Football

In a surprising turn of events, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced that the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy has lost from its headquarters in Cairo. The Egyptian Pharaohs won the AFCON cup 3 times in a row, thus they could stake claim to the trophy permanently. Ahmed Shobeir, former EFA vice-president said “The EFA started looking for some trophies because they wanted to place them in a notable museum inside the EFA” “However, the EFA was shocked to discover that the AFCON trophy was lost and decided to open an investigation”.

Real Madrid midfielder, Luka Modric has said Barcelona can still succeed without Lionel Messi. According to Croatian, his team at Los Blancos had a similar experience when Cristiano Ronaldo took his leave from the club. Madrid snatched the Laliga title from Barca last season, making it there biggest silverware in recent times since Ronaldo left for Juventus in 2018.
He said though Madrid has some challenged in the champions league since they lost C. Ronaldo, but they had forged with their business and have acclimatized to face the reality.

According to Cadena SER report, the Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, will not be tied to his £632 million release clause, as the clause has since been expired during the end of last season. Messi pushed for his transfer last week to his club with the hope that his deal would be terminated.

Liverpool will travel to London to face FA Cup winners, Arsenal, after lifting the Premier League trophy 37 days ago. The Reds are favourites for the 2020/21 season opener, however, success or defeat in the Community Shield has mattered little in terms of what comes next in the Premier League.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba alongside Chelsea's Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham, Christian Pulisic, Fikayo Tomori and several other EPL stars have been told to self-isolate for 14 days.

Gbenga Ogunbote who was appointed to coach Sunshine Stars F.C. in July of 2012 has returned to the club after leading the likes of Lobi Stars, Rangers international and Enyimba F.C to glory.