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Gignac at the double as Tigres edge Ulsan

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Concacaf champions come from behind to win opening match 2-1 Andre-Pierre Gignac Tigres’ hero again with a well-taken brace Mexican giants will now face Brazil’s Palmeiras in the last four Andre-Pierre Gignac struck twice as Tigres UANL came from behind to beat Ulsan Hyundai FC and set up a FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ semi-final with Palmeiras. Frenchman Gignac,… Read More
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Women's Olympic Football Tournament: Cameroon-Chile postponed

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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the overall restrictions prevailing in the region, FIFA, CAF and CONMEBOL have decided to postpone the two-legged Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 playoff series between Cameroon and Chile that was originally scheduled to be played on 18 and 24 February 2021. The matches will be played during the next women’s international match… Read More
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African leaders to focus on Covid-19 and conflicts at AU summit

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– – African leaders are expected to focus on the continent’s COVID-19 response at a virtual summit this weekend, as well as pressing security crises that have gone overlooked during the pandemic. The two-day African Union summit comes almost exactly one year after Egypt recorded the first case of COVID-19 in Africa, prompting widespread fears that member states’ weak health… Read More
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Kenyan consumer sentiment displays pockets of potential

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– – With Kenya having passed the second peak in the country’s COVID-19 pandemic during November 2020 and the accompanying successful mitigation of case numbers and deaths; the NielsenIQ Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) for Quarter 4, 2020 saw a slight improvement of 1 point to 98, albeit it with pockets of sign improved sentiment. NielsenIQ Managing Director East Africa Faith Wanderi comments;… Read More
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Mummies with golden tongues found by archaeologists

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– – An Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission working near Alexandria has discovered mummies from around 2,000 years ago bearing golden-tongued amulets, the Egyptian authorities said on Wednesday. “The mission discovered 16 tombs cut into the rock… in the temple of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria” in northern Egypt, the antiquities ministry said in a statement, adding that the burial technique was… Read More
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Former Ugandan rebel leader convicted of war crimes

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– – Former Ugandan rebel leader, Dominic Ongwen has been convicted of war crimes by the International Criminal court. Ongwen who was once a Ugandan child soldier became the Lord’s Resistance Army commander. The ICC convicted the 45-year old of war crimes and crimes against humanity on Thursday. Ongwen, was found guilty of several charges for many acts of terror… Read More
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CHAN: Holders Morocco through to meet Mali in final

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– – Morocco will defend their African Nations Championship (CHAN) title against Mali in Sunday’s final in Yaounde after the holders thrashed Cameroon 4-0 in Wednesday’s semi-final. The Moroccans were simply too good for the hosts, as a double from Soufiane Rahimi either side of goals from Soufiane Bouftini and Mohammed Ali Bemammer secured a comprehensive win. “It was a… Read More
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SC Ambassadors reveal their FIFA Club World Cup memories

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Every year, the FIFA Club World Cup offers a unique opportunity for fans to watch the best clubs compete to be crowned as world champions. The 2020 edition will be contested by Al Duhail SC (host nation representatives), Al Ahly SC (CAF), FC Bayern Munich (UEFA), Palmeiras (CONMEBOL), Tigres UANL (Concacaf) and Ulsan Hyundai FC (AFC). This will be the… Read More
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