By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vox
AS Otohô and Étoile du Congo won the 2026 Congo women’s handball championship titles. The announcement was published on 18 October in Vox TV’s sports section, which presents the two clubs as the national championship winners.
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Morocco and Niger will play their third and fourth 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches on 13 and 17 November, respectively in Casablanca and Rabat. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation set both kick-offs for 20:00 GMT, according to its 18 October announcement.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Beninwebtv ·
Dalil Club won Guinea’s national championship and National Sambo Cup with 19 medals, including seven golds. ISGF and Lion Club completed the podium after four days of competition featuring several age categories at the Mamou Youth Centre, according to Guinee7.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Guinee7 ·
The opening match between Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and the Sierra Leone Ports Authority has been postponed in the inter-ministerial football championship. The fixture, scheduled for 18 October 2026, is now awaiting a new date, which the National Sports Authority has not yet announced, reports Sierraloaded.
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · Source: Sierraloaded ·
Burkinabè athlete Leïla Ouédraogo won in about 21 minutes the second women’s edition of the Ouaga Paga 5 km sporting walk, held in Ouagadougou. The race brought together several hundred participants as part of Pink October and a campaign raising awareness of women’s cancers, according to Burkina 24.
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · Source: Burkina 24 ·
Basketball: Boukosso and Makambo shine for Gabon in DoualaGabonese basketball players Hermann Junior Boukosso Igouwe and Elysé Darcy Makambo were the main highlights for their national team at the AfroCan Zone 4 qualifying tournament in Douala. Boukosso, Gabon’s leading scorer, is due to take part next in the Basketball Africa League qualifiers with Espoir BC in Brazzaville from 24 to 28 October, reports L’Union.
CAF Confederation Cup: Maniema Union lead Kabuscorp 2-0Maniema Union, a club from Kindu in the DR Congo, led Kabuscorp 2-0 at half-time in the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup. Forward Namboka scored both goals in the 32nd and 43rd minutes, Africatopsports reports from Luanda.The week in Africa
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