Young Africans

And good parents, American football and mentoring by Hollywood star Forest Whitaker are what gave him his chance. Aged just 26, from a modest background, African-American director Ryan Coogler is being tipped at the Cannes Film Festival as a dazzling ...

Newly crowned Tanzania soccer champions Young Africans (Yanga) have invaded their arch rivals Simba Sports club by signing speedy winger Mrisho Ngassa for undisclosed transfer fee. The new developments come barely two days after the close of the ...

He beat the odds to become the youngest person — and only African American — to fly solo around the world. “Kids want to be challenged, but today too many are ... Irving said that he turned down a full football scholarship to the University of ...

He had one short story about a young African boy falling into a pool of radioactive waste and getting super powers published in a Nigerian-based magazine called the Christian Herald. ... Once he found football, Osemele's writing had moved on to poems.

It was a great way to sign off a memorable season from a young footballer who has entertained the world this year - but not enoguh to provide him with the Champions League platform he deserves. Spurs: Lloris ... He missed pre-season while we tied his ...

Marley, the oldest son of reggae icon Bob Marley and also leader of the musical group Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, is featured in the new documentary film - Marley African Road Trip, which became available on DVD May 7th. In 1980, Bob Marley ...

TWENTY years after his iconic stand against racism in football, Nicky Winmar is saddened that players are still subject to occasional racial abuse at games. Winmar returned to ... Winmar told reporters on Monday the AFL had done much to tackle racism ...

“This is for those boys,” said a tearful Duncan Lechesa, the young coach of the Polokwane side that on Sunday completed a fairytale story that not even Disney could have scripted. “Those boys” are the four who died in that tragic car accident City ...

A global initiative to give young boys a chance to be coached at Chelsea Football Club showed how sponsorship can go beyond return on investment, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK. On the neon signs that flash day and night above ... The children, from Mexico ...

We then made changes late in the season. The coach we had at the time was young, and we thought he would stay for a long time. But the demands of this club were just too big for him. ... Motaung has now set his sights on the African Champions League ...