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Football Kenya Federation boss Nick Mwendwa and head coach David Ouma are confident that Harambee Starlets will record a positive result when Kenya host Ghana in their Olympic Qualifier on Tuesday. Starlets held their final training session on Monday 7 October ahead of the second leg this coming after jetting back on Sunday and according to coach David Ouma the ...

Last night, Wilfried Zaha won a Best of Africa Award for Philanthropic Endeavour in the Best of Africa Awards 2019. Zaha joined fellow Premier League star N’Golo Kante and Croydon-born rapper Stormzy at the Rosewood Hotel to celebrate the key figures who support socio-economic and ethical development across Africa. Winner of the award for Philanthropic Endeavour within the Leadership category, Zaha ...

The Belgian forward has struggled with minor injuries since moving to Italy and his manager admits his body requires extra work Inter head coach Antonio Conte believes star striker Romelu Lukaku must train more to be in great shape due to his physique. Lukaku had a quiet game as Inter suffered a 2-1 loss to Serie A rivals Juventus in the Derby d’Italia at San Siro ...

Kumasi Asante Kotoko have thrown their weight behind George Afriyie who is vying to become the president of the Ghana Football Association. The Chief Executive Officer of Kotoko, George Amoako insists the Reds are given their support to Afriyie as they believe he can change the dwindling fortunes of Ghana football. “We (Kotoko) are backing George Afriyie to become the ...

Former Accra Hearts of Oak playmaker Charles Taylor has revealed why he decided to become a pastor despite receiving a lucrative offer from a team in Saudi Arabia. Taylor was ordained as man of God in 2015 at the Glorious Wave Church International at Sakumono. “…I got a lucrative offer from a team in Saudi Arabia. They were ready to ...

The Red Devils academy graduate put in another forgettable performance against Newcastle, with it suggested that he is not getting the right guidance Marcus Rashford is being let down by the coaching staff at Manchester United, says Alan Shearer, with the misfiring frontman not being shown how to become a central striker. The 21-year-old has stated in the past that he ...

The man who took a versatile performer to Anfield claims that a desire to taste European glory led him away from a team dominating domestically James Milner swapped Manchester City for Liverpool because he wanted to win the Champions League, says former Reds boss Brendan Rodgers. A man currently in charge at Leicester pushed hard to land a versatile performer as a free agent in ...

The former Blues goalkeeper admits the performances of an exciting academy graduate in training had more seasoned performers singing his praises Former Chelsea goalkeeper Rob Green admits Maurizio Sarri’s reluctance to offer Callum Hudson-Odoi left senior stars at Stamford Bridge asking: ‘How is he not playing?!’ A talented academy graduate forced his way into the first-team fold during the 2018-19 campaign. His ...

The Blues boss is delighted to see the English forward being “rewarded” for his hard work “behind the scenes” at the start of the season Tammy Abraham has earned his stripes as Chelsea‘s first-choice forward in “the short-term” and defied his critics in the process, according to Frank Lampard. The 22-year-old spent the 2018-19 season on loan at Aston Villa and played a ...

The World Cup winner has seen his performance and attitude picked apart by a fellow Frenchman who admits that the midfielder wants a new challenge Paul Pogba’s form at Manchester United has been impacted by struggles for fitness and the fact that he knows the Red Devils are not good enough to challenge for major honours, says Arsene Wenger. The World Cup-winning ...