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Rome, Italy | Xinhua | Napoli turned a showdown into a lop-sided one as the Serie A leaders tore Juventus apart 5-1 on Friday, with Victor Osimhen bagging a brace while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia contributing to three goals. Napoli led 2-1 at halftime, but Juve collapsed after the break to concede another …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua |  One of German football’s most famous names is about to take over the challenging job of rescuing the country’s struggling national team. The final steps to an official announcement are yet to go, but the return of 1990 world champion Rudi Voller appears the only …

✳ 🇺🇬 CHAN FIXTURES ⚽ DRC vs Uganda January 14 – 7pm ⚽ Senegal vs Uganda January 18 – 10pm ⚽ Uganda vs Ivory Coast January 22 – 10pm Annaba, Algeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Two key players have been ruled out of the final Uganda Cranes squad as the team …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The timetable for athletics events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was published by the sport’s world governing body on Monday. According to the timetable, 48 events will be spread over 11 competition days, starting with the men’s and women’s 20km race walk races on August …

⚽  Newcastle 2 Leicester 0 Newcastle, Uk | NUFC CO UK| Second half strikes from Dan Burn and Joelinton sent Newcastle United into the Carabao Cup semi-finals as they sealed a 2-0 victory over Leicester City on Tuesday night. Boyhood Magpies fan Burn’s unforgettable first for the club since coming home …

London, UK | Xinhua | Gareth Bale announced his retirement from football on Monday after a 17-year career as one of Britain’s most decorated players. The 33-year-old Welsh star made the announcement on social media, weeks after he played his last competitive game at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | A delegation from FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) started a tour to Kenya on Monday, as the country tries to recover following a lengthy international ban last year. The nine-month FIFA suspension ended on November 28, 2022, following the intervention of Kenya’s new …

Lisbon, Portugal | Xinhua | The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced on Monday Roberto Martinez as the new national football team coach until the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Martinez has coached Belgium for more than six years, starting in August 2016. During his reign, the “Red Devils” held the top position …

✳ 🇺🇬 CHAN FIXTURES ⚽ DRC vs Uganda January 14 – 7pm ⚽ Senegal vs Uganda January 18 – 10pm ⚽ Uganda vs Ivory Coast January 22 – 10pm Kampala, Uganda | FUFA.COM |  Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojevic aka Micho has confirmed the final squad that will feature …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lango Province team is confident of overturning their first leg defeat in the FUFA Drum final to the 2018 finalists, West Nile Province. The White Rhinos, as the West Nile Province team is known recorded a 2-0 win over Lango Province in their FUFA Drum …