2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil as the CAF representatives. Cameroon won their second title.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Angola and Nigeria qualified for finishing third and fourth in the competition respectively. Defending champions Mali failed to qualify.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Following completion of the tournament, CAF ejected Guinea from the competition, and deleted its results from the records, for fielding players with passports which had a different date of birth to those the players had used in the U-16 age restricted 'International Dream Cup' in Japan. Senegal were given the remaining place at the U-17 World Cup as they had placed behind Guinea during the group stage.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Qualification
The CAF decided in July 2017 that the format of the qualifying competition should be changed and split according to zones. The qualifiers were played between 19 July and 18 September 2018. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Tanzania.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Qualification, Player eligibility
Players born 1 January 2002 or later were eligible to participate in the competition.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Qualification, Qualified teams
Note: All appearance statistics count only those since the introduction of final tournament in 1995.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Draw
The draw of the final tournament was held on 20 December 2018, 19:30 EAT (UTC+3), at the Mlimani City Conference Centre in Dar es Salaam. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The hosts Tanzania were seeded in Group A and allocated to position A1, while 2017 third place Guinea were seeded in Group B and allocated to position B1 (2017 champions and runners-up Mali and Ghana did not qualify). The remaining six teams were seeded based on their results in the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations (final tournament and qualifiers), and drawn to any of the remaining three positions in each group.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Match officials
A total of 13 referees and 14 assistant referees were appointed for the tournament, including one women referee and two women assistant referees, which is the first time women officials were appointed in a CAF men's tournament.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals and qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Group stage
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 72):


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out (no extra time) was used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 73).


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Goalscorers
There were 36 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup
The following four teams from CAF qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Concerns and controversies, Guinean Football Federation punishment
CAF imposed the following penalties on the Guinean Football Federation:


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification
The 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification
Players born 1 January 2002 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Tanzania who qualified automatically as hosts.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, Teams
In July 2017, the Confederation of African Football decided that the qualifying competition should be split into regional competitions. To qualify, 49 of the 54 CAF members entered the qualifying tournament of their zone, including the hosts Tanzania, which also participated in qualification despite automatically qualified for the final tournament.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, Teams
Apart from the hosts, each of the six zones received one spot in the final tournament, and the zone of the defending champions received an additional spot. Since Mali won the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, West A Zone received two spots.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, Format
The qualification format is determined by each zone (Regulations Article 13).


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, North Zone
Tunisia hosted the 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament, the 15th edition of the UNAF U-17 Tournament under the auspices of the UNAF, which also served as a qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, between 20–28 August 2018. The matches were played at Monastir (Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet) and Sousse (Stade Olympique de Sousse).


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, North Zone
The draw for the fixtures was held on 14 May 2018. The four teams were placed in one group, with the winner qualifying for the final tournament.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, West A Zone
Senegal would host the WAFU-UFOA Zone A U-17 Championship between 9–18 September 2018. The matches were played at Pikine (Stade Al Djigo) and Rufisque (Stade Ngalandou Diouf).


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, West A Zone, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 30 July 2018. The nine teams were drawn into three groups of three teams. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, West B Zone
The WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were held in Niger between 2–15 September 2018. It was originally to be hosted at Ghana, but a new host was appointed. The matches were played at Niamey (Stade Général Seyni Kountché; Stade Municipal would originally also host matches).


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, West B Zone, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 24 July 2018. The seven teams were drawn into two groups, one of three teams and one of four teams. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, Central Zone
The UNIFFAC qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were held in Equatorial Guinea between 3–12 August 2018. It was originally to be hosted at DR Congo, but a new host was appointed. The matches were played at Bata (Estadio de Bata and Estadio La Libertad) and Malabo (Nuevo Estadio de Malabo).


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, Central Zone, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 30 July 2018. The seven teams were drawn into two groups, one of four teams and one of three teams. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, Central-East Zone
The CECAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were held in Tanzania between 11–26 August 2018. The matches were played at Dar es Salaam (National Stadium and Chamazi Stadium).


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, Central-East Zone, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 5 July 2018. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, South Zone
COSAFA announced that the COSAFA U-17 Championship hosted by Mauritius between 19–29 July 2018 would be the region's qualifying tournament. The matches were played at Port Louis (St. François Xavier Stadium) and Belle Vue Maurel (Anjalay Stadium).


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, South Zone, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 May 2018. The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four teams. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, Goalscorers
In total, there were 279 goals scored in 78 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match.


2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations squads
The 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations is an international age-restricted football tournament which is currently being held in Tanzania from 14–28 April. The 8 representative teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players born or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to be registered in these squads, only players registered in the squads are eligible to take part in the tournament.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
The 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations was the 15th edition of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (22nd edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. In May 2015, it was decided that the tournament would be hosted by Niger.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland as the CAF representatives. Mali won their first title, while the other qualified teams which finished second to fourth were Senegal, South Africa and Nigeria. Defending champions Zambia failed to qualify.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Qualification
The qualifiers were played between 30 March and 12 August 2018. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Niger.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Qualification, Player eligibility
Players born 1 January 1999 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Qualification, Qualified teams
Note: All appearance statistics count only those since the introduction of final tournament in 1991.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Draw
The draw of the final tournament was held on 13 December 2018, 21:00 WAT (UTC+1), at the Centre Technique de La Fenifoot in Niamey. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The hosts Niger were seeded in Group A and allocated to position A1, while 2017 runners-up Senegal were seeded in Group B and allocated to position B1 (2017 champions Zambia did not qualify). The remaining six teams were seeded based on their results in the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (final tournament and qualifiers), and drawn to any of the remaining three positions in each group.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Match officials
A total of 12 referees and 12 assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals and qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Group stage
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 71):


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 72).


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup
The following four teams from CAF qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification
The 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-20 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification
Players born 1 January 1999 or later are eligible to participate in the competition. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Niger who qualified automatically as hosts.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification, Teams
Apart from Niger, the remaining 53 members of CAF were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, and a total of 40 national teams were in the qualifying draw, which was announced on 26 February 2018.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification, Format
Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to determine the winner.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification, Bracket
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 26 February 2018.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification, Bracket
The seven winners of the third round qualify for the final tournament.


2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations squads
The 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations is an international association football tournament held in Niger. The eight national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players; only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament. Each player had to have been born after 1 January 1999. All ages as of start of the tournament. The squads for the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were announced on 30 January 2019.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's under-23 national teams of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt between 8 and 22 November 2019.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
The tournament was initially scheduled to take place in Zambia, but they withdrew from hosting in July 2017. Egypt was announced as the new host nation of the tournament by CAF on 23 September 2017.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Same as previous editions, the tournament served as African qualifying for the Olympic football tournament, with the top three teams of the tournament qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in Japan.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Nigeria were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage. Egypt defeated Ivory Coast 2–1 at extra time in the final, winning the title for the first time in their history, while South Africa came third for the second times in a row after beating Ghana 6–5 on penalties after the match ended 2–2 in their third-place play-off match.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Qualification
Egypt qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Venues
The tournament used two venues, Cairo International Stadium and Al Salam Stadium, both in Cairo.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Squads
Each team had to register a squad of 21 players. Only players born on or after 1 January 1997 were eligible to compete in the tournament (Regulations Article 45).


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Draw
The draw of the final tournament was held on 2 October 2019, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Haramlek Palace of Montaza Complex in Alexandria. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The hosts Egypt were seeded in Group A (position A1), and the defending champions Nigeria were seeded in Group B (position B1). The remaining teams were allocated to two pots based on the results of the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, and were drawn to the remaining positions in their group.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Match officials
On 31 October 2019, CAF released the list of 12 referees and 13 assistant referees selected to oversee matches. This is the first time CAF appointed female match officials for the tournament.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Group stage
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 68):


