Some 18 athletes of the national karate team are en route to Ndjamena-Chad to take part in the African championship in the discipline.
Cameroon emerged champion during the zone four championship comprising countries from the central African sub region recently in Yaounde and standard a good chance of mounting the highest position on the rostrum.
MTN Elite One/Two Championship
Club Presidents to Grant Press Conference Today
Club Presidents of MTN Elite One and Two clubs will today, July 5th, grant a press conference at the hotel Azur in Yaounde. the convening of the press conference once more cast doubts over the resumption of the championships this weekend as unconfirmed sources say there will be an umpteenth postponement. Meanwhile the Professional League after distributing subventions to the clubs has already released fixtures for the 14th day of play.
2013 AFCON Draws Today
Draws for the third and last round qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations will take place in Johannesburg in South Africa today. Fifteen teams who sailed through the second round qualifiers will be pitted against the 16 teams that took part in the 2012 AFCON to determine the 15 countries that will join host South Africa for the final round of the tournament next year.
Arsenal to Challenge Nigeria
English Premier League side Arsenal will play Nigeria's Super Eagles in a pre-season match in Abuja on 5 August. Ranked 60th in the latest Fifa rankings, Nigeria face a Gunners side that finished third in the English top flight last season. It will be the first time Arsenal has played in the West African nation. "We are delighted to announce that Arsenal Football Club will face the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Abuja," said promoter David Omigie of DanJan Sports.
