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Gabriel Jesus: Arsenal forward to undergo surgery for ACL injury

Gabriel Jesus: Arsenal forward to undergo surgery for ACL injury

Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus is set to undergo surgery on his left knee after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury, Afrosport reports. Jesus was stretchered off during Arsenal’s FA Cup third round defeat to Manchester United on Sunday at Emirates Stadium. The 27-year-old inadvertently injured himself after tackling United captain Bruno Fernandes in the first half, a sequence of play that saw the Portuguese cautioned for...

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EFL Cup: Gabriel Jesus hat-trick secures comeback win to send Arsenal into semis

Gabriel Jesus scored a hat-trick as Arsenal came from behind to defeat Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. Jean-Philippe Mateta put Palace ahead in the fourth minute at the Emirates Stadium with the advantage remaining with the South London outfit until the 54th minute when Jesus levelled. The former Manchester City forward scored two more goals in the...

Kenyan woman names triplets after Arsenal’s Gabriel trio

Kenyan woman names triplets after Arsenal’s Gabriel trio

A Kenyan woman who gave birth to triplets this week has named her children after Arsenal’s Brazilian stars. After putting to bed at the Kakuma Mission Hospital in Turkana, the mother named her children Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Magalhaes. The mother of the babies, Epakan Ekaale is a resident of Loreng'esinyen village of Letea Ward in Turkana West, northern Kenya. Ekaale was not expecting...