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where a direct penalty shoot-out, without any extra time, would be used to decide the winner if necessary.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Awards, Team of the tournament
The team of the tournament was announced by CAF after the final.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Qualified teams for Summer Olympics
The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympic men's football tournament.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Goalscorers
There were 35 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.19 goals per match.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification
The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification
Players born 1 January 1997 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Egypt who qualified automatically as hosts. These matches also served as the first stage of the CAF qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, Teams
Apart from Egypt, the remaining 53 members of CAF were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, and a total of 43 national teams were in the qualifying draw, which was announced on 2 October 2018. The 13 teams which had the best performance in the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations final tournament and qualifying competition were given a bye to the second round.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, Format
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, penalty shoot-out (no extra time) was used to determine the winner.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, Schedule
The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows. All matches were played during the FIFA International Window. The third round was originally scheduled for 3–11 June 2019, but was rescheduled to 2–10 September 2019 due to the proximity of its initial dates to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations between 21 June and 19 July.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, Bracket
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 2 October 2018.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, Bracket
The seven winners of the third round qualified for the final tournament.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, Second round
Cameroon won on walkover due to FIFA's suspension of the Sierra Leone Football Association.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, Second round
DR Congo won 2–1 on aggregate. However, they were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible (overaged) player, and Morocco won on walkover.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, Goalscorers
There were 157 goals scored in 66 matches, for an average of 2.38 goals per match.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations squads
The following is a list of squads for each national team competing at the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. The tournament took place in Egypt, between 8–22 November 2019. It was the third U-23 age group competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations squads
The 8 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 1997 were eligible to compete in the tournament. On 5 November 2019, CAF published the final lists with squad numbers on their website.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations squads
The full squad listings are below. The position listed for each player is per the official squad list published by CAF. The age listed for each player is on 8 November 2019, the first day of the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations squads, Group A, Egypt
The preliminary squad was announced on 23 October 2019. The final squad was announced on 29 October 2019.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations squads, Group A, Cameroon
The preliminary squad was announced on 2 October 2019. The final squad was announced on 29 October 2019.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations squads, Group A, Ghana
The preliminary squad was announced on 9 October 2019. The final squad was announced on 1 November 2019.


2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations squads, Group B, Zambia
The preliminary squad was announced on 5 October 2019. The squad was then trimmed-down on 21 October 2019. The final squad was announced on 29 October 2019.


2019 Africa Women's Sevens
The 2019 Africa Women's Sevens was a women's rugby sevens tournament held in Monastir, Tunisia on 12–13 October 2019.


2019 Africa Women's Sevens
The tournament acted as qualification for the 2020 Hong Kong Women's Sevens, which in turns serves as a qualification tournament for the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.


2019 Africa Women's Sevens
The tournament also acted as qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics.


2019 Africa Women's Sevens
South Africa won the tournament and qualified for the Hong Kong Sevens along with Kenya. South Africa declined Olympics qualification so Kenya earned the automatic qualifying spot.


2019 Africa Women's Sevens, Pool Stage
The top two teams in each pool as well as the two best 3rd ranked teams qualify for the cup quarterfinals.


2019 African Badminton Championships
The 2019 African Badminton Championships was the continental badminton championships to crown the best players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, from 22–28 April.


2019 African Badminton Championships, Medalists
In November 2019, Badminton World Federation released a statement regarding doping test failure of Kate Foo Kune in this championships and decided to disqualify her result.


2019 African Badminton Championships, Tournament
The 2019 African Badminton Championships were held in two separate events. The team event, officially All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2019, was a continental tournament to crown the best team in Africa holding from 22–25 April. The individual event, officially All Africa Individual Championships 2019, was a continental tournament to crown the best players in Africa holding from 26–28 April. A total of 18 countries across Africa registered their players to compete at this event. This year's edition served as the first qualifier for African player to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.


2019 African Badminton Championships, Tournament
The tournament was sponsored by the Rivers State Government and organized by the Badminton Federation of Nigeria; the federation prepared a mascot, Alabo The Shuttler, as a reflection of the culture of the people.


2019 African Badminton Championships, Tournament, Venue
This tournament was held at the Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre (Civic Centre), Moscow road, Port Harcourt with six courts.


2019 African Badminton Championships, Tournament, Point distribution
The individual event of this tournament was graded based on the BWF points system for the BWF International Challenge event. Below is the table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.


2019 African Baseball Championship
The 2019 African Baseball Championship was the fourth Africa Baseball Championship, after 1999, 2003, and 2007. The Championship was held from May 1 to May 5, 2019, at the Boksburg Baseball Club in Johannesburg, South Africa.


2019 African Baseball Championship
Seventeen national baseball teams in Africa were originally divided into four zones for the 2020 Olympics qualifiers. Ultimately, there were three regional qualifiers leading up to the 2019 African Baseball Championship, starting in March 2019 at the Labone Secondary School in Labone, a suburb of Accra, in Ghana with ones in Kenya and South Africa in April.


2019 African Baseball Championship
Burkina Faso competed in Zone West 1 against Team Ghana, Team Nigeria, Team Tunisia, and Team Cote d’Ivoire. In April 2019 at the first African West One pre-qualifier for the 2020 Olympics, Team Burkina Faso defeated Team Nigeria (13-3) and Team Ghana (14-4). Burkina Faso was the first team to qualify, followed by  Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Nigeria and Kenya withdrew before the Championship began. Burkina Faso lost in the semi-final in May to Team South Africa, 16-1.


2019 African Baseball Championship
The winner of the 2019 African Baseball Championship, Team South Africa, advanced to the 2019 Europe-Africa Qualifier for the 2020 Olympics in Italy in September 2019 to face the top five teams from the 2019 European Baseball Championship.


2019 African Beach Games
The 2019 African Beach Games were the inaugural edition of the international beach sports competition between the nations of Africa, organised by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). The first Games were held on the island of Sal, Cape Verde in June 2019.


2019 African Beach Games
In the ten-day competition, a total of 45 nations competed in 28 events across 11 sports. Teqball was also included as a demonstration sport on 18 June.


2019 African Beach Games
The Games were awarded to the Cabo Verdean Olympic Committee (COC) at the ANOCA General Assembly in Djibouti in May 2017. The host contract was signed in March 2018 between the City Hall of Sal, the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and the Cabo Verdean Olympic Committee (COC), to carry out of the first African Beach Games 2019.


2019 African Beach Games, Branding
The logo is the silhouette of the African continent, while the mascot is a tortoise named Krexteu.


2019 African Beach Games, Participating nations
45 out of 54 nations participated. Chad, Comoros, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia and South Africa did not participate.


2019 African Entertainment Awards USA
The 5th African Entertainment Awards USA was held at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey on October 19, 2019 and was televised on Sahara TV. Nominees were revealed on August 23, 2019. The 5th ceremony honors African excellence as it marks 5 years as an NGO and the show host were; Eric Omondi, and Anita Fabiola.


2019 African Entertainment Awards USA, Nominations and winners
The following is a list of nominees and the winners are listed highlighted in boldface.


2019 African Entertainment Awards USA, Special Recognition Awards
On 18 September 2019, at the pre-show, AEAUSA honors; Sbusiso Leope, Oliver Mtukudzi, and Ms. Bodega.


2019 African Games
The 12th African Games was held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that the African Games were hosted by Morocco following the country's readmission to the African Union in January 2017.


2019 African Games, Bidding process
The 12th African Games was schedule in September 2019. Accra, Nairobi and Lusaka announced that they would bid for these Games, but none of them were selected.


2019 African Games, Bidding process
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea was initially chosen to organise the 2019 African Games at the Second Ordinary Session of the Specialist Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and Sports, which was held at the headquarters of the African Union, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 13 to 17 June 2016.


2019 African Games, Bidding process
However, Equatorial Guinea was unable to host the Games due to economic problems. Lusaka, the capital of Zambia was later speculated to host the Games but refused, citing lack of facilities. In July 2018, Rabat, Morocco was selected to replace Malabo, Equatorial Guinea as host of the 2019 edition.


2019 African Games, Branding
The logo is a door with Moroccan mosaic, while the mascot is an Atlas lion or a Barbary lion.


2019 African Games, Calendar
The schedule of the games was as follows. The calendar was completed with event finals information.


2019 African Handball Super Cup
The 2019 African Handball Super Cup (25th edition), also known as Babacar Fall Super Cup, in honour of the first chairman of the African Handball Confederation, was a handball competition organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body.


2019 African Handball Super Cup
The matches, held on 4 April 2019 at the Salle Omnisport Al Inbiâat, in Oudja, Morocco, were contested by Zamalek, the 2018 African Handball Champions League winner and Al Ahly, the 2018 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup winner, on the man's side and Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto, the 2018 African Women's Handball Champions League winner and Petro de Luanda, the 2018 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup winner. Zamalek, on the man's side and Primeiro de Agosto, on the woman's side, were the winners.


2019 African Judo Championships
The 2019 African Judo Championships was the 40th edition of the African Judo Championships, organised by the African Judo Union. It took place in Cape Town, South Africa from 25–28 April 2019.


