‘He expressed his desire to move to Libya for further experience and opportunities,’ said Chiefs sporting director Kaizer Motaung Jnr. Kaizer Chiefs announced on Friday that Botswana defender Thatayaone Ditlhokwe has left the club to join Libyan side Al-Ittihad. ALSO READ: Chiefs set CAF target Amakhosi Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jnr says it was Ditlhokwe who asked to leave Chiefs to go to Libya. Chiefs give their reasons “It was not an easy decision for us when Al-Ittihad approached us regarding TT,” Motaung Jnr told the Chiefs official website. “We engaged the player and during our discussions, he expressed his desire to move to Libya for further experience and opportunities. “As a Club, we didn’t want to impede his progress, and we appreciate his professionalism and discipline. Although we will
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Feb
Jude Bellingham snatched a stoppage-time winner as Real Madrid twice came from behind to beat Manchester City 3-2 in the first leg of their blockbuster Champions League play-off tie Tuesday, while Paris Saint-Germain took command of an all-French clash with Brest. Erling Haaland’s double — his first goals in five appearances against Madrid — looked to have secured Pep Guardiola’s side a slender advantage, but instead the reigning European champions now go into next week’s return leg in Spain as strong favourites to reach the last 16. “It was a weird one. We played some of our best football of the season and ended up behind,” Bellingham told Amazon Prime. “I don’t care what form City are in they are still an unbelievable team. It’s always tricky to play against
Napoli missed the chance to extend their lead over Inter Milan at the top of Serie A to six points as Antonio Conte’s men were held to a 1-1 draw by Udinese on Sunday. Scott McTominay put the hosts ahead in the first half at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, but Jurgen Ekkelenkamp equalised shortly afterwards and Napoli could not find a winner. Napoli were given the opportunity to stretch their advantage at the top of the table by Inter’s 3-0 loss at Fiorentina in midweek — a game which was originally stopped in December after home midfielder Edoardo Bove suffered a heart attack. Reigning champions Inter could cut the gap back to three points when they host Fiorentina on Monday. Atalanta are also still in the hunt for their
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Liverpool overturned a first leg deficit to reach the League Cup final with a 4-0 win over Tottenham on Thursday, ramping up the pressure on Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou. Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk were on target for the Reds, who will face Newcastle at Wembley on March 16 for the first silverware of the English season. Liverpool remain on course for a quadruple in a dream debut season for Arne Slot. They enjoy a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League, have cruised into the last 16 of the Champions League and visit Championship strugglers Plymouth in the FA cup fourth round on Sunday. “To reach a final should always be special,” said Slot. “It was a very good performance from our
Feb
Phakaaathi has it on good authority that Saavedra and Sundowns have come to an amicable decision to part ways. Erwin Saavedra’s time at Mamelodi Sundowns had come to end. ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix As previously reported by Mgosi squad, Erwin Saavedra’s time at Mamelodi Sundowns had come to an end. With Matias Matías Esquivel’s loan recall from Club Atlético Talleres confirmed, Sundowns needed to open up a foreign spot on their books. Saavedra is deemed surplus to requirements by the Brazilians who now have the South American contingent of Esquivel, Lucas Ribeiro, Marcelo Allende and Arthur Sales, new defender Lucas Suárez on their roster. ALSO READ: Zothwane to reunite with Larsen at Richards Bay Phakaaathi has it on good authority that Saavedra and Sundowns have come to an amicable decision to part ways
Jan
The new league phase of this season’s expanded Champions League is all set for a frantic conclusion on Wednesday, as 18 matches are played simultaneously across Europe and the likes of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain battle to avoid an early exit. AFP Sport rounds up what is at stake ahead of the final round of games in the league phase: Top 8 places up for grabs There is a real incentive for finishing in the top eight places of the giant, 36-team standings — those sides will skip the two-legged knockout round play-offs next month, getting some precious rest as they advance straight to the last 16 in March. Liverpool, with seven wins out of seven, and Barcelona are the only two teams to have already guaranteed a place
Michael Oliver has avoided punishment following his controversial decision in the Arsenal vs Wolves game The official showed Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly a red card but he was strongly criticised for it The experienced official will be the centre referee in Ipswich’s clash against Southampton on matchday 24 Premier League official Michael Oliver will be the centre referee in Ipswich’s clash against Southampton on matchday 24. The referee was strongly criticised after he showed a controversial red card to Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly against Wolves on Saturday at Molineux. Fans expected Oliver to be dropped by the referee body Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) but were surprised to see he will be in charge next weekend. Michael Oliver is one of the most experienced referees in English football. Photo by Marc
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Samuel Eto’o reunited with his former teammate, now working as a security guard, in an emotional moment The Barcelona legend’s face lit up when he recognised his former teammate when he was getting a meeting in Douala The two-time AFCON winner retired in 2019 and a hugely successful year in his club and international career Cameroon icon Samuel Eto’o met his former teammate in the most surprising circumstance. The retired striker, now the President of the Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT), reunited with his teammate, now a security guard. Samuel Eto’o played for some of the biggest clubs in the world. Photos by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto and Laurel Lysette (X).Source: Getty Images Eto’o reunites with teammate After an Ecobank Group seminar in Douala, Eto’o emerged from the building and greeted officials outside.
