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Cape Verde game postponed by 24 hours after Cranes players fail to connect from Dakar, Senegal in time Group L Verde vs Uganda  Sunday, 8.30pm Tanzania 1 Lesotho 1 Uganda Cranes face Cape Verde for the first time in over a decade, fortunes for both teams having changed a lot since …

Saturday Cape Verde vs Uganda Group L Cape Verde, Uganda, Tanzania, Lesotho It is every footballer’s dream including Robert Kakeeto to pull on a national team jersey for his country. National team duty calls for delivery on focus, commitment and skills with an aim of not disappointing those who have …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsene Wenger’s first activity in the transfer market since signing a new contract last week is to secure the services of Bosnian international defender Sead Kolasinac on a free transfer. Kolasinac — who turns 24 later this month — joins the FA Cup winners …

  International friendly Uganda 0 Senegal 0 Saturday Cape Verde vs Uganda Group L Cape Verde, Uganda, Tanzania, Lesotho The Uganda Cranes concluded their build-up to the start of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying competition with a credible draw against Senegal enroute to Cape Verde. With no goal …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard is likely to miss the beginning of next season as the Premier League champions announced on Monday he is sidelined for three months after undergoing ankle surgery. The Belgium international fractured his ankle training ahead of the friendly with the …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Ivory Coast international midfielder Cheick Tiote has died aged 30 while training with his Chinese club Beijing Enterprises, his spokesman announced in a statement on Monday. Tiote, who was part of the Ivory Coast squad that delivered the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after …

Doha, Qatar | AFP |  The diplomatic crisis sweeping the Gulf could invigorate a campaign by critics of Qatar to strip Doha of the 2022 World Cup, experts said Monday. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen were among those to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar on …

New East African competition starts  today Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | A new football competition for East African teams kicks off in Dar es Salaam on Monday featuring top league clubs from Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar. The inaugural SportPesa Super Cup is backed by the Kenyan and Tanzania football federations after …

Cardiff, United Kingdom | AFP | Feted as one of the finest talents of his generation, Zinedine Zidane has made the transition to management so smoothly that he has already eclipsed some of the game’s most hallowed names just 17 months into his spell as Real Madrid boss. When Zidane’s …

⚽ ? ?  LIVE: Isco gets Madrid nod in Champions League final  82′: Real Madrid 3 Juventus 1 Ronaldo opened the scoring early in Saturday’s Champions League final against Juventus at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, but the Italians responded with a brilliant goal by Mario Mandzukic soon after. The second half has started, it …