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Rodrigo Bentacur: Tottenham appeal seven-game ban handed to Uruguayan midfielder

Rodrigo Bentacur: Tottenham appeal seven-game ban handed to Uruguayan midfielder

Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur have appealed against the seven-game ban handed to midfielder Rodrigo Bentacur by the Football Association, Afrosport reports. Bentacur was sanctioned by the FA earlier this week and was also fined £100,000 following derogatory comments he made about Spurs captain Heung-Min Son in June. Tottenham, however, said their appeal is against the length of the ban and not the ruling itself, as...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Ghana held by Sudan as Algeria run riot against Togo

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Eight Ghana players withdraw from squad to face Angola, Niger

At least eight Ghana players have withdrawn from the 25-man squad for their final two matches in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Angola and Niger Republic, citing various reasons, Afrosport reports. According to the Ghana Football Association (GFA), the eight players include Inaki Williams, Antoine Semenyo, Tariq Lamptey, Joseph Painstil, Jonas Adjetey, Jerome Opoku, Alexander Djiku, and Ibrahim Osman. The GFA confirmed...

Sporting Lisbon announce Joao Pereira as Amorim replacement

Sporting Lisbon announce Joao Pereira as Amorim replacement

Sporting Lisbon have announced Joao Pereira as its new Manager, replacing Manchester United-bound Ruben Amorim, Afrosport reports. The Portuguese champions announced on Monday that Pereira has been promoted from his role as reserve-team boss to fill in the void left by Amorim, who departs Lisbon after a glorious tenure at the helm of affairs. Under Amorim, Sporting Lisbon ended a 19-year league title drought in 2021...

Serie A Round-Up: Inter & Napoli share spoils; Fiorentina, Atalanta & Lazio record wins

Serie A Round-Up: Inter & Napoli share spoils; Fiorentina, Atalanta & Lazio record wins

Inter Milan and Napoli shared the spoils after a 1-1 stalemate at the San Siro in Sunday's action in matchday 12 in the Italian Serie A, Afrosport reports . The top-of-the-table clash started nicely for Serie A leaders Napoli, who drew first blood, taking the lead in the 23rd minute through summer signing Scott McTominay, who beat Yan Sommer in goal for Inter after poking the...