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27 Jun 2019
Michael Olunga scored twice as Kenya edged neighbours Tanzania 3-2 in Cairo Thursday to keep alive hopes of reaching the second round in the Africa Cup of Nations. The Japan-based forward equalised in the first half and scored the 80th-minute winner in a lively east African derby. Johanna Omolo was the other scorer for Kenya,…
22 Jun 2019
Kenya's unimpressive record at the Africa Cup of Nations reads just one win in 14 matches, but Victor Wanyama and co. are eager to make a splash as they return to the tournament after a 15-year absence.
1 Jun 2019
Former international, Mutiu Adepoju, has described as a good omen for the African football, as five players from the continent will be featuring for their clubs in today’s final of the world’s most prestigious club competition, the UEFA Champions League. This is the first time five African players, including the current African Footballer of Year,…
31 May 2019
Liverpool striker Divock Origi and Tottenham Hotspur's Victor Wanyama are the talk of Kenya ahead of Saturday's European Champions League final in Madrid. In football-mad Kenya, a nation of 50 million in East Africa, there is hope the two players can shine a positive spotlight on it as fans relish the prospect of a key…
20 May 2019
Sadio Mane scored from close range after 17 minutes and again after 81 to join Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the Premier League’s top scorer on 22 goals.
8 May 2019
Lucas Moura's last-gasp strike took Tottenham Hotspur to the Champions League final for the first time in their history on Wednesday...
27 Apr 2019
Mauricio Pochettino admitted his Tottenham stars are suffering from fatigue after they lost for the first time at their new stadium as Michail Antonio fired West Ham to a surprise 1-0 victory on Saturday. Pochettino's side had won all four matches at their new £1 billion Tottenham Hotspur stadium. But Antonio's clinical second half strike…
5 Feb 2018
Mohamed Salah was the star African performer in Europe at the weekend, netting twice to close within one goal of Harry Kane in the English Premier League leading scorer race. The Egypt sharpshooter and 2017 African Footballer of the Year twice gave Liverpool the lead in a dramatic 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur, whose second…
6 Mar 2017
African Footballer of the Year Riyad Mahrez and his predecessor, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, were among the goal scorers in the major European leagues at the weekend.
6 Nov 2016
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Victor Wanyama had been "very lucky" to avoid a red card during Sunday's 1-1 draw between the teams.

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