By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Nile Post
Germany’s Alexander Zverev is guaranteed to finish the 2026 season at the top of the world rankings after Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz was eliminated in the third round of the Shanghai Masters. He will become the first German player to end a year as world number one, according to BBC Sport.
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport expects to issue its full decision at the end of November 2026 in the dispute between the Moroccan and Senegalese federations following the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final. Arbitrators began deliberations after a closed-door hearing on 8 October in Lausanne, according to CAS.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: TSA ·
Fog delayed FC Barcelona's take-off on Monday as the team was due to travel to Paris ahead of its Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain. The delay follows a night spent in Seville because of the weather, according to Spanish sports daily Sport.
🌍 World · Source: Seneweb ·
Morocco qualified for the 2026 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations by beating Libya in the second leg of the final qualifying round on 18 October in Maâmora. The Moroccans had also won the first leg 4-2 in Benghazi; the finals will be held in Senegal from 28 November to 6 December 2026, according to Beninwebtv.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Beninwebtv ·
The Court of Arbitration for Sport will issue its full decision at the end of November 2026 on Senegal’s appeal against the withdrawal of its Africa Cup of Nations title and the victory awarded to Morocco. Arguments from Senegal, Morocco and the Confederation of African Football were heard in Lausanne on 8 October, according to the court.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: TimesLIVE ·
More than 200 arrested after cost-of-living violence in MilanPolice have arrested more than 200 people in Milan since Saturday, after two days of clashes and looting linked to a protest against the cost of living. Demonstrations over the cost of living and housing have also taken place in several European countries, while Albania is seeing protests over study conditions and corruption, Mediacongo reports.
RCB win women’s final, Sector 15 take men’s title in municipal footballRacing Club de Bobo won the women’s final of the Municipal Sports Development Cup in Bobo-Dioulasso, beating the Association of the Lionesses of Houet 1-0. In the men’s event, Sector 15 beat Sector 26 on penalties; the finals were played on 16 and 17 October 2026, according to Sidwaya.The week in Africa
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