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WAFCON 2024: CAF names three iconic women as draw assistants

WAFCON 2024: CAF names three iconic women as draw assistants

The Confederation of African Football has confirmed the trio of Salima Mukansanga, Fatiha Laassiri, and Andile Dlamini as the assistants for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) draw scheduled for Friday, November 22. The draw for the 13th edition of the WAFCON will take place at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Sale, Morocco, and will begin at 8 p.m. local time (same as...

Ilias Chair: Morocco star’s prison sentence reduced to community service

Ilias Chair: Morocco star’s prison sentence reduced to community service

Morocco forward Ilias Chair has had his prison sentence reduced to 160 hours of community service in Belgium and a fine of €1600. Chair, in February, was convicted of assaulting a truck driver with a rock that broke his skull and he was consequently sentenced to 12 months in prison with a further 12 months suspended by a Belgian court. Following a successful appeal, the 26-year-old...

Mbappe: How Florentino Perez’s strategic move landed new Real Madrid’s no. 9

Mbappe: How Florentino Perez’s strategic move landed new Real Madrid’s no. 9

In 2021, Real Madrid made an offer of €180 million to Paris Saint-Germain to land French superstar Kylian Mbappe but it was turned down by the Ligue 1 giants. Three years later, Florentino Perez’s Madrid landed their key transfer target without paying PSG a penny following the expiration of his contract in the French capital. Mbappe has been a long-term target for Real Madrid since he...