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Man Utd travel to face fierce rivals Liverpool in the Premier League fixture at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.

Martin Atkinson has been confirmed as the referee for Manchester United's trip to face Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.

Jose Mourinho's side travel to face Liverpool in the Premier League fixture this weekend as they look to secure back-to-back victories in the league.

Atkinson has taken charge of 14 Premier League fixtures this season and brandished 44 yellow cards as well as a solitary red card for Brighton defender Shane Duffy.

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Cristiano Ronaldo sends congratulations to his son on social who just won his first trophy at Juventus Under-9 side.

Cristiano Ronaldo's 8-year-old son joined the Juventus youth ranks in August after his father's arrival at the club from Real Madrid but is already showing that genes mean a lot and is showing great quality in Juve's U9 side.

On numerous occasions, Ronaldo Junior has been seen scoring fantastic goals in videos posted by his father on social media and now, the boy has also won his first trophy with the Bianconeri.

Posing with it on Ronaldo's Twitter account, CR7 published the photo with a simple "Congratulations" caption.

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Super Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo wedded his lovely spouse, Ebhota Bethel in a quiet traditional wedding ceremony in Warri.

The ceremony had in attendance Etebo’s nuclear family and friends at the bride family house in Warri.

“She has been there for me and she’s the mother of my son,” Etebo told Completesportsnigeria.com.

“We barely had time to do this and I felt it was necessary to get the marital rites done with before the year ends.”

The 23-year-old star will not be available for Stoke City trip to Villa Park to face Aston Villa on Saturday due to suspension.

The Nigerian international has played 14 English Championship games for the Potters since he joined the club in the summer.

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According to reports in Greece, football club Olympiacos has terminated Yaya Toure's contract just three months after he returned to the club from Manchester City.

The 35-year-old Ivorian midfielder who signed for the Superleague club in September, on a free transfer in the summer has only played just five times for the club.

Now it has been reported that the Ivorian star who also played for Barcelona parted ways with the club on Tuesday after reportedly attending training to say goodbye to his teammates.

According to Greek radio station Sport24, Toure leaves after reportedly falling short of the expectations of manager Pedro Martins.

The central midfielder enjoyed a successful career in Europe which saw him win titles with Barcelona and Manchester City. Toure also won the Africa Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast, and was named African Footballer of the Year four times.

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Former Super Eagles and Inter Milan striker, Obinna Victor Nsofor, has been granted Italian Citizenship.

The 31-year-old Nigerian footballer who last played for South African Premier Soccer League side Cape Town City took to his Instagram page to celebrate after becoming a citizen of Italy.

Sharing a video of himself dancing while showing his Italian passport, Nsofor who is based in Italy wrote:

'I want to thank God almighty for doing this for me ?? thank you Jesus for loving me so well?? I also want to appreciate everyone that has help me in one way or the other to achieve this, I’m grateful, and to my lovely queen @anastasija_radi thank you always for making me smile, I love you ??.'

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Juan Qunitero's decisive strike in the final moments of extra-time won the Libertadores for River and put an end to the farce of the 2018 final.

Sunday’s re-re-arranged final between River Plate and Boca Juniors in Madrid was a fine spectacle on the Bernabeu pitch; energetic, committed and fully befitting of the occasion that the pre-debacle build-up in Buenos Aires three weeks ago had promised the world.

Amidst all the consternation that the game was going ahead under such circumstances, it was easy to forget that there was a final still to be settled on Sunday. The score was 2-2 after a first leg that seems like a lifetime ago at Boca’s La Bombonera on November 11.

The final will be recorded as a win for River, 3-1 in extra time to seal a 5-3 aggregate victory.

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A leading sports physician has suggested that Mesut Ozil's frequent back problems could come from the fact that he plays up to FIVE HOURS of the Fortnite video game per day.


The German has missed the Gunners' last four matches, and was last seen when he was replaced by Aaron Ramsey in the 75th minute of the 1-1 draw with Wolves last month.

Back problems have been blamed for the absences, while yesterday Gunners boss Unai Emery suggested that he is still to decide whether or not Ozil will face Huddersfield Town at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday .

"This morning he worked with the physiotherapist on the pitch, running and touching the ball," he said. "[Friday] will be the decision."