2019 African Judo Championships, Participating nations
There were a total of 179 participants from 28 nations.


2019 African Netball Championships
The 2019 African Netball Championships was held in Cape Town from 18-23 October 2019. The tournament featured seven nations including hosts South Africa, defending champions Uganda along with Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe in 2 pool categories. Tanzania pulled out of the tournament due to financial issues, just a day before the tournament opener against Zimbabwe. The tournament was originally supposed to have its scheduled opening match between defending champions Uganda and Zimbabwe but was called off due to the last minute withdrawal by Tanzania. The authorities later revealed that the match between hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe to be the opening match of the tournament while the tournament was later modified with round robin format.


2019 African Netball Championships
South Africa defeated Zambia 72-53 to win the tournament with a perfect 100 percentage winning record.


2019 African Netball Championships, Squads
Malawi and Uganda announced their preliminary squads in September 2019. Malawi revealed a list of 24 players in the squad and later cropped the list to 12 members. Malawi's national captain Joanna Kachilika and Thandie Galleta were rested for the tournament who were earlier named in the preliminary squad while Caroline Mtukule was appointed as stand in captain for Malawi. Uganda released a squad consisting of 22 players.


2019 African Netball Championships, Squads
In September 2019, just three weeks prior to the start of the tournament, Ugandan captain Peace Proscovia was ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury which she sustained while playing at the Australian league. In October 2019, Dorette Badenhorst was appointed as the new head coach for South Africa following the exit of Norma Plummer.


2019 African Netball Championships, Squads
Just a day prior to the tournament opener, Zimbabwean head coach Lloyd Makunde was sacked due to pay disputes.


2019 African Rally Championship
The 2019 African Rally Championship was the 39th season of the African Rally Championship (ARC), the FIA regional zone rally championship for the African continent. The season began on February 21 in the Côte d'Ivoire, and ended on October 10 in Rwanda, after seven events.


2019 African Rally Championship
Skoda Fabia driver Manvir Singh Baryan won his third consecutive title. Baryan again won three of the seven rallies, taking victory in the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire, Zambia International Rally and Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally. Baryan dominated the title, winning with 201 points compared to Zambian Ford driver Leeroy Gomes 88 points. Baryan's title extended the run of Kenyan success to five consecutive years.


2019 African Rally Championship
Kenyan Mitsubishi driver and winner of the Safari Rally, Baldev Chager was third in the championship on 56 points, six points ahead of South African Toyota driver Hergen Fekken. Fekken won the Rally of South Africa. Baryan wrapped up the title early in August after winning the Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally. The two subsequent rallies in Tanzania and Rwanda were won by local drivers who were not chasing the African title.


2019 African Rally Championship, Event calendar and results
There were seven rallies in the 2019 African Rally Championship. The only change from the 2018 schedule was the Safari Rally that moved from March to July:


2019 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics
The 2019 African U20 Championships in Athletics was the fourteenth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger, for the first time held jointly with the African U18 Championships in Athletics. It was held at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, between 16 and 20 April.


2019 African Weightlifting Championships
The 2019 African Weightlifting Championships was held in Cairo, Egypt from 25 to 29 April 2019. It was the 29th men's and 18th women's championship.


2019 African Weightlifting Championships, Medal table
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)


2019 African Women's Handball Champions League
The 2019 African Women's Handball Champions League was the 41st edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from October 4–13, 2019 at the Pavilhão Vavá Duarte and Pavilhão Craveiro Lopes in Praia, Cape Verde, contested by 8 teams and won by Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto of Angola.


2019 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup
The 2019 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup was the 35th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from April 5–14, 2019, at the salles Prince Heritier Moulay El Hassan and 16 Aout in Oujda, Morocco, contested by 8 teams and won by Primeiro de Agosto of Angola.


2019 African Women's Junior Handball Championship
The 2019 African Women's Junior Handball Championship was held in Niamey, Niger from 5 to 14 September 2019. It also acted as qualification tournament for the 2020 Women's Junior World Handball Championship to be held in Romania.


2019 African Women's Junior Handball Championship, Draw
The draw was held on 14 August 2019 at the CAHB Headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.


2019 African Women's Youth Handball Championship
The 2019 African Women's Youth Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the championship held in Niamey, Niger from 16 to 24 September 2019. It also acted as qualification tournament for the 2020 Women's Youth World Handball Championship to be held in China.


2019 African Women's Youth Handball Championship, Participating teams
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.


2019 African Wrestling Championships
The 2019 African Wrestling Championships was held in Hammamet, Tunisia from 29 to 31 March 2019.


2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
The 2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament was an edition of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, a cricket tournament in Afghanistan. It was the third edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. The tournament was split into two phases, with the first half of the competition taking place in April and May 2019, and the second half taking place during November and December 2019.


2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
Six regional teams competed in the tournament, with Band-e-Amir Region being the defending champions. The first round of the tournament started on 4 April 2019 and finished on 2 May 2019. Following the conclusion of the first round of fixtures, Speen Ghar Region were leading the tournament, finishing three points ahead of Amo Region. Kabul Region did not take part in the second round of matches in the tournament. After the completion of the second round of matches, Speen Ghar Region maintained their lead at the top of the table to win the tournament.


2019 Aichi gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held on 3 February 2019 to elect the Governor of Aichi.


2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash
On February 27, 2019, Air Dynasty's Eurocopter AS350 B3e carrying six passengers and one pilot was scheduled to travel on a domestic flight from Pathibhara Devi Temple in Taplejung to Chuhandanda in Tehrathum, Nepal. The aircraft crashed at approximately 1.30 p.m. (NPT) due to bad weather in Taplejung. All seven people on board died in the crash, including Rabindra Prasad Adhikari, Nepal's Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation.


2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash, Background
Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal Rabindra Prasad Adhikari came to Taplejung to inspect the under-construction airport at Chuhandanda. After inspecting the airport, the fellow passengers and crew went to see one of the most significant temples in Nepal, Pathibhara Devi Temple by helicopter. After visiting the temple Adhikari and other passengers were returning to Chuhandanda in Tehrathum.


2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash, Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Eurocopter AS350 B3e bearing the registration 9N-AMI. It was built by Airbus Helicopters in 2017 and delivered to Air Dynasty brand new.


2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash, Passengers and crew
On board the helicopter were, among the minister Adhikari, Ang Tshering Sherpa, managing director of Yeti Airlines and Air Dynasty, an aid to Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, two representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, a security personnel and the Captain of the aircraft.


2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash, Incident
The helicopter crash occurred due to critical weather in Taplejung, Nepal. The crash killed all seven people on board, including Nepalese Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Rabindra Prasad Adhikari. The pilot of the helicopter reported heavy snowfall in the area of the airport and stated that he was unable to remain airborne, according to The Kathmandu Post. After the incident Air Dynasty was informed at 1:30 p.m. Nepal Standard Time (NPT).


2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash, Incident
The helicopter crashed at Sisne Khola, Pathibhara, Taplejung, Nepal. Nepalese police reported that Rabindra Adhikari and another passenger were in an identifiable state. Moments after the helicopter went missing, Taplejung residents reported to the police that they had heard a loud bang and seen smoke and fire in the area. Suraj Bhattarai, a witness also reported to the police "The helicopter is in pieces, and scattered all over". The helicopter caught fire after hitting Chuchche Dada and falling down to Sisne Khola.


2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash, Aftermath
The Office of the Prime Minister declared 28 February 2019 to be national mourning day in Nepal to pay respect to those who died in the helicopter crash. Nepal's Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa said "All educational institutes, government offices, diplomatic missions will remain closed with a national flag lowered half-mast to mourn the death." Thapa also said that "The national flag will be hoisted at half-staff to mourn the departed souls."


2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash, Aftermath
The bodies of four people were brought to Suketar Airport on Wednesday afternoon. Chief District Officer of Taplejung District Anuj Bhandari said "There has been heavy snowfall. We could not take out all the bodies. We will try again tomorrow", he also added that recovering bodies in the crash site is difficult due to helicopter crash site being at the slope of a hill.


2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash, Aftermath
Nepal's prime minister Khadga Prasad Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal told the media "The country has lost a dependable youth leader with abundant possibilities in the demise of Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari".


2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash, Aftermath
Mourning the loss of their managing director, Yeti Airlines, and Tara Air cancelled all flights on 1 March 2019.


2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash, Aftermath
The bodies of the passengers and the pilot were brought to Kathmandu on February 28 at 12:10 p.m. Nepal Communist Party (NCP) said all of the bodies would be cremated with state honours at Ramghat in Nepal. Before the funeral Adhikari's body would be kept at Exhibition Centre at local Nayabazar to pay respect toward him and his body would be cremated at Pokhara, Nepal.


2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash, Investigation
On 28 February, the Government of Nepal opened an investigation into the accident.


