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In an exclusive interview with a popular sports website GOAL the Cameroon No.1 reveals how deeply he was affected by his nine-month suspension, and how he got through it Sometimes, seemingly insignificant decisions can change the course of a person's life. Having got ill in October last year, Andre Onana looked in his cabinet to find something to ease his discomfort. In a hurry he took his wifes medicine which led to his woes that made him get a 12 month ban from Uefa that was later reduced to 9 after an appeal. That was of little consolation to Onana, who was left devastated by being ostracised from the game he loves. "I am a human being who was away from my friends, family and football. This time in my life has been dark and tough," Onana admits in an exclusive interview with. "I want to say, with these things, the young guys need to be careful as it can happen to anyone. They need to pay attention because sh*t happens in life. "When it

Arsenal football club has stripped off Pierre Emeric Aubameyang off the captainacy role.In a club statement in its official website all but confirmed the news. "Following his latest disciplinary breach last week, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will no longer be our club captain, and will not be considered for selection for Wednesday's match against West Ham United. We expect all our players, particularly our captain, to work to the rules and standards we have all set and agreed".  The statement read. Aubameyang becomes the second player to be stripped off the field captain leadership after Granit Xhaka was also stripped off the role recently.

Following a decision on a re-draw of the UCL knockout stage, Europe's soccer body UEFA has released the following statement on why the draw will be redone. "Following a technical problem with the software of an external service provider that instructs the officials as to which teams are eligible to play each other, a material error occurred in the draw for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. As a result of this, the draw has been declared void and will be entirely redone at 15.00 CET today, Monday 13 December 2021. The draw will be streamed live on uefa.com. We apologise for the inconvenience this may have caused". The statement read.

Manchester United board has decided to fire Ole Gunnar  after a five hour emergency internal talk after Saturdays' afternoon match  It is confirmed that a mutual agreement to part ways was considered. This comes after a serious of poor performance from the side the latest being a 4-1 hammering away at Watford.     Under fire Ole Gunnar  Manchester united are and Ole are working on "paperworks" for mutual agreement and once finished official announcement will be made. Once Joel Glazer approves the decision, it will be confirmed and announced by Man United

Arsenal travel to Anfield for Saturday’s Premier League encounter against Liverpool. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta The Gunners made a dismal start to the season with three successive losses, but have had a terrific turnaround with six wins and two draws from the next eight matches. OnlineRadio here The north London giants are presently fifth in the standings, only two points behind the Reds. They can break into the top four for the first time in 14 months with a win. It won’t be an easy task for them, having failed to beat the Merseyside outfit in a league game at Anfield since 2012.  Arsenal players in training Formation: 4-4-2 Click to listen to online radio here Predicted Line-up: Aaron Ramsdale has been the signing of the summer for the Gunners. He has been excellent between the sticks, barring a couple of mistakes. He should be full of confidence after making his England debut. The 24-year-old is now an undisputed starter in goal ahead of Bernd Leno. In defe

In a recent podcast Manchester city's Belgian midlefielder Kevin De Bruyne revealed that the Spaniard tactician forgets to name his starting first eleven. "Before a match we always have a team meeting and Pep says we are going to do this and that now let's go." 'And then we say: "Hey, Pep, who is playing?" He forgets sometimes. For him winning is important. But his philosophy is even more important. 'Many people don't understand this. Pep would rather lose with his football principles than get a win from counter attacking tactics. 'He loves attacking football so much.'   The  Spaniard's approach has landed him three Premier League titles since arriving back in 2016, and his eccentric style was exposed to English fans in Amazon's All or Nothing series.

