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The Zambia National team has set up camp at the Adam Park Hotel in Marrakech Morocco. FAZ vice president Rix Mweemba is leading the entourage that took a two and half hour drive from Casablanca upon arrival from Dubai at 12:10 hours (14:10 hours Zambian time). The Chipolopolo boys will now focus on preparing for their opening match against Uganda ...

Neymar scored a second-half penalty as four-time defending champions Paris Saint-Germain toiled before overcoming 10-man Amiens 2-0 to reach the semifinals of the French League Cup on Wednesday. PSG were again without leading scorer Edinson Cavani, who also missed Sunday’s French Cup rout of Rennes after returning late from his Christmas and New Year break in Uruguay. Amiens’ hopes of ...

Bristol City suffered stoppage-time heartbreak in their League Cup semifinal at Manchester City on Tuesday but played better than most Premier League teams that visit the Etihad Stadium, according the home side’s manager Pep Guardiola. The second-tier visitors had taken the lead with a penalty before the break in the first leg clash and then held on for dear life ...

Barcelona vice-president Jordi Mestre claimed Liverpool slashed their original asking price for Philippe Coutinho after the Brazilian playmaker completed his 160-million-euro move to the Catalan giants. Coutinho signed a five-year contract to end a long-running transfer saga on Monday with Mestre revealing that Liverpool had originally asked for €200 million. The news will be poorly received on Merseyside, where fans ...

Lionel Messi marked his 400th appearance in La Liga with the opening goal in Barcelona’s 3-0 win over struggling Levante at the Camp Nou on Sunday as the Catalans prepare to unveil Philippe Coutinho. Messi’s 365th goal in Spain’s top flight was followed by strikes from Luis Suarez and Paulinho as Barcelona stretched their lead at the top of the ...

Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho was in Barcelona on Sunday to tie up a 160-million-euro ($192 million) move from Liverpool, the third-richest deal of all time.”Bem-vindo! Welcome! Benvingut! ¡Bienvenido!” Barca tweeted to Coutinho along with a waving hand sign and a video showing a shirt bearing his name in a locker. Spanish league leaders Barca host Levante on Sunday at Camp ...

Africa’s football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Mohamed Salah of Egypt and Liverpool as the 2017 African Player of the year. Mohamed Salah beat Sadio Mane of Senegal and Liverpool, and Gabon’s Pierre Emerick Aubameyang who plays for Dortmund. he takes over from Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez who won the 2016 edition in Abuja. The event ...

The Football Association of Zambia has made a brave move by launching an in-house kit that will be worn by Zambia at the 2018 CHAN finals that kick off on January 12, 2018 in Morocco. Zambia has struggled to secure a long-term major kit deal after parting ways with Nike over two years ago. FAZ Communications Manager Desmond Katongo tells ...

Jose Mourinho has dismissed reports he may walk out on Manchester United this summer as “garbage”, saying he sees himself staying long-term at the Premier League giants. The United boss was in defiant mood when quizzed about his future ahead of Friday’s FA Cup tie with Derby, with morning reports saying club officials fear he is disenchanted with life at ...

Former Barcelona and Spain goalkeeper Victor Valdes has marked the end of his football career by closing down his social media accounts, hinting at a very private retirement. Valdes, who starred for Barcelona between 2002-2014 and last appeared for Middlesbrough in England seven months ago, pulled the plug on his Twitter and Instagram feeds. “Thanks to everybody,” wrote the 35-year-old ...