#LunchTimeSport with #AndrewWamono and #ByronInternational Uganda’s representatives at the ongoing CECAFA Kagame Cup will face off against South Sudan’s Atlabara FC in the last eight of the competition. FULL QUARTER FINAL FIXTURES: Today August 19, 2014 APR (Rwanda) v Rayon (Rwanda) Police (Rwanda) v Atletico (Burundi) Wednesday August 20, 2014 KCC FC (Uganda) v Atlabara (S. Sudan) Azam (TZ) v El-Merreikh (Sudan) ……………. Rwanda set to appeal against the decision to disqualify them from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers for fielding an ineligible player. The countrys football federation has confirmed to BBC Sport it is ready to file its appeal and is willing to take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Rwanda was expelled from the competition on Sunday by the Africa Cup of Nations organizing committee. The ruling followed a protest made by the Congolese Football Federation regarding the eligibility of Rwandan player, Birori Dady, who they claimed plays for AS Vita Club using a Congolese passport as Etekiama Agiti Tady, and with a different age. Rwanda had beaten Congo on penalties over two legs to reach the group phase but it is the beaten side who now progress to Group A of qualifying for Morocco 2015, where they will meet Nigeria, Sudan and South Africa. ……………. Nigeria Football Federation president Aminu Maigari has said on his return to office that he wishes for a free and fair election into the executive committee. Maigari resumed office on Monday after a purported impeachment was thrown out by FIFA. “I personally will want any individual who is eligible to contest (the elections),” Maigari declared. The electoral process has been seriously questioned after some officials disappeared with nomination forms in a desperate bid to stop interested persons from vying for the elections. ……………. The Guinea Football Federation has announced that it will play its 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo in Morocco. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) ordered the match to be played at a neutral venue due to the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Guinea. The Group E tie will be played in Casablanca on 5 September. Caf also told Sierra Leone to move its match against DR Congo on 10 September but a neutral venue is yet to be found. ……………. Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has admitted that he would have liked to have played under Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho. Scholes, who played for United in two spells for 20 years, only had Sir Alex Ferguson as his manager at club level before he retired in 2013. However, the ex-England star said that he would have enjoyed being coached by the Portuguese in an interview with the Daily Mail.Mourinho is the man I would have wanted to play for, he said.The way he comes across, he is a confident man and someone to look up to. Hes probably a little bit funny to listen to for the players. Scholes won 11 Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues during his time at Old Trafford. ……………. Glenn Hoddle has apparently been added to a three-man shortlist of candidates to become the new manager of Premier League side Crystal Palace. Eagles co-chairman Steve Parish has already interviewed Tim Sherwood and Malky Mackay over the vacancy caused by the shock resignation of Tony Pulis last week. The Independent claims that Parish is keen to speak to former England manager Hoddle before making a decision on Palaces next permanent boss, with Keith Millen currently in caretaker charge. The Selhurst Park club would have to receive permission from Queens Park Rangers before approaching the 56-year-old, who took a coaching job assisting Harry Redknapp at Loftus Road earlier this month. Hoddle has not worked in full-time management since leaving Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2006, but has previously experience in the dugout with Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Southampton. ……………. Disgruntled Manchester United supporters are reportedly planning to vent their frustration at owners the Glazer family if the club fail to secure any big-money signings within the next 13 days. The former Premier League champions have been quiet in the transfer market this summer having only signed midfielder Ander Herrera and left-back Luke Shaw following new manager Louis van Gaals appointment in May. The pressure to strengthen the squad has intensified following Saturdays 2-1 defeat to Swansea City on the opening day of the season, but the Red Devils have just less than two weeks to conclude their transfer business. According to the Daily Mail, a group of supporters will protest against the clubs American owners at Old Trafford when United play Queens Park Rangers on September 14 if they are not satisfied with the Red Devils transfer activity in the remaining weeks of the window. Following Uniteds defeat to the Swans, a number of fans have expressed their anger on social media website Twitter with the hashtag #GlazerOut. United have been linked with numerous players, including Arturo Vidal, Angel di Maria, Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo, who is reportedly close to sealing a switch to Old Trafford. ……………. Besiktas players are in line for £850,000 worth of bonuses if they end Arsenals Champions League qualification hopes. The Turkish club faces the Gunners in a two-legged play-off to reach the Champions’ League group stages. And the Besiktas squad has a huge financial incentive to cause a major shock by dumping Arsenals men out of Europes elite competition. ……………. Celtic will meet Maribor in the Champions League play-off round after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected Legia Warsaws bid to be provisionally reinstated. Legia beat Celtic 6-1 in the third qualifying round but Uefa punished them for fielding a suspended player. It meant their 2-0 second-leg win was overturned to 3-0 in Celtics favour. CAS has denied Legias appeal for provisional measures to be taken, but will continue to arbitrate on the case. ……………. Hull Citys summer signing Robert Snodgrass is reportedly expected to be out of action for four months with a dislocated kneecap. The 26-year-old, who signed for the Tigers for £8m from Norwich City this summer, suffered the injury during last Saturdays 1-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. According to the Daily Star, yesterdays scan revealed that Snodgrass has not suffered any ligament damage, but is likely to be sidelined until Christmas. The Scotland international left Loftus Road on crutches with his leg in a brace following the match last weekend. ……………. Brazils sports tribunal has suspended Corinthians midfielder Petros for six months for shoving a referee from behind in a Brazilian league match. The player ran toward referee Raphael Claus and shoved him in the back with his left arm in the teams 1-0 win over Santos on Aug. 10. Petros apparently was upset that Claus got in the way of one of his teammates just seconds earlier. The referee nearly fell after being bumped, but at the time didnt think he was hit on purpose but the player insists the move was not intentional. ……………. DONE DEAL ……………. Germany midfielder Marko Marin has joined Fiorentina on a season-long loan from Chelsea, the Premier League club announced on Monday. Marin, 25, spent last season on loan in Spain with Europa League winners Sevilla and joins up with Serie A club Fiorentina ahead of their first game of the season against Roma on Aug. 30. ……………. TRANSFER GOSSIP ……………. Leeds United is in talks to bring highly-rated Brazilian playmaker Adryan to the Championship. The 20-year-old, who has represented his country at Under-17 and Under-20 levels, is currently on loan at Serie A side Cagliari from parent club Flamengo. ……………. Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo has announced that he is joining Manchester United. The Argentina international, 24, apologised to Sