Lions of Teranga into the semi-finals. They will face Burkina Faso on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1488067025150820353?s=20&t=hJBOidbGiav-thbCZq4Kow On Sunday in the first of two matches at the Ahmadou Ahidjou Stadium, Egypt edged Morocco 2-1 after extra time and will play host nation Cameroon in the other semi-final on Thursday. AFCON 2021 quarter-final results Saturday, January…