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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Theo Walcott gave Arsene Wenger a timely reminder of his qualities with a brace in Arsenal’s 5-2 friendly thrashing of Benfica as Alexandre Lacazette made his Gunners home debut in the Emirates Cup on Saturday. Walcott is in danger of being reduced to a …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |  Two people were killed in a crash of football fans on Saturday at the South African stadium that hosted the 2010 World Cup final, police and officials said. The incident occurred at a pre-season local derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, the country’s …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  Milutin “Micho” Sredojevic resigned as Uganda coach on Saturday, six months after leading the team to the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 38 years. The 47-year-old Serbian confirmed he was terminating his contract with the Cranes in a row over unpaid …

FUFA  receives termination letter, wishes Micho well Kabira Club, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevich has confirmed he is leaving the Uganda national soccer team Cranes. Micho told the press in Kampala Saturday that he has got up to nine offers to consinder now. He confirmed he is not going to …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All indications are that the Micho-FUFA saga will end today, with the Serbian football coach set to announce his next destination. Cranes national team coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevich confirmed to The Independent that he has called a 10.00am press conference Saturday at Kabira Club, just outside the …

Kampala, Uganda | KCCA FC MEDIA | Kampala Capital City Football Club (KCCA) and telecommunication giants MTN on Friday July 28th, 2017 entered a Sh1.290 billion partnership for the next three years. The treble winners from the 2016/2017 season KCCA FC and MTN unveiled a Sh430 million annual package to support the club’s football …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Amid persistent reports that Alexis Sanchez wants to leave Arsenal, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger says the Chile forward will return to training on Sunday. Sanchez missed Arsenal’s pre-season tour to Australia and China while he rested after playing for his country at the Confederations Cup. …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application that had sought to suspend the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) presidential elections on August 5, 2017. Justice Henrietta Wolayo based her ruling on the fact that grass root elections are already in advanced stages. Three FUFA fans led …

Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP |  Employees of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) were locked out of their offices on Wednesday with president Wu Ching-Kuo set to be ousted from his role, according to an AFP journalist. Security guards have been blocking access to the AIBA offices in Lausanne. A notice …

Monaco, Principality of Monaco | AFP | Monaco insisted on Wednesday that no deal with Real Madrid has been reached for teenage French international striker Kylian Mbappe. Monaco vice president Vadim Vasilyev also said in a press conference the principality club were in discussions with Mbappe over a new contract extension. …