by FSL News | 6 Jun, 2019 | African News
The President of Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad has been arrested in Paris, capital of France.
The 59-year-old on Thursday morning arrested at a hotel in Paris, where he was staying to attend the FIFA Congress.
He has been president of the Confederation of African Football President since replacing Issa Hayatou in March 2017.
The world football governing body, Fifa has also confirmed that the Confederation of African Football is with authorities in France answering questions.
“In relation to allegations related to his mandate while President of Caf,” Fifa stated in a statement.
It added that “Fifa is unaware of the details surrounding this investigation and is therefore not in a position to make any comment on it specifically.”
“Fifa is asking the French authorities for any information that might be relevant to investigations taking place within its Ethics Committee.”
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by FSL News | 2 Jun, 2019 | African News
Malian and Brighton midfielder, Yves Bissouma is expected to miss the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations due to a shoulder injury.
Latest reports have indicated that Bissouma is also likely to miss the start of the 2019/20 Premier League campaign for Brighton.
Bissouma, 22, is set to undergo surgery on the issue, according to Sky sources.
Contrary to some reports, the former Lille player has not fractured his shoulder but will have to go under the knife to fix the problem of indicated which is understood to be a historic injury.
Mali has been drawn in Group E in Africa Cup of Nations and will begin their tournament against debutants Mauritania on June 24, before facing Tunisia and then Angola on June 28 and July 2.
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by FSL News | 2 Jun, 2019 | African News
Egyptian Mohamed Salah, Senegalese Sadio Mane, Guinean Naby Keita and Cameroonian defender Joel Matip were all part of Liverpool Champions League success story on Saturday.
All four Africans have been part of managers Klopp solid game plan as they erased the disappointment of last season’s Uefa Champions League final loss to Real Madrid.
Salah scored the early opener before Belgian substitute Divock Origi ensured manager Jurgen Klopp pocket his first trophy as Liverpool manager.
Saturday’s triumph was Liverpool sixth European Champions League trophy.
Liverpool, who claimed a 2-0 victory over Tottenham in the Champions League final, will play Chelsea in the first all-English Uefa Super Cup on 14 August in Istanbul.
The Blues booked their place with a 4-1 win over Arsenal in the Europa League on Wednesday.
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by FSL News | 25 May, 2019 | African News
Ghana’s Football Association (GFA) has confirmed that Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has named Andre Ayew as the permanent captain of the team.
The GFA says it comes after a meeting of top officials from the Normalisation Committee which is running Ghanaian football.
29-year-old Ayew replaces Asamoah Gyan as the national team’s captain.
Gyan, who captained the Black Stars for a record seven years, has been named “General Captain.”
He has been included in Ghana’s provisional squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt.
Kwadwo Asamoah has been named Ghana’s deputy captain.
It follows an eventful week for Asamoah Gyan who quit the national team over the captaincy issue, only to reverse his decision after speaking to the country’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo.
Ghana will play in Group F alongside Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau at the Nations Cup which kicks off in Egypt on 21 June.
by FSL News | 23 May, 2019 | African News
Ghana’s record all-time scorer, Asamoah Gyan, has been included in their 29-man provisional squad ahead of next’s month Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt.
The Kayserispor’s attacker has made a U-turn after announced his retirement from the national team on Monday.
“A presidential request is one that cannot be disregarded,” he stated in a statement. “I have taken the request of His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in good faith and will make myself available for selection by coach Kwasi Appiah to help win the AFCON trophy.”
He has not featured for the national side since September 2017 after persistent injury problems and has also struggled for game-time at Kayserispor.
The 29-man provisional squad also includes three locally-based players.
Manchester City youngster Thomas Agyepong, who played on loan at Scottish side Hibernian last season, has also been called up.
The team will depart Accra 1 June for pre-tournament preparations in Dubai.
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by FSL News | 19 May, 2019 | African News
Sierra Leone-born Abdul Sama Mannah looks set for a new deal in Egypt after commencing talks on extending his stay at Aluminum SC.
The former Sohag Sporting club player confirmed negotiation has commenced with Aluminum, who ended their season as the sixth best Egyptian second-tier sides from group A.
Mannah, 25, was named Man of the Match in Aluminum’s 2-1 away victory over Tatha SC in their last league match.
After 18 league and four FA Cup appearances, Mannah was disappointed his side not being able to gain promotion.
“We were all frustrated for not making the promotion playoffs and yes my contract talks have started,” he told FSL medium.
“I do not want to go into many details. However, every player always looks forward to the new contract. Hopefully, here in Egypt or elsewhere in the next coming weeks.”
“This is my fifth season in Egypt. I’m sure everything will take care of itself soon. You can never put a time limit on these things,” the former Medeama SC attacking midfielder said.
He added, “My focus is playing football as I have enjoyed my time in Egypt since 2013.”
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