It was in the away dressing room of the King Power Stadium, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tried to wrap his head round the problems afflicting  Manchester United   that some of the players listening to his speech allowed the seeds of discontent to grow. Solskjaer asked his team for their thoughts on the issues causing United to leak chances week after week. More than one concluded that the answer was the man posing the question. Recriminations abound when sides are on the slide, but the sense that Solskjaer is not the manager to lead United on has taken hold for a section of his squad over the past month. They admire his manner, his commitment, and public protection but doubts are growing about his sophistication to challenge Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel and Jurgen Klopp. Some would be open to a change in the Old Trafford dugout, believing the end of a cycle has been reached. “You want a manager who has been through the experience before and knows how to deal with it,” says a sou

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire insists he will be 'back on the pitch soon' as he continues to battle a calf injury suffered last month.       photo:getty images  Maguire, 28, picked up the injury in defeat to Aston Villa back in September and missed the subsequent matches against Villarreal and Everton as a result. The club captain was also not selected for international duty with England during the current international break and remains a doubt for United's match against former side Leicester this weekend. Speaking to club media about his setback Maguire revealed he is yet to take part in a team training session since the injury but that he hopes to be back in contention shortly. “Yeah it's getting there,” Maguire Said “I still haven't trained yet with the squad, but I am getting better, I am progressing as I should be. It is obviously a frustrating injury for me to get, but I am progressing and I will be back on the pitch soon.” Maguire's

Both teams head into this clash after winning their last  matches    Liverpool and Chelsea resume rivalries on Merseyside and with title aspirations, can claim an early scalp in the final gameweek before the international break.    Mason Mount's goal on the stroke of half time proved crucial when these two last met.     Team News    Curtis Jones misses out for the Reds through injury. Fabinho sat out the win over Burnley after the passing of his father, but he could return to the side in midfield, while Thiago is pushing for a start in midfield.  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain sat out last week following the birth of his first child, yet is available, and James Milner will be assessed. Andy Robertson is fit to start at left-back and could replace Kostas Tsimikas despite the Greek's solid start to the campaign.    On  Chelsea's side,Hakim Ziyech and N'Golo Kante were both back on the bench in the 2-0 win at Arsenal last week and the latter is expected to

Christiano Ronaldo is back at . This comes amid wide reports that he was signing for rivals Manchester City. A statement which they strongly rebuked.  However, United swooped on Friday morning and made Ronaldo an offer to make a sensational return to the club. An official statement  from Machester united read "Manchester United is delighted to confirm that the club has reached agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo, subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical." It is understood that Juventus will be paid afee of around €15 million plus add ons €8

Lethal England and Tottenham Hotspur Forward Harry Kane has commited to playing for  Spurs.This comes amid interest from premier league money bags Manchester City.  Tottenham are understood  reject two bids of €122 and €150 from Manchester City holding on Kane is not for sale.  Kane came off the bench on SUNDAY against  Wolves.  In a tweet Harry Kane confirmed that he is  💯 staying this summer ending the month long transfer rumours speculations that have been going on. Kane also thanked fans for their words of encouragement through this period. 

Gor Mahia treasurer Dophina Odhiambo has accused the Executive Committee of the club of fraud.  In a statement released to media houses Dolphina says the Executive Committee  members conspired and changed minuted of the club meetings and used the documents to convince a local bank to add them as the clubs signatories.  She further lamented that  the officials  could not account for Sh 3 million from the clubs' accounts while Sh 2 million received from Football Kenya Federation as prize money for winning the Betway Cup could not be ascertained for.  She (Dolphina)continues to claim that a technical committee member who also doubles up as players agent is at fault for bringing in players and gets paid huge agent fees yet the club has not cleared pending salary arrears for players and technical team members. 

Arsenal head into this weekends' London derby  from a shocking 2-0 away defeat to premier league new comers Brentford.In the match Arsenal look to be labouring though their efforts brought nothing.  Mikel Arteta has beaten Chelsea on three occasions recently when least expected. This weekend looks naive for him as most of his first team players are sidelined for the clash.  Alexander Laccazzate, Willian,Alex Runnasorn all are sidelined due to a positive result in their Covid-19tests .Pierre Emerick Aubamayeng who was on the bench on their opening match is also doubtful for similar covid-19 reasons. Eddie Nketiah,Thomas Partey and Gabriel Martinelli are also out of the clash due to injury.  Martin Odegaard who joined Arsenal permanently from Real Madrid won't feature as he's waiting for his Visa.  Chelsea's Thomas Tuchel has nothing much to worry since only Hakim Ziyech is the only sidelined player with a shoulder injury.  Tuchel has to wait for a

