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09 Jul

2024 Olympic Games African Star Athlete: Peruth Chemutai, Uganda, Women’s 3000m Steeplechase

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Ugandan star Peruth Chemutai represents one of her country’s greatest hopes for success at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Chemutai became the first Ugandan woman to win an Olympic medal when she triumphed in the 3000m Steeplechase at Tokyo 2020, running a time of 9:01.45 to come home ahead of Courtney Frerichs (USA) and Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi (Kenya). “I am feeling great. Today I made it. It is the first time Uganda gets the gold medal in 3000m Steeplechase. I am so happy to be an Olympic champion,” said Chemutai. “I thought about going in the front of the race, but…

Zambia Name Squad for Olympic Showdown With Black Queens Of Ghana

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The coach of Zambia's female national team Bruce Mwape has announced his provisional squad ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics Qualifiers against Ghana. The first leg match between the Shepolopolo and the Black Queens of Ghana will be played in Kumasi on Friday 23 February and the reverse fixture at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola five days later. In the squad, Mwape has retained most of the players who completed the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualification task against Angola. Green Buffaloes striker and runner Kabange Mupopo has returned to the Shepolopolo squad for the first time in…

Paris 2024Q: We Should Have Scored More Than Four Against Guinea – Nora Hauptle

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Despite her satisfaction with the performance of her team, Nora Hauptle believes the Black Queens should have scored more than four goals against Guinea. Ghana thrashed their West African colleagues at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday, July 18, recording a resounding 4-0 win. Evelyn Badu scored twice on the day with Princella Adubea and substitute Firdaus Yakuba also adding their names to the scoresheet. But the score could have been more disastrous for the Guineans had the Ghanaians been more efficient in front of their spectators. Speaking after the game, Nora said: “All in all, I think it was…