2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash, Investigation
Four months after the accident, the investigation committee released a preliminary report which blamed violations of operating procedures, such as a misbalance of weights and an inexperienced pilot, and the weather conditions for causing the crash.


2019 Air Force Falcons football team
The 2019 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by thirteenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They competed as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the Mountain Division. Following the season they were invited to the Cheez-It Bowl where they defeated Washington State by a score of 31–21.


2019 Air Force Falcons football team
The 2019 Falcons' 11 wins were the most in a single season under head coach Troy Calhoun, their third 10+ win season during his tenure, their eighth in program history, and the most wins achieved in a single season since the 1998 team who finished ranked #13 in the AP Poll and #10 in the Coaches' Poll with a record of 12–1.


2019 Air Force Falcons football team, Previous season
The Falcons finished the 2018 season 5–7, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division.


2019 Air Force Falcons football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days
The Mountain West media days were held from July 23−24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.


2019 Air Force Falcons football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days, Media poll
The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Falcons were predicted to finish in third place in the MW Mountain Division.


2019 Air Force Falcons football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days, Preseason All−Mountain West Team
The Falcons had two players selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team, both from the defensive side of the ball.


2019 Air Force Falcons football team, Personnel, Roster
The Air Force football roster prior to 2019 fall camp (as of July 17, 2019):


2019 Airmarine Cup
The AIRMARINE Cup 2019 is the first edition of the AIRMARINE Cup, an international football tournament with four countries participating. It is played on 20 and 23 March 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ananth S. Nathan, Executive Chairman of AIRMARINE (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. takes the tournament as a national social responsibility of a corporate entity to step forward for the Malaysian national football team to gain more international break for the exposure and to advance in their FIFA ranking points.


2019 Airmarine Cup
Faiz Nasir, made his first international goal debut in the Malaysia versus Afghanistan.


2019 Airmarine Cup
Oman won the tournament after beating Singapore 5–4 through penalty shoot-out for their first title.


2019 Airmarine Cup, Participating nations
In earlier February 2019, it was announced that Oman,Singapore and Solomon Islands had been invited to participated in the 2019 Airmarine Cup hosted by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). On 1 March 2019, Solomon Islands announcing their withdrawal as the tournament date is coinciding with their league schedule, leading FAM to calling Afghanistan as a potential replacement candidate. The same day, Afghanistan confirmed their participation and the draw are being announced on 4 March.


2019 Airmarine Cup, Match officials
The following referees and their assistants were chosen for the tournament.


2019 Akita Masters
The 2019 Akita Masters (officially known as the Yonex Akita Masters 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at CNA Arena Akita in Japan from 13 to 18 August 2019 and had a total purse of $75,000.


2019 Akita Masters, Tournament
The 2019 Akita Masters was the sixth Super 100 tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Akita Masters championships, which had been held since 2018. This tournament was organized by the Nippon Badminton Association and sanctioned by the BWF.


2019 Akita Masters, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at CNA Arena Akita in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan.


2019 Akita Masters, Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF Tour Super 100 event.


2019 Akita Masters, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$75,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2019 Akron Zips football team
The 2019 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Zips were led by first-year head coach Tom Arth and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium in Akron, Ohio. They competed as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).


2019 Akron Zips football team
The 2019 Zips lost every single game on their schedule, finished with an 0–12 overall record and an 0–8 record in MAC play, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 435 to 126. They finished in last place in the conference's East Division. CBS Sports rated Akron dead last, at 130th, in their season's-end ranking of all 130 FBS teams. The Zips were the only Division I FBS team to go winless in the 2019 season.


2019 Akron Zips football team, Preseason, Coaching changes
Following the firing of seven-year head coach Terry Bowden at the end of the 2018 season, Akron announced the hiring of Tom Arth on December 14, 2018. Arth had spent the previous two seasons as the head coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, leading them to records of 3–8 and 6–5 in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Before Chattanooga, he was the head coach at John Carroll University, where he led the team to an upset victory over No. 1 Mount Union to claim an Ohio Athletic Conference title in 2016 and was named D3football.com Coach of the Year.


2019 Akron Zips football team, Preseason, Coaching changes
Tom Arth announced the members of his coaching staff in January and March 2019. Among them were defensive coordinator Matt Feeney and offensive coordinator Tommy Zagorski, who both served in the same roles on Arth's staff at Chattanooga.


2019 Akron Zips football team, Preseason, MAC media poll
The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Zips predicted to finish in fifth place in the East Division.


2019 Akron Zips football team, Schedule
Akron's non-conference slate will consist of home games against UAB of Conference USA and Troy of the Sun Belt Conference, and road games against Illinois of the Big Ten Conference and UMass, a football independent.


2019 Akron Zips football team, Schedule
In Mid-American Conference play, the Zips hosted Kent State, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, and Ohio, and traveled to Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Bowling Green, and Miami. They did not play West Division members Ball State, Toledo, or Western Michigan.


2019 Akron Zips men's soccer team
The 2019 Akron Zips men's soccer team represented The University of Akron during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Zips, played in the Mid-American Conference.


2019 Akron Zips men's soccer team
The 2019 season was one of the most infamous starts to the season in program history. After being ranked atop the nation and projected to win the Mid-American Conference, Akron lost the first seven matches of the season, a program worst, and the most losses since 2001. It was the first time in the program's 65-year history, the team lost more than three games in a row to start the season. Following the seven-match losing streak, Akron earned its first win against VCU, and subsequently went on a 6–2–2 run, ultimately winning the Mid-American regular season championship. The Zips were eliminated in the first round of the 2019 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament, and failed to qualify for the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, the first year since 2003 they missed the tournament.


2019 Akron Zips men's soccer team, Background
Akron finished the 2018 season by reaching the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game for the third time in program history, and for the first time since their College Cup triumph in 2010. Akron began the season ranked fourth in the nation in the United Soccer Coaches poll and second in the nation in the TopDrawer Soccer poll. A slow start to the season saw the Zips fall to a 1–3–1 record and slip out of the national rankings. Following the early skid, the Zips rebounded to win their next three straight matches.


2019 Akron Zips men's soccer team, Background
This was hallmarked by a 10–0 victory of Canisius, making it the program's largest win in history. Akron earned a pair of subsequent road wins at Grand Canyon and at VCU. Akron began conference play with a scoreless draw at Bowling Green. A chain of inconsistent performances saw the Zips lose at home to West Virginia and Syracuse, but nab victories against Michigan State and Creighton, who were both ranked in the USC Top 10 at the time.


2019 Akron Zips men's soccer team, Background
Akron finished the Mid-American Conference regular season in fourth place, making it the programs poorest regular season performance in MAC play since joining the conference. In the MAC Tournament, the Zips had a resurgence in form, winning all three of their tournament matches, en route to their 7th straight Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer Tournament title, and their 11th MAC title in the last 14 years. The championship was a rematch of last year's championship, where the Zips took on Western Michigan. The win guaranteed that the Zips would return to the NCAA Tournament, where their chances prior to the tournament had been on the bubble.


2019 Akron Zips men's soccer team, Background
The Zips did not earn a seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013. In the first round, Akron hosted Rider, where they won 3–1. The victory led to a rematch against Syracuse. The match, played at nearby Colgate University, was a triumph for Akron, as they won by the same 3–1 score. The Zips then took on top-seed Wake Forest in the Sweet Sixteen, and earned a 1–0 away victory. In the Elite Eight, Akron took on Stanford, the three-time defending NCAA champions. Akron had been eliminated in penalties for the last 2 tournaments by Stanford. In the match, Akron avenged their losses, and won 3–2 at Stanford booking their spot in the College Cup. There, the Zips prevailed 5–1 against Michigan State, making it the most lopsided semifinal match in nearly 20 years.


2019 Akron Zips men's soccer team, Background
In the NCAA Championship match, Akron took on 11th-seeded Maryland, where they lost 0–1 in regulation thanks to a 57th-minute penalty kick from Amar Sejdič. Following the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Akron goalkeeper, Ben Lundt was drafted by FC Cincinnati in the 2nd round, 37th pick of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Defender Abdi Mohamed was drafted by New York City FC in the second round as well with the 43rd pick. Striker Marcel Zajac signed a pro contract with Canadian Premier League outfit, Forge FC.


2019 Akron Zips men's soccer team, Background
Ahead of the 2019 season, Leo Chappell and T.J. Kolba left the program, while Jared Embick's contract was extended. To replace Chappell, Michael Nanchoff was hired as an assistant coach. Ger Coppinger remained on Embick's coaching staff and Drew Crawford was promoted to the Director of Soccer Operations.


