by FSL News | 5 Aug, 2021 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News
Former CAF President Issa Hayatou has been banned for a year from all football activities with a fined of 30,000 Swiss francs for a breach of FIFA’s ethics code, FIFA says on Tuesday.
The 74-year-old Cameroonian was facing corruption charges since 2014, even before losing his status as Caf president.
Hayatou was acting president of FIFA from 2015-16 when Sepp Blatter, now 85, was suspended amid a widespread corruption scandal.
“The investigation into Mr Hayatou’s conduct in his position as CAF president concerned his involvement in the negotiation, conclusion and signature of the memorandum of understanding and contractual agreement for the commercialisation of media and marketing rights of competitions organised by CAF with the company Lagardère Sports between 2014 and 2017,” a statement on the FIFA Website reads.
In its decision, following an extensive hearing, the adjudicatory chamber ruled that, based on information gathered by the investigatory chamber, Mr Hayatou had breached his duty of loyalty in his position as CAF president, by entering, in the name and on behalf of the confederation, into an anti-competitive agreement with Lagardère Sport which was detrimental and caused significant damage to CAF (both financially, in the amount of EGP 200 million, as well as to its reputation).
Consequently, the adjudicatory chamber found that Mr Hayatou had breached article 15 of the current edition of the FIFA Code of Ethics and sanctioned him with a ban from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at both national and international level (administrative, sports or any other) for one year. In addition, a fine in the amount of CHF 30,000 has been imposed on Mr Hayatou.
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by FSL News | 2 Aug, 2021 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Sierra Leone International Alhaji Kamara Danish side Randers FC has been drawn to face the winner between Turkish Galatasaray or Scottish St. Johnstone.
- The Turkish side will host the Scottish counterpart on Thursday, August, 5th before their rerun fixtures on the 12th of this month.
- The UEFA Europa League playoff draw was conducted at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday, 2 August.
Kamara, who has scored two goals in his last Superligaen campaign, will be hoping to shake off his minor injury ahead of their first leg UEFA Europa League playoff round at Ceres Park on August 19.
He was replaced with F. Lauenborg in the 28th minute due to an injury he sustained in their 2-1 win over AGF Aarhus on Sunday.
Randers FC will host the first tie against either Galatasaray or St. Johnstone on August 19 before the return match on 26 August.
The teams were placed into ten ties, with the winners advancing to the group stage. The ties will be finalised on 10 and 12 August with the completion of the third qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
Alhaji Kamara Randers FC Galatasaray St. Johnstone FC
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by FSL News | 31 Jul, 2021 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News
- Defending Champions Brazil beat Egypt 1-0 in their quarter-final match on Saturday to set up a date with Mexico while Spain’s remarkable 5-2 win over Ivory Coast see than battle hosts Japan in the men’s U23 Olympics semi-finals.
Matheus Cunha recorded the only goal for Brazil in the 37th-minute assisted by Everton’s Richarlison as they reached the semi-finals.
Ivory Coast was unable to contain Spain in the day’s other quarter-finals.
Japan will battle Spain in the tournament semi-finals after the hosts struggled past New Zealand in Kashima.
Three goals from Rafa Mir, including one to force extra-time, gave Spain a 5-2 victory over the Ivory Coast in a thrilling men’s Olympic quarter-final in Rifu. The Ivorians had led twice in the fixture at the Miyagi stadium.
At the International Yokohama Stadium, possibly the best match of all the Olympic Games. A hard-fought game by both teams and a real goal-fest with a total of 9 goals as Mexico beat South Korea 6-3 aggregate to reach the semi-finals.
by FSL News | 30 Jul, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Veteran Major League Soccer star Kei Kamara will start a new adventure and his second spell in Europe. The former Middleborough striker has signed for HIFK Helsinki until the end of the season with an option for another year.
The Ex-Norwich attacker has been a free agent since the 2020 MLS season came to a close in America.
“The deal is for the rest of the season with an option for another year,” Kei Kamara to FSL News.
Kamara, 36, added that he is “Very happy to be part of this historic club, and I hope to add something to the history. Great to be back with a full team, I have missed that chemistry. Now, I am just looking forward to my first minute on the field.”
His first European spell was when he joined Norwich City from Columbus Crew on loan in 2013. He made his league debut for Norwich as an 86th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with Fulham four days later.
On 2 September 2013, the striker had signed for Middlesbrough of the Championship on a two-year contract before returning to the MLS in 2015.
He has one of the best striking MLS diaries after recorded 130 goals in 359 games, putting him fifth on the all-time MLS scorers list.
The fifth all-time MLS top soccer Kamara last season played for Minnesota United, his eighth different team in the US top-tier.
Kamara scored Sierra Leone vital goal in the 19th minute at the Stade Général Lansana Conté de Nongo that qualified the West African Nation to their first African Cup of Nations since 1996 last month.
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by FSL News | 30 Jul, 2021 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Sierra Leone International Kei Kamara has agreed to join the Finnish Veikkausliiga side HIFK Helsinki, Football Sierra Leone.
- This will be his eleventh professional club since making his Columbus Crew debut in 2006.
He has one of the best striking MLS diaries after recorded 130 goals in 359 games, putting him fifth on the all-time MLS scorers list.
The fifth all-time MLS top soccer Kamara last season played for Minnesota United, his eighth different team in the US top-tier.
Kamara scored Sierra Leone vital goal in the 19th minute at the Stade Général Lansana Conté de Nongo that qualified the West African Nation to their first African Cup of Nations since 1996 last month.
The 36-year old forward also had a stint in the Premier League with Norwich City in 2013 and the English Championship side Middlesbrough in 2014 before returning to Columbus Crew in 2015.
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