By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
The Moroccan U18 futsal team won the bronze medal at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after beating Afghanistan 2-1. The Lionceaux de l’Atlas took third place on Thursday 12 November, according to Lebrief.
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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.
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12 NovDakar 2026 Youth Olympics: Senegal totals 10 medals, including 5 gold
12 NovTaekwondo: Claude Boulouchi eliminated at Dakar YOGUkraine won the gold medal in the women’s futsal tournament at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games by beating Venezuela 4-3 after extra time on Wednesday 11 November. The Ukrainians move to the top of the medal table at the YOG, where Senegal had already secured several podium finishes, according to Seneweb.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Seneweb ·
Senegal has a total of ten medals at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, including five gold, and keeps sixth place in the overall standings after Ameth Diop’s bronze in taekwondo in the under-73 kg category, according to Senego. China leads with 30 medals ahead of Japan (26), with Egypt fourth with 12 medals.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Central African taekwondo athlete Nick Salathiel Kembi was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, leaving the Central African Republic without a medal. He had won his round-of-16 bout, according to Radio Ndeke Luka.
🇨🇫 Central African Republic · Source: Radio Ndeke Luka ·
Senegalese taekwondo athlete Ameth Diop won the bronze medal in the under-73 kg category at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Beaten in the semi-final by Azerbaijan’s Adil Kazimli, he had earlier eliminated Saudi Arabia’s Fawaz Almasaari in the quarter-final, SeneNews reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: SeneNews ·
Morocco raises direct social aid from 500 to 600 dirhams in 2027Morocco’s government council adopted a decree on Thursday raising direct social aid from 500 to 600 dirhams per month from 1 January 2027. The measure is part of a reform of aid targeting, now linked to household incomes, according to La Vie éco.
U23 football: Algeria beaten 2-1 by EswatiniAlgeria U23 lost 2-1 to Eswatini at Somhlolo National Stadium in Lobamba after taking the lead in the 40th minute through Gaëtan Bakhouche Piernas. The second-round second legs are scheduled for 16 and 17 November, with Algeria expected in Algiers on 16 November, according to Seneweb.The week in Africa
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