2019 Akron Zips men's soccer team, Squad, First team roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election
The 2019 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election occurred on March 10, 2019. Incumbent PDP Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel won re-election for a second term, defeating Nsima Ekere of the APC.


2019 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel won the primary election after he was returned as the sole candidate. He picked Moses Ekpo as his running mate. Nsima Ekere was the APC candidate with Amadu Jackson Attai as his running mate. 45 candidates contested in the election.


2019 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State is elected using the plurality voting system.


2019 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel won the primary election after he was returned as the sole candidate. He picked Amadu Jackson Attai as his running mate.


2019 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
The APC primary election was held on September 30, 2018. Nsima Ekere won the primary election polling 160,458 votes against 3 other candidates. His closest rival was Dan Abia who came second with 4,189 votes, Akpanudoedehe came third with 2,015 votes, while  Edet Efretuei had 1,234 votes.


2019 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election, Results
A total number of 45 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.


2019 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,119,727, while 720,064 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 712,037, while number of valid votes was 696,245. Rejected votes were 15,792.


2019 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election, Results, By local government area
Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. The total valid votes of 696,245 represents the 45 political parties that participated in the election. Green represents LGAs won by Udom Gabriel Emmanuel. Blue represents LGAs won by Nsima Ekere.


2019 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
The 2019 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the twenty-first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates between 9 and 15 December 2019.


2019 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge – Doubles
Alena Fomina and Valentina Ivakhnenko were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Georgina García Pérez and Sara Sorribes Tormo.


2019 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge – Doubles
Lucie Hradecká and Andreja Klepač won the title, defeating García Pérez and Sorribes Tormo in the final, 7–5, 3–6, [10–8].


2019 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge – Singles
Peng Shuai was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2019 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge – Singles
Ana Bogdan won the title, defeating Daria Snigur in the final, 6–1, 6–2.


2019 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team
The 2019 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represents Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs are led by second-year head coach Connell Maynor and play their home games at Louis Crews Stadium in Huntsville, Alabama as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.


2019 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2018 season 6–5, 4–3 in SWAC play to finish in second place in the East Division.


2019 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team, Preseason, Preseason polls
The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in second place in the East Division.


2019 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team, Preseason, Preseason All–SWAC teams
The Bulldogs placed five players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.


2019 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team, Postseason
Bentley broke several Alabama A&M records: Single-season rushing yards, career rushing yards (3,204), single-game rushing yards (245), rushing touchdowns (18), career touchdowns (43), single-season points (122) and career points (260). Ibrahim finished the season with 1,004 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns on 59 receptions. Cushine, a 6-2 and 220-pound defensive end from Broward County, Fla., emerged this season as one of the conference's top pass rushers, leading Alabama A&M with seven sacks and 13 tackles for loss. Corey finished the season 49 of 50 on extra point attempts, and he made 5-of-9 field goal attempts, including a 44-yarder.


2019 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team, Postseason
Glass led the SWAC in passing while setting a new Alabama A&M records with 3,600 passing yards and 32 passing touchdowns. Zabrian Moore led the SWAC in receiving with 1,057 yards and nine touchdowns on 58 receptions. Johnson finished the season with 275 yards and four touchdowns on 24 receptions. Holloway set a new Alabama A&M record with 114 tackles, averaging 9.5 tacklers per game and led the team with 14 tackles for loss.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team
The 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium. This season is the second under head coach Brad Bohannon.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Crimson Tide predicted to finish in last place in the Western Division.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team, Schedule
† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2019 Southeastern Conference standings. Rankings are based on the team's current  ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Crimson Tide's 125th overall season, 86th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and 28th within the SEC's Western Division. They played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and were led by 13th-year head coach Nick Saban.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The defending national runners-up, Alabama began the season ranked second in the AP Poll, and were the favorites to repeat as SEC Champions. The Crimson Tide won their first seven games of the year handily, and rose to first in the AP Poll. They were ranked third in the season's first College Football Playoff rankings heading into an anticipated match-up against second-ranked LSU, which Alabama lost 46–41. The next week, Alabama lost starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to a season-ending hip injury in the game against Mississippi State. They finished the regular season with a 48–45 upset loss to cross-state rival Auburn.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
With a regular season record of 10–2, Alabama was not selected for the College Football Playoff for the first time since the inception of the format in 2014. The Crimson Tide were also not invited to a New Year's Six bowl game, making this the first season since 2010 that Alabama was not selected to a NY6 or BCS bowl. They were instead invited to the Citrus Bowl, where they defeated Michigan.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Tagovailoa, at the time of his injury, was considered a candidate for the Heisman Trophy and was on pace to break his own NCAA FBS passer rating record. He was replaced by backup Mac Jones for the remainder of the season. Running back Najee Harris led the team with 1,224 rushing yards and 20 total touchdowns, tied for the SEC lead. Receivers Jerry Jeudy and DeVonta Smith were both named All-SEC. On defense, the team was led by first-team all-conference players linebacker Anfernee Jennings and safety Xavier McKinney. Nine Alabama players were selected in the 2020 NFL Draft, including No. 5 overall selection Tua Tagovailoa.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Previous season
In 2018, Alabama went undefeated in the regular season and won the 2018 SEC Championship Game over Georgia. The Crimson Tide entered the College Football Playoff as the number one seed, winning the semi-final played at the Orange Bowl over Oklahoma before falling to Clemson in the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Offseason, Offseason departures
Seven Alabama players with remaining eligibility declared early for the 2019 NFL Draft. In addition, 14 seniors from the 2018 team graduated.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Offseason, Recruiting
Alabama's 2019 recruiting class consisted of 27 recruits, 15 of which enrolled early. Alabama had the highest ranked class in the nation according to 247Sports.com and ESPN, and had the second best class behind Georgia according to Rivals.com. The class was ranked No. 1 by the 247Sports Composite, which aggregates the ratings of the major recruiting services. Headlining the class were consensus top-10 recruits Antonio Alfano (defensive end), Trey Sanders (running back), and Evan Neal (offensive tackle).


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Offseason, Spring game
The 2019 Crimson Tide held spring practices in March and April. The 2019 Alabama football spring game, "A-Day" took place in Tuscaloosa, AL on April 13, 2019, at 1 p.m. CST with the White team beating the Crimson team 31–17. Freshman WR John Metchie III was named A-Day MVP after hauling in five catches for a game-high 133 receiving yards. White team QB Mac Jones led all passers, completing 19 of 23 passes for 271 yards.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Preseason, SEC media days
The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, Alabama was voted the overwhelming favorite to repeat as West Division Champion and SEC Champion.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Preseason, Preseason All-SEC teams
The Crimson Tide had 13 players at 14 positions selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Schedule
Alabama announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018. The 2019 Crimson Tide' schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away games, and 1 neutral site game for the regular season. Alabama will host four SEC conference opponents Ole Miss (rivalry), Arkansas, Tennessee (Third Saturday of October) and LSU (rivalry) and will travel for four SEC opponents to South Carolina, Texas A&M, Mississippi State (rivalry) and arch-rival Auburn for the 84th Iron Bowl to close out the SEC regular season on the road. Alabama is not scheduled to play SEC East opponents Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri and Vanderbilt in the 2019 regular season. The Crimson Tide’s bye week comes during week 6 (on October 5) and week 10 (on November 2).


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Schedule
Alabama's out of conference opponents represent the ACC, C-USA, Independents and Southern. The Crimson Tide will host three non–conference games which are against New Mexico State of the FBS independents, Southern Miss of the Conference USA and Western Carolina of the SoCon to close out the regular season and travel to Atlanta, GA for Chick-fil-A Kickoff to host Duke from the ACC.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Statistics, Defense
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, PD: Passes Defended, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Postseason, Bowl game
Alabama was selected to face Michigan in the 2020 Citrus Bowl on New Year's Day. The last time Alabama faced Michigan was during the regular season in 2012 when the Tide beat Michigan 41-14. Alabama defeated Michigan 35-16 in the 2020 VRBO Citrus Bowl on January 1, 2020 to close out the season at 11-2 overall. For nine straight seasons, the Crimson Tide has won 11 or more games.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, 2020 NFL Draft
The 2020 NFL Draft was held virtually on April 23–25, 2020.


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, 2020 NFL Draft
Crimson Tide who were picked in the 2020 NFL Draft:


2019 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team
The 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team is an American softball team, representing the University of Alabama for the 2019 NCAA softball season. The Crimson Tide play their home games at Rhoads Stadium. After losing in the 2018 NCAA Super Regionals, the 2019 team looks to make the postseason for the 21st straight year, and the Women's College World Series for twelfth time. This season represents the 23rd season of softball in the school's history.


