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CAN féminine 2026 : le Cameroun et le Ghana valident leur billet pour les quarts
La phase de groupes de la CAN féminine 2026 s’est achevée ce jeudi avec les dernières rencontres du groupe D. Au terme d’une soirée riche en suspense, le Cameroun et le Ghana ont validé leur qualification pour les quarts de finale, tandis que le Mali et le Cap-Vert quittent la compétition.
Opposées au Cap-Vert, les Camerounaises ont dû se contenter d’un match nul (1-1). Davilla Mendoua avait pourtant mis les Lionnes Indomptables sur la bonne voie en ouvrant le score à la 28e minute. Mais Ivania Moreira a remis les deux équipes à égalité peu après la pause (50e). Ce résultat permet néanmoins au Cameroun de terminer en tête du groupe D avec sept points.
Dans l’autre rencontre, le Ghana et le Mali se disputaient le second billet qualificatif. Les Black Queens ont pris les devants juste avant la mi-temps grâce à Evelyn Badu (45e+3), avant que Kadidiatou Diabaté ne rétablisse la parité dès le retour des vestiaires (50e). sos-zagle.org.pl
Le score n’a plus évolué jusqu’au coup de sifflet final. Ce match nul (1-1) permet au Ghana de décrocher sa place en quarts de finale, tandis que le Mali est éliminé en raison d’une différence de buts défavorable.
Les affiches des quarts de finale sont désormais connues : le Cameroun affrontera le Nigeria, tandis que le Ghana sera opposé au Malawi, qui s’est qualifié pour la première fois de son histoire à ce stade de la compétition.
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Warzone esports is at risk of being ruined by controversial audio tunes
In battle royale titles such as Call of Duty: Warzone, audio plays a critical role for players dropping into the action. With optimal audio settings, it’s possible to hear the footsteps of nearby opponents, resulting in greater awareness when planning the next move around the battlefield.
Following the conclusion of the Warzone Resurgence Series (WRS), the topic of audio tunes sparked fierce debate among fans and personalities alike. For even greater audio advantages, some players use EQ tools, compression, and other enhancements to gain additional benefits.
Integrity in esports is critical to ensure a level playing field. With audio tuning already restricted in other titles, Warzone’s competitive scene is at risk of becoming the laughing stock of the battle royale genre.
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The benefits (or advantages) of audio tuning
Audio tuning enables players to optimize sound in more detail than Warzone’s in-game options. There’s a range of dedicated EQ charts offered by several pieces of software that are designed to reduce weapon sounds and background noise, providing greater clarity on footstep audio and the direction they’re traveling.
In several cases, basic EQ adjustments and sound settings are grouped with graphics settings or controller sensitivities. However, using external tools for even greater benefits has no place in esports, especially when tournament play is focused on a level playing field.
With improved audio, players have secured an unfair advantage over those who choose not to use it in favor of settings available to everyone. To shed light on audio cheese, Warzone content creator IceManIsaac claimed that Call of Duty is normalizing software that provides an unfair advantage in competitive environments.
Warzone is the outlier
When responding to claims that audio tuning is a form of cheating, Isaac reveals that the competitive circuits for Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Battlefield 6 have all restricted the use of external software that offers an unfair advantage.
“Call of Duty is an absolute outlier for normalizing this unfair advantage,” he revealed. “Normalizing software advantage on Activision official events is the quickest way to push masses of players to pursue other third-party advantages.”
Hey @Repullze. You're the voice of WZ comp. Ban audio tunes in comp and blacklist players caught with it (easy PC check, the apps/devices aren't discrete).
— Isaac (@IceManIsaac) August 3, 2026
I know you're buddies with Art, Rara, Insured, etc. (I am too), but this needs to go and it's on you to lead that pushhttps://t.co/PBHBSIW2ob
Alongside replying to members of the community, Isaac has called upon fellow content creator and competitive Warzone extraordinaire Repullze to continue the fight against audio tuning in competitive play.
He tweeted: “Ban audio tunes in comp and black list players caught with it. This needs to go, and it’s on you to lead that push.”
Similarly to Isaac, Repullze believes that any kind of audio tune restrictions lie in the hands of Activision: “Downloading anything is banned at LAN, so audio tunes fall into that. If Activision isn’t actively saying anything about audio tunes or doesn’t say it’s not allowed, who am I to decide something like that?”
Community figures highlighting issues in Warzone frequently prompt the developer to make changes for a more competitive experience. Warzone 2.0 introduced significantly slower movement mechanics, much to fans’ frustration. After weeks of widespread backlash, Raven Software eventually increased movement speed for more fluid gameplay and to increase the skill gap. If fans are loud enough, it becomes impossible for those in charge to ignore.
