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Former Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi dead at 54

BREAKING Reports from Nigeria indicate that  former Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has died.  Nigeria’s leading media houses PUNCH and VANGUARD reported the news, with scanty details. VANGUARD reported that Ademola Olajire, an Assistant Director of Communications in the Nigeria Football Federation, said that Keshi died after he was rushed …

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AFCON: Burkina Faso beats Comoros, Uganda to wait

Qualifiers for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon after penultimate round of group matches this weekend: Guinea-Bissau (Group E winners) Morocco (Group F winners) Egypt (Group G winners) Ghana (Group H winners) Algeria (Group J winners) Senegal (Group K winners) Zimbabwe (Group L winners) Cameroon (Group M winners) **Mali  …

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Headache for Micho as Zimbabwe mauls Uganda Cranes

Friendly result TUESDAY: Zimbabwe 2 Uganda 0 Nations Cup fixture SATURDAY: Botswana vs Uganda (live on SuperSport 5pm) Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic was left with a headache that he must sort in three days ahead of  his team’s 2017 AFCON qualifier against Botswana. Micho must ensure Cranes …

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Cranes and Lorenzen off to Zimbabwe

The Uganda Cranes team flew to Zimbabwe Sunday night enroute to their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Botswana this weekend.   @AFCON_2017 Last training before flying to Harare.Botswana we’re coming for you @OfficialFUFA @Airtel_Ug pic.twitter.com/7mjmaVT64k — Uganda Cranes (@UgandaCranes) May 29, 2016 Cranes head coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic named …

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Lightning strikes German football pitch, 35 injured

Frankfurt, Germany | AFP | Lightning struck a football pitch in western Germany on Saturday, injuring 35 people, three of them seriously, news agency DPA reported. The accident — which came as 11 people were hurt in a similar freak strike at a birthday party in a Parisian park — …

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Manchester United anoint supercoach Mourinho

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United on Friday anointed Jose Mourinho as their third new manager in less than three years in their bid to reinstate the club as a title-winning force in England and Europe.   Read live reaction to the big news from #mufc legends in …

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Mourinho set to take control at United

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho was expected to join Manchester United on Friday after drawn-out negotiations, marrying one of the world’s richest clubs with one of the most successful — and outspoken — managers. Mourinho has been in talks with United since Louis van Gaal’s sacking on …

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KCCA are Uganda league champions

Vipers    1     URA        1 Express 1      KCCA     1 Simba    2     The Saints 0 SC VU   1      Lweza   2 BUL      2       Maroons 0 Villa      3       BStars   0 Soana    2     Police     3 Sadolin  2      JMC      1 KCCA are the 2015/16 Azam Uganda Premier League (UPL) …

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