#Lunch_Time_Sport With #Andrew_Wamono Ugandan midfielder Khalid Aucho is expected to sign a two year deal with Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia on today Monday after agreeing personal terms. Officials of Gor Mahia say Aucho who refused to renew his contract with Tusker FC which expired early December and has completed talks. ……….. Ugandan striker Robert Ssentongo is set to join Kenyan Premier League (KPL) side AFC Leopards SC in the current transfer window. Ssentongo signed a one-year contract with URA at the beginning of the year after his move to Ethiopian side St George hit a snag due to contractual issues. ……….. African sport ……….. Demba Ba has demanded an explanation from national coach Alain Giresse after the shock news he was left out of Senegals Africa Cup of Nations squad. The Besiktas striker was expected to be a shoe-in for next months tournament in Equatorial Guinea. Ba, formerly of Chelsea and Newcastle, has scored 16 goals in 19 appearances for his Turkish club this season. ……….. Olympique Marseille’s midfielder Mario Lemina turned down his call-up from Gabon for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. The 21-year old Gabonese-born French player, who claimed the 2013 FIFA U20 World Cup with France in Turkey, insists he is still to make up his mind between ‘Les Bleus’ and the Panthers at senior level. ……….. The former football star George Weah has won a landslide victory in Liberias senate elections, in polls disrupted by the Ebola outbreak. Weah got 78% of the vote for the Montserrado county seat Monrovia beating Robert Sirleaf, the son of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who took nearly 11%. He is the only African to be named Fifas world player of the year, winning in 1995. ……….. International scene ……….. Jose Mourinho believes that referees are being influenced by outside parties who are trying to convince the officials that Chelseas players regularly dive. The Portuguese coachs outburst came after referee Anthony Taylor booked Cesc Fabregas for simulation after the Spaniard was brought down by Matt Targett in the penalty area during yesterdays 1-1 draw with Southampton. ……….. Crystal Palace caretaker boss Keith Millen has said he is ready to become the clubs full-time manager. Millen, in temporary charge after Neil Warnock was sacked by the Eagles on Saturday, oversaw Palaces goalless draw against Queens Park Rangers. The 48 year old was overlooked for the job when Tony Pulis left the south London club at the start of the season. ……….. Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew is interested in the vacant post at Crystal Palace, according to a report. The Eagles sacked Neil Warnock on Saturday following a poor run of results, leaving caretaker boss Keith Millen in charge of their 0-0 draw against Queens Park Rangers on Sunday. The 53-year-old played for Palace for four years between 1987 and 1991, and is allegedly keen to return to his former club, despite being just two years into an eight-year contract with the Magpies. ……….. Gianfranco Zola has been the new coach of Serie A side Cagliari, replacing Dzenek Zemen, who was sacked after two wins in 16 matches leaving the club in the relegation zone. Zeman was fired by AS Roma last February following a disastrous nine months in charge that saw the club lose nine times in 23 games, leaving them languishing mid-table. ……….. Cristiano Ronaldo is now a landlord to Manchester United defender Luke Shaw. The Real Madrid star put his Cheshire-based mansion on the market when he joined the Spanish giants in 2009 but after failing to sell it, has decided to rent it out to Uniteds £32m summer signing Shaw.19-year-old Shaw is believed to be paying the Portugal international £7,000 a month for the mansion which has an indoor swimming pool, steam room, Jacuzzi, gym and wine store area. ……….. Gossip column ……….. Manchester United is considering a £25m bid for Everton right-back Seamus Coleman, 26, who is also wanted by Chelsea. ……….. Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk is ready to reject interest from Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester United in January, with the Premier League clubs readying £10m bids for the 23-year-old centre-back. ……….. Arsenal is planning a cut-price £4m January move for West Ham defender Winston Reid. ……….. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is preparing to meet Sporting Lisbons £20m asking price to bring midfielder William Carvalho, 22, to the Emirates in January. ……….. Crystal Palace is ready to challenge QPR to sign Manchester City midfielder Scott Sinclair, 25. ……….. Liverpool is close to signing West Brom striker Saido Berahino, 21, in a deal worth £23.5m. ……….. Liverpool are set to miss out on Bayern Munich playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri, 23 with the Swiss star on the verge of a loan move to Juventus who will have an option to buy him at the end of the season. ……….. Liverpools German midfielder Emre Can, 20, is wanted by Real Sociedads new manager David Moyes. ……….. Chelsea are preparing to make a £7.8m bid for Croatian side HNK Rijekas forward Andrej Kramaric, 23, in January. ……….. QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt, 25, has turned down a move to Serie A side Atalanta in the hope that AC Milan makes a bid. ……….. Aston Villa is to make a move for Fulham midfielder Lasse Vigen Christensen, 20, as a potential replacement for 25-year-old Fabian Delph who is wanted by Liverpool and Tottenham. ……….. Hamburg has joined Nice by showing interest in Newcastle midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa. ……….. Chelsea reportedly leads Manchester United and Arsenal in the battle to sign Sergio Busquets from Barcelona. ……….. Inter Milan defender Nemanja Vidic could reportedly be poised for a shock return to Manchester United only six months after leaving Old Trafford. ……….. Liverpool want to sign Aston Villa pair Ron Vlaar and Fabian Delph in January, with both players prepared to wind down their Villa contracts. ……….. Lukas Podolski moves closer to agreeing a six-month loan deal with Inter Milan, according to reports. ……….. Arsene Wenger hints that Arsenal could be willing to sell Lukas Podolski in the January transfer window. ……….. Saint-Etienne captain Loic Perrin could be poised for a January move to Arsenal, according to reports. ……….. AC Milan defender Adil Rami could reportedly move to Manchester United as part of a swap deal for Javier Hernandez. ……….. Juventus are close to agreeing a deal to bring Bayern Munich midfielder Sheridan Shaqiri to the club, according to reports. ……….. Galatasaray midfielder Wesley Sneijder is reportedly on the verge of returning to Serie A side Inter Milan. ……….. Bolton Wanderers reportedly want to take Manchester United midfielder Nick Powell on loan. ……….. Spanish goalkeeper Victor Valdes emerges as a reported transfer target for Mexican side Queretaro as interest increases in the former Barcelona. #MULEMBE
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:18:51 +0000
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