Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda’s Football Association (FUFA) has confirmed an increment in the prize money for the new edition of the Stanbic Uganda Cup. This was confirmed by Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi, the 3rd FUFA Vice President during the launch and draw of the round of …
Read More »Sadio Mane strikes as Senegal sink Zimbabwe
✳ Senegal 1 Zimbabwe 0 ✳ Morocco 1 Ghana 0 ✳ Guinea 1 Malawi 0 Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | A late penalty from talisman Sadio Mane helped Senegal beat Zimbabwe 1-0 in their opening TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon match at the Kouekong Stadium in Baffoussam. The Teranga Lions started …
Read More »Nottingham Forest ejects Arsenal
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT |Lewis Grabban scored emphatically from close range in the dying minutes as Nottingham Forest ejected Arsenal from the FA Cup Sunday. FULL MATCH REPORT…. Head Coach Steve Cooper made three changes from the Huddersfield match with new signings Steve Cook and Keinan Davis making their …
Read More »Cameroon’s Lions roar on first day of AFCON
✳ DAY ONE Cameroon 2 Burkina Faso1 Ethiopia 0 Cape Verde 1 (HT) Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Indomitable Lions captain Vincent Aboubakar scored twice to give host nation Cameroon a 2-1 victory over Burkina Faso in the opening match of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. …
Read More »KICK OFF: The Africa Cup of Nations
✳ 9 January 2022 17:00 Cameroon v Burkina Faso 20:00 Ethiopia v Cape Verde ✳ 10 January 2022 14:00 Senegal v Zimbabwe 17:00 Guinea v Malawi 17:00 Morocco v Ghana 20:00 Comoros v Gabon First COVID-era African tournament set for Cameroon Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | After several fears and …
Read More »Four things to look out for in Spain’s Matchday 20
Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Matchday 20 of La Liga this weekend promises to be packed with interest, as Real Madrid look to recover from a league defeat, Barca still have to deal with a host of injuries and Atletico Madrid travel to play an in-form Villareal. Here are some …
Read More »All set for AFCON kick-off after CAF president arrives
✳ 9 January 2022 17:00 Cameroon v Burkina Faso 20:00 Ethiopia v Cape Verde ✳ 10 January 2022 14:00 Senegal v Zimbabwe 17:00 Guinea v Malawi 17:00 Morocco v Ghana 20:00 Comoros v Gabon Yaounde, Cameroon | Xinhua | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe arrived in …
Read More »Mbarara City FC petitions UPL after defeat to KCCA FC
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City Football club has petitioned the Uganda Premier League (UPL) secretariat claiming that KCCA FC used a player who was not allowed to feature in a match on January 5th, 2022. In the said StarTimes Uganda Premier League match played at the MTN Omondi …
Read More »Cameroon separatists set off bomb in AFCON host city
Yaoundé, Cameroon | Xinhua | Separatist fighters in Cameroon’s restive English-speaking region of Southwest have set off an improvised explosive device (IED) in the town of Limbe which will host matches of the Africa Cup Nations (AFCON), according to local police. No one was injured in the explosion which went off …
Read More »Xi visits Winter Olympic facilities, confident of success
Xi urges stepping up final preparations for successful Winter Olympics Beijing, China | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged organizers to continue to work hard in the final stages of their preparations to ensure the complete success of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Xi, also general …
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