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FIFA gives former Nigerian player Samson Siasia life ban

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Former Nigeria coach Samson Siasia has been banned for life and fined $50,000 by Fifa for agreeing to ‘the manipulation of matches.’ Siasia was coach of Nigeria between 2010-2011 and for a spell in 2016 but the time period when Fifa believes he committed his infractions is unclear. He has also served as coach of the country’s Under-20 and Under-23… Read More
Africa Gambia Sports West Africa World 

Gambian football player with ‘double identity’ in Germany ?

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The Gambian footballer Bakery Jatta is currently facing a probe from Germany’s football federation the DFB after reports of him having a double identity. Jatta plays for Hamburg and first arrived in Germany at the age of 16 in 2015. Now 21 there are doubts over his true identity. Germany daily Sport Bild reports that Jatta is rather older than… Read More
Africa Ghana Sports World 

Ghana’s Agyemang Badu hospitalized with blood clots

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Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu is in hospital in Italy with blood clots in his lungs. His Serie A club Hellas Verona said he was admitted on Wednesday evening. He was diagnosed with pulmonary microembolism. He said on Thursday morning that he “was doing much better.” The 28-year-old is expected to remain in hospital for a few days for further… Read More
Africa Egypt Sports World 

Salah visits fan who ran into lamp-post chasing his car

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Footballers often inspire unswerving devotion, but one boy has felt the full force when he hit a lamp-post while running after Mohamed Salah. Louis Fowler, 11, was trying to get the Liverpool striker’s attention, who was driving out of the club’s training base on Saturday, when he ran into the post. The Reds fan fell and “busted his nose”, his… Read More
Africa Sports World 

Manchester United beat Chelsea 4-0 in EPL

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Marcus Rashford scored twice as Manchester United began their Premier League campaign with an emphatic win over Chelsea at Old Trafford. England forward Rashford opened the scoring from the penalty spot after being fouled by Kurt Zouma. New £80m signing Harry Maguire won the ball which started the sweeping move for Anthony Martial to double the lead. Rashford made it… Read More
Africa Football Sports World 

Jose Mourinho finally gets a job for the season

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Former Chelsea and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has landed a job for the 2019/20 Premier League season. The Portuguese has been out of job in the Premier League since last December after Manchester United sacked him. He has always said he was anxious to return to coaching but has not received the right offer and project yet. Mourinho has… Read More
Africa Football Sports World 

Manchester City get title defence off in style

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Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick as Manchester City got their title defence off to a winning start with victory at West Ham in game that saw the video assistant referee play a significant role for the first time in the Premier League. The technology is making its debut in England’s top flight this season and, after last night’s curtain raiser… Read More
Africa Football Sports World 

Liverpool beat Norwich 4-1 in EPL opener

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Liverpool scored four first-half goals as they started the new Premier League season with a blistering performance to demolish newly-promoted Norwich City at Anfield. Norwich captain Grant Hanley scored the opening goal of the top-flight season when he sliced Divock Origi’s cross into his own net before Mohamed Salah opened his account after a pass by Roberto Firmino. German midfielder… Read More
Africa Boxing Sports World 

Joshua, Ruiz rematch to take place in Saudi Arabia

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Nigerian-born British boxer, Anthony Joshua will fight heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr in a rematch in Saudi Arabia. Promoters of the bout made the announcement on Friday with the fight set for December 7. The fight will take place in Diriyah, a UNESCO World Heritage site of Al-Turaif, located on the outskirts of the capital Riyadh. The fight, dubbed ‘Clash… Read More
Africa Ghana Sports West Africa World 

Gyan claims Blackstars coach was manipulated at AFCON

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Ghanaian football star, Asamoah Gyan has told local media that the national team coach Kwesi Appiah was not in charge of affairs during the just ended Africa Cup of Nations tournaments in Egypt. The Black Stars of Ghana exited the completion after losing to Tunisia at the round of 16 dashing the country’s hope of ending its 37 year drought. Before the… Read More
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