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What will 2024 hold for some of Africa’s brightest rising stars?
The year ahead is an important one for African sport, as an Olympic year for one, but we are set to see significant growth in basketball and American football on the continent. While Africa has established stars already in several sports, particularly soccer, we have picked 15 athletes who are not quite household names yet, […]
Continue readingPatriots QB Mac Jones will be seeing the Colts’ Dayo Odeyingbo in his dreams for a while yet
Dayo Odeyingbo was easily the African player of the week in the NFL, with three crunching sacks in the Indianapolis Colts’ 10-6 win over the New England Patriots. It was a supremely strong week for Africa from a defensive perspective, with BJ Ojulari, Foyesade Oluokun, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Nate Landman all having strong games. However, […]
Continue readingBenin’s Paulson Adebo pulls off career-best NFL performance in Saints’ win
There were several contenders for NFL Africa MVP this week, but nobody could top Paulson Adebo in his career standout game as he led the New Orleans Saints to victory over the Chicago Bears. Elsewhere, Justin Madubuike, Nate Landman, Gus Edwards, David Onyemata, Arnold Ebiketie and Dare Ogunbowale were among the many players to star […]
Continue readingSaints’ Kamara pulls away from the African NFL pack in win over Colts
Alvin Kamara, once again, stood on top of the tree as the standout African NFL performer in Week 8, scoring two touchdowns for the New Orleans Saints in their 38-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts. Baltimore Ravens defensive end Justin Madubuike ran him close as he continued his career standout season. The Ravens extended their […]
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Baltimore Ravens DT Justin Madubuike made himself at home at NFL London
Justin Madubuike put in an immense shift on defense for the Baltimore Ravens against the Tennessee Titans in week 6, to bring the NFL London games to a thrilling end. Madubuike, our Africa MVP for this week, was not the only defensive player with ties to the continent to star. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah played a key […]
Continue readingColts TE Mo Alie-Cox out of concussion protocol
More Teams. More Games. Marcus Spears picks the Jaguars to increase their winning streak against the Colts. (0:30) The Indianapolis Colts won’t have their starting quarterback for the foreseeable future, but they are getting healthy elsewhere on the roster. Tight end Mo Alie-Cox cleared the NFL concussion protocol Saturday, paving the way for him to […]
Continue readingNFL Week 6 picks, schedule, odds, injuries, fantasy tips
More Teams. More Games. Pat McAfee explains why he still has faith in Joe Burrow and the Bengals, even after their slow start. (2:16) The Week 6 NFL schedule for the 2023 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL […]
Continue readingLiberia’s Alvin Kamara, patron Saint of touchdowns, breaks records and ankles
The fifth week of the NFL season belonged to Alvin Kamara, who starred in the New Orleans Saints’ 34-0 blowout win over Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots. Kamara, who was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to a Liberian mother, was one of several African NFL stars who had a week to remember. Others include Yannick Ngakoue, […]
Continue readingCameroon’s Brandon Aiyuk shows why he’s the heartbeat of the 49ers offense
There are (seemingly) more African defensive stars in the NFL than their offensive counterparts, but wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk continued to challenge that narrative after another standout performance for the San Francisco 49ers in their 35-16 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Meanwhile, there were strong defensive performances in week 4 from the likes of Foyesade […]
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