BIDEN DESIGNATES QATAR AS MAJOR NON-NATO US ALLY

BIDEN DESIGNATES QATAR AS MAJOR NON-NATO US ALLY

Wayne Lumbasi US President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is designating Qatar as a major non-NATO US ally to reflect the importance of their relationship. Speaking alongside Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim BI Hamad alThai at the white house, Biden said Doha has been central to many of their most vital interests and he is notifying the congress of the upgraded relationship which he said is long-overdue. The US and Qatar are marking […]

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 AFCON: OLEMBE STADIUM CLEARED TO HOST SEMIFINALS

AFCON: OLEMBE STADIUM CLEARED TO HOST SEMIFINALS

Wayne Lumbasi The Confederation of African Football has confirmed that Olembe Stadium in the Cameroonian capital of Yaoundé will host a semifinal and the final of the Africa Cup of Nations. The semifinal to be played at Olembe will see Cameroon play against Egypt. Olembe Stadium was set to stage the quarter finals on Sunday but the Confederation […]

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 TERROR THREAT TO HBCUS

TERROR THREAT TO HBCUS

Staff writer Today, a bomb threat was issued to six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This is the second time this year, HBCUs have received such a threat. They include – Albany State University, Bethune-Cookman University, Bowie State University, Delaware State University, Howard University and Southern University. Thomas Chittum, the acting deputy director of […]

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 AFCON: SENEGAL’S LIONS OF TERANGA QUALIFY FOR THE SEMIFINALS

AFCON: SENEGAL’S LIONS OF TERANGA QUALIFY FOR THE SEMIFINALS

Wayne Lumbasi The Senegalese team alias Lions of Teranga will meet Burkina Faso in Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals after squeezing past Equatorial Guinea on Sunday evening. Sadio Mane was central to Senegal’s opener, the Liverpool forward carving open Equatorial Guinean’s defense with a beautifully weighted pass to usher in Famar Diedgiou who scored […]

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 EGYPT BEAT MOROCCO 2-1 TO ADVANCE TO THE SEMIS

EGYPT BEAT MOROCCO 2-1 TO ADVANCE TO THE SEMIS

Wayne Lumbasi Egypt on Sunday advanced to the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals after beating Morocco with a 2-1 score in the extra time. Morocco broke the deadlock with a penalty goal from Soufiane Boufal in the 6th minute at Yaoundé’s Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium. In the 53rd minute, Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored a goal for the […]

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 AFCON: EKAMBI GOALS FIRES CAMEROON INTO THE SEMI-FINALS

AFCON: EKAMBI GOALS FIRES CAMEROON INTO THE SEMI-FINALS

Wayne Lumbasi Toko Ekambi scored two second-half goals as Cameroon 🇨🇲 booked their place in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals with a 2-0 win over tournament debutants Gambia 🇬🇲 . Toko Ekambi got his first with a 50th minute header and ten in the 57th minute, snuck in behind the Gambian defense to tap […]

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 BURKINA FASO BEAT TUNISIA TO BOOK SEMI-FINAL SPOT

BURKINA FASO BEAT TUNISIA TO BOOK SEMI-FINAL SPOT

Wayne Lumbasi Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 advanced to the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations as they defeated Tunisia 🇹🇳 1-0 in an end to end encounter in Garoua. After an open 45 minutes, the stallions took the lead with the last kick of the first half, courtesy of a fine individual effort from Dango […]

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 BARCELONA SIGN ADAMA TRAORE FROM WOLVES

BARCELONA SIGN ADAMA TRAORE FROM WOLVES

Wayne Lumbasi Tottenham had been expected to sign Adama Traore from Wolves in the January transfer window but it appears that the move has fallen. Barcelona could offer a way out to the Spanish international. The 26-year-old, who has a cap for the Spanish national team, began his career with Barcelona before moving to Aston Villa, […]

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 MEHDI TAREMI’S STRIKE SENDS IRAN TO THE WORLDCUP

MEHDI TAREMI’S STRIKE SENDS IRAN TO THE WORLDCUP

Wayne Lumbasi With the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in its final stages, Iran became the first team to book their place at the year-end tournament in Qatar following a 1-0 victory over Iraq. Mehdi Taremi, the Fc Porto striker, scored the only goal of the game in the 48th minute. […]

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