2019 Alabama State Hornets football team
The 2019 Alabama State Hornets football team represents Alabama State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets are led by second-year head coach Donald Hill-Eley and play their home games at the New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.


2019 Alabama State Hornets football team, Previous season
The Hornets finished the 2018 season 4–7, 3–4 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.


2019 Alabama State Hornets football team, Preseason, Preseason polls
The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Hornets were picked to finish in fourth place in the East Division.


2019 Alabama State Hornets football team, Preseason, Preseason all–SWAC teams
The Hornets placed five players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.


2019 Alamo Bowl
The 2019 Alamo Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2019, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. EST (6:30 p.m. local CST) on ESPN. It was the 27th edition of the Alamo Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by Valero Energy, the game was officially known as the Valero Alamo Bowl.


2019 Alamo Bowl, Teams
The game was played between the Texas Longhorns of the Big 12 Conference and the Utah Utes of the Pac-12 Conference. This was second time that the two programs have met; their prior meeting was in 1982, won by Texas.


2019 Alamo Bowl, Teams, Texas Longhorns
Texas entered the game with a 7–5 record (5–4 in conference). They finished in a four-way tie for third place in the Big 12. The Longhorns were 1–3 against ranked opponents; losing to LSU, Oklahoma, and Baylor while defeating Kansas State. This was Texas' fourth Alamo Bowl, tying the Longhorns with Iowa and Oklahoma State for the most appearances. Texas entered the game with a 2–1 record in prior Alamo Bowl appearances.


2019 Alamo Bowl, Teams, Utah Utes
Utah entered the game with an 11–2 record (8–1 in conference), and ranked 12th in the AP Poll. They finished the regular season atop the Pac-12's South Division, having only lost to USC. In the Pac-12 Championship Game, the Utes faced Oregon and were defeated, 37–15. Utah was 1–1 against ranked opponents, defeating Arizona State and losing to Oregon. This was the first appearance for the Utes in the Alamo Bowl.


2019 Alaska Aces season
The 2019 Alaska Aces season is the 33rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2019 Alaska ferry workers strike
The 2019 Alaska ferry workers strike was a labor strike involving workers on the Alaska Marine Highway. Starting July 24, the strike involved over 400 members of the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, with the main causes of the strike being issues regarding scheduling, working conditions, and wage increases. The strike ended on August 2 following Federal mediation, with a compromise agreement between the union and ferry service.


2019 Alaska ferry workers strike, Background
The Alaska Marine Highway (AMH) is a ferry service operated by the U.S. state of Alaska. Along with the state capital of Juneau, the AMH services many areas of Alaska where the only means of transportation is by air travel or sea travel, such as Kodiak Island. The largest union representing workers on the AMH is the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific (IBU), an affiliated union of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which represents approximately 430 ferry workers.


2019 Alaska ferry workers strike, Background
In 2017, the employment contract between the union and AMH expired, with union members continuing to work under interim agreements as the union and AMH entered negotiations for new contracts. However, negotiations stalled as neither side could come to an agreement over issues including scheduling, wage increases, and working conditions. In particular, the union sought a 9% annual wage increase spread out over three years, as well as increased state funding for workers' health insurance and the elimination of a rule that allowed the AMH to pay out-of-state workers less than Alaskans.


2019 Alaska ferry workers strike, Background
By July 2019, with no agreement reached under either Governors Bill Walker or Mike Dunleavy, the union moved towards a strike. A 2019 contract proposal by the state government that did not include wage increases was rejected by union members, who then voted to authorize a strike. On July 23, the government of Alaska sent a letter to IBU officials stating that a strike by the state employees would most likely not be protected under state collective bargaining laws, with union officials responding that they were acting legally. On July 24, the union announced a strike. This was the first strike experienced by the AMH since a 20-day strike by the IBU in 1977.


2019 Alaska ferry workers strike, Course of the strike
On July 24, about 420 union members walked off their post. Pilots and engineers, represented by the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots and the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, respectively, did not participate in the strike, but agreed to not cross picket lines for the duration of the strike. On July 26, 2020 Democratic Party presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders voiced their support for the strikers. On July 27, union and state officials met with an arbitrator from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to discuss an end to the strike. However, by July 29, the mediator had suspended discussions. On August 3, an agreement between the two parties was reached, with representatives of the state announcing a return to operations starting the next day.


2019 Alaska ferry workers strike, Outcomes
Over the course of the strike, over 8,500 passengers and almost 2,500 vehicles were affected. The strike cost the AMH between $3.2 and $3.3 million in lost revenue and reimbursements to customers. As part of the agreement, the IBU and AMH agreed to a three-year labor contract that included a 3% pay increase spread over 2020 and 2021. Union members would start paying into their health insurance programs starting in 2021, with increased coverage. Additionally, union members would no longer be required to pay out-of-pocket for hotel rooms while working. However, the union failed to amend the rule allowing the AMH to pay out-of-state workers less than Alaskan residents.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision
On May 13, 2019, a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane operated by Mountain Air Service collided with a Taquan Air de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbine Otter floatplane over George Inlet, Alaska, United States. The DHC-2 broke up in mid-air with the loss of the single pilot and all four passengers. The DHC-3 pilot was able to maintain partial control, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage in the collision and the subsequent forced landing; the pilot suffered minor injuries, nine passengers suffered serious injuries, and one passenger was killed. Both aircraft were conducting sightseeing flights under visual flight rules, which states that the pilot of each aircraft is responsible for visually ensuring adequate separation from other air traffic, commonly known as "see and avoid".


