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Former South African president Jacob Zuma appeared in the Durban High Court on Friday where he was to face corruption charges related to a years-old $2.5 billion arms deal. The case whose charges Zuma has consistently denied over the years, was postponed to June 8. The trial is a rarity on the African continent, where political leaders – particularly heads ...

Ugandans are expressing their joy and heaping congratulatory messages upon long distance athlete, Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei, who on Sunday morning won the 5000m gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. The victory has particularly been sweeter for Ugandans who in 2017, watched as Cheptegei slipped from a commanding first place in the early laps to finish in ...

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will seek a second term in February 2019 elections, the presidency announced on Twitter on Monday. The governor of Kaduna state had earlier tweeted that Buhari told the ruling party’s National Executive Committee of his intention to contest in the 2019 presidential elections. Kaduna’s governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is one of Buhari’s key allies. The 75-year-old took ...

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named as the PFA player of the month for March. The Egypt international scored six times in four matches against Newcastle, Manchester United, Watford and Crystal Palace over the month, while also adding an assist. Many neutrals thought Sadio Mane should have been sent off for a deliberate handball in the second half. But ...

PEP GUARDIOLA is worried about Manchester City’s mental fragility ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League re-match with Liverpool. The City manager admits his devastated stars could be haunted by their capitulation in the Manchester derby as they bid to retrieve a 3-0 first leg deficit from the first leg at Anfield. City’s Premier League title coronation party was wrecked when they ...

Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has denied deliberately spitting on the Manchester City badge at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Television footage shows Herrera spitting on the large badge on the floor at the entrance to the tunnel at the end of the first half. United were 2-0 down a the time but came back to win 3-2. It is understood ...

A high-level delegation of the Federation International of Football Association (FIFA) arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Tuesday to consider lifting the five-year ban on Libyan stadiums, a spokesman of the Libyan Football Federation (LFF) said. “A high-level delegation arrived today in the capital Tripoli for a three-day official visit to make a comprehensive technical report on the technical ...

Barcelona have been charged by UEFA over an incident during their Champions League quarter-final clash with Roma at the Nou Camp. European football’s governing body has charged the club with an alleged breach of Article 16 (2) which deals with objects being thrown inside the stadium. The case will be dealt with by the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body ...

Hearts of Oak star Winful Cobbinah has hit back at Sadick Adams over claims he doesn’t merit 2016/17 season MTN FA Cup most valuable player award. Cobbinah clinched the individual accolade ahead of the Kotoko talisman and that did not go down well with the latter. According to Adams, the FA Cup committee were absolutely wrong to crown Cobbinah, arguing that he had a ...

Alexandre Lacazette, making his first start since January, and Aaron Ramsey netted doubles as Arsenal strolled to a 4-1 win over CSKA Moscow in their Europa League quarter-final first leg at the Emirates. Alexandre Lacazette and Aaron Ramsey scored two goals each as the Gunners hit four in 26 minutes before half-time. Arsenal were unable to add to their tally ...