The President of Confederation of African Football, Mr Ahmad Ahmad on Monday performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the Real Madrid Football Academy in Port Harcourt. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the groundbreaking ceremony of the Academy was jointly performed by officials of Real Madrid Football Club and Confederation of African Football. NAN reports that the foundation laying ceremony, ...
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Thousands Rush For Tickets As Messi Set To Hit Jerusalem
Tickets for an Israel-Argentina friendly in Jerusalem next month with Barcelona star Lionel Messi expected in the line-up sold out within 20 minutes, the Israeli company handling sales said, AFP reports. The Le’an agency said on its website that nearly 100,000 fans applied for 20,000 tickets when they went on general sale on Sunday evening. “No sporting event has ever ...
Read More »Chelsea Owner Abramovich Eligible To Be Israeli Citizen
The Russian-Jewish billionaire owner of Chelsea football club, Roman Abramovich, has flown to Tel Aviv after being found eligible for Israeli citizenship. Immigration officials told the BBC that he was interviewed last week at the Israeli embassy in Moscow. He has faced delays in renewing his UK visa. His spokesman would not comment on reports citizenship had been granted. Mr ...
Read More »CID ‘storms’ Nyantakyi’s house for more evidence
Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officials of the Ghana Police Service are on their way to a private residence of the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwasi Nyantakyi, in search of more evidence as they investigate the GFA boss for corruption allegations. Mr Nyantakyi, in the company of at least four officials, was whisked away from the CID Headquarters ...
Read More »Nyantakyi is being sacrificed to cover up corruption at the presidency – A Plus
Musician/comedian Kwame A Plus has reacted to the arrest of Kwesi Nyantakyi and he has a different take completely on how things went down. You would recall that the rapper made a claim some time ago that officials at the Presidency where charging large sums of money from people to book appearances with the President, which coincidentally is similar to ...
Read More »Man Utd transfer news LIVE updates: Jose Mourinho adds SHOCK name to backroom staff
MANCHESTER UNITED transfer news is coming in thick and fast and Express Sport is on hand to bring you all the very latest from Old Trafford. Manchester United transfer news LIVE updates: All the latest from Old Trafford Tuesday May 22 World Cup snub! World Cup fever is starting to set in with the excitement building as final 23-man squads ...
Read More »Liverpool transfer news: Nabil Fekir talks planned after Champions League final
LIVERPOOL are set to open talks for Lyon star man Nabil Fekir, according to reports in France. The Reds have been heavily linked with a move for the playmaker in recent weeks as they look to bolster their squad over the summer. Fekir appeared to say his goodbyes during Lyon’s final game of the season against Nice on Saturday, and ...
Read More »Antonio Conte set to leave Chelsea within 48 hours – Luis Enrique his likely successor
ANTONIO CONTE is set to leave Chelsea in the next 48 hours – with former Barcelona coach Luis Enrique being lined up to replace him. And Conte aimed a parting shot at Chelsea as he insisted – you never matched my ambition. The Italian lifted the FA Cup on Saturday as his team beat Manchester United at Wembley thanks to ...
Read More »Arsenal next manager: Unai Emery in London for talks to battle Mikel Arteta for the job
UNAI EMERY has travelled to London for talks with Arsenal chiefs, according to Guillem Balague. The former PSG chief has emerged as a shock contender for the Gunners role over the weekend after weeks of speculation surrounding his future. Emery left the French giants earlier this month after winning the Ligue 1 title in fine style, and his record in ...
Read More »Ghana’s Samuel Inkoom Banned By FIFA
Ghana defender Samuel Inkoom has been hit with a fresh one-year ban by FIFA after defaulting to pay an agent he cheated in a transfer deal back in 2014. In June 2017, the former Asante Kotoko right-back was ordered to pay Curtis Willet $65,000 or in default serve a one-year ban, Inkoom failed to pay the said money and he ...
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