The Senegalese president Macky Sall has appointed his Prime Minister Amadou Ba as the new Minister of Sports and Minister of Livestock and Animal Production effective 24th April 2023. The Prime Minister is given additional responsibilities to oversee these ministries following the resignation oft he Yankhoba Diatara, Sports Minister, and […]
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Bayern Munich suspension: Sadio Mane to pay a fine of 500,000 euros
Senegalese international player Sadio Mané has been fined by his club Bayern Munich to pay the sum of 500,000 euros (327,978,500 CFA francs), Seneweb reports. This decision came following his suspension by his club for punching his teammate Leroy Sané in the face on Tuesday. After Bayern Munich’s heavy defeat […]
Former world athletics boss‘ son Papa Massata Diack gets 5-year jail term for corruption
Papa Massata Diack, son of former world athletics boss Lamine Diack, was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for corruption in the 2011 Russian doping scandal, a case that shook the sports world. In his absence, the Paris appeal court upheld the first instance sentence but halved the […]
It’s not the size that matters but the determination to win, Says President Barrow as Gambia U-20 reaches AFCON Final
The Gambian leader HE President Adama Barrow has congratulated the country’s U-20 Scorpions for their triumphant performance in Monday’s semi-final against Nigeria in the AFCON 2023 competition held in Egpyt. The Scorpions thrashed Nigeria by 1-0, thereby reaching the finals to be played against neighbouring Senegal. The country’s leader President […]