Official: Glody Lilepo Leaves Kaizer Chiefs for Al Ahly Benghazi

Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed that forward Glody Makabi Lilepo has completed a move to Libyan side Al Ahly Benghazi.

Lilepo arrive at Amakhosi from French outfit Valenciennes FC during the 2024-25 campaign and has gone on to score 15 goals and grabbed five assists in 56 appearances across all competitions. realschule-moosburg.de

The 29-year-old has since parted ways with the club to join the Libyan side after both clubs agreed a transfer fee for the DR Congo forward.

“Democratic Republic of Congo-born forward Glody Makabi Lilepo has completed a move from Kaizer Chiefs to Libyan side Al Ahly Benghazi, following an agreement on the transfer fee between the two Clubs,” Chiefs said in a statement.

“The 29-year-old versatile attacker joined the Soweto giants in January 2025 from French outfit Valenciennes. During his time at Amakhosi, Lilepo featured in 56 matches in all competitions, scoring 15 goals and providing 5 assists for the team. His versatility as both a winger and forward made him a valuable option in Chiefs’ attacking setup.

“Lilepo’s departure marks the end of an impactful one-and-a-half-year spell at Naturena where he contributed several memorable performances whenever he donned the Chiefs jersey.

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“Some of the highlights include winning the Nedbank Cup barely four months after his arrival at Chiefs, and being nominated for goal-of-the-season in the PSL awards in 2025/26 season.

“The Club wishes Lilepo success in Libya and throughout the remainder of his football career.”

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— Kaizer Chiefs (@KaizerChiefs) August 4, 2026

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Tomorrow, the hallowed grounds of Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, will once again become a forge for greatness. The 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships, running from August 5th to the 9^th, are not merely a youth tournament. They are the whispering prologue to the roar of future Olympic stadiums.

Here, upon the synthetic rubber track, the fleeting energy of youth is spun into the gold of immortality. This event has always been the ultimate window into the future, offering a breathtaking preview of the next generation of athletes poised to move into the senior ranks, become household names, and reign as future World and Olympic champions.

For Team South Africa, the U20 stage is sacred ground. It is the soil from which legends are grown.

A Golden Legacy Forged in Youth

Historically, South Africa has excelled on the junior global stage. Placing 10th on the all-time medals table, the nation has amassed 62 U20 World Championship medals, 24 of which are gold. The list of past champions reads like a Hall of Fame of South African athletics.

Before he bounded his way into the hearts of the nation, legendary long jumper Luvo Manyonga took gold in Moncton back in 2010 with a distance of 7.99m. Greats like Frantz Kruger (Discus, 1994), Godfrey Mokoena (Triple Jump, 2004), and LJ van Zyl (400m Hurdles, 2002) all tasted global supremacy as teenagers before translating that early promise into senior-level stardom and Olympic medals.

More recently, Lythe Pillay claimed the men’s 400m crown in Cali in 2022, while the formidable Miné de Klerk dominated the women’s shot put in consecutive championships (Nairobi 2021 and Cali 2022, throwing 17.17m in the latter).

The Sprint Kings of Lima: Walaza and Okon

But it is the echoes of the last championships in Lima (2024) that still ring loudest in the sprinting world. Two years ago, the South African team executed a devastating sweep of the men’s sprint titles, capturing the nation’s only three gold medals of the competition.

The crown jewel was Bayanda Walaza, a young man whose feet barely seemed to touch the earth. He completed a magnificent double, winning the 100m in a blistering 10.19 seconds and the 200m in 20.52 seconds. Since that golden week in Peru, Walaza’s trajectory has been nothing short of poetic. He has seamlessly transitioned from a junior sensation to a senior titan. Today, he is a fully-fledged Olympian, a World Relay Champion, a World University Champion, and a man who has spectacularly shattered the legendary sub-10-second barrier in the 100m four times at the senior level.

He did not walk the golden path in Lima alone. Udeme Okon ensured a South African treble by obliterating the field in the men’s 400m, taking the gold in 45.69 seconds. Both young men proved that the U20 Championships are not just a stepping stone, they are a launching pad to the stars.

The Class of 2026: The Next Wave of the Green and Gold

As the sun rises over Eugene tomorrow, a new battalion of South African athletes will step onto the track. Fifty-one young men and women carry the hopes of a nation, each looking to add their verse to South Africa’s glorious athletic poetry. From the explosive power of the sprinters to the rhythmic endurance of the distance runners and the calculated flight of the jumpers, this squad is brimming with untapped potential.

Will the next Bayanda Walaza, Udem Okon, Lythe Pillay, Luvo Manyonga or Miné de Klerk introduce themselves to the world this week?

Meet the 2026 South African U20 Squad:

#	Name & Surname	Event(s)	Province
1	Marko Ferreira	100m / Relay	EPA
2	Mukona Manavhela	100m / 200m / Relay	AGN
3	Kryn Romijn	400m / Relay	AMPU
4	Leendert Koekemoer	400m / Relay	CGA
5	Emile Els	800m	AGN
6	Werner Gouws	800m	ACNW
7	Tiisetso Malungane	1500m	AGN
8	Bertus van der Linde	1500m	ACNW
9	Jayden Parkin	110mH	AFS
10	Matodzi Ndo	400mH / Relay	AGN
11	Lesibe Dikgale	400mH	AGN
12	Njabulo Hlatswayo	5000m	AGN
13	Siyabonga Mbeleki	3000mSC	AGN
14	Matao le Roux	High Jump	BOLA
15	Kenneth Pooko	High Jump	CGA
16	Tshiamo Motsamai	Long Jump	CGA
17	Levi Fick	Long Jump	AGN
18	Dewald Benjamin Bezuidenhout	Shot Put	AGN
19	Jaco van Dyk	Shot Put	AGN
20	Joshua Gerber	Discus	AGN
21	Jan-Hendrik Heymans	Javelin	ACNW
22	Marques Olivier	Javelin	ACNW
23	Daniel von der Heyden	Decathlon	WPA
24	Zattu Hlongwane	4x100m	AGN
25	Marlon Kayster	4x100m	BOLA
26	Abelines Schoeman	4x400m	BOLA
27	Ryno Riekert	4x400m	AGN
28	Faith Konde	100m / Relay	BOLA
29	Rume Burger	100m / 200m / Relay	AFS
30	Sarah Reed	200m / Relay	KZNA
31	Christi Loggenberg	400m / Relay	AGN
32	Davida Strong	400m / Relay	CGA
33	Carise van Rooyen	800m	AGN
34	Lara Stander	1500m	BOLA
35	Andrea Steynberg	1500m	ACNW
36	Tumi Ramokgopa	100mH / 400m / Relay	AGN InfosStubbs shines while Harrison strikes in The HundredTristan Stubbs carried Southern Brave’s chase, while Calvin Harrison impressed with the ball at The Oval. The post Stubbs shines while Harrison strikes in The Hundred appeared f...Ouvrir → Stubbs shines while Harrison strikes in The Hundred
37	Megan Nieman	100mH / 400m / Relay	AGN
38	Michaela Spocter	High Jump	WPA
39	Ansume de Beer	Pole Vault	BOLA
40	Oluchi Abelwe Ndubueze	Long Jump	CGA
41	Ashlynn Norman	Long Jump	CGA
42	Johanna Lamprecht	Shot Put	AGN
43	Fortune Cletus-Okolo	Shot Put	AGN
44	Mila Ueckermann	Discus	BOLA
45	Christé Loedolff	Discus	AGN
46	Stephane Hook	Javelin	ACNW
47	Marine Grobler	Javelin	ACNW
48	Zoé Cilliers	4x100m	AMPU
49	Chrystabel Davis	4x100m	AGN
50	Isabella Gunter	4x400m	AGN
51	Zanté van der Merwe	4x400m	AGN

The Final Stretch

As the starting blocks are set and the stadium lights catch the anticipation in the air, the world waits in eager silence. For these fifty-one athletes, Eugene is not just a destination; it is a beginning. When the starting gun fires tomorrow, it will echo not only across the Pacific Northwest but across time, announcing the arrival of tomorrow’s champions. Let the games begin.

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Au Cameroun, le procès de Martinez Zogo, du nom de l’ex-animateur radio retrouvé mort dans la localité de Soa, près de Yaoundé, en janvier 2023, se poursuit. Ce lundi 3 août, le colonel Jean-Pierre Otolou, qui a mené les premières enquêtes, a de nouveau témoigné, expliquant qu'il pensait savoir pourquoi aucun élément compromettant n'avait été retrouvé dans les échanges nourris entre Justin Danwe et Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga.

NAIROBI, Kenya, August 4, 2026 – Kabras Sugar youngster Rayvon Ambale says winning the Dala 7s is a perfect reward for his persistence amid injury struggles since the start of the year.

The Kenya Morans winger revealed that he has been struggling with a fracture, which kept him out of action for a majority of the year before his return for the National Sevens Circuit (NSC).

“I mean, it has been very tough for me. From the start of the year, on January 1st, I had a fracture. So, for me coming back and being able to participate at this level, I am very grateful for what I have achieved,” the Butula High School alumnus said.

Ambale’s return to action couldn’t have gone any better after he played a starring role in his team’s triumph at the past weekend’s Dala 7s in Kisumu.

He was on the mark, scoring a second half try as the sugar millers beat arch-rivals Menengai Oilers 17-5 to win a trophy they last hoisted in 2024.

It was the icing on the cake of a sweet outing for Ambale whose impact in the NSC was clear for all and sundry from the first leg of the competition at the Prinsloo 7s in Nakuru, a fortnight ago.

At the lakeside, he added to his 51 points accumulated in Nakuru to take his tally to 128 and cement his position at the leaderboard as the highest points scorer across two legs.

Ambale was justifiably crowned the Most Valuable Player (MVP) at Dala 7s, an individual honour that the youngster reveals has motivated him to continue giving his best for the sake of Kabras Sugar.

“Definitely, of course, it motivates me to keep taking it and also to win the next leg. That is what we are here for. I would say we have a very good squad coming up. This year, we are going to, as I said, we are going to be unpredictive and hopefully we are going to win the overall tournament,” he said.

Borrowing from his painful experience of the last six months, the former Bath Academy Rugby player has lent a word of encouragement to anyone stuck in the cul-de-sac of life, with seemingly no way out of their afflictions.

“I would just tell them to be patient, it takes a lot of time. Just be patient and keep working every time. If you have life and you have injuries, just do those small things that matter and hopefully you will just pay off,” he said.

As the NSC heads to Nairobi for the third leg of competition (August 15-16), Ambale will be looking to continue reaping the dividends of patience and persistence amid a trying time on the treatment table.

Marc-André ter Stegen va poursuivre la saison 2026-2027 aux Pays-Bas. Le FC Barcelone a annoncé ce mardi le prêt du gardien allemand à l’Ajax Amsterdam jusqu’au 30 juin 2027.

Après plusieurs mois compliqués et un temps de jeu très limité, le portier de 34 ans tentera de retrouver des sensations au sein du club néerlandais. Depuis son arrivée au Barça en 2014, Ter Stegen a disputé 423 rencontres et enrichi son palmarès de 21 titres, dont une Ligue des champions remportée en 2015.

Cette expérience à l’Ajax doit lui permettre de retrouver de la régularité et de relancer sa carrière avant son retour prévu en Catalogne à l’issue de son prêt.

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