There is no suggestion of what that decision is yet, but to observe what Ozil is doing in his down-time, Gunners fans have taken to monitoring the Fortnite statistics portal 'Wasted on Fortnite' which shows how often each account has played the game.

The Express claim that the portal shows Ozil's gamer account has played around 5,221 matches, with an average match lasting around 20 minutes.

That equates to some 1,740 hours of playing the game, or 72 days.

That works out at around five hours per day.

And sports physician Ingo Frobose, the University Professor for Prevention and Rehabilitation in Sport at the German Sports University of Cologne, told BILD that that much gaming could harm the World Cup winner's career.

"Yes, that [Fortnite] can be the cause of Ozil's back problems,” he said.

"A competitive athlete feels the consequences of hours of inactivity much faster than a non-athlete.

“This is because Ozil's physical structures are highly tuned due to his intense training.

“A non-athlete, however, does not notice that."

Ozil missed the Gunners 1-0 win against Huddersfield Town with Lucas Torreira scoring with a over head kick.

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Real Madrid have reportedly agreed personal terms with Chelsea forward, Eden Hazard. The 28-year-old Belgian attacker’s contract runs out at Stamford Bridge in 2020, and Chelsea are ready to sell him if they cannot tie him down to a new deal.

However, Chelsea will not let Hazard go easily. The Premier League club value the attacking midfielder at around 170m euros, a fee that Madrid – who are thought to be eyeing a part-exchange deal involving Mateo Kovacic – would not be willing to shell out for a player entering the final year of his contract.

Currently on loan in West London from Los Blancos, Kovacic doesn’t want to return to the Bernabéu when his temporary Chelsea deal ends in the summer, and the six-time English champions would like the Croatian midfielder to stay on.

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The African football governing body, CAF, on Saturday stripped Cameroon off the hosting rights for the 2019 African Cup of Nations, Nigeria’s football facility expert, has urged the NFF to make a move to host the continental event stating that there are ” many good stadiums in the country”.

Following the stripping of Cameroon of the AFCON 2019 hosting right, sports facilities expert, Ebi Egbe, has called on Nigerian football authorities to bid for the soccer showpiece.

Egbe while backing CAF’s decision to strip the Central African country of the hosting right, noted that Cameroon doesn’t not have the capacity to host the event, which is Africa’s World Cup.

“We have so many good stadiums in the country. All that these stadiums lack is good playing turfs, which can be fixed in less than three months.

“The stadiums in Abuja, Uyo, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Asaba, Katsina, Lagos, Makurdi, Aba, Kano, Kaduna, Gombe and Bauchi can host any major international competition.

All that the government need do is to re-grass the pitches. Talking about hotels, there are good hotel facilities in all of these cities and they all have airports and these are the things CAF would be looking out for.”

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Egbe said his outfit which did the pitches in Katsina, Makurdi, Aba and Yenagoa stadiums, can get the pitches of all the stadiums ready in two months if the federal government shows interest in hosting the tournament.

He stressed that Nigeria can use AFCON 2019 to address the problem of poor playing pitches, which Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr, only last week observed as the biggest problem facing Nigerian football and home based players.


“Only last week Rohr said poor playing condition is the biggest problem of Nigerian football. Hosting AFCON would help us solve that problem.

“Beyond that, Nigeria would not be marching words with action over her leadership role in Africa if countries like South Africa, Morocco and Egypt continue to take the shine off us when it comes to hosting major international tournaments,” Egbe said.

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Luka Modric shared the Ballon d'Or with his Real Madrid team-mates as the squad posed for a picture ahead of training on Tuesday.

Croatia international received the ultimate recognition and secured his place in history at the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday night.

Modric was in the centre of the photo alongside Sergio Ramos with the prize on the pitch.

The centre back uploaded a picture to his Instagram page on Tuesday of himself kissing Modric's Ballon D'or trophy alongside the midfielder.

The caption read: 'My respect, @lukamodric10.'

Ramos also posted a picture of himself holding the prize on to his Instagram story.

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Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, has responded to his manager, Jose Mourinho, calling him “virus” over the weekend.

Recall that Mourinho called Pogba a virus following their 2-2 draw with Southampton on Sunday.

According to The Times, Pogba hit back at the lack of options in the midfield during Southampton clash, and said he had no-one to pass to because Mourinho’s tactics do not allow players to move freely around him.

