Thomas N’Kono! What a keeper!

Flashback Friday 💫

Thomas N’Kono and Roger Milla at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

Both played for Cameroon 🇨🇲 at three editions in 1982, 1990 in Italy and 1994 in the USA. These giants won the AFCON together in 1984 with Milla adding the 1988 edition to his collection.

Atalanta doing the Lord’s work! 😅👌🏾

This feels quite surreal. My first ever piece for the Olympic Channel after a few tries. This, on Ghana’s long jump legend, Gaisah who made a stop in the Netherlands before his career ended. Please give this just six minutes of your time. 🙏🏾 olympics.com/en/news/ignisi…

Zambia 🇿🇲 are heading back to the Olympics after beating Morocco 🇲🇦 2-0 in Rabat (3-2 on aggregate) thanks to a captain Barbra Banda brace.

The Copper Queens lost 1-2 at home before overturning that result away.

Nigeria 🇳🇬 break 16-year old jinx to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics after edging African champions South Africa 🇿🇦 1-0 on aggregate. Rasheedat Ajibade scored the lone goal in the first leg.

The last time the Super Falcons played at the Olympics was in Beijing back in 2008.

D-DAY!

Africa’s finest teams go head-to-head today in search of the two slots to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

South Africa 🇿🇦 vs 🇳🇬 Nigeria (agg 0-1)
Morocco 🇲🇦 vs 🇿🇲 Zambia (agg 2-1)

There is much more to be written about the Dawn Staley effect but I’m very glad people are really starting to talk about it.

RECORD 🌟

Last night’s championship game between eventual champions South Carolina and Iowa amassed an impressive 18.7 million viewers.

This is the highest number of views in college or professional basketball globally for either women or men in the last five years! 👌🏾👏🏾🎉🫶🏾

Classy from Dawn Staley to salute Iowa’s finest Caitlin Clark who has changed the face of women’s basketball.

CC is the most prolific shooter in college basketball history after making 200 three-pointers in a single season ahead of Steph Curry (162).

Dawn Staley - you LEGEND!!! 🌟

First Black coach - female or male to win three NCAA Division I college basketball championships.

Congrats to South Carolina on going UNDEFEATED all season (38-0) - a mark of greatness. CHAMPIONS. 🎉👏🏾

Drama in Turkey 🇹🇷 as Fenerbahçe fielded their U19s for the Super Cup final today vs bitter rivals Galatasaray, conceded a goal after 50 seconds before walking off the pitch.

This is in protest to the fan violence after they edged Trabzonspor 3-2 in a tense game on March 17.

A goal difference bouncing between 0 and -2 all season long should have any coach sacked. No more excuses!

Ten Hag can stay in London!

Angel Reese declaring for the WNBA 2024 Draft in Vogue is the stuff of dreams.

At 21, the Bayou Barbie has deals with Mercedes-Benz, AirBnB, ZOA and Beats by Dre. Her last college game had 12.3 million views & she not only brings on-court brilliance but is an off-court star too.

FIFA has released the list of officials that will officiate at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games including the African female quartet that have been exceptional and consistent.

🇺🇬 Shamirah Nabadda Nabadda Shamirah
🇲🇦 Bouchra Karboubi
🇿🇲 Diana Chikotesha
🇲🇦 Jermoumi Fatiha

Zambian 🇿🇲 maestro Racheal Kundananji scored on her NWSL debut for Bay FC in front of a sold-out crowd at the 18,000 seater PayPal Park in California.

Kundananji joined the team following a world record transfer in Women’s Football last month. 🫡

Uganda’s 🇺🇬 Jacob Kiplimo is the back-to-back World Cross Country CHAMPION after winning gold in Belgrade, Serbia. Incredible. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Tough watch as Richarlison Andrade opens up about his struggles after the World Cup in Qatar and how he sought professional help and support.

Power to you and here’s to better days.

Algerian fans pay tribute to the great Madiba during the Algeria 🇩🇿 vs 🇿🇦 South Africa friendly at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers tonight.

He received military training there in his fight vs the apartheid regime & traveled to Algiers after his release from prison in 1990.