Category: Football
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Liverpool forward, Firmino speaks on his next destination
Brazil and Liverpool striker, Roberto Firmino has spoken about his next destination ahead of the next season’s football season. The Brazil international has said that he will be staying at Anfield to fight for his shirt thereby ruling out the possibility of moving to the Italian Serie side Juventus.
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Community Shield: How Nunez upstaged Haaland in battle of super-signings
Liverpool’s new boy Darwin Nunez drew first blood in the battle of the super-signings with an encouraging 30-minute cameo on Saturday. He capped it with the final goal in a 3-1 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield match played at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, UK.
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Sadio Mane shines in 8-goal thriller as Bayern Munich lift German Super Cup
Sadio Mané scored on his competitive debut for new-look Bayern Munich as they overcame RB Leipzig 5-3 in thrilling fashion on Saturday to lift the German Super Cup. Germany teenager Jamal Musiala rifled Bayern Munich ahead after RB Leipzig had failed to clear a corner-kick after 14 minutes.
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Atletico Madrid rule out signing Ronaldo
Atletico Madrid will not be signing Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo and that decision is final, club president Enrique Cerezo said on Friday. Speaking at the presentation of defender Nahuel Molina, Cerezo said the newly-recruited Argentina international was “the last piece” of the jigsaw.
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What Ashleigh Plumptre said after playing first major competition for Nigeria
After participating in the 2022 Women African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) with Nigeria’s senior women team, the Super Falcons, former England youth international, Ashleigh Plumptre has said she was proud to play in the competition.
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Nigeria, Benin may co-host 2025 AFCON – Amaju Pinnick
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has said Nigeria and Benin Republic may co-host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Pinnick made this known while speaking with journalists in Lagos State on Tuesday.
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English Premier League gets first female chair
The Premier League in England has announced Alison Brittain as its new chairperson after clubs “voted unanimously in favour” of her appointment. Brittain will take over from interim chairman Peter McCormick early next year.
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2022 WAFCON: South Africa win their first-ever WAFCON title
South Africa’s Banyana Banyana on Saturday defeated hosts Atlas Lionesses of Morocco 2-1 in the final match of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Rabat. The win helped them to their first title success in the tournament’s history, after Hildah Magaia scored twice within eight minutes in the second half after the hour mark.
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CAF awards: Sadio Mane reacts after winning 2022 African Player of the Year
The Senegalese forward, who inspired Senegal to their historic first Africa Cup of Nations title in February as well as guiding the Teranga Lions to this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar, beat strong opposition from his countryman Edouard Mendy and former Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah.
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2022 CAF awards: Full List of Winners
It was a clean sweep for Senegal on Thursday in Rabat as national team captain and new Bayern Munich signing Sadio Mane was named African Player of the Year. National team head coach Aliou Cisse was named Coach of the Year, after leading his team to their first continental title and another FIFA World Cup…