Sunday, July 2 KCCA FC vs FUS Rabat 4pm *The game is free of charge for students in uniform *Tickets at Shell Nakawa, Shell Lugogo and Shell Capital Kampala, Uganda| KCCA FC MEDIA | Midfielder Saddam Ibrahim Juma who signed for KCCA FC in May and defender Peter Magambo have been cleared by …
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Sundowns, Esperance, Etoile reach last eight Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Title-holders Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa and Esperance and Etoile Sahel of Tunisia became the first qualifiers for the CAF Champions League quarter-finals Saturday. Gangling Liberian Anthony Laffor scored five minutes from time to earn Sundowns a 1-0 …
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Rosario, Argentina | AFP | Lionel Messi said “I do” to childhood sweetheart and mother of their two children Antonella Roccuzzo on Friday in his Argentine hometown Rosario, where footballers and celebrities gathered for the “wedding of the century.” Following the private ceremony, the couple appeared happy and relaxed as …
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Rosario, Argentina | AFP | Celebrity magazines have dubbed brunette mother-of-two Antonella Roccuzzo “the first lady of football” — her man, Lionel Messi, is widely considered the best player on the planet. Showbiz and football stars will attend their wedding on Friday in the couple’s hometown of Rosario, Argentina. But …
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Rosario, Argentina | AFP | Football and showbiz stars gathered in Argentina for Latin America’s celebrity wedding bash of the decade as Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi prepared to marry his childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo on Friday. Pop star Shakira and her husband, Messi’s teammate Gerard Pique, were expected among the …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Tanzanian football chief Jamal Malinzi was on Thursday charged with embezzlement for falsifying invoices to pocket cash given by sponsors, court documents showed. Malinzi, who was arrested Wednesday, was charged alongside the Tanzanian Football Federation (TFF) secretary general Celestine Mwesigwa. Malinzi became head of the …
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Sochi, Russia | AFP | Germany booked their place in the Confederations Cup final as Leon Goretzka scored twice in a devastating opening spell to Thursday’s 4-1 semi-final win over Mexico. Attacking midfielder Goretzka ran riot in Sochi with goals on six and eight minutes before Timo Werner and substitute …
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FINAL RESULTS Uganda ?? 67 Zambia ?? 50 Malawi 71 Botswana 39 Zimbabwe 68 Namibia 37 Uganda’s She Cranes are Africa netball champions. With five wins out of five, the She Cranes capped a memorable tournament by beating Zambia 67-50 baskets on the final day of the six-nation event at Lugogo, …
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Kazan, Russia | AFP | Claudio Bravo was Chile’s hero on Wednesday as they beat Portugal 3-0 in a penalty shoot-out in the Confederations Cup semi-finals. The Manchester City goalkeeper saved all three penalties from Portugal’s Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho and Nani, while Arturo Vidal, Charles Aranguiz and Alexis Sanchez …
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Ostrava, Czech Republic | AFP | Usain Bolt racked up a straightforward 100m victory on the European bow of his farewell season, but likely successor Wayde van Niekerk stole the headlines in Ostrava with a world record in the little-run 300m. Bolt struggled with a stiff back and a pedestrian …
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