2019 Alaska mid-air collision
In April 2021, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) attributed the accident to "'the inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept", along with the absence of alerts from both airplanes' traffic display systems." Due to the angle of approach, the DHC-2 pilot's view was obscured by the aircraft structure and the passenger sitting in the right-hand seat, while the DHC-2 was blocked from the DHC-3 pilot's view by the left front window post.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision
Both aircraft were equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) traffic alert systems, but the DHC-3 automatic alert feature had been disabled by a past equipment change, while the alert features of the DHC-2 system did not trigger because avionics in the DHC-3 were not broadcasting the aircraft's altitude. The NTSB also identified Taquan's inadequate preflight checklist and the Federal Aviation Administration's failure to require Taquan to implement a safety management system as contributing factors.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Aircraft and crew
The first accident aircraft was a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aircraft registration number N952DB, serial number 237, owned and operated by Mountain Air Service LLC since 2012. It was manufactured in 1951, was equipped with Edo floats, and had 16,452 total flight hours at the time of its most recent annual inspection in on April 16, 2019. The second accident aircraft was a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbine Otter floatplane, FAA number N959PA, serial number 159, manufactured in 1956, owned by Pantechnicon Aviation Ltd. since 2012, and operated by Taquan Air since 2016.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Aircraft and crew
It was also equipped with Edo floats, and had logged 30,297 hours of operation at its last annual inspection on April 30, 2019. Both aircraft were conducting local sightseeing flights of the Misty Fjords National Monument area for the benefit of passengers of a Princess Cruises cruise ship docked in Ketchikan, Alaska and were operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 135 as on-demand sightseeing flights under visual flight rules (VFR). Neither aircraft carried, or was required to carry, a cockpit voice recorder or flight data recorder.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Aircraft and crew
The DHC-2 pilot was 46 years old and held a commercial pilot certificate and a flight instructor certificate, ratings for seaplanes with single or multiple engines, and a valid second-class medical certificate with no limitations. His personal flight records could not be located but he had reported around 11,000 flight hours during his last medical exam. He was the owner and sole pilot for Mountain Air Service.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Aircraft and crew
The DHC-3 pilot was 60 years old and held an airline transport pilot certificate and a flight instructor certificate, a rating for single-engine seaplanes, and a valid first-class medical certificate with a limitation requiring corrective lenses. He had been hired by Taquan Air in 2018 and flew for the airline primarily during the summer months. According to Taquan records, he had about 25,000 flight hours, with about 15,000 hours as pilot-in-command.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Crash
Both aircraft were returning to Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base approximately 7 mi (11 km) southwest. The DHC-2 was flying at  107 knots (198 km/h) at an altitude of about 3,350 feet (1,020 m) mean sea level (MSL) while the DHC-3 was gradually descending at 126 knots (233 km/h) from an altitude of 3,700 feet (1,100 m) MSL. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Crash
The DHC-3 was equipped with an Automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS-B) collision warning system, but the pilot did not perceive any ADS-B collision warnings before he saw a "flash" to his left, and the two aircraft collided at 12:21 PM local time at an altitude of about 3,350 feet (1,020 m) MSL. One of the passengers in the DHC-3 reportedly saw the other aircraft before the collision and yelled "Pull up! Pull up!" before impact. The collision broke the windshield and separated the left rear door from the DHC-3.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Crash
The DHC-2 broke up in mid-air, creating an approximately 2,000 ft by 1,000 ft (610 m by 305 m) debris field about 1.75 mi (2.82 km) southwest of the DHC-3 crash site. The DHC-2 fuselage, empennage, and cabin structure were separated from one another, and the right wing showed damage consistent with propeller impacts. The pilot and all 4 passengers were killed.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Crash
The DHC-3 pitched about 40 degrees nose down, but the pilot was able to maintain partial control and perform a landing flare before touching down in George Inlet. On landing, the aircraft shuddered violently, the floats separated from the aircraft, and the cabin immediately flooded through the left rear door opening and broken windshield and began to sink. The pilot suffered head injuries in the collision and landing but was able to open the right rear door and help passengers exit.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Crash
Although the pilot had briefed the passengers about the location and use of the onboard life preservers before the flight, only one passenger retrieved her life preserver before evacuating. The pilot and surviving passengers were rescued by a nearby boater in a small skiff, who immediately called the United States Coast Guard and ferried the survivors to shore before a Coast Guard boat and helicopter arrived. The female passenger in the right front seat was severely injured and was seen motionless and slumped over in her seat as the aircraft sank.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Crash
The DHC-3 came to rest under about 80 ft (24 m) of water. The fuselage forward of the bulkhead separating the passenger cabin from the cockpit was found mostly broken away from the rear fuselage, and the left side of the forward fuselage was more heavily damaged than the right side. Two propeller blades were partially broken off, while all three were bent and gouged in a manner consistent with heavy rotational contact with a solid object, and were smeared with white paint.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Passengers
Nine passengers in the DHC-3 sustained serious injuries and one passenger sustained fatal injuries; four passengers in the DHC-2 suffered fatal injuries. Six injured victims were admitted to a local hospital and four others were evacuated to Seattle.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Passengers
The bodies of three occupants of the DHC-2 were recovered from the water soon after the accident and the other two bodies were found in a wooded area near the shoreline the following day. The medical examiner determined the cause of death of all five DHC-2 occupants to have been blunt force trauma.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Passengers
The front-seat passenger in the DHC-3 was found underwater, still strapped into her seat in the aircraft wreckage; her primary cause of death was determined to have been blunt force trauma with drowning being a contributing factor.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Aftermath
The deceased DHC-2 pilot was the owner and sole pilot for Mountain Air Service, and the company ceased operations after the crash. Taquan Air Flight 20 crashed one week later on 20 May and the airline suspended all flights the following day. Amid increased oversight by the FAA, Taquan resumed limited cargo service on 23 May, scheduled passenger flights on 31 May, and on-demand sightseeing tours on June 3.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) immediately began an investigation of the accident. A preliminary NTSB accident report was published on May 22, 2019.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Investigation
In a meeting held on April 20, 2021, the NTSB attributed the accident to "'the inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept" along with the absence of alerts from both airplanes' traffic display systems." The NTSB examined Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) aircraft position data, recorded data from the accident aircraft avionics, and photos taken by passengers in the accident aircraft.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Investigation
The NTSB found that the DHC-2 had been gradually climbing and had leveled off at an altitude of 3,350 ft (1,020 m) and a heading of about 255°, while the DHC-3 was descending from 4,000 ft (1,200 m) at a track ranging from 224° and 237°.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Investigation
The agency determined that the DHC-2 pilot would have been unable to see the DHC-3 approaching from his right due to the DHC-2 cockpit structure, the right-hand wing, and the passenger sitting in the right-hand front seat, while the left front window post in the DHC-3 obscured the DHC-2 from the pilot's view for 11 seconds leading up to the collision.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Investigation
Both aircraft were equipped with ADS-B based Cockpit Display of Traffic Information (CDTI). However, an FAA-provided equipment upgrade to the Garmin GSL 71 system in the DHC-3, implemented due to the phaseout of the FAA Capstone Program, had disabled the auditory traffic alert feature. Furthermore, the pressure altitude broadcasting feature of the GSL 71 was disabled because the control knob was set to the OFF position, and the Taquan Air preflight checklist (which listed the name of a different operator) did not require the pilot to set the knob to the appropriate position to broadcast pressure altitude.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Investigation
According to data records examined by the NTSB, the DHC-3 had not broadcast pressure altitude since April 29, 2019. The absence of pressure altitude broadcasts effectively disabled the automatic alert features in the ForeFlight mobile app CDTI used by the DHC-2 pilot, which was not designed to provide alerts when the target aircraft is not broadcasting pressure altitude. The lack of dedicated auditory or visual warnings left both pilots dependent on visually checking their CDTI display screens periodically.


2019 Alaska mid-air collision, Investigation
The NTSB recommended that the FAA require Part 135 operators to implement safety management systems, which could have mitigated the lack of alerting capability of the CDTI in the Taquan DHC-3, and prompted the airline to update its preflight checklist to include appropriate CDTI settings. Additionally, the NTSB recommended that ForeFlight upgrade their software such that automatic alerts are provided by default when the target aircraft is not broadcasting pressure altitude.


2019 Albania earthquake
Northwestern Albania was struck by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake with an epicentre 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west-southwest of Mamurras, at 03:54 CET (UTC+1) on 26 November 2019. The earthquake lasted at least 50 seconds and was felt in Albania's capital Tirana, and in places as far away as Bari, Taranto and Belgrade, 370 kilometres (230 mi) northeast of the epicentre. The maximum felt intensity was VIII (Severe) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. A total of 51 people were killed in the earthquake, with about 3,000 injured. It was the second earthquake to strike the region in the space of three months. It was the strongest earthquake to hit Albania in more than 40 years, its deadliest earthquake in 99 years and the world's deadliest earthquake in 2019.


2019 Albania earthquake, Tectonic setting
Albania lies across the convergent boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Adriatic Plate, part of the complex collision zone with the African Plate. The structure of the western part of Albania is dominated by active thrust tectonics. The region is seismically active, with several M ≥ 6 earthquakes in the last hundred years. In 1979, the largest of these events struck 70 kilometres (43 mi) further north, in Montenegro, killing 136 people (101 in Montenegro and 35 in Albania).


2019 Albania earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake had magnitude of 6.4 Mww, according to the ANSS Comprehensive Catalog. The observed focal mechanism is consistent with reverse movement on a NW-SE trending fault, parallel to the known thrust faults in the area. The maximum perceived intensity was VIII (severe) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MMI). Modelling using a combination of data from the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and interferometric synthetic-aperture radar (InSAR) provides further constraints on the fault that moved during the earthquake. This suggests that the rupture plane had a dip of 23° to the east-northeast at a depth of about 16.5 km.


2019 Albania earthquake, Earthquake
The estimated displacement on this thrust fault is 0.55 m over a rupture with dimensions 22 km x 13 km. The east-dipping Shirak Fault is considered the structure likely to be responsible for the earthquake. The mainshock was detected also via crowdsourcing by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, where seismologists observed a surge in the LastQuake app launches and lately collected up to 58,125 reports on the event from the earthquake eyewitnesses.


2019 Albania earthquake, Earthquake, Foreshocks
The largest foreshock was the Mw 5.6 earthquake that occurred on 21 September 2019, with an epicenter approximately 20 km south of the mainshock, ENE of Durrës, which was at the time the most powerful in 30 years and damaged 500 houses. Two further foreshocks of M>4, were recorded with epicentres to the south, in the six hours before the mainshock.


2019 Albania earthquake, Earthquake, Aftershocks
By 1 December, there had been 1,300 aftershocks. As of 02:00 (UTC) 27 January 2020 there had been five aftershocks that were greater than M 5.0 and a further forty-five between M 4 and 5. The largest aftershock occurred at 07:08 CET (UTC+1), less than four hours after the mainshock, with a magnitude of M 5.4. This event caused shaking of intensity VII (very strong).


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
The damage was mostly in the large port city of Durrës and the village of Kodër-Thumanë, which are near the epicentre of the earthquake. Two hotels and two apartment blocks collapsed in Durrës. Four buildings, including a five-storey apartment block, collapsed in Kodër-Thumanë and the town was hardest hit from the earthquake. The town of Laç was extensively damaged. A state of emergency lasting 30 days was declared by the Albanian government for Durrës, Thumanë and Tirana and later extended to Lezhë and Laç.