Tottenham Hotspur skipper Harry Kane could reportedly make his Spurs comeback  this Sunday against Wolves Hampton Wanderers this Sunday afternoon.  This has been speculated as he travelled with the team for Sundays away match.  Former Wolves coach Nuno Santo Espirato who is now at the helm os Spurs opted againts including Harry Kane in the traveling  squad to Portugal in their  Europa Conference League clash where they lost to inferiors' Pacos de Feireira.  Manchester City remain interested in striking a deal for the 28-year-old, but Daniel Levy is standing firm on his £150m asking price and is supposedly refusing to accept City's calls as time runs out in the current transfer window. While Kane may return to action this weekend, Tanguy Ndombele will play no part once again and is now thought to be seeking an exit from the club this month. Tanguy Ndombele

Photo courtesy (Facebook) The international friendly match between Kenya's national team Harambee Stars against Tanzanian Taifa stars that was scheduled to be played at 3 pm EAT has been cancelled. The match was cancelled after Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli  succumbed to heart complications yesterday evening. In a tweet from Kenyan Football Federation Chair Nick Mwendwa all but confirmed the cancellation in respect to the death of their President. In the reverse fixture played last week,Harambee Stars came out winners 2-1 thanks to goals in either halves  from Erick Kapaito and Abdalla Hassan.Kenya are preparing for international matches against African giants Egypt at home and Togo away and the friendlies would play a big role in Ghost Mulee's squad selections. Photo courtesy (Facebook).

Photo courtesy (Simba Sc Facebook) Tanzanian football giants Simba Sc have qualified into the CAF champions league quarter finals after thrashing Sudanese side Al Merrikh 3-0. Mozambique sensation Luis Miquissone opened the scoring in the 18' minute to put the reds ahead after pouncing on a loose ball.  Miquissone goal. Photo courtesy  (Simba sc Facebook) Simba controlled the match with the better of possession and attacks and were awarded in the 38 minute with second goal coming from Mohamed Hussein who made a brilliant run to beat the visitors goalkeeper with a far post shot.Simba headed to the break with a 2-0 advantage. Notably Simba were dealt a blow after there on form center back,Kenyan Joash Onyango was subbed off due to an injury. The second half started on a high with both teams  making a series of attacks but it was Simba who were awarded in the 49' minute with Chris Mugalu making the scores 3-0. Mugalu controlled the ball skillfully from a L

​Thomas Tuchel's Full Pre-Athletico Madrid Press Conference Photo courtesy (Facebook) 🔹Tuchel on Athleti: "I expect more or less the same as in Bucharest. They have Tripiper, Carrasco and Gimenez back. Lemar, Llorent available in the half positions that changes the approach but in general I expect ore or less the same, a team that is hard to play against, find spaces behind the last lines and for sure super hard to create chances against." 🔹Tuchel on Stance on defender's contracts - Silva, Rudiger, Christensen: "First of all it is maybe the worst moment to talk about it one day before a big and importnt match. Everybody knows the situation of the three players who have performed on a super high level. Thiago has been missing many weeks now but is too long but Andreas and Toni have done a great job so far." 🔹Thomas Tuchel says Atletico Madrid's DNA is to be one of the toughest teams to beat in Europe - knows they are organised, but have inc

Photo courtesy fb (Luka Modric) Luka Modric has committed his future to Real Madrid for a further one year.News from major outlets have now confirmed that Tha Croatian international signed putting down speculationa that he was to join Serie A leaders Inter Milan. A quote from renowned sports journalist Fabrizio Romano read "The extension of Luka Modric’s contract with Real Madrid is done and it’s not in question. The agreement has been in place since January for one more year of contract. It's just a matter of time for the official announcement. Modric is definitely staying".