The report claimed that the France international did not react angrily to Mourinho’s criticism and delivered his own critique in a calm manner, with the disagreement never getting out of hand.

Pogba will hope to lead United to victory when they tackle Arsenal on Wednesday in the Premier League fixture.

The Red Devils currently occupy the seventh position on the Premier League table with 22 points from 14 games.

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Highly respected Spanish newspaper, Marca reports that Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric will be named the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner, and this will end the 10-year duopoly of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.


The last player to win the prize apart from Messi and Ronaldo, was Kaka in December 2007.

With five Ballon d’Ors each, their domination began in 2008 with the Portuguese attacker winning as a Manchester United player.

Ronaldo however will not be at Monday evening’s gala, as he has already been informed he is not the winner.

It will crown a big year for Modric, who has already won UEFA Best Player in Europe.

The midfielder led his country to the final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia and has won the last three Champions League titles with Madrid.
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Bayana Bayana gaffer Desiree Ellis has said his side would beat Nigeria again in the 2018 African Women’s Cup of Nations holding in Ghana.

The South Africans pipped Nigeria by a lone goal in their first encounter in the competition.And Nigeria, after losing the game, went on to book a date with the Bayana Bayana in the final of the competition.

The Super Falcons beat Cameroon 4-2 on penalties in the semi-final while South Africa edged out Mali 1-0, on the other hand.

As both teams seek glory on Saturday, Ellis is optimistic that her girls would stop Nigeria from winning their 9th continental crown.

“We will celebrate tonight and start preparing for the final. We are not a team that talk much in the media,” Ellis told CAF.com.

“We will work together as a team and plan again. And hope to execute the plan because that’s all it is about.

“We have never won the Women’s AFCON and we are going to give it shot and see what happens on the weekend.”

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Arsenal’s Europa League clash with Vorskla Poltava, has been moved due to “security concerns”, UEFA have confirmed.

The Gunners were due to face Vorskla in the Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium in Poltava on Thursday evening.

But UEFA confirmed on Tuesday night, that the fixture will now take place in Kiev due to security concerns.

A statement read: “UEFA’s Emergency Panel has today taken the decision to relocate FC Vorskla’s UEFA Europa League group stage match against Arsenal FC from the city of Poltava, following the introduction of martial law into certain regions in Ukraine.

“The match will now take place at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv on Thursday 29 November at 18.55CET.

“UEFA will continue to monitor and assess the security situation in Ukraine in the coming days before making any decision on potentially relocating other matches.”

Martial law has been introduced in parts of Ukraine, as tensions continue to simmer with Russia.

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Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has worn the same make of boots since the start of the 2013/2014 season.



The classic Adidas Adipure 11pro was the perfect boot from the German.

He also sported a new pair of boots ahead of Germany's Nations League tie against Holland on Monday, training in the standard 'Initiator' Adidas Copa 19's.

Kroos made the move from Bundesliga giants Munich to Spanish outfit Madrid in 2014 for a fee reported to be between €24 and €30 million, and has worn the classic blue and white cleats since.

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Kwara United have announced their new signings for the 2018/19 season.
All 14 players have been strongly linked with the Harmony Warriors, as the team is preparing for the new season under coach Abubakar Bala and his technical team.



“We are delighted to announce the signings of Ebenezer Odeyemi, Wilfred Ammeh, Andrew Ikefe, Peter Momoh, Edwin Nwakanma, Kenneth Okoli, Mohammed Hussain, Sunday Emmanuel, Chinedu Nwanze, Solomon Owello, Sadiq Abdulrazaq, Asuquo Uwana and Koyoyo Yusuf,” he confirmed to Footballlive.ng.

“More details on the signings will be made available closer to the start of the season. The 14 players are with the team in Akure for the Gold Cup Pre Season Tourney.


“Strengthening of the squad has been the number one priority for the administrative office in anticipation of a gruelling season which will see the Club competing in two competitions, the Nigeria Professional Football League and Aiteo Cup.”

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Hosts Ghana Friday crashed out of the ongoing African Women Nations cup after playing out a 1-1 draw against Cameroon.

The Black Queens who shot into the lead in the early stage of the encounter thanks to Portia Boakye looked good to run away with the much needed victory to earn them a place in the semifinals, but that was not to be after Cameroon converted a penalty handed to opponents on a platter by Black Queens goalkeeper which was quickly delivered by Christine Manie.