Although players aren’t allowed to download any kind of software while competing at LAN, nothing is stopping them from hiding the software on the big stages and in online tournaments, throwing the integrity of all high-profile Warzone tournaments into doubt.
Even if one top talent is caught using audio tunes, it sets an unwanted precedent that could be difficult to recover from.
Time for Activision to act
Image credit: Activision
While other publishers have taken action to prevent outside interference, Activision has yet to act on preventing audio tunes from appearing across Warzone’s competitive circuit. When other battle royale titles have already implemented measures, it’s unclear why Call of Duty’s publisher is slow to preserve the integrity of the World Series of Warzone.
Activision puts millions towards hosting a fully-fledged Warzone esports circuit, so why wouldn’t it make a simple change to its lengthy rulebook to ensure a level playing field where no player has any kind of unfair upper hand? With the World Series of Warzone set to return in early 2027, there’s no excuse for a new ruling not to feature before action begins.
Battle royale titles already have several variables that make them a spectacle for viewers. If players have to rely on third-party software to hear their opponents more clearly, then perhaps they shouldn’t be competing at the highest level. Activision must follow the trend of its rivals if its circuit is to remain among the world’s biggest esports circuits.
If not, constant player backlash will continue to overshadow what has become a solid platform for Warzone’s biggest names.
The world’s top players are renowned for using their mechanical skill and split-second decision-making to be the last ones standing. Instead of their skills being the focus of a high-stakes Warzone match, the widened skill gap created by audio tunes can result in competitive outcomes depending more on who’s got their sound settings cranked up to 11 instead of the more tactically sound players reaping the rewards.
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A starving coach: Akonnor hungry for Cecafa success with Gor Mahia
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 7, 2026 – With a second silverware beckoning, Gor Mahia coach Charles Akonnor admits he cannot wait to get his hands on the Cecafa Club Championships title.
The Ghanaian’s says his ‘stomach’ is rumbling, but not for lack of food; his insatiable appetite can only be tamed by a fourth regional title — their first since they last won it in 1985.
Standing between them and glory are Rwandese giants Rayon Sports, who they meet in the final at the Amahoro Stadium on Friday.
Regardless, Akonnor insists the challenge posed the hosts is not enough to drain his appetite for success.
“It is very challenging and we will always have to find something, a solution to do it. I am always hungry as a coach. I never like to lose and the importance of what we do is when we see the opponents, how they play. It gives us a lot of ideas how to approach the game and we will have a way of playing,” the widely-travelled gaffer says.
It is not lost on Akonnor and K’Ogalo that the hosts have already inflicted their first defeat of the preseason — a 2-0 victory at the Kigali Pele Stadium at the end of last month.
It was a loss that stung like a snake bite, exposing the levels Gor would have to scale to dine at the high table of Africa’s creme-de-la-creme of club football.
Since then, the 22-time FKF Premier League champions have burrowed their way into the final, felling big giants such as another Rwandese side, APR — thrashing them 5-0 in their Group A opener — as well as Sudan’s Al Hilal — who they outclassed 8-7 on penalties in the semi-final.
Reminiscing their previous humbling by Rayon Sports, the former Ghana national team coach points out that the K’Ogalo machine was only just warming up — having had only four days of training in the new season.
“I remember when we played our first friendly match, we’d only had four days training, roughly a week. How we’ve managed to get here has been very wonderful. We are very proud of the boys. We are not here by fluke,” Akonnor pointed out.
Improvement or not, the gaffer will be aware of the threat posed by Friday’s opponent, particularly their discipline on and off the ball.
“They’re very disciplined defensively and it’s so difficult to break the lines with them, especially when you have the ball and you want to attack. They’ve kept that discipline throughout the tournament. Correct me if I am wrong…I think they have only conceded once the whole tournament,” he said.
Akonnor further expects Rayon to be aided by a partisan crowd at Amahoro, a fact that the tactician says may be a blessing in disguise for ‘Chuor Timbe’ (Husband of Teams).
“We have to acknowledge that they are the host side. They must have the home advantage because they have the fans around and they will always also want to impress them. It’s always difficult for you to just come and lose a game at your own turf. For us, we are motivated with that,” the gaffer added.
Good students
Even as their opponents get the best of their 12th man advantage, Akonnor is looking to his motivated and diligent group of players who he describes as good listeners and implementers of instructions.
“They are good listeners. They not just listen but they listen and implement what we ask them to do. It’s going to be challenging but I believe that if you have the luck and you’re a little bit smart, you can get good results,” he said.
