Basketball’s Best On Display In Florida
The National Basketball Association All-Star Game provides a big stage for the league to showcase its top players and their exceptional skills. This annual exhibition contest is typically very high-scoring, and Sunday night’s game was no exception, as the Western Conference All-Stars beat the Eastern Conference All-Stars, 152-149, at Amway Center arena in Orlando, Florida. […]
Sudanese Olympic Hopeful Abubaker Kaki
With the London Olympics a little more than five months away, one Sudanese athlete to watch is Abubaker Kaki, one of the fastest runners in the world at the 800 meter distance. As part of his build-up for the London Games, the 22-year-old Kaki will travel in March to Turkey, where he will aim for […]
Big Cheers For The Chipolopolo of Zambia
There were cheers in Lusaka and Chililabombwe and all across Zambia Sunday night as the country’s football fans celebrated the national team’s first ever Africa Cup of Nations title. In a dramatic penalty kick shoot out, the Chipolopolo of Zambia beat the tournament favorite Elephants of Ivory Coast, 8-7, in the final in Libreville, Gabon. The […]
Cameroonian Footballer Mbouh Visits VOA
Former Cameroonian football player Emile Mbouh recently visited our VOA studios to discuss his soccer academy and the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The 45-year-old Mbouh played professionally for clubs in France, Malaysia, Portugal, Qatar and Singapore. He also played in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups for Cameroon. […]
Da Ole Sports Emperor Returns
Da Ole Sports Emperor Barry Maughan, who had a royal reign on our Voice of America airwaves before retiring in 1999, recently returned to our VOA studios here in Washington, D.C. Da Emperor describes himself as “a mountain man now.” He and his wife, Suzanne, are living in the mountains of western North Carolina, after […]
Black Stars Beat The Drums At Nations Cup
In my last blog post, I highlighted a couple of music videos celebrating the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. My VOA colleague Akwei Thompson, a big fan of The Black Stars of Ghana, reminded me the players are also generating some of the music. Akwei shared this Black Stars […]
African Songs Celebrate Nations Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup football tournament in South Africa was not only a sporting event, but also a musical event, and music will once again have soccer fans singing and dancing during the Nations Cup tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Let’s look and listen to a couple of music videos linked to the […]
Burkinabe Teenager Traore Goes To Nations Cup
The youngest player at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations football tournament will be Bertrand Traore, a 16-year-old midfielder for Chelsea and Burkina Faso. If he sees action during the competition in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Traore will become the third youngest player ever at African football’s premier event. The record is held by Gabon’s […]
Africa Cup of Nations Kicks Off January 21
African football fans are looking forward to the 28th edition of the continent’s premier event, the Nations Cup tournament. The 16-team competition will see a new African champion crowned on February 12, when the final is held in Libreville, Gabon. The Pharaohs of Egypt, the three-time defending African champions, did not qualify for the African […]
Deng Delivers In Big Olympic Year
It’s a big year for Sudan-born star Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls, one of the favorites for the National Basketball Association title. On Tuesday night, Deng scored on a layup with about four seconds left in the game to lift the Bulls to a 76-74 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Luol Deng finished with […]