

October 1, 2026
Guirassy Gives Guinea the Win They Could Not Afford to Miss Against Kenya
Serhou Guirassy’s 32nd-minute goal gave Guinea a vital 1-0 win over Kenya in Conakry, reviving the Syli National’s challenge in a Group D race…


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Pankyes Dami is a Jos, Nigeria-based sports journalist and news writer covering football, international competitions, breaking sports news, match reports, player stories, and major tournament developments. His work focuses on fast-moving stories that require clear reporting, strong news judgment, and enough context to help readers understand why a result, decision, or development matters.
At The Sports Encounter, Dami contributes across football and wider global sports coverage, following major competitions, players, teams, and emerging storylines. His writing combines timely reporting with match awareness, tournament context, and reader-focused analysis, while keeping accuracy and clarity at the center of the story. Based in Nigeria, he also brings an African perspective to international sports coverage and the events shaping conversations across the global sporting landscape.
Pankyes Dami is a Jos, Nigeria-based sports journalist and news writer covering football, international competitions, breaking sports news, match reports, player stories, and major tournament developments. His work focuses on fast-moving stories that require clear reporting, strong news judgment, and enough context to help readers understand why a result, decision, or development matters.
At The Sports Encounter, Dami contributes across football and wider global sports coverage, following major competitions, players, teams, and emerging storylines. His writing combines timely reporting with match awareness, tournament context, and reader-focused analysis, while keeping accuracy and clarity at the center of the story. Based in Nigeria, he also brings an African perspective to international sports coverage and the events shaping conversations across the global sporting landscape.


October 1, 2026
Serhou Guirassy’s 32nd-minute goal gave Guinea a vital 1-0 win over Kenya in Conakry, reviving the Syli National’s challenge in a Group D race…


September 24, 2026
Zimbabwe turned a 2-0 halftime deficit into a 3-2 win, Côte d’Ivoire opened Hervé Renard’s return by beating Ghana, and Libya recovered from two…


September 15, 2026
Nairobi has won the 2029 World Athletics Championships, making Kenya the first African host in the event’s history and turning decades of Kenyan athletics…


August 10, 2026
Nairobi has entered the race to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, challenging London, Rome and Munich. A successful bid would make the Kenyan…


July 29, 2026
Nigeria’s Goodness Nwachukwu produced a final-round throw of 39.66m to break her own F42 discus world record and retain her Commonwealth Games title at…


June 25, 2026
Chelsea are set to complete the signing of Atalanta wing-back Marco Palestra after moving quickly to beat Inter Milan to the 21-year-old. The deal…


June 25, 2026
Arsenal permanently signed defender Piero Hincapie on Thursday after the Ecuador international spent the 2025-26 season on loan from Bayer Leverkusen. The Premier League…