By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
Florence Masumbe and Rachid Rochene, two young refugee sprinters, will represent the Refugee Olympic Team at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games (YOG). It will be a first for the competition, which is due to take place in the Senegalese capital in a few weeks, according to Africanews.
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The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games flame arrives in Senegal and is celebrated in several countries, while Dakar prepares for the Games.
22 OctFour Senegalese beach volleyball players prepare for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics
22 OctAbdoul Hamid Sy takes over as head of Dakar Port21 OctDakar 2026 YOG: 6,000 volunteers collect their equipmentLess than two weeks before the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, 6,000 Senegalese volunteers are collecting their accreditations and equipment at the Kër Ayo site in Ouakam, Dakar. They will be distributed across six competition venues, including the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium and Dakar Arena, to help organise the events, reports Le Soleil.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Lesoleil ·
Senegal’s women’s futsal team, winners of the 2025 Dakar En Jeux tournament after a 14-2 victory over Namibia in the final, will compete at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games on home soil. The Lioncelles will face Fiji, Ukraine and Venezuela in Group A from 1 to 12 November, according to FIFA’s team presentation.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: APS ·
Senegal will field a women’s team and a men’s team of two players each in beach volleyball at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The four athletes are training on Yoff BCEAO beach, where their coach Assane Fall is reviewing the rules and court dimensions, reports Lesoleil.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Lesoleil ·
Senegal says it has completed preparations for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, which are expected to welcome about 2,700 athletes from around 150 countries for 151 events across 25 sports. The competition is scheduled to take place from 31 October to 13 November in Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly, and Youth and Sports Minister Djirèye Clotilde Coly said the country was ready, according to the ANG news agency.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Ang ·
German ambassador receives wrestler Modou Lô in DakarGermany’s ambassador to Senegal received Senegalese wrestler Modou Lô and his manager. The meeting, reported by Senego on 22 October 2026, illustrates exchanges between Senegalese wrestling and German diplomatic representatives.
Malian Souleymane Doumbia joins Bastia on loanThe 18-year-old Malian centre-back Souleymane Doumbia is joining Sporting Club de Bastia on loan with an option to buy. Djikiya FC academy executive director Zoumana Sow says Bastia’s project was chosen after interest from several European clubs, according to an interview with Africafoot.The week in Africa
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