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By targeting the two leaders who advocate a separatist state in southern Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho, the authorities wanted to regain control of the region. The two men are accused of disturbing separating tendencies. But the security measure, which is considered "excessive", risks having the opposite effect.…

Nigerian President Mohamed Bazoum is in Algiers. He left Niamey on Monday afternoon, at the head of a large delegation of five ministers, including foreign affairs and defense. Mohamed Bazoum will meet several times with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on "Bilateral relations between the two countries". In the context of profound changes in the fight against Islamist terrorism in the Sahel,…

US injects $ 15 million into UK girls' education program in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's girls' education program has received a major boost from USAID, following the injection of $ 15 million into the UK-run project, which primarily targets adolescent girls in the nation of the Horn of Africa. Somalia is one of the countries where access to education is a bit difficult due to a…

International tournaments are the ultimate shop windows for a player to shoot themselves into the footballing limelight.With nothing else going on and all the eyes on them, it presents the ideal opportunity and a somewhat level playing field to impress at a high level and catch the eye of bigger sides watching on, catapulting certain players to stardom, or adding an extra chunk of cash onto an already brewing transfer fee for the selling party.While the post-tournament impulse buy doesn't quite happen as much anymore, it'll…

Gareth Southgate has revolutionised English football over the past few years but even the waistcoated genius was not capable of ending England's penalty curse. After 120 minutes of excruciating action it was Italy who won Euro 2020, beating the Three Lions in the final on penalties at Wembley after things ended 1-1 after 90 minutes. Saka's penalty is saved, which means the #EURO2020 final ends in defeat for the #ThreeLions. pic.twitter.com/r9cFIVJqVG— England (@England) July 11, 2021The cruellest way to lose...This won't be…

Jozy Altidore is finally back in training with Toronto FC after an argument with former head coach Chris Armas led the player to isolated sessions. The player has not played for the Canadian Major League Soccer side since May 22 in the match against Orlando City, where he was substituted in the 70th minute. It was reported that when Altidore left the field, he and Arma exchanged hot words that forced the player into a secluded situation. Since then, he has trained in his rented property in Toronto but no longer. Altidore…

The US men's national team started their Gold Cup campaign in 2021 with a 1-0 victory over Haiti, when Sam Vines scored their first international senior goal. New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner kept clean sheets, while Major League Soccer players Gianluca Busio, James Sands and Eryk Williamson maintained stability during their debut at USMNT. Despite the result, the USA did not dominate as expected and head coach Gregg Berhalter left disappointed with the team's performance. “We still need to go to another tool.…

Tensions are rising in South Africa, which has been subjected to violence released by pro-Zuma activists in the Zulu country for four days. Police ... At least six people have died since Saturday. President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke on national television this Monday, July 12, calling for calm and mobilizing the army. The…

Football and the wider sports community have come together to defend the England stars who were subjected to racial abuse after their final defeat to Euro 2020 on Sunday night. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka each missed a penalty in England's failed shootout, and as they so often do in an age of social media, anger and disappointment quickly boiled over into abuse. You did not have to look far to find racist vitriol on the usual social media platforms, with Saka - a 19-year-old who played in his first major…

It feels like we started a month-long festival through European football just a few days ago, but somehow Euro 2020 has already reached its conclusion. Italy blew away the tournament - they now stand at 34 undefeated - and act more like confident lions rather than the "dark horses" they would be. The Azzurri eventually tasted glory when they beat England 3-2 on penalties in the European Championship 2020 final at Wembley, which secured their first European Championship crown in 53 years. Italy lifts trophy / Robbie Jay…