By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Presse de Tunisie
Tunisia’s women’s sevens rugby team lost 33-0 to Uganda in the final of the 2026 Africa Women’s Sevens. The Tunisian team finished African runners-up after their campaign in the tournament held in Nairobi, Kenya, according to La Presse de Tunisie.
Oluebube Umejiaku, striker for Nigeria's Flamingos, won the Golden Ball at the 2026 U17 Women's World Cup after her team's historic triumph. The 16-year-old player was named best player of the tournament, according to Daily Post Nigeria.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Post ·
Akeem Ishola Busari led the Flamingos, Nigeria's under-17 women's team, to their first world title after a 2-1 win against Japan on 7 November 2026. Appointed on 2 April, he won the U17 Women's World Cup seven months after taking charge, according to Punch.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
Nigeria won the U17 Women's World Cup for the first time by beating Japan 2-1 in the final in Rabat, Morocco. Awawu Bashiru and Oluebube Umejiaku scored the two goals for the Flamingos, who became the first African national team to win the competition created in 2008, according to ThisDay.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Leadership ·
Senegal’s women’s 3x3 basketball team beat Chile 13-11 in the quarter-finals of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on 8 November to reach the semi-finals. Senegal will face China on 9 November for a place in the final, according to Le Soleil.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Le Soleil ·
Kaïs Saïed visits Aïn Boussaâdia to commemorate Jebel Bargou battleTunisian President Kaïs Saïed visited Aïn Boussaâdia on 8 November 2026, in the Jebel Bargou region, where the 1954 battle took place. Local images show the head of state speaking with residents, according to Business News, which links the visit to the commemoration.
CAF Super Cup: USM Alger beat Sundowns 3-1USM Alger won the 2026 CAF Super Cup by beating Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 at Loftus Versfeld stadium in South Africa, according to SABC News. Zakaria Draoui, Saâdi Redouani and Ahmed Khaldi scored for the Algerians, while Iqraam Rayners briefly equalised from the penalty spot. The Algerian club thus claims its second title in this competition, after its first triumph in 2023.The week in Africa
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