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By Angu Lesley, kick442 Former Cameroon international Sampson Che has expressed his disapproval of the comments made by German coach, Winfried Schafer about the career of Cameroon football legend Samuel Etoo Fils. The 70-year-old German managed the Indomitable between 2001-2004, winning the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) crown in style in 2002 and guided Cameroon to the final of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. Schafer arrived in Cameroon in November 2001 as replacement for Pierre LeChantre, who had claimed…

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By Muambo Edward, kick442.com Speaking to fans on FIFA’s social media account, former Côte d’Ivoire international midfielder Yaya Toure named his best five teammates of all times and his compatriot Didier Drogba is not among them. Toure, who spent three years at the Camp Nou, from 2007 to 2010 after joining Barcelona from AS Monaco, when asked by one of the fans to name the best five players he has shared a team with, the Ivorian named five of…

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By Muambo Edward & Angu Lesley, kick442.com World football governing body’s president Gianni Infantino has opened the door for some financial assistance to clubs heavily affected by the Coronavirus pandemic,  Speaking in an interview to UOL Esporte, in Brazil, the FIFA boss promised that a fund will be launched that will come to the assistance of clubs that will be badly hit financially as a result of suspension of games due to the Coronavirus pandemic. “We are currently doing…

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Worldathletics.org World Athletics announced on Tuesday the suspension of qualification period for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games effective from April 6, 2020 until November 30, 2020 following consultation with its Athletes’ Commission, Area Presidents and Council. During this period, results achieved at any competition will not be considered for Tokyo 2020 entry standards or world rankings, the publication of which will also be suspended. Results will continue to be recorded for statistical purposes, including for world records, subject to…

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Ghanasoccernet.com Ghana legend Abedi Ayew Pele has paid a glowing tribute to former Olympique Marseille president late Pape Diouf, revealing how the Senegalese shaped his career and that of his superstar children Andre and Jordan Ayew to become some of the recognizable names in world football. Diouf, a former journalist who rose to become an agent and then the leader Marseille, passed away on Tuesday from the Coronavirus disease in his hometown Dakar. Diouf was the first black man to chair an…

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