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The Baba Yara Sports Stadium is set to host the 2019/2020 CAF Confederations Cup final. According to local portal, FootballMadeInGhana, the decision has been taken by CAF’s Executive Committee on Wednesday pending approval from the general assembly tomorrow. The 2019/2020 Champions League final will also be hosted by the FNB Stadium in South Africa. This latest development comes following CAF’s ...

Perry Groves believes the struggles being endured by rivals could aid Unai Emery’s efforts to return Champions League football to Emirates Stadium Arsenal have a chance to force their way back into the Premier League’s top four this season because Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer “is not going to be good enough” and Chelsea “are in turmoil”, says Perry Groves. The Gunners are preparing ...

The pair spent three seasons together at Borussia Dortmund, an experience which the current captain still treasures to this day Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus has revealed his admiration for “animal” Jurgen Klopp, stating that the current Liverpool boss has a magnetic personality that is hard to resist. Reus, who started his career as a trainee with Dortmund before moving away, was convinced ...

The 19-year-old Netherlands international has moved to the Serie A champions after emerging as one of the top defensive prospects in Europe Juventus have completed the €75 million (£68m/$84m) signing of centre-back Matthijs de Ligt from Ajax on a five-year contract. De Ligt agreed personal terms with Juventus last week that will see the defender earn €12m (£11m/$13m) per season – €8m in basic salary with €4m ...

Odion Ighalo boosted his chances of winning the Golden Boot at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday after he netted Nigeria’s winner to ensure his side third place in the tournament with a 1-0 victory over Tunisia. The 30-year-old Shanghai Shenhua forward struck the only goal of the match just 130 seconds after the kick-off before a small crowd ...

South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma told a judge-led inquiry that allegations of corruption against him were a “conspiracy” aimed at removing him from the political scene. He was appearing for the first time at the inquiry, which is investigating allegations that he oversaw a web of corruption during his term in office. His supporters cheered when he entered building. Mr ...

US President Donald Trump has been accused of racism after posting tweets attacking Democratic congresswomen. He claimed the women “originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe”, before suggesting they “go back”. The tweet is directed towards a group of four congresswomen of colour; three were born and raised in the US, while the fourth moved ...

Real Madrid have confirmed coach Zinedine Zidane’s brother Farid has died. Zidane left the club’s training camp in Montreal on Friday due to personal reasons, with Madrid announcing he was to be absent for an unspecified period. Los Blancos held a minute’s silence ahead of training on Saturday after being made aware of Farid’s death. Zidane’s assistant David Bettoni will ...

Antoine Griezmann began the formalities of fitness and medical tests on his first day of pre-season as a Barcelona player on Sunday. The World Cup winner visited his new club’s training ground for routine examinations a day after arriving in Catalonia. Griezmann, 28, joined Barca on a five-year deal after the LaLiga champions triggered his €120million release clause at Atletico ...

With Benin and Nigeria set to sign up to the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA; Eritrea becomes the loner yet to sign up to the deal and to ratify same. The AfCFTA achieved maturity on May 30 after it received the required number of 22 signatories. Concerns had been raised especially over Nigeria’s failure to join. Nigeria, the largest ...