The draw was enough for Cameroon to qualify for the semifinals with seven points but Ghana’s exit was further confirmed when Mali came from behind in the second group match to edge out Algeria 3-2 in Cape Coast.

Super Falcons who bounced back into contention after beating Zambia 4-0 will on Saturday take on already eliminated Equatorial Guinea in the last group match while Group leaders South Africa take on Zambia.

The exit means Ghana will not have the opportunity to represent Africa at next year’s Women’s World Cup in France with the top three finishers expected to fly the continent’s flag.

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Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will not be making any signings in January, effectively ruling out buying a short-term replacement for the injured Benjamin Mendy.

Guardiola believes his squad is strong enough to get through to the end of the season, despite the injury absences of Mendy, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and backup goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.

Belgian playmaker De Bruyne and Portuguese midfielder Silva are likely to be available for the Premier League leaders within the next 10 days but Mendy will be out for up to 12 weeks after having surgery on meniscus damage in his left knee.

Asked whether he might be tempted to sign a replacement for Mendy in January, Guardiola said, “No. We are not going to spend anything (in January). I am so happy with the squad, people are coming back, so no.”

Guardiola’s comments also signal that any move for Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong will wait until the end of the season.

De Jong, who has been heavily linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium, is understood to be the leading long-term candidate to replace Fernandinho in the City midfield.

Fernandinho, 33, has started all 12 of City’s Premier League matches this season, with Guardiola describing him as “exceptional”.

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Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa secured the maximum three points for Al Nasr Riyadh as they defeated Al Shabab (Ksa) by a lone goal in the Saudi Premier League at the Prince Faisal bin Fahad Stadium on Friday evening.

The Nigeria international who is back from the international break netted the winning goal in the 35th minute to shoot his team to the second position of the league table and 25 points from 10 matches.

Musa who was on for the entire duration of the match has now scored five goals for AL-Nasr who are just two points behind league leaders, Al Hilal Riyadh.

It was an ill-tempered match that produced seven yellow cards and two red cards going each way.

From 10 matches, Al-Nasr have won 8, drawn one and lost one, while AL Shabab who are fifth on the log, have won four, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches to have 16 points from the same number of matches.

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Midfielder N'Golo Kante has signed a new contract with Chelsea, running until 2023.

The France international has put pen to paper on a new five-year deal, the club confirmed on Friday.

Kante signed for Chelsea in the summer of 2016, following a debut season in the Premier League which ended with a title medal with Leicester City.

"I'm happy to extend my time with Chelsea, it has been two beautiful years and I wish for more to come," Kante told Chelsea's official website.

"Since I came, I completely improved as a player, challenged myself and got some awards I never thought about. I like the city, I like the club and I am happy to be here for more time."

Kante won another Premier League title in his debut season with the Blues, before going on to lift the World Cup with France in Russia this summer.

Following the conclusion of the 2016-17 campaign, Kante was named Player of the Year by both the PFA and FWA.

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The 2018 edition of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) ended yesterday, November 17, with the annual AFRIFF Globe Awards at The Twin Towers in Lagos.

It is understood that 30 Nigerian films made it to the final list of the 140 films that were screened at the 2018 edition of AFRIFF.

Some of the movies screened at the festival include Letter from Masanjia, Take Light, The Gospel According to Mattei, Cantadoras: Musical memories of Life and Death, Songs of Ossobo, Manta Ray, T-Junction, The Teacher, Wallay and The Poets.

Below is a list of winners at the 2018 AFRIFF Globe Awards.

SHORTS COMPETITION
Best Short
NIGERIA: Coat of Harms by Stanlee Ohikuare

Best Animation
UGANDA: A Kalabanda Ate My School Work by Raymond Malinga

Best Student Short
RWANDA: Imfura by Samuel Ishimwe

DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Special Mention
COLOMBIA: Cantadoras. Musical Memories of Life and death in Colombia by Maria Fernanda Carrillo

Best Documentary
SOUTH AFRICA: Ramothopo the Centenarian by Riaan Hendricks

FICTION COMPETITION
Special Mention
Poisonous Roses by Fawzi Saleh

Best Male Performance
SOUTH AFRICA: Ezra Mabengeza in Sew the Winter to My Skin

Best Female Performance
GHANA: Asana Alhassan in Azali

Best Director
SOUTH AFRICA: Jahmil X. T. Qubeka for Sew the Winter to My Skin

Best Screenplay
GHANA: Kwabena Gyansah for Azali

Best Nigerian Film
The Delivery Boy by Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe

