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Senegal, Italy qualify for Round of 16

The road to the knockout rounds became much clearer on Sunday for Groups A and B at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup Poland 2019. With two of three group stage matches played for eight teams, two sides can already count themselves among the final 16. Italy clinched a place in the Round of 16 at Poland 2019, having recorded back-to-back ...

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Gattuso announces AC Milan exit

AC Milan head coach Gennaro Gattuso has announced he is to leave his position this coming after failing to guide the team into the Champions League. Milan beat SPAL 3-2 on the final day of 2018-19 but it was not enough as Milan fell just a point short of a top-four spot. In an interview with Italian publication La Repubblica, ...

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Nigeria Gov’t Redeems 25 year Pledge of House to Coach Westerhof

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday redeemed a 25-year pledge of a house to former Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, Mr. Clemens Westerhof. The Dutch gaffer ended Nigeria’s frustrating and unsuccessful attempts to qualify for the World Cup by leading the Super Eagles to pick their first ever World Cup ticket to the 1994 edition in USA. At ...

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Haruna Iddrisu takes over Wa All Stars from Kwesi Nyantakyi

Member of Parliament for Tamale South and Minority leader of parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has completed the takeover of Wa All Stars from former Ghana Football Association President Kwesi Nyantakyi according to report. Mr Nyantakyi has decided to sell his club, Wa All Stars following his lifetime ban by FIFA from all football-related activities. Earlier this year, reports went rife that ...

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Neymar stripped of Brazil captaincy and replaced by Dani Alves

Neymar has been stripped of the Brazil captaincy for next month’s Copa America and will be replaced by his Paris St-Germain team-mate Dani Alves. The 27-year-old forward, given the role eight months ago but under pressure after recent disciplinary issues, was informed by manager Tite on Saturday. Alves, 36, will also lead the side in friendlies against Qatar and Honduras. ...

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FIFA Forensic Audit: Normalisation Committee rubbishes report of Nyantakyi exoneration

The Normalisation Committee has disputed a claim that FIFA has cleared former GFA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi of all financial impropriety. Ghanasoccernet on Monday revealed that Mr Nyantakyi and members of the Executive Committee under his tenure have all been exonerated from all counts of corruption after FIFA forensic audit. It said a forensic audit conducted by FIFA on the Ghana ...

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League winners Hamdallah, Ziyech and Belhanda headline Morocco’s Afcon provisional squad

The Atlas Lions have announced their preliminary team selection for next month’s continental showpiece Dutch Eredivisie winners Hakim Ziyech and Noussair Mazraoui, Saudi Professional League champion Abderazzak Hamdallah and Turkish Super Lig winner Younes Belhanda have been included in Morocco’s 27-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Herve Renard invited most of the players he took to the 2018 Fifa ...

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Jovic: Serie A and the Premier League are the best fits for me

The Serbian striker was expected to join Real Madrid, but recent comments have hinted at a move to England or Italy instead Eintracht Frankfurt striker Luka Jovic has opened the door to a potential transfer to England or Italy this summer, despite being heavily liked with a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid in recent weeks. The 21-year-old has made ...

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Pochettino will stay at Spurs and make six signings this summer, says UEFA Cup hero Miller

A legendary figure in north London expects a highly-rated coach to stay put this summer and receive the transfer window backing that he deserves Mauricio Pochettino “is not going anywhere”, according to Tottenham legend Paul Miller, with the Argentine being backed to bring six new signings into his squad this summer. Questions have been asked of the South American’s ongoing ...

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