Author: Selasi Fiawoyi

Bundesliga Champions FC Bayern has reportedly reached a verbal agreement with FC Barcelona for the transfer of attacker, Robert Lewandowski. With only one- year remaining on his contract, the Poland international had made his intentions of not renewing his deal known to the German side. “It’s good for both sides that we have clarity. Robert has earned our appreciation, he has won everything with us. We are incredibly grateful to him,” said club president Herbert Hainer in an interview with Bayerischer Rundfunk during the Allianz FC Bayern Team Presentation on Saturday. CEO Oliver Kahn said: “We have agreed to release…

Manchester United have announced the signing of Christian Eriksen on a free transfer on a contract until June 2025. More Stories: Banyana Banyana books spot in Womens World Cup 2023 The Danish previously trained under Ten Hag at Ajax regained fitness after his cardiac arrest and before his stunning return to the Premier League last season. The midfielder has been capped 115 times for Denmark, scoring 38 goals for his country. Eriksen played 237 games in the Premier League, registering 52 goals and 71 assists.  The 30-year-old said in an interview with Manchester United, how special the club is to…

Morocco and Zambia both qualified for their first-ever Women’s World Cup on Wednesday after winning their respective quarterfinal matches at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The top four finishers at the tournament in Morocco will represent Africa at the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, where the field has been expanded to 32 teams. Zambia were first to snatch a ticket as they beat Senegal 4-2 on penalties in Casablanca. The two sides drew 1-1 after extra time. Morocco then beat Botswana 2-1 in Rabat with defender Yasmin Mrabet heading home a 59th-minute winner The other two…

A dominant Banyana Banyana imposed themselves as the team beat Tunisia 1-0 to reach the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) semifinals in Morocco on Thursday night. The lone 14th-minute strike from Jermaine Seoposenwe not only secured a place in the WAFCON semifinals but also guaranteed a ticket to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. All four WAFCON semifinalists are guaranteed places in next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. Such was their dominance that coach Desiree Ellis’ charges should have buried their North African rivals under an avalanche of goals long before the final whistle.…

Ghanaian midfielder James Akaminko has completed a transfer to Tanzanian top-flight side Azam FC on a free transfer. More  Stories: Kalidou Koulibaly Spotted in London for Chelsea Medicals The central midfielder has penned a two-year contract with an option to extend for Azam fc after sealing his move on Thursday after departing Ghana Premier League side Great Olympics. The former Tema Youth FC player decided to part ways with Olympics after his contract expired at the end of the 2021-22 season where he played 28 matches and scored two goals with four assists. Akaminko, 26, joined Olympics in February 2021…

Athletic Bilbao young forward, Nico Williams, has indicated that hasn’t decided on the country to represent at the senior level when it comes to national team football. More Stories: Ousmane Dembele Put pen to paper for Barcelona In an interview with 3sports that aired on July 13, the brother of new Black Stars player Inaki Williams intimated that he is very young and focusing on improving himself. He said he will decide the country to represent at the senior level when the right moment comes. “I don’t know. I am so young. At the moment I’m focused on working hard. I don’t have this in…

Napoli star Kalidou Koulibaly has landed in London to complete his medical ahead of his £34million move to Chelsea. Koulibaly is set to become the Blues’ second signing of the summer after Raheem Sterling, the center-back traveled with his agent Fali Ramadani from Milan’s Linate Airport in a private jet and landed in London on Wednesday evening. The Senegal international is expected to have his medical today before completing a five-year- contract, with the option of a further year, that will see him earn £300,000 per week. If everything goes well, the 31-year-old will then have to complete his paperwork…

Barcelona have announced  on Thursday that Ousmane Dembele will put pen to paper  for a new two-year contract extension at the Camp Nou. More Stories: GFA dismisses appeal filed by Ashantigold and Inter Allies The Frenchman has been a free agent  since his last deal expired at the end of June but has now committed his future to the Catalan giants. Dembele will officially sign at the Ciutat Esportiva shortly and there will then be a “public signing” for the cameras on the Tito Vilanova pitch. The news finally brings the Dembele saga to an end. It had appeared almost…

Chelsea new Signing Raheem Sterling joins his new team mates in United State of America for Preseason. More Stories: Kalidou Koulibaly on the verge of joining Chelsea from Napoli The England international became the first men’s team signing of the Tod Boehly  era and has joined up with Thomas Tuchel and the first-team squad for the Blues’ pre-season tour of the United States, during which games against Club America, Charlotte FC and Arsenal will be played. The Stamford Bridge Side announced his presence via their social media post Chelsea paid Man City an initial fee worth around £45million for Sterling.…

Chelsea have finally reached an agreement to land long-term defensive target Kalidou Koulibaly after many years of trying for the Napoli defender. Koulibaly has been a key player in the Naples defence for eight years now and during that long-term stay in southern Italy, there have been several attempts by the English side  for his signature The African Cup of Nations winner has been highly priced by Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis However, with one year left on the Center-Back’s contract, it seems as though it is time for his current club to cash in on a player who hasn’t…