Best Feature Film
GHANA: Azali by Kwabena Gyansah

Special Jury for outstanding film
(usually fiction but Jury selected documentary for outstanding achievement overall)

SOUTH AFRICA: Not in My Neighbourhood by Kurt Orderson

Viewers choice award
Kasala

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Ahmed Musa has questioned the offside call that denied Nigeria a winner in Saturday's African Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Africa at the FNB Stadium.

In the 83rd minute of the clash and with the score tied at 1-1, Alex Iwobi threaded an incisive pass through for Musa, who also had substitute Isaac Success chasing it.

The Al Nassr forward opted to have a go instead and slotted past Itumeleng Khune to put the Super Eagles ahead, but referee Bakary Gassama ruled it out for an offside.

Replays, however, showed the referee and his assistant got the call wrong as both players were few metres behind a Bafana Bafana defender.

Earlier in the first half, Musa was involved in a similar incident and was unlucky not to register an assist with strike partner Kelechi Iheanacho's tap-in ruled out for offside.

More reports at https://www.reportminds.com/2018/11/ahmed-musa-calls-caf-out-after-offside.html?m=1


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The nominees for the BBC's 2018 African Footballer of the Year have been announced.

The shortlist, which has been compiled by a panel of African football experts, comprises Medhi Benatia (Morocco), Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal), Sadio Mane (Senegal), Thomas Partey (Ghana) and Mohamed Salah (Egypt).

The vote opened at 7pm GMT on Saturday 17 November and is set to close on Sunday 2 December, with the results due be announced on Friday 14 December at 17:30.

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Planet TV presenter, Nomfundo Yekani, shocked most of her viewers after she appeared on TV screens with an outfit bearing her massive cleavage.

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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade named their first daughter Kaavia James Union Wade. The reason behind the child’s name has now been explained.

She said: Just greazzzy and happy. That is all. @kaaviajames pronounced Kah-Vee-Uh James. She has 102 nicknames including but not limited to Kaav, Kaavi, Kaavi Baby, Kaavi J, Jamie, KJ, Nugget, Nug, Pooters.

We wanted to include my family in her name so the “James” is from my uncle James Francis Glass who is also my godfather. Union is her middle name. I’ve waited this long so fo sho I was gonna get in there ??‍??

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Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter has expressed his disappointment following their 1-1 draw against Nigeria in their penultimate 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday afternoon.

The British-born mentor admitted that his men were not brave enough when it mattered most and will now have to fight until the death against Libya in their final match in Group E.

“I’m disappointed a little bit and I’m proud a little bit. We’ve taken four points off the Super Eagles and the only goal we’ve conceded so far in the tournament is an own goal,” Baxter told SuperSport TV.

“I’m disappointed that we weren’t braver, we said at half-time, we give them problems when we get through and get our movements, we run people away and challenge them one v one,” added the coach.

Reflecting on their second half performance, the former Kaizer Chiefs coach said they resorted to long balls and that was not a good plan to unsettle the Super Eagles.

“And in the second half we started to go long. We started to go really long and that’s a sign of nerves that we don’t want to concede,” continued the coach.

"I want a good run and delivery but not just hook it over the defence. Even the problems we gave them in the second half were the same, combinations. I’m little bit disappointed but the fight goes on,” said the coach.


Moreover, Baxter also shared his thoughts on midfielder Thulani Serero's display following his return after a long absence from the national team fold.

“It was a big one for Thulani to come in because we didn’t have him in the game the way we wanted. So I changed him and put Percy (Tau) as a 10. We pulled (Thembinkosi) Lorch as a winger. It didn’t come out the way I wanted. I wanted play in between so the runs could come,” he concluded.

Source https://www.reportminds.com/2018/11/im-disappointed-baxter-laments-at-south.html?m=1

Premier League clubs have agreed in principle to introduce Video Assistant Referees (VAR) to the competition in the 2019/20 season.

At a shareholders’ meeting today, clubs were provided with an update on the non-live VAR trials being undertaken by the League and Professional Game Match Officials (PGMOL) this season.

