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The South African coastal city of Cape Town becomes the centre of the footballing world this week as preparations for 2010 FIFA World Cup draw hit overdrive. (AllAfrica)

Kenya seek to leave a lasting mark when it competes at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore next year. The event, which was established by International Olympics Committee, aims at promoting a culture of Olympics among young athletes. (AllAfrica)

"The Africa Cup for soccer is an opportunity to strengthen dialogue between people of different cultures, to increase esteem and respect for each other and build a friendship that goes beyond all barriers of race, culture or politics." The Bishops of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) have said in a pastoral statement as reported by Agenzia Fides. (AllAfrica)

It was not just condemnations after all very many good things came out of the just concluded FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 that was hosted in eight Nigerian cities from October 17 to November 15. (AllAfrica)

The City of Cape Town is hard at work preparing for the eagerly-anticipated 2010 Final Draw on Friday. (AllAfrica)

As FIFA holds an extraordinary general meeting next Thursday in Cape Town, South Africa with the introduction of technology to assist referees in decision-making likely to be high on the agenda, two Botswana soccer figures have warned that the matter must be approached with caution. Staff Writer, FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE reports (AllAfrica)

Former Super Eagles defender Benedict Iroha has added his voice to the growing list of commentators who have called for the sack or retention of Super Eagles chief coach Shaibu Amodu. (AllAfrica)

The glare of the global football world will be on the Cape Town International Convention Centre at 7 pm on Friday 4 December 2009, when the 32 teams who made it through to Africa's first FIFA World Cup and their legions of fans find out exactly where they will be playing - and who they will be playing against. (AllAfrica)

A solid security plan is in place for Friday's Fifa draw as hordes of police and army officers, private security personnel and intelligence agents descend on Cape Town, determined to stage a seamless event after the fiasco of the Confederations Cup. (AllAfrica)

Human rights groups in Zimbabwe have lashed out at football's world governing body, FIFA, for allowing Robert Mugabe to hold the FIFA World Cup trophy as it passed through Zimbabwe on Thursday. (AllAfrica)

Kenya's Harambee Stars today face off Zambia in the opening match of the Orange Cecafa senior Challenge Cup at Moi Kasarani Stadium. (AllAfrica)

Mozambique Air Lines (LAM) and its Angolan counterpart, TAAG, signed an agreement in Maputo on Thursday, under which the Maputo-Luanda air fare will be reduced for supporters of the Mozambican national foot ball team, the Mambas, as a result of their qualification for the African Cup of Nations, to be held in Angola in January. (AllAfrica)

THE 33rd Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup Kicks off in Kenya's capital Nairobi today with the host nation taking on Zambia in the opening Group 'A' fixture at Nyayo National Stadium. (AllAfrica)

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Bamidele Aturu has called on the federal government to probe the alleged use of over-aged players in the just concluded FIFA Under-17 football tournament which the country hosted. (AllAfrica)

RAYON Sport's gifted striker Joseph Kaniki has joined Swedish premier division league club Gefle IF on a two-year contract deal. (AllAfrica)

Kenya renew their rivalry with Zambia Saturday in the opening match of the 33rd Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup at the Nyayo National Stadium in what could very well be the Group "A" leader decider match. (AllAfrica)

Kenya started their Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup on a horrendous note losing 2-0 to a clinical Zambia team at Nyayo National Stadium on Saturday. Two goals inside four minutes late in the match from James Chamanga and Felix Sunzu settled the affair which had looked evenly-balanced until then. The fair crowd of Kenyan supporters started walking out of the stadium in a huff after the first goal, a clear indictment of what they felt of the afternoon's outcome. (AllAfrica)

National rugby coach John Williams is aiming to bid a fond farewell to Namibia with a win over Tunisia and subsequent world cup qualification come Saturday. (AllAfrica)

Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup, the major annual soccer tournament, which has made East Africa a close-knit family over the past five decades, kicks off in Nairobi today. (AllAfrica)

The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF)'s Disciplinary committee has lifted a life ban on the referee Othman Kazi. (AllAfrica)

Frank Mwamwezi and Himid Choka guided JKT to the Grace Daudi Memorial Basketball title after beating archrivals ABC 26-12 in the epic final at Mgulani courts, Dar es Salaam. (AllAfrica)

Simba Sports Club secretary-general Mwina Kaduguda has confirmed he is not defending his post in the club's general election planned for December 27 in Dar es Salaam. (AllAfrica)

The Aba Sports Club (1926) at the weekend inducted Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, one of its long standing and prominent members, into its "Gold Hall of fame"in appreciation of his outstanding contributions to the development of the club. (AllAfrica)

First, they were mere on-lookers when the first Obudu Mountain Race took place on November 27, 2005. Then, they really did not know how to key-in to this money-spinning mountain event. (AllAfrica)

Today, I should be answering more than a few questions. Obviously, it is threatening to become a matter the Japanese like to call 'loss of face' if I don't seek a time out to answer a few. (AllAfrica)

Ethiopians last weekend in Calabar, made good their boast to complete a sweep of the 5th Obudu International Mountain Race and in that quest, the 2007 champion, Habtamu Fikadu Awash, was the leading light as he ran a new course record of 42.03mins to pocket the $50,000 first prize money. He was at hand to help his country win the first African Mountain Challenge, which ran side by side the mountain race. (AllAfrica)

Two weeks after the curtain was drawn on the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, the Lagos Sub-Seat of the Local Organising Committee has declared its balance sheet. (AllAfrica)

The best of grassroots football was on display as Pepsi Football Academy youngsters from all over the federation flaunted their skills during the Pepsi Festival, which ended at the weekend. (AllAfrica)

The first African Mountain Running Challenge held at the weekend alongside the 5th Obudu International Race had Kenya, winner of five of the top ten positions in the continent, missing out. (AllAfrica)

The Uganda Cranes will hope to start from where they stopped when they kick start their Orange Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup title defence with a date against the Kirimanjaro stars of Tanzania at the Mumias sports Complex in the Western province of Kenya. (AllAfrica)

The facilities in Kaduna that hosted some of the games of the recent Fifa Under-17 World Cup would face yet another test as it hosts the final of this year's CBN All Financial Institutions Football Competition, which has been scheduled to hold next month. (AllAfrica)