By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Yabiladi
Moroccan Khadija El Mostakim qualified for the women's 800m final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after finishing second in her semi-final in 2:14.10. The final is scheduled for Monday at 17:10 at the Iba Mar Diop sports complex in Dakar, according to Yabiladi.
Rwandan Sonia Abizera qualified for the women's 400m final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in 57.29 seconds, a new personal best. She will compete in the final on 9 November in Dakar, according to The New Times.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: The New Times (Rwanda) ·
Morocco's U18 futsal team have qualified for the semi-finals of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after a 15-1 victory over Solomon Islands. Hamza El Ahmadi scored five goals and Morocco will face Argentina on Monday 9 November, according to Mountakhab.net.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Mountakhab.net ·
Senegal’s men’s and women’s 3x3 basketball teams won their quarter-finals at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, against Mongolia 20-11 and Chile 13-11 respectively. The men will face Germany and the women China on Monday, according to Le Soleil.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Le Soleil ·
The Chinese athlete Zhang Keyi won the final of the women's 100 m hurdles at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 13.17 seconds, ahead of France's Anna Peeters (13.57) and India's Shourya Avinash Ambure (13.59). This victory gives the Chinese delegation another gold medal, according to Seneweb.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·
Tunisian football federation calls on clubs to ease tensionsThe Tunisian Football Federation calls on affiliated clubs to settle their disputes within sports bodies and comply with regulations in force. Its 8 November statement follows several weeks of public statements and communiqués between clubs, according to Business News.The week in Africa
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