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Man Utd ‘committed to winning trophies’ after posting record £627.1m revenues

The Red Devils are reporting strong financial results for the past year, as well as a reduction in net debt, and are now seeking on-field success Manchester United have announced record revenues of £627.1 million ($782m) and an operating profit of £50m ($62m) for 2019, with the club “committed to winning trophies”. A run to the Champions League quarter-finals and ...

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‘Neither of us like losing!’ – Messi lifts the lid on Ronaldo rivalry after landing FIFA Best award

The Barcelona superstar got one over on his Portuguese foe on Monday night and is now looking to chase down collective honours with his club Lionel Messi beat Cristiano Ronaldo to the FIFA Best award for 2019 and admits neither he nor an eternal rival “like losing”, but the Argentine insists their ongoing battle remains purely professional. Barcelona’s talismanic skipper ...

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Revealed: Who Ghana voted for in the 2019 FIFA Best Awards

On Monday night, Lionel Messi and Megan Rapinoe were crowned the Best Men’s and Women’s Players respectively for their achievements in 2018. They held off competition from the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Alex Morgan to pick up their awards. As it is the norm, captains, coaches and selected media men and women from all of FIFA’s member countries, including ...

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Vetting Committee for 2019 GFA elections inaugurated

The Vetting Committee for the upcoming GFA elections has been duly inaugurated and will commence work from September 26- October 1. Members of the Committee were sworn in after a meeting which was held at the GFA Secretariat on Thursday, September 19. Read Also: Seven file to contest for Ghana FA president The chairman of the Committee is lawyer Mr ...

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Afcon coaching casualties replaced in Cameroon, South Africa and Egypt

African football giants Cameroon and Egypt were part of the nations that parted ways with their national team coaches following disappointing campaigns at the 2019 African Cup of Nations. The other countries whose coaches were either sacked, poached or forced to resign include Zimbabwe, Morocco, Guinea, Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda. READ MORE: Coaching casualties after 2019 AFCON Since July, when eventual winners, ...

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Nigeria restricts movement in northeast

Anyone travelling in northeastern Nigeria will have to carry an identity card. This follows a military operation that seeks to to hunt down members of the Boko Haram group and those of the Islamic State group in West Africa. “Operation Positive Identification” follows “credible reports” that members of both militant groups are hiding among civilians in towns and villages in ...

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Egypt’s anti-Sisi protests explained in 5 key questions

Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, even as his government grapples with protests at home. Asked about the demonstrations that erupted in Cairo and other major cities over the weekend, Sisi blamed ‘political Islam’. Hundreds took to the streets in the capital and other cities on Friday and Saturday, protesting ...

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Egypt’s Sisi, DRC’s Tshisekedi, Rwanda’s Kagame to address UN delegates

Every year in September, all 193 members of the United Nations meet at the General Assembly at the organisation’s headquarters in New York. The General Assembly is one of the six main organs of the UN, where several international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations, such as development, peace and security, international law are discussed. This year’s ...

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Ghana’s Junior Agogo to be buried Friday in London

Former Ghana international Junior Agogo is set to be buried on Friday, September 20 in London. The striker passed away at the age of 40 in London on Thursday, August 22 after suffering from a stroke in 2015 and had to battle public stigma during his recovery. Prior to his death, the former Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol Rovers attacker went ...

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