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
In accordance with the Albanian constitution regarding an emergency situation, the Albanian parliament granted Prime Minister Edi Rama state of emergency powers to deal with earthquake aftermath. Aftershocks followed that shook structures ruined during the earthquake and caused concern among locals. Subsequently numerous homes were no longer safe to reside in.


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
Emergency tents prepared for displaced people at the stadium in Durrës


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
Albanian soldiers, numbering in the hundreds, and some 2,000 Albanian police officers were dispatched to the earthquake affected localities of Thumanë, Durrës, and the nearby wider area. They were tasked to assist with the rescue operation and the installation of shelter facilities for displaced people. Three hundred emergency tents to shelter some 1,000 people were erected at a sportsfield within Thumanë and close to a stadium in Durrës. Albanian troops working with limited resources rescued people from debris of collapsed structures and they were assisted by 250 troops from the United States and various European countries.


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
As the last severe earthquake in Albania was in 1979, it lacked expertise in rescue operations. Subsequently, rescue crews with specialised equipment, sniffer dogs and emergency supplies came to Albania from neighbouring countries and other European nations to help in the search efforts and provide for those left homeless. In total, people from foreign countries involved in search and rescue numbered 670. Many homeless people in Kodër-Thumanë spent two nights in tents, refusing to stay in hotels on the Adriatic Sea. Special forces (RENEA) continued searching for several people that were reported missing, and at least 45 individuals were rescued alive from the rubble.


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
The aftershocks, some of which were quite large, made it difficult for the search and rescue teams. Albania's Minister of Health Ogerta Manastirliu initially announced over 900 injuries, of which 731 were treated at the hospitals in Tirana and Durrës alone. Reports from the Ministry of Health stated that care was provided for 62 injured people who were in a stable condition, with the exception of 3 people in intensive care. Later, official information from the government confirmed 51 people were killed in the earthquake - 25 in Durrës, 25 in Thumanë, and 1 in Lezhë.


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
Among the deceased were 7 children aged between 2-8. Following the earthquake an additional 2 people from Kurbin died, one from their injuries in hospital and another through suicide, due to posttraumatic stress. In the aftermath of the event, 5,200 locals were without any shelter. Forty five people trapped in earthquake debris were rescued.


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
An Albanian military owned dwelling in Durrës, social centres in Tirana and various privately owned buildings such as 90 gyms in Krujë, Tirana, Lezhë, Durrës and numerous hotels in Vlorë, Durrës and Tirana were adapted and opened to shelter displaced people. Some 2,500 displaced people have been housed in hotels, another 2,100 are in tents, whereas others affected by the earthquake slept in gyms or their cars. In Durrës, authorities distributed food throughout the city and reports of complaints emerged that some people had not yet obtained supplies. Due to safety concerns and aftershocks, some people were not allowed to reenter their own homes and became dependent on food donations until engineers checked buildings. Stemming from concerns caused by the earthquake, there were locals who did not want to return to their homes.


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
Displaced people have been relocated to Kosovo with 500 residing in a former German NATO military base in Prizren refitted as a temporary camp by the Kosovo government. Some displaced people are housed in the Kosovan municipalities of Lipjan numbering 3 families, 11 families with 48 members in Podujevë, 70 people in Malishevë, 150 people in Pristina and others in Gjakova. Other people have gone to eastern Albania. Albanian physicians assisted in relief efforts.


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
Albanian President Ilir Meta, Prime Minister Rama and opposition leader Lulzim Basha visited the earthquake epicentre to see firsthand the situation and damage. The often fraught political rivalry between Meta, Rama and Basha was put aside as all three were involved in relief efforts. National operational centres were established by the Albanian government along with a phone line for people affected by the earthquake needing clothes or food.


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
In the immediate aftermath, 2,500 people became displaced by the earthquake and are temporarily being accommodated either in the Niko Dovana Stadium of Durrës in tents or in hotels. Turkey evacuated 23 of its citizens from Albania to a hospital located in Izmir province.


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
Search and rescue team from Italy working on a collapsed building


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
Search and rescue team from Romania working on a collapsed building


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
On 30 November Prime Minister Rama announced the end of the search and rescue operation, as no more bodies were expected to be under the rubble. According to his statement, about 2,000 people were injured from the earthquake in total, with more than 4,000 being left homeless in the disaster's aftermath. Preliminary figures showed that more than 1,465 buildings in the capital Tirana suffered serious damage, in addition to about 900 in nearby Durrës. The first funeral for the deceased was held on Friday with hundreds of people in attendance including President Meta and Prime Minister Rama.


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
Earthquake damage is being checked by civil engineers from the European Union, United States and local experts to assess whether buildings are structurally sound, unsafe and required demolition or just needed replastering. Demolition of damaged structures deemed unsafe, some through remote control explosions by the Albanian army began, with others to follow suit in future. The Prosecutor's office ordered on 3 December that it needed lists of damaged buildings from police and municipal authorities before permission was granted for demolition, due to pending investigations.


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
The EU office in Albania estimated that some 1.9 million people out of a total population of 2.8 million have been affected by the earthquake. Of those, more than 3,000 people were injured, 14,000 became homeless and throughout Albania 14,000 buildings were damaged of which 2,500 are rendered uninhabitable. According to the Albanian government, in mid 13 December 000 people were "accommodated" in shelter, of whom 5,000 were placed in hotels.


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
A fortnight after the event, some rural earthquake victims in the impact zone stated that government aid was either inadequate to non-existent and that they were still living in a dire situation. Official data in early January stated that 10,000 people were still sheltering in tents. In late January 2020, 48,000 dwellings and structures have undergone inspection and the government has identified 35 areas in 10 municipalities for future rebuilding work.


2019 Albania earthquake, Damage
In early February 2020, the Albanian government publicised figures that earthquake damage to private and public properties cost €844 million. Full reconstruction costs are estimated at €1.07 billion, with €800 million devoted to the rebuilding of homes and the rest allocated for repairing health centres, schools and infrastructure damaged by the earthquake. Other structures, such as 321 kindergartens and schools sustained €72 million worth of damage. A total of 11,490 homes were rendered damaged or destroyed and another 83,000 are in need of repairs.


2019 Albania earthquake, Aftermath
A national day of mourning was declared in Albania and neighbouring Kosovo where two of the victims were from and which has an ethnic Albanian majority population. In North Macedonia, the Albanian majority municipalities of Tetovo, Struga and Čair held days of mourning for the earthquake victims. Albanian Independence Day celebrations, held annually on 28 November were cancelled in Albania, Kosovo and in majority Albanian municipalities of North Macedonia and Montenegro.


2019 Albania earthquake, Aftermath, Albanian civilian and state response
In Albania, volunteers, along with some small organisations established drop off points for donations of food, clothing, blankets and hygiene products at prominent landmarks throughout Tirana and used social media to mobilise people to provide assistance. Three humanitarian organisations sorted and packed the items and sent them through several truckloads for distribution among displaced people of the earthquake zone. As demand was high, citizens were urged to donate over coming days. Hundreds of Albanians in Albania and Kosovo opened their homes to people displaced by the earthquake. Some students from Tirana went to assist relief efforts in Durrës and delivered hundreds of meals to earthquake affected people. Residents of Tirana held a candle light vigil in the city centre in honour of the deceased.


2019 Albania earthquake, Aftermath, Albanian civilian and state response
The Albanian state initiated an online fundraising campaign for donations, raising 156 million leks, €1,600,000 and $25,000. The Socialist party in parliament and members of the Albanian government along with 60 mayors donated their November salary to the aid effort. The Muslim Community of Albania organised nationwide fundraising for monetary, food and material supplies and opened its mosques and madrasas as a place of shelter for earthquake victims. The Orthodox Church of Albania under Archbishop Anastasios opened the local monasteries and churches to people displaced by the earthquake.


2019 Albania earthquake, Aftermath, Albanian civilian and state response
The Catholic Church in Albania held mass in its churches on 27 and 28 November for earthquake victims and coordinated its relief efforts through local branches of the Catholic charity Caritas. Football fan groups such as "Kuq e Zi" of the Albanian national team set up an emergency fund and sent volunteers from throughout the country to assist in relief operations. Fan groups from local teams such as "Tirona Fanatics" KF Tirana, "Guerrils" FK Partizani Tirana, KF Vllaznia Shkodër and players from clubs such as FK Kukësi sent food and clothing supplies and expressed solidarity with victims during matches following the first weekend after the earthquake.