The task at hand, according to the former Wolfsburg defender, is not only for the love of the Green Army but also the entire country.
With the weight of expectations of whole nation upon their shoulders, Akonnor believes this will be another motivating factor.
“We want to do our very best. We also know that, like I said the other day, we represent Kenya. we are in the heartbeat of Kenya now, irrespective of club. Now we are together as a nation and we are trying our best to make sure we get a cup and go back and make our people happy,” he said.
Easier said than done; come the referee’s whistle on Friday evening, the only result that will matter for the K’Ogalo faithful will be one in which the scoreboard reads in their favour.
It’s here! Excitement in the air as All Blacks ready to kick off tour of South Africa
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (RGR) series officially kicks off on Friday when the All Blacks play the first of eight matches on tour of South Africa, when they take on the Stormers at the Cape Town Stadium (7pm).
Three other United Rugby Championship franchises await them, in the Sharks and Bulls next week, before they take on the Lions towards the end of the month.
A four-Test series against the Springboks is undoubtedly the highlight of the tour, and sees the two greatest foes in rugby history duke it out in two games in Johannesburg and one in Cape Town, while the final match will be a bit of an exhibition clash in the USA.
How it started
The RGR concept started back in 2023, when SA Rugby and NZ Rugby began laying the groundwork to bring back traditional tours between the two nations, the last being in 1996 when the All Blacks toured South Africa.
Last year the landmark tour was officially launched and is set to become a quadrennial event, with the Springboks to tour New Zealand under the same format in 2030.
The two nations have an incredibly long history, with the Boks and All Blacks first colliding in New Zealand back in 1921, while the first time they faced each other in South Africa was in 1928.
Over their 105-year 110-match history, the All Blacks enjoy the better overall record, with 63 wins to 43 from the Boks, while there have been four draws as well.
But most recently it has been the Springboks who have been the more successful team, with them winning the last two World Cups, while they have also dominated the recent games between them, winning seven of the last 10 matches stretching back to 2021, and five of the last six.
All Blacks struggles
The All Blacks have also struggled in recent times, by their own lofty standards, with the coach during their previous World Cup cycle, Ian Foster, coming close to being sacked in 2022, before he led them to the World Cup final in 2023.
His successor, Scott Robertson, also battled and was let go in January, and replaced by Dave Rennie, who has started his reign decently with wins over France, Italy and Ireland in the Nations Championship.
The All Blacks will thus feel like they have plenty to prove and a series win over the Boks would be a massive statement, especially ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.
Bok success
The Boks themselves will want to lay down their own marker, and continue their dominance over their biggest rivals, especially as they target an unprecedented three-peat of the Webb Ellis Cup next year.
Obviously both teams will want to win every match in this Test series, but they will both also likely put more purchase on the matches taking place in South Africa, which means whoever has the edge after the first three matches will likely see themselves as the champions.
Although the fourth Test in the USA could draw the series up, back in May SA Rugby’s General Manager of operations Yusuf Jackson claimed that a tie breaker would take place to make sure of an outright winner, although nothing further on that front has been confirmed.
In all, a terrific series is on the cards, and it will be eagerly followed by many fans around the world, who will be anxiously waiting to see who, of Rugby’s Greatest Rivals, comes out on top.
Fixtures
Friday 7 August 2026
7.10pm: Stormers vs All Blacks – Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
7.10pm: Sharks vs All Blacks – Kings Park, Durban
Saturday, 15 August 2026
7.10pm: Bulls vs All Blacks – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Saturday 22 August 2026
5.10pm: Springboks vs All Blacks – Ellis Park, Johannesburg (First Test)
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
7.10pm: Lions vs All Blacks – Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Saturday, 29 August 2026
5.10pm: Springboks vs All Blacks – Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town (Second Test)
Saturday, 5 September 2026
5.10pm: Springboks vs All Blacks – FNB Stadium, Soweto (Third Test)
Saturday, 12 September 2026
11pm: Springboks vs All Blacks – M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, USA (Fourth Test)
Congolais de Paris: la deuxième génération et les langues du Congo [5/5]
Pour ce cinquième épisode, nous parlons ce matin d'héritage linguistique. En France, de nombreux parents du Congo-Brazzaville ont choisi de ne pas transmettre les langues de leur pays à leurs enfants, ce que ces derniers remettent parfois en question aujourd'hui, souhaitant se connecter à la culture de leur famille. Du lari au kiluba, ces descendants d'immigrés congolais comptent sur la langue pour se rapprocher du pays dont ils sont éloignés.