Sport
Mwape blending African, European educations
In spite of still being a fortnight shy of his 19th birthday, Mumba Mwampe has already covered an impressive distance in his search for an education in football. Four different countries, across two continents, are already under his belt with the Read more
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Rugby World Cup 2023: Africa’s hopes lie with South Africa and Namibia, for now
Two African teams have made it through to the 20 countries playing across four pools in the final stages of the 2023 men’s Rugby World Cup: three-time champions South Africa (ranked 2nd in the world) and underdogs Namibia (ranked 21st). What are Read more
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Pelé was ensnared by ‘Brazilian-style racism’ but stood firm as dictatorship tried to keep him playing
Following the death of arguably the greatest soccer player of all time, Prof José Paulo Florenzano of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo considers Pelé’s incredible legacy off the field. This article was originally written in Portuguese. Read more
FIFA Women’s World Cup Official Match Ball unveiled
OCEAUNZ’ has been unveiled as the Official Match Ball for the FIFA (https://www.FIFA.com) Women’s World Cup 2023™. The ninth consecutive football created by Adidas for the FIFA Women’s World Cup features the latest Connected Ball Technology to Read more
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Pelé: a global superstar and cultural icon who put passion at the heart of soccer
Pelé, soccer’s first global superstar, has died at the age of 82. To many fans, the Brazilian will be remembered as the best to have ever played the game. Read more
Nigeria’s Sports finest hour - the XXII Commonwealth Games, Birmingham 2022
For Nigeria, the year 2022 should be dedicated to Nigerian Athletes, men, and women alike. Their feat and prowess, first, a bit of success in the World Athletics Champions held in Eugene, Oregon, USA (15 Jul 2022 – 24 Jul 2022) and then the Read more
Davido collaborates with Trinidad Cardona and Aisha on Qatar 2022 soundtrack
Hayya Hayya (Better Together) - the first of a selection of singles from the multi-song FIFA (www.FIFA.com) World Cup Qatar 2022™ Official Soundtrack has been released. The uplifting track, featuring Trinidad Cardona, Davido and Aisha, draws on R&B Read more
Aliou Cissé: African football has really taken charge of its affairs
As a player, Aliou Cisse was never satisfied just to do exercises in training. He also wanted to know why he was doing them. Cisse said that this curiosity accompanied him throughout his playing career which took him to both France and England and Read more
African greats inaugurate sports facility for disadvantaged youth
There was a buzz in the air as young spectators found their seats. Their excitement bubbled over at the sight of three African greats: former iconic Chelsea Football Club star and legendary captain of the Elephants of Côte d'Ivoire - Didier Drogba; Read more
Romain Bardet (Team DSM) wins Vuelta a Burgos
Romain Bardet (Team DSM) won Stage 3 of the Vuelta a Burgos, crossing the line solo, with Domenico Pozzovivo (Team Qhubeka NextHash) (www.TeamQhubeka.com) leading the chase group home and taking 2nd, Mikel Landa (Bahrain-Victorious) was 3rd. Read more
Three weeks of Rugby Africa action in Nairobi
International Rugby returned to Kenya for the first time in nearly two years when the Kenya Rugby Union (www.KRU.co.ke) concurrently hosted three Rugby Africa events at Nairobi's Nyayo National Stadium between June 26 and July 11. Read more
Henok Mulubrhan steps up to the WorldTour in 2022
Henok Mulubrhan has signed his first professional contract and joins the Team Qhubeka NextHash (www.TeamQhubeka.com) WorldTour team from 1 January, 2022. The 21-year-old from Asmara, Eritrea, makes the progression following two years spent with Team Read more
Women’s Rugby receives strategic boost
SA Rugby (www.SARugby.co.za) has re-focused its approach to women’s Rugby as a major strategic objective for the organisation, Jurie Roux, CEO, has said. The Springbok Women will take part in the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in September and will Read more
Why FIFA wants to develop football in Africa
The stance by some sections in the continent that the Federation of International Football Association’s (FIFA’s) interest in the beautiful game in Africa is driven by a colonialism narrative is a misconception. Read more
Nigeria's Nnadozie looking out for number one
Once again, Nigeria are set to finish the year as the leading African team in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking. Positioned 38th overall, the Super Falcons are currently soaring 13 places higher than closest rivals Cameroon – a domination they Read more
The Thurams: Like father, like son (and not)
There were some familiar names tripping off Didier Deschamps’ tongue when he announced his latest France squad last week: Hugo Lloris, Raphael Varane, Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud, etc. Then came the name of uncapped Marcus Thuram, Read more
Happy 80th birthday to 'The King'
Dondinho and Celeste named their first son Edson after Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors in history. His family nicknamed him ‘Dico’, but he received the moniker ‘Pele’ in school due to his mispronunciation of Brazilian goalkeeper, Bile. Read more
Towards the rejuvenation of School Sports in Nigeria
The 2018 National Sports Policy (NSP) draft clearly articulates the vision and direction of the Federal Government (FG) on sports development particularly on grassroots sports. National Council on Sports (NCS), the highest policy making body will Read more
South Africa’s triumph over England was the most watched Rugby World Cup final ever
Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan was the most watched rugby event ever with more than 857 million people around the world watching the action via World Rugby’s network of rights-holding broadcast partners, an increase of 26 per cent from the previous Read more
Maha Zaoui: 'We are going to build something special in Africa'
Tunisia-born Maha Zaoui has only just been appointed Women's Rugby Manager at Rugby Africa, but she has been working on her mission to grow female participation for the past few years. Since she discovered the game of Rugby in 2005, this university Read more
Ogun State Grassroots Sports Development will never be the same again
"A vision that I never thought would become reality is now unfolding before my very eyes”, that is how that Nigerian football icon and legend, former Green Eagles captain and IICC Shooting Stars FC of Ibadan forward, Patrick Olusegun Odegbami, MON, Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 622 (May 1 - 14 2024)
How the Mandela myth helped win the battle for democracy in South Africa Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 621 (April 17 - 30 2024)
30 years after genocide: Rwanda's older generations fear a return of ethnic tensions Read more
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Young middle-class Nigerians are desperate to leave the country: insights into why
Since the 1980s, migration has been a part of the Nigerian middle-class psyche, catalysed by the usual suspects: high unemployment, security concerns, infrastructure gaps, and poor governance. Migrants tends to be middle-class since one needs Read more
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How the Mandela myth helped win the battle for democracy in South Africa
To begin with, Winnie and Nelson mythologised themselves. Both intuitively understood that their greatest talent lay in public performance. Not just any public performance, but the sort that is exemplary, that embodies a collective spirit, a set of Read more
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The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again – another sign of a global trend eroding women’s rights
The Gambia’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalised female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults. Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 620 (April 3 - 16 2024)
The Gambia may allow Female Genital Mutilation again Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 619 (March 20 - April 2 2024)
Why children are prime targets of armed groups in Northern Nigeria. Read more
