Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei is battling for her life in a hospital in Kenya after being doused with petrol by her estranged ex-boyfriend, who allegedly set her on fire. According to local police, the Paris 2024 Olympics marathon runner was ambushed in her western Kenya home, where she had been training. The attack caused severe burns, which affected more than 75% of the 33-year-old's body. Local...
Three Ghana coaches, including head coach Otto Addo, are in a stable condition after being involved in a car crash on Monday. Addo, who is in his second spell as Black Stars coach, and his assistant John Paintsil as well as goalkeeping coach Fatawu Dauda were heading back from a scouting mission at a club game between FC Samartex 1996 and Nsoatreman FC in Ghana when...
Ivory Coast international Amad Diallo has been named Manchester United's Player of the Month for August, the Premier League club announced on Saturday. The 22-year-old, who has been called up by the Elephants ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, has claimed the award for the first time in his United career. Diallo, who has started all of United’s three matches this campaign, opened...
Ivorian Winger Maxwel Cornet has joined Southampton on a season-long loan deal from Premier League rivals West Ham United, Afrosport reports. The 27-year-old played 37 times for the Hammers after moving to the London Stadium from Burnley in 2022, helping West Ham win the Europa Conference League the following season. “Maxwel is a very dynamic player and he gives us another exciting dimension to the group,"...
Morocco international Sofyan Amrabat has joined Fenerbahce on loan from Italian outfit Fiorentina, Afrosport reports. The Turkish giants announced on their social media handles that they have reached an agreement with Fiorentina to sign the combative midfielder on a season-long loan. The Atlas Lion star is reportedly on his way to Istanbul, the Turkish capital, to undergo his medicals and complete the necessary paperwork to make...
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