Category: Sports
Ivorian Striker Passes Up Chinese Naturalization So He Can Play For His Own National Team
After five years of playing in the Chinese Super League, Jean Evrard Kouassi qualified for Chinese residency and the chance to play on China's national team. But the Ivorian striker decided to pass in the hope of making his own national team back home. ...
With a Golden Boot on Her Foot, Barbara Banda Returns Home From China as a Star
20-year old Women's Chinese League sensation Barbara Banda returned home to Zambia last week where she was greeted as a genuine star after winning the Golden Boot, the league's most valuable player award. Banda trained with the Lusaka Dynamos Ladies FC as ...
African Women Shine in the Chinese Super League
For the second year in a row, the Women's Chinese Super League (WCSL), China's professional soccer league, awarded its top prize to an African player. 20-year old Zambian forward Barbara Banda took home the Golden Boot this week thanks to an impressive 18-goal season with ...
Congolese Forward Cédric Bakambu Becomes Beijing Guoan’s All-Time Scoring Leader
After he scored his 50th goal on Monday, Congolese forward Cédric Bakambu became the all-time scoring leader for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League. The Chinese embassy in Kinshasa noted the achievement on Twitter.
With So many Big Stars Now Playing in China, the CSL May Be Gaining Traction in Africa
There's been a noticeable increase in recent weeks in the number of news stories published on African media channels about results from the Chinese Super League (CSL), China's professional soccer league. A few years ago these kinds of stories would have ...
African Athletes Emerge as Superstars in Chinese Soccer and Basketball Leagues
There's been a surge of media coverage in recent days about African athletes, mostly soccer players, in China. Both the men's and women's Chinese Super Leagues have spent big money in recent years to lure top-level talent from Africa and now those investments are starting to pay ...