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Jan212022 by Ronald KabuubiNo Comments

The UN Security Council should have been & must be reformed. This is not a favour by anybody but a right of all peoples that inhabit the planet earth. We demand our right of having permanent seats, not the seasonal ones allotted to us by the present unfair system, on the Council.

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The UN Security Council should have been & must be reformed. This is not a favour by anybody but a right of all peoples that inhabit the planet earth. We demand our right of having permanent seats, not the seasonal ones allotted to us by the present unfair system, on the Council.

Jan212022 by Ronald KabuubiNo Comments

CAMEROON YOUNG LIONESSES COACH DREAD FALCONETS AHEAD FIFA U20 WOMEN’S WC QUALIFIER

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Ahead of Cameroon Young Lionesses FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against the Falconets of Nigeria, head coach of the Cameroonian team, Ndoumou Mike said they will not be seeking for a revenge. Both sides will clash on Saturday in the first leg of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, Costa Rica 2022 qualifier fourth round at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos for the first leg. It will be the second time at the U20 level, both teams will play after the Falconets defeated the Young Lionesses 3-2 on penalties at the Morocco 2019 African Games. Read Also:FIFA Women U-20 World Cup- Falconets Gets Cameroon As Opponent Speaking with cafonline.com ahead of the game, coach Mike said the Falconets have more experience more than his team. “Nigeria has more experience in these types of ...

Jan212022 by Ronald KabuubiNo Comments

AFCON EGUAVOEN GRATEFUL TO ROHR FOR SUPER EAGLES GREAT PERFORMANCE AT AFCON

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Nigeria progressed to the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) knockout stage with the best performance winning all the group stage games to finish top of their group with all the 9 points. For this, Super Eagles Interim Coach, Augustine Eguavoen, believes it unfair not to give credit to former coach, Gernot Rohr, for the team’s achievement in Cameroon. Also Read : AFCON2021 : SUPER EAGLES FINISH TOP OF GROUP D AFTER WIN OVER GUINEA-BISSAU Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) sacked Rohr for poor performance just before the commencement of the Africa Cup of Nations. Also Read : NFF CONSIDERS APPOINTING EGUAVOEN AS SUPER EAGLES HEAD COACH “I have been expecting this question. There is no way you won’t give credit to Gernot Rohr for the performance of the Super Eagles in this tou...

Jan212022 by Ronald KabuubiNo Comments

Constructive talks held with PFA and FIFPRO on future of player welfare

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Constructive talks held with PFA and FIFPRO on future of player welfare FIFA President Gianni Infantino was joined for the discussion in Manchester, England, by FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsene Wenger ZURICH, Switzerland, January 21, 2022/ -- FIFA (www.FIFA.com) held constructive dialogue with professional players in the Premier League and Women's Super League today (Thursday 20 January 2022). FIFA President Gianni Infantino was joined for the discussion in Manchester, England, by FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsene Wenger. Two-time FIFA Women`s World Cup winner Jill Ellis was invited to attend remotely. The hybrid meeting follows several exchanges with players and player`s representatives over recent months in relation to the international match calend...

Jan212022 by Ronald KabuubiNo Comments

Cardi B will pay funeral expenses for Bronx fire victims

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Hip-hop star Cardi B will cover the funeral costs of the 17 people killed in the Bronx apartment fire this month. © Mark Lennihan/AP Cardi B said she was “extremely proud to be from the Bronx” and that when she heard about the fire and the 17 people it killed, “I knew I needed to do something to help.”The Bronx native, whose legal name is Belcalis Almanzar, has also committed to paying the repatriation expenses for some of the victims who will be buried in Gambia, West Africa, according to a statement from the office of New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Almanzar said she was “extremely proud to be from the Bronx” and that when she heard about the fire and the 17 people it killed, “I knew I needed to do something to help.” “I cannot begin to imagine the pain and anguish that the fa...

Jan212022 by Ronald KabuubiNo Comments

President Kenyatta announces Government moratorium on scrap metal trade

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While referring to the recent vandalism of electricity transmission infrastructure, the Standard Gauge Railway and communication masts, President Kenyatta termed the acts as economic sabotage saying the Government won't tolerate the destruction. President Uhuru Kenyatta, Cabinet Secretary for Interior Dr. Fred Matiang'i and Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai make their respective address during the passing out parade of direct entry inspectorate cadet officers at the National Police College Main Campus Kiganjo in Nyeri County. "The law is clear. These acts are nothing less than economic sabotage which fall under treasonable acts and the law is clear as to how we deal with treasonable acts. We will not allow you to destroy that which is for the growth and development of our ...

Jan212022 by Ronald KabuubiNo Comments

Bomb blast kills 3 people in eastern Pakistan – police

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LAHORE, Pakistan, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A bomb blast ripped through a crowded market in eastern Pakistan on Thursday, killing three people and wounding over 20, police said. © ASSOCIATED PRESS Police officers stand guard as ambulances prepare to transport any injured people from the site of a bomb explosion, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. Police said the powerful bomb exploded in a crowded bazar in Pakistan's second largest city of Lahore, killing several people and wounding dozens of others. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)"It was a bomb blast," a police spokesman Arif Rana told Reuters, saying a time device rigged to a motorcycle exploded outside a shop in the market. A nine-year-old boy is among the three dead, he said. A newly formed separatist group based in south...

Jan212022 by Ronald KabuubiNo Comments

Biden, Japan’s Kishida to discuss Asia security, Ukraine

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US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will discuss deterrence in the Asia-Pacific region and a "united" Western alliance against Russian threats to Ukraine in a virtual meeting Friday, officials said. Biden has made restoring the importance of the US-Japanese relationship a priority since taking office exactly a year ago, following Donald Trump's questioning of the benefit of US relationships with several major allies in both Asia and Europe. Biden and Kishida will discuss economic ties but also security and the "free and open Indo-Pacific," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, referring to the US-led drive to maintain the status quo in the Asia-Pacific region, despite rapidly expanding Chinese military and commercial power, including along cru...

Jan212022 by Ronald KabuubiNo Comments

China’s Zhang Shuai, Wang Qiang into Australian Open third round

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Zhang Shuai of China returns the ball during the women's singles second round match against Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan at Australian Open in Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei) © Provided by Xinhua EN China's Zhang Shuai joins compatriot Wang Qiang in the third round of the Australian Open after winning over a retired Elena Rybakina. SYDNEY, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's Zhang Shuai has progressed to the third round of the Australian Open after her opponent Elena Rybakina retired in the second set. Zhang's compatriot Wang Xinyu was struck down by Belarussian world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka. Zhang's game came to a dramatic end after Kazakhstani, No. 12 seed, withdrew one game into the second set, the final score reached 6-4, 1-0. Rybakina...

Jan212022 by Ronald KabuubiNo Comments

Claudio Ranieri warns Norwich ‘cup final’ will not decide Watford’s season

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Watford manager Claudio Ranieri has described Friday’s meeting with Norwich as a “cup final” but warned his side victory will not guarantee survival. © PA Wire Watford manager Claudio Ranieri says Friday’s match with Norwich is a ‘cup final’ (Owen Humphreys/PA) - PA Wire The two relegation rivals do battle at Vicarage Road with only one position and a single point separating them in the lower echelons of the Premier League. A first win in nine for the Hornets could act as a springboard for them to put distance between themselves and the bottom three but two triumphs over the Canaries in the 2019-20 campaign were still not enough to beat the drop. Ranieri, who was appointed in October, said: “It is a crucial match, a cup final, but I think the Premier League doesn’t finish after...