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The manager of Ghana Under 17 striker Richard Danso, Kwame Akotei has debunked assertions by coach Paa Kwesi Fabin that the talented forward has a heart-related problem. The Black Starlets coach on Wednesday stated on Accra-based Happy FM that Danso complained of a heart issue during their training camp in Abu Dhabi that was why he was cautious in starting ...

Nigeria’s air force says that it believes it has killed one of the wives of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau in an airstrike. The air force bombed a meeting of a “large number of BHTs [Boko Haram terrorists]” on October 19 southeast of Maiduguri—the capital of Nigeria’s northeast Borno State—according to a statement on Wednesday from Olatokunbo Adesanya, spokesman for ...

MICHY BATSHUAYI might have a few bruises in the morning after Chelsea’s win over Everton in the Carabao Cup. The Blues beat Everton 2-1 at Stamford Bridge to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. Antonio Rudiger’s looping header fired the hosts in front before Willian sealed the win for Antonio Conte’s side despite a late consolation ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Latest on Kenya’s upcoming re-run of presidential elections on Oct. 26 (all times local): 8:40 p.m. Nairobi’s police chief Japheth Koome says the police driver of the Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has been shot and seriously wounded, the evening before the Supreme Court is hearing an application to postpone Thursday’s elections. Joseph Njoroge, who ...

Nairobi – Kenyan police on Thursday fired tear gas at stone-throwing protesters in some opposition areas after the start of Kenya’s second presidential election since August, reflecting bitter divisions in a country whose main opposition leader urged his followers to boycott the vote. Violence erupted in Nairobi’s Kibera slum and Kisumu, a major city in western Kenya where protesters set ...

Strolling carelessly into the last months of his contract, Mesut Ozil has reportedly told his Arsenal teammates that he’s set to sign for Manchester United on a free. The German midfielder and World Cup winner would reunite with former boss Jose Mourinho, who managed (and sold him) at Real Madrid. But as one of the only players to swap between ...

Washington – The United States expressed deep concern about the political crisis in Kenya on Wednesday and urged parties to resolve their differences over a disputed election without resorting to violence. Kenyans are due to vote on Thursday in a re-run of August’s presidential vote, which was annulled after the Supreme Court found “irregularities” and mismanagement by the Independent Electoral ...

Despite not being as successful in Europe and the Premier League as they once were, Manchester United have been named the most valuable team brand by Forbes. The Old Trafford outfit are valued as the fourth most valuable team brand across all sports behind the Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Lakers. However, they top the chart when ...

Kano – At least six soldiers were killed in heavy fighting when Boko Haram raided a military base and looted food from villagers in northeast Nigeria, the military and locals said on Wednesday. Jihadists in six pick-up trucks stormed the base in Sasawa village, some 45 kilometres (28 miles) from the Yobe state capital, Damaturu, at about 17:00 on Tuesday. ...

A senior Russian legislator has condemned recent reports that the Western military alliance NATO was seeking to expand its military infrastructure, and he has threatened Russian reciprocation. Yuri Shvytkin, deputy chairman of the defense committee in Russia’s lower house of parliament, responded Wednesday to reports that NATO was looking to reorganize its structure to include two new commands designed to ...