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LIVE: First AFCON test for McKinstry

⚽ AFCON 2021 qualifying ⏺ TODAY 10pm – Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 vs Uganda Cranes 🇺🇬 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | THE INDEPENDENT & CAF-ONLINE |  New Uganda Cranes coach Johnathan McKinstry faces Burkina Faso in a tricky opening match of the 2021 Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. Action starts this week in …

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FIFA name Arsene Wenger global football development chief

Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP |  Arsene Wenger has been named FIFA’s chief of global football development, the governing body announced on Wednesday. In a statement, FIFA said the former Arsenal and Monaco coach would be responsible for the growth of the game “for both men and women around the world”, …

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Racism the catalyst for outspoken remarks, says Fury

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Former world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury said his outspoken remarks which have caused huge offence to many are down to the racism aimed at Travellers he experienced as an amateur. The 31-year-old Briton — who is of Irish Traveller descent and is nicknamed ‘The …

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FUFA charters Uganda Airlines to Ouagadougou

  ✳ AFCON 2021 qualifying ⏺ Wednesday 10pm – Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 vs Uganda Cranes 🇺🇬 ⏺ Nov. 17, 2019 – Uganda Cranes 🇺🇬 vs Malawi Flames 🇲🇼 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP  |  New Uganda Cranes coach Johnathan McKinstry can count himself a very lucky man. His …

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Emotions got the better of me, says dropped Sterling

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Raheem Sterling said he allowed his “emotions” to get the better of him leading to a brief altercation with Liverpool’s Joe Gomez that resulted in Manchester City player being dropped for Thursday’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro. Sterling admitted on Instagram on Tuesday he and …

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Torfaera, Iceland’s off-road mania

Akranes, Iceland | AFP |  After more than half a century, revving engines in the tough off-road sport known locally as “torfaera” still draw crowds who love the noise and daring drivers. It’s late summer and Akrafjall mountain, which looms over the small town of Akranes, has been turned into a …

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Klopp tells UEFA seminar that VAR must improve

Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | The day after Liverpool beat Manchester City in a crunch match where VAR decisions were hotly disputed, the Premier League leader’s coach Jurgen Klopp and other top football figures have suggested improvement is needed to the fledgling system. Klopp, his City opposite number Pep Guardiola, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane, …

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Lacazette defends Emery, hopes for post-break revival

London, United Kingdom | AFP | French striker Alexandre Lacazette has leaped to the defence of under-fire Arsenal manager Unai Emery saying fans were being fickle in criticising him after not praising him when they were on a good run last season. The pressure on the 48-year-old Spaniard grew with a 2-0 defeat by Leicester …

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