Pune Media

African sport in 2025: Afcon, Wafcon and cycling in Rwanda among highlights

South Africa are the continent’s only representatives at the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England (22 August to 27 September), but the Springbok Women are looking for a first win at the tournament since 2014.

The country will also appear at the Women’s Cricket World Cup in September, looking to better their semi-final exits from the two most recent editions of the 50-over tournament.

Guinea will make their debut at the men’s World Handball Championships (14 January to 2 February) among a five-strong African contingent, while the women’s equivalent will begin in late November.

Egypt will stage the World Para-Powerlifting Championships (11-18 October), while Tokyo will be the venue for the Deaflympics the following month (11-18 November).

Archery and para-archery, badminton, beach volleyball, para-cycling, fencing, para-swimming and volleyball will also have world championships over the course of 2025.

Off the pitch and track, Kirsty Coventry is bidding to become International Olympic Committee president – one of the most important positions in sport.

The Zimbabwean is seen as an outsider for May’s election.

Meanwhile, Patrice Motsepe will have his second four-year term as president of the Confederation of African Football rubber-stamped in March.

[ad_1]

Images are for reference only.Images and contents gathered automatic from google or 3rd party sources.All rights on the images and contents are with their legal original owners.

Aggregated From –

[ad_2]

Comments are closed.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read More