Wayne Lumbasi Four African football stars have been named to the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d’Or Award in 2022. Sadio Mane, the African Player of the Year, is joined on the list by Mohamed Salah, a former Liverpool teammate, Sebastien Haller of Dortmund, and Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City. George Weah of Liberia is […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Only two games into the season, but already four points behind Manchester City, Liverpool’s start to the campaign has given Jurgen Klopp numerous headaches. On Monday, August 15, Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace in front of a packed Anfield crowd. Two brilliant finishes from Wilfred Zaha and Luis Diaz were […]
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Wayne Lumbasi No better Chelsea debut could have been imagined for Kalidou Koulibaly. On Sunday, August 14, the second day of the Premier League, the Senegalese defender started his second match with the Blues and assisted in giving his team a lead against Tottenham. The former Neapolitan, who was left unattended at the back post, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Asisat Lamina Oshoala of the Super Falcons of Nigeria has been nominated for the 2022 Ballon d’Or Female Player of the Year Award. Oshoala is the first African woman to accomplish such a feat, so this is a victory for Africa as well as Nigeria. She is the most decorated African female footballer […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Morocco has fired national team manager Vahid Halilhodzic, just three months before the World Cup begins in Qatar. The Moroccan soccer federation stated that the decision to fire Vahid Halilhodzic was made due to disagreements in the team’s preparation for the tournament. The dismissal of Halilhodzic appears to be linked to disagreements with the federation over […]
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Wayne Lumbasi FIFA has confirmed that the 2022 World Cup will begin a day earlier than originally planned to allow the hosts Qatar to face Ecuador in the tournament’s opening match. Qatar were originally due to open their first World Cup campaign on Monday, November 21, with Group A rivals Senegal and the Netherlands scheduled […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Real Madrid won the European Super Cup following a 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland on Wednesday night. While Frankfurt were dangerous, particularly in the first half, Madrid’s experience and individual quality saw them through In the first half, David Alaba gave Real the lead by tapping home […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Timo Werner has rejoined RB Leipzig from Chelsea on a four-year contract. Werner will be looking to get his career back on track ahead of the World Cup in Qatar after a disappointing two-year spell at Stamford Bridge. Prior to joining Chelsea, Werner spent four goal-laden years with Leipzig between 2016 and 2020, finding […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Serena Williams, a 23-time grand slam singles champion and one of the greatest athletes of all time, has announced her retirement from professional tennis, indicating she may do so after the upcoming US Open. In an interview with Vogue, the tennis champion stated that she wants to spend more time with her family. […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The state of African football is changing. This Wednesday, August 10, 2022, a new competition will emerge, and it will make its debut during the 2023–2024 season. With CAF President Patrice Motsepe set to launch the much-anticipated Africa Super League Cup tomorrow in Arusha, Tanzania, it has been learned that 24 clubs will […]
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