Jerome Boateng has hit back at his critics and insisted that he will “not run away” from Bayern Munich amid speculation that he will leave the German champions ahead of next season. “I won’t run away, situations can change quickly,” he said in an interview with Friday’s edition of Kicker magazine. Boateng, 30, lost his place in the starting eleven ...
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Manchester United open transfer negotiations with Barcelona for £22m ace
Manchester United have opened talks with Barcelona to discuss a possible deal for Jasper Cillessen, with David de Gea nearing a summer exit. The Barca number two has found first-team opportunities hard to come by at Camp Nou since his switch from Ajax in 2016, with only five La Liga appearances to his name in three seasons. The Dutchman has ...
Read More »Matthijs de Ligt to Manchester United transfer a done deal pending medicals, says Spanish journalist
Matthijs de Ligt’s transfer from Ajax to Manchester United could be a done deal, according to Mundo Deportivo and Marca journalist Diego Martinez. The reporter has tweeted the news just now, stating that an announcement will most likely be held up until after upcoming international games to generate hype over the deal. https://twitter.com/DiegoMSport/status/1134124522150551553 Martinez has previously accurately tweeted about Alexis ...
Read More »Libya’s National electricity company battles to keep lights on
In war-torn Libya, electricians struggle to power homes and businesses. In recent times, conflict in the capital Tripoli, has had adverse effects on the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL). “We are talking about the southern line of the Al-Hadaba area, which got damaged yesterday. This line is, of course, very important to the public network. We’ve fixed the line ...
Read More »Museveni allows deported MTN CEO to return to Uganda
Ugandan authorities have allowed the Chief Executive Officer of the MTN unit in the country to return, more than three months after he was deported. A company official told Reuters Wim Vanhelleputte was scheduled to return to Uganda on Thursday, having been given the green light by president Yoweri Museveni. “We have been formally notified, we got a letter and ...
Read More »Low-cost airlines to revive air travel in Africa?
The continent has been considered a land of opportunity for some years now, but in terms of aeronautics, it has stagnated. Air transport is still struggling to take off, despite the ever-increasing demand for travel. So, will the solution come from the model that we have seen flourish elsewhere? Air transport is to tourism, however, what oxygen is to the ...
Read More »South Africa joins Ethiopia, Rwanda in small club of gender-parity cabinets
continent that has an equal number of female and male ministers. Ramaphosa who hailed the cabinet for making history as the first gender-parity cabinet in the country’s history, joins Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame who have taken similar actions. Ramaphosa’s female ministers include; Thoko Didiza, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Angie Motshekga, Minister of Basic ...
Read More »Only Ronaldo and Messi can replace Hazard, but Hudson-Odoi can get to his level one day – David Luiz
The Blues defender has called on his club to replace their talisman internally as a rising star battles to return to full fitness David Luiz thinks that Eden Hazard is irreplaceable in the short term but has hope that Callum Hudson-Odoi is good enough to become Chelsea’s next superstar. “I think it’s goodbye, time for a new challenge,” Hazard said ...
Read More »Bale must consider Man Utd move as he won’t win Real Madrid war – Sheringham
The former Red Devils striker believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer needs to land a leader this summer, with a ready-made one on the books of a rival Manchester United have been urged to rekindle their interest in Harry Maguire, with Teddy Sheringham claiming the Leicester defender could be their version of Vincent Kompany or Tony Adams. The Red Devils have long ...
Read More »Bale must consider Man Utd move as he won’t win Real Madrid war – Sheringham
The former Red Devils striker is looking for the Wales international to put professional ambition before personal financial gain this summer Gareth Bale needs to consider a move to Manchester United, says Teddy Sheringham, as he is not going to win his “war” with Real Madrid that sees him putting financial gain before professional ambition. A move away from the ...
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