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Former Aston Villa star Carew jailed for tax evasion

Former Aston Villa star Carew jailed for tax evasion

Former Premier League and Norway star John Carew has been sentenced to 14 months jail term with an order to pay a fine for tax evasion. An Olso District Court found 43-year-old Carew guilty of failing to report taxable income of 12.8 million kroner and assets of 307 million kroner between 2014 and 2019. Carew was also ordered to pay a fine of 540,000 kroner as...

Osimhen, Ndah withdraw from Nigeria friendly against Portugal

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and Orlando Pirates centre-back Olisa Ndah have withdrawn from Super Eagles' international friendly against Portugal. Nigeria are scheduled to face World Cup-bound Portugal at the Estadio Jose Alvalade on Thursday. Cremonese striker Cyriel Dessers has been called up as a replacement for Osimhen while Chidozie Awaziem takes the place of injured Ndah at the back. On Saturday, Osimhen scored the opening goal...

Song announces Cameroon squad for World Cup

Rigobert Song has announced Cameroon's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after their 1-1 draw against Jamaica on Wednesday. Regular fixtures like Bayern Munich's talisman Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Vincent Aboubakar, Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana, Napoli midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and China-based Christian Bassogog have been summoned. Gent centre-back Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui did not make the squad but 19-year-old goalkeeper Simon Ngapandouetnbu who is in...

Hamdallah returns as Morocco confirm World Cup squad

AL Ittihad striker Abderrazak Hamdallah has been included in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. 31-year-old Hamdallah makes a return to the Atlas Lions squad for the first time since June 2019 when he played in a 1-0 loss to the Gambia in an international friendly. Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech and Marseille's Amine Harit also make a return to Walid Regragui's...