1.In Brief
FOOTBALL   SFF Premier League Today: at 3pm at Stad Amitié, Anse Reunion v Defence Forces FC, and at 6pm at Stad Linite, Foresters v Côte d’Or. Tomorrow: at 3pm at Stad Amitié, LightStars v PTL Bazar Brothers, and 4pm ...»

Date:02 February 2024 | Category:Sport

2.Basketball – Mont Fleuri 3x3 tournament
Bringing basketball to the community   With the absence of local basketball action for almost a year, the Mont Fleuri district, through its member of the National Assembly, Michel Roucou, who is himself a great sports enthusiast, hosted a 3x3 ...»

Date:30 January 2024 | Category:Sport

3.Sports Awards of the Year 2023
21 out of 28 sports governing bodies submit nominees After two extensions of deadline, until yesterday, 21 out of the 28 registered local sporting associations and federations had submitted their nominees for the Sports Awards of the Year 2023 ceremony ...»

Date:25 January 2024 | Category:Sport

4.13th African Games in Accra, Ghana
Women’s volleyball team qualify for ‘Accra 2023’   Seychelles’ women’s volleyball team will compete at the 13th African Games from March 8-23, 2024 in Accra, Ghana, while the country’s men’s and women’s beach volleyball sides will have to earn their ...»

Date:17 January 2024 | Category:Sport

5.Boniface legacy in basketball continues with Edith and Chloe
The daughters of 44-year-old Jean-Paul Boniface, son of Rose Mary Boniface who was a pioneer in Seychelles’ basketball, and brother to Tyra Boniface who also was the first Seychellois female to play in Spain, has taken up the mantle to ...»

Date:11 January 2024 | Category:Sport

6.Basketball
China-based Steven Servina acquires USA gold coach license   Well-known Seychellois basketballer Steven Servina is now able to mold players and unlock talent after successfully being accredited with a USA Basketball Gold Coach license following the completion of a course ...»

Date:09 January 2024 | Category:Sport

7.Sports end-of-year review
Emphasis on international competitions as NSC gets new CEO in 2023   Despite two major Games, namely Jeux de la Francophonie, and Indian Ocean Islands Games,featuring on the calendar this year, local sports remained more or less dormant in ...»

Date:29 December 2023 | Category:Sport

8.13th African Games in Accra, Ghana
Seychelles to take part in seven disciplines   Seychelles are expected to take part in seven sporting events – athletics, swimming, women’s volleyball, weightlifting, judo, beach volleyball and boxing – at the 13th African Games from March 8-23, 2024 in ...»

Date:21 December 2023 | Category:Sport

9.For the love of basketball
PLS Suns gain experience from training camp in Turkey   Youth basketball team PLS Suns are back after attending a week-long training camp in Kayseri, Turkey. The delegation of 29 players returned on December 18 after also taking part in ...»

Date:21 December 2023 | Category:Sport

10.Four sports administrators pass away within six days
The local sports community is mourning the loss of four sports administrators – Frank Aglaé, Marie-Andrée Cupidon, Cedric Thomas and Giancarlo Lauro – who left this world in the space of just six days. Their demise is a great loss ...»

Date:14 December 2023 | Category:Sport

11.Commission de la Jeunesse et des Sports de l’Océan Indien (CJSOI) Games
Eleven disciplines proposed for the next Games in Seychelles   Eleven sporting disciplines will feature on the list for the next Commission de la Jeunesse et des Sports de l'Océan Indien (CJSOI) Games which will be held in Seychelles in ...»

Date:02 December 2023 | Category:Sport

12.National Sports Council (NSC) internal movements
Steve Hoareau, new acting director Competitive Sport and Aquatic Section          Paul Denis, new acting coaches’ commissioner Despite no official communications from the National Sports Council (NSC), Sports NATION has learned about some internal movements within the council, in regards ...»

Date:28 November 2023 | Category:Sport

13.Special Olympics Seychelles reaching out to the community
In their quest to sensitise the population on available opportunities for people living with a disability and attract more members, the Special Olympics Seychelles recently hosted a series of activities at the Anse Royale court, before ending the day on ...»

Date:07 November 2023 | Category:Domestic

14.Inter-school basketball tournament
Mont Fleuri, Plaisance secondary crowned champions   The Mont Fleuri secondary school boys’ and Plaisance girls’ teams clinched their first trophy in the revamped inter-school basketball tournament. The finals took place last Saturday at the Victoria Gymnasium where Mont Fleuri ...»

Date:25 October 2023 | Category:Sport

15.Netball: Inner-Island School Jamboree
Great turn-out and request for more similar events   As part of its programme to re-ignite netball, bringing it back to competitive level, by targeting new generations of players, the sport’s local governing body, the Seychelles Netball Association, on Saturday ...»

Date:18 October 2023 | Category:Sport

16.Basketball: Road to BAL 2024 – Group E
COSPN end Beau Vallon Heat’s BAL 2024 campaign   Local defending league and Land Marine Cup champions Beau Vallon will not travel further on the Road to BAL 2024 after losing their second group match 57-76 to Club Omnisport Police ...»

Date:10 October 2023 | Category:Sport

17.Basketball
Cable & Wireless lends a hand in Seychelles’ basketball youth development   Local telecommunication company Cable & Wireless has brought its contribution towards the country’s basketball youth development through a donation of 200 mini-basketballs and 100 mini-boards with rings which ...»

Date:10 October 2023 | Category:Sport

18.Crypto and NFT stamps: Revolutionising philately in the digital age
For the occasion of World Post Day, celebrated on October 9 by all designated postal operators in partnership with the Universal Postal Union, Seychelles Postal Services (SPS) takes this opportunity to share one of the many digital projects that it ...»

Date:07 October 2023 | Category:Domestic

19.Basketball: Road to BAL 2024 – Group E
Beau Vallon Heat overcome Ushindzi Club de Ouani in first match Last season’s doubles winners Beau Vallon Heat yesterday cleared their first hurdle on the mission to qualify for the next round of the Basketball Africa League with a 82-60 ...»

Date:07 October 2023 | Category:Sport

20.Basketball
PLS Hawks launch youth academy A major force in local basketball, Plaisance-based PLS Hawks are looking forward in maintaining their reputation as one of elites, catering for new generations of players through their newly-launched academy which will ensure continuity through ...»

Date:02 October 2023 | Category:Sport