Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Abdulaziz Makame and Mohammed Issa scored as Zanzibar ended Uganda’s Cecafa Challenge Cup reign with a 2-1 victory in the semi-final in Kisumu on Friday. Zanzibar, bidding for their first Cup in 22 years, will play Kenya in the final on Sunday. The tournament’s surprise …
Read More »Wenger desperate for win in race for Champions League places
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsene Wenger knows Arsenal cannot afford another slip-up when they face Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium aiming to end a damaging run of three Premier League games without a win. Wenger’s team played a scoreless draw at West Ham United on Wednesday and is in …
Read More »Record-breaker Guardiola relishes Spurs test
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola’s hunger to make history with Manchester City remains undiminished after his side became the first in the history of the English top flight to win 15 successive games. City reached the milestone with a ruthless 4-0 victory at Swansea City on Wednesday, …
Read More »In Man City’s shadow, top-four scrap begins
London, United Kingdom | AFP | With Pep Guardiola’s record-breaking Manchester City team galloping away towards the Premier League title, attention is starting to shift to the jostling for Champions League positions. Manchester United, 11 points below City in second place, and third-place Chelsea are well placed, but beneath them …
Read More »Football: Ambitious Zanzibar eye Ugandan scalp in Cecafa semis
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Zanzibar are challenging for a first Cecafa Challenge Cup title in 22 years following their impressive run to the semi-finals of the nine-nation tournament. The competition’s surprise packages take on holders Uganda in the last four in Kisumu on Friday, knowing that victory would send …
Read More »LIVE: South Africa into COSAFA final, Lesotho upsets Uganda
Uganda 0 ( 5) Lesotho 0 (6) ; South Africa 1 Egypt 0 Kitwe, Zambia | COSAFA MEDIA | South Africa will take on Lesotho in the final of the 2017 Mopani Copper Mines COSAFA Under-20 Championships after their pair claimed tense semifinal victories at the Nkana Stadium on Thursday. South …
Read More »Nigerian clubs must clear steep CAF hurdles
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Nigerian clubs Plateau United and Mountain of Fire and Miracles must clear intimidating hurdles if they are to reach the 2018 CAF Champions League group stage. The draw for the preliminary and first rounds in Cairo Wednesday delivered both debutants in the elite African …
Read More »Aubameyang puts Lamborghini up for sale
Berlin, Germany | AFP | Borussia Dortmund fans can now drive off in one of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s distinctive luxury sports cars after the Gabon international put it on the market for 279,980 euros ($329,096). German daily Bild report that the striker has put his silver-painted Lamborghini Aventador, advertised as a ‘celebrity …
Read More »Neymar to miss PSG Cup tie after returning to Brazil
Paris, France | AFP | Paris Saint-Germain will again be without Neymar for their League Cup tie at Strasbourg on Wednesday, the club confirmed. Coach Unai Emery confirmed on Monday that the world’s most expensive player had been allowed to return to his native Brazil to deal with a family matter. …
Read More »UEFA and UN to stage ‘Match for Solidarity’ in April
Paris, France | AFP | UEFA and the United Nations will team up to stage a charity match in Geneva on April 21 next year, European football’s governing body said on Tuesday. Two star-studded teams, managed by Champions League winner Carlo Ancelotti and France coach Didier Deschamps and captained by Luis …
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