Robert Donald Munro, better known as Bob Munro, has sadly passed on after a battle with respiratory illness Munro was the founder of the Mathare Youth Sports Academy (MYSA) and later chairman of Mathare United Football Kenya President (FKF) Hussein Mohammed has led in eulogising Munro for his efforts in supporting local football Kenya’s football fraternity has been plunged into mourning following the passing of Bob Munro. The Mathare United founder died on Sunday evening aged 82 after a long battle with illness. Bob Munro at the opening ceremony of the Mathare FIFA Football For Hope Centre on September 4, 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo by Neil Thomas – FIFA.Source: Getty Images How Bob Munro died His family confirmed that Munro has been in and out of the hospital in
Jan
Florian Wirtz scored twice as Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1 on Saturday to stay four points behind leaders Bayern Munich. Bayern had gone seven clear with a 3-2 win over Wolfsburg earlier on in the day, throwing down the gauntlet but Leverkusen were dominant and controlled, notching their 11th straight win in all competitions. “We’re right in the middle of a title fight again — you can dream a little bit,” Wirtz told Sky Germany. With 32 minutes gone, Leverkusen enforcer Granit Xhaka won the ball in midfield and fed Wirtz, who beat a defender and slotted calmly home. When Leverkusen won a penalty for handball midway through the second half, the 21-year-old Wirtz stepped up and converted. Patrik Schick latched onto a Wirtz pass to score
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Arsenal came from behind to beat Tottenham 2-1 and reignite their Premier League title challenge on Wednesday as Alexander Isak fired Newcastle into the top four. Elsewhere, David Moyes endured a miserable return to the Everton dugout, watching his toothless side lose 1-0 to Aston Villa at Goodison Park. Arsenal’s victory at the Emirates lifts […] The post Arsenal reignite Premier League title hopes as Isak stars again appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
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Barcelona hammered rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in a wild Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to win the first trophy of the Hansi Flick era. The electric Kylian Mbappe sent Madrid ahead but a dominant Barcelona hit five in response before their goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was sent off in the second half. Madrid were hoping to avenge their 4-0 defeat by Barcelona in October’s La Liga Clasico but instead were left battered and bruised by their arch-rivals in Jeddah. After Mbappe’s opener, Lamine Yamal levelled and Robert Lewandowski sent Barcelona ahead from the penalty spot, with Raphinha bagging a brace and Alejandro Balde also on target. Rodrygo Goes pulled one back for Madrid with a free-kick but they could not capitalise further on their numerical advantage
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Mamelodi Sundowns defender Zuko Mdunyelwa is optimistic about winning his place back in the team after overcoming a groin injury. Mdunyelwa is not bothered by being an understudy to first-choice wing-back Khuliso Mudau. The 25-year-old is in his second season at the Brazilians, where he has already picked up one league medal following his move from Chippa United. Mdunyelwa says he’s learning from the established Mudau, who has made the wing-back position his own at both club and national team level. ALSO READ: Komphela focuses on the positives after the loss to Raja “Yes, I did have an injury, but I’m back and I’m just waiting in the pack for my turn to come, and I’ll grab it with both hands,” he said at the last 32 draw of the
Civics has officially changed its name to Bucks Buccaneers, the Namibia Football Association (NFA) announce on Thursday. The change in name and ownership is effective immediately, the NFA said in a statement. “This follows the successful completion of an ownership transition and subsequent approval by the NFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF),” the NFA confirmed. “Civics Football Club recently entered into negotiations regarding new ownership. Following the NFA’s review and approval of the ownership change, in accordance with NFA Statutes, the new owners submitted an application for a name change. “The NFA, after consultation with CAF, has received positive confirmation regarding this request,” the NFA stated. Civics were founded by a group of young students in 1983, who initially named the team after a local street – Bethlehem
Cape Town City goalkeeper Darren Keet could not contain his joy on Wednesday after a shock 1-0 home win over South African Premiership title hopefuls Orlando Pirates. Venezuelan Darwin Gonzalez scored the match-winner on 74 minutes, soon after Patrick Maswanganyi missed a penalty for the visitors in front of a 22,000 crowd. “On social media they were saying this was a warm-up match for Pirates before they play in the CAF Champions League at the weekend,” former South Africa international Keet told reporters. “Pirates supporters were so confident — they believed this match would be a walkover for them. It is a brilliant feeling to have beaten them.” Victory completed a double for Cape Town over the biggest crowd pullers in the country — Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs — within
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