Key learnings from VAR's use in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, and other leagues across the world, were discussed in detail.

The Premier League’s non-live testing programme will remain in place for the rest of this season, with a continued emphasis on those Saturday afternoons which have several matches being played concurrently, and developing a clear protocol for communicating VAR decisions to fans.

The League will now formally make a request to the International Football Association Board and FIFA to use VAR next season.

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Rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, popularly known as AKA has revealed that he will perform hit single 'Fela in Versace' with producer Kiddominant before South Africa take on Nigeria in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The song which has taken over the airwaves across both countries with over 1.9 million views on YouTube was one of the tracks in AKA's third studio album Touch My Blood, released on June 15.

‘Fela in Versace’ pays tribute to Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and it is one of the many collaborations between Nigerian and South African artistes this year.

The winner of Saturday’s encounter between the Bafana Bafana and the Super Eagles will move to the summit of the Group E and automatically secures its spot for next year’s continental showpiece in Cameroon.

Despite the importance of the game to both teams, AKA took to Instagram to reveal that the FNB Stadium will be a 'perfect place' to perform the track.

“Myself and my brother, Kiddominant will be out at FNB stadium for the AFCON qualifier between #SAvNIG on Saturday. Perfect place to do ‘Fela in Versace’ LIVE at 14:45,” AKA wrote on Instagram.

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Barcelona star Dembele being sued by ex-landlord over late rent and damaged flat.


Ousmane Dembele is being sued for €20,000 by his former landlord over unpaid rent and the state in which he left his apartment.

The 21-year-old has had a difficult year since leaving Borussia Dortmund for Barcelona in 2017, but he has become the subject of controversy in Germany once again.

His former landlord claims the France international owes €15,000 worth of rent and is demanding a further €5,000 in compensation to repair damage done to the home.

Dembele is said to have damaged the floors and left rubbish and clothes throughout the flat, as pictures published by Bild showed. Furthermore, the ex-Rennes star did not give back the keys to the property, meaning the locks had to be changed after his departure.
It has taken longer than expected to begin the lawsuit because Dembele's current address was unknown, leading to the notice being sent directly to Barcelona.

"Mr Dembele is charged by his former landlord to pay €15,000 rent plus €5.000 compensation," a spokesman for the local court in Dortmund told SID. " That is the cost to repair some damages: Broken shutters, damaged floors, for example. The garbage which is mentioned in the report [from Bild] is explicitly not part of this proceeding."


Now that Dembele has been notified of the lawsuit, he has a limited time to respond.

"The receiver now has two to three weeks to respond to these claims," the spokesman told Der Western. "If he doesn't there will be a default judgement."

It is the latest issue facing the attacker, who has been the subject of headlines already in recent weeks.

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Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has claimed he wants to wait until June before returning to management while addressing the possibility of taking over at Real Madrid.

The 49-year-old has been out of work since leaving Stamford Bridge during the summer, after winning the Premier League and the FA Cup during his two-year stint in England.

The ex-Blues boss had been lined up to replace Julen Lopetgeui at Santiago Bernabeu, but for the time being Santiago Solari has been installed as manager on an interim basis.

Conte spoke to Sky Sports on Monday and addressed the Madrid speculation - which is still raging on heading into the winter period - confessing that despite interest from top clubs, he intends to wait until the end of the season before signing up for a 'new project'.

"Real Madrid? As I see it, it is better to wait until the end of the season than to take a train running now," the Italian tactician said.

"I want to wait for June and start again with a new project. In three months I could change my mind and deny everything, but I've always thought of it this way."

More at http://www.reportminds.com/2018/11/conte-rules-out-taking-real-madrid-job.html?m=1


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Big Brother Naija reality Star Cee C and her rumoured Boyfriend and former co-housemate Leo Da Silva unfollowed each other on Instagram and rumour mongers say they have broken up and the story went viral but leo responded on his twitter handle

There was question and and answer session on his twitter handle on Friday evening and he was asked
How do you deal with media interference in your relationship with Cee C?

''I find it funny a lot of times. They make assumptions about everything but it doesn’t matter. We have a real and close friendship,that’s the most important thing.I can rely on her and she can rely on me. That’s what matters and not what people have to say about us''.

https://www.reportminds.com/2018/10/leo-reacts-to-break-up-rumors-with-cee-c.html

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