Seychellois international footballer Michael Mancienne has announced his retirement from professional football after his current contract with Burton Albion in the UK’s League One expires this summer. Mancienne, 35, told SNA that he took the decision to end his career because his body is telling him it is time. “I have been having problems with […]
Read MoreMembers of parliament from countries of the Indian Ocean Commission have held statutory meetings in Seychelles to validate the Indian Ocean Commission Parliamentary Association (AP-COI) action plan and prepare activities for 2023. The meetings held in Seychelles took place over the course of four days – from May 23 to May 26. This included the […]
Read MoreThe 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) scheduled for August 23 to September in Madagascar will now feature 17 sporting disciplines instead of 23, said a top official on Friday. The president of the International Games Committee (CIJ), Antonio Gopal, told reporters that “these changes have come about due to the hosts feeling that with […]
Read MoreThe bodybuilder Aquiles Epolua won Sunday in Johannesburg (South Africa), the international bodybuilding tournament “Arnold Classic”, in the category Elite Pro Bodybuilding up to 95 kg. Aquiles, vice-world champion in the amateur category, beat the competition in his debut in the professional category. In individual women, Helena Gonçalves won the “wellness fitness” category, after the […]
Read MoreSeychelles has won two gold and three bronze medals at the African Weightlifting Championships taking place in Tunisia from May 14 to May 19. Twenty-year-old Joelita Coloma won two gold medals at the competition on Wednesday. She earned her first gold medal in the snatch lifting, a total of 85 kg, but came out fourth […]
Read MoreMinister advises young people to contribute to public safety Luanda – Angolan minister of Youth and Sports Palmira Barbosa advised Friday in Luanda young people to complement the service of police bodies in maintaining public security. The minister said so at the conference on “The role of youth in public security”, having suggested the programming […]
Read MoreSeychelles’ women’s volleyball club ARSU won one match and lost one in the 2023 Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) championship taking place in Tunisia on Sunday. ARSU won their match against Indian Ocean neighbours Quatre Borne Volleyball Club (QVC) of Mauritius in 3 sets to 1, with the set scores of 25-17, 17-25, 25-23, 28-26. […]
Read MoreAngolan athlete, Joseta Mavungu, won the gold medal at the African Wrestling Championship Tuesday, beating Algerian Yasmine Bouregba, at 69 kg, in a competition taking place in Hammamet (Tunisia). This first gold for the country in the history of this sport was achieved in the debut of the women’s national team, after six participations in […]
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