Russia kicked off the World Cup 2018 with as the host nation made easy work of Saudi Arabia. Following an opening ceremony involving Robbie Williams, the two Group A teams got the football underway at a frenetic pace. The watching world did not have to wait long for the opening
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Kwese iflix, the joint venture of Econet Media and iflix, an entertainment service for emerging markets Tuesday announced the launch of its premier digital entertainment platform in Uganda with industry leader MTN. The all new Kwese iflix service offers users the ultimate entertainment, featuring Kwese’s extraordinary content offering including the
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The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico after their joint bid beat Morocco's proposal to host it. The 'United 2026' bid was selected by Fifa member nations, winning 134 votes compared to 65 for Morocco, reports the BBC. The 2026 tournament will be
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Spain have sacked head coach Julen Lopetegui after he was named the new Real Madrid boss - two days before their opening World Cup match against Portugal. Real Madrid announced on Tuesday that Lopetegui would succeed Zinedine Zidane at the Bernabeu on a three-year-deal. The Spanish football federation (RFEF) said
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Once again, the Nigerian national team have taken their World Cup style to a whole new level as they set off for Russia on Monday, reports the Daily Mail. They have made a name for themselves as a team to watch at this summer's tournament in Russia, not just for
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"When I first started to coach Ivory Coast I said to Didier Drogba: 'We have some fantastic players and we can go far in the World Cup.' He said: 'No we can't'." Sven-Goran Eriksson is trying to shed some light on why Africa is still waiting for a first World
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Arsenal have published their end of season retained list on the Premier League's official website. It shows the Gunners have released nine players and offered contracts to six others. Santi Cazorla and Per Mertesacker are by far the biggest names on the released list. Cazorla, who has endured injury hell
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Jose Mourinho doesn't want Serbia to make it out of the group stage in this summer's World Cup. Sounds harsh, but the Portuguese has his reasons. Serbia are in Group E along with tournament favourites Brazil, as well as Costa Rica and Switzerland. Mladen Krstajic's side will fancy themselves to
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Fortebet, Uganda’s biggest betting company has unleashed a mega World Cup (WC) bonanza to its customers. Fortebet has this time organised a competition in which its dear customers will battle for a whopping Shs50 million during the one-month period of World Cup tournament in Russia. According to Fortebet’s Media Manager,
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Ghana has dissolved its national football association after its president was filmed apparently accepting a "cash gift", BBC reports. Kwesi Nyantakyi was pictured taking $65,000 (£48,000) from an undercover reporter pretending to be a businessman keen to invest in Ghanaian football. He has not commented on the allegations. Sports Minister
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