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Zimbabwean teenage athletes are preparing for the 2024 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, the first Olympic event ever hosted on African soil. The historic Games represent a breakthrough moment for young African athletes competing close to home.
At the 2025 Winter Olympics, skiers from Jamaica, Kenya, Eritrea, Madagascar, South Africa, and Benin gathered to support each other and advocate for more resources for athletes from smaller nations. Their message: winter sports belong to everyone, and representation matters.
Winston Tang, 19, is making history as Guinea-Bissau's first Winter Olympics athlete, competing in slalom at the Milano-Cortina Games. The Utah-born skier is following his father's Olympic legacy while opening doors for future African winter sports athletes.
Eight African nations are sending 13 athletes to the Winter Olympics in Italy this week, continuing a pioneering tradition that started in 1960. Benin and Guinea-Bissau are making their debut while Madagascar's Mialitiana Clerc becomes the first African woman to compete in three Winter Games.
Cletus Nombil is working hard in Czech football with one clear goal: wearing Ghana's national team jersey. The 25-year-old midfielder says representing his country would make his family proud and fulfill a lifelong dream.
Former Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong celebrated his first trophy with Al Ahli Qatar after the team won the UAE-Qatar Super Cup Challenge Cup. The 32-year-old defender's new club triumphed 4-3 on penalties, marking a promising start to his Middle Eastern career.