AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS GO TO SADIO MANE AND ASISAT OSHOALA

Fri 22 July 2022: Sadio Mane has been named African Footballer of the Year after a season in which he scored the winning penalty for Senegal as they won their first Africa Cup of Nations title and repeated the feat when they qualified for the World Cup. The 30-year-old forward player won the award for the first time in 2019 while he was playing for English club Liverpool. He recently signed a three-year contract with German giant Bayern Munich. “I am really honoured and highly delighted […]

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FASTEST MAN OF AFRICA GETS US VISA LESS THAN 24 HOURS BEFORE WORLD RACE

Thu 14 July 2022: Despite receiving his visa to travel to the United States less than 24 hours before the event, Africa’s fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala, said he is “positive” he will compete at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Reuters reported. Omanyala, who is on the entry list for the 100-meter race, initially […]

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WORLD CUP STADIUM STANDS WILL BE ALCOHOL FREE UNDER QATARI CURBS – SOURCE

Sat 09 July 2022: Qatar’s World Cup stadium stands are set to be alcohol-free, with beer sales outside arenas only allowed before and after some matches, a source with knowledge of plans for the soccer tournament said, Reuters reports. This year’s World Cup is the first to be held in a Muslim country with strict controls on alcohol, presenting […]

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THE PALESTINE NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM QUALIFIED FOR THE 2023 ASIAN CUP

Tue 14 June 2022:  The Palestine national football team today (Tuesday 14 June) qualified for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup tournament after defeating the Philippines in their last group stage match, Wafa news agency has reported. Palestine won 4-0 in the match at the Sports Centre Stadium in Mongolia. The team ended the group […]

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‘HEADBUTT’: QATAR TO RE-INSTALL ZIDANE STATUE THAT SPARKED BACKLASH

Tue 07 June 2022: Qatar plans to re-install a sculpture immortalising French-Algerian football player, Zinedine Zidane’s head butt during the 2006 World Cup final, which had been removed in 2013 amid a domestic backlash, the head of Qatar Museums said on Monday, Reuters reports. The 5-metre bronze work called “Coup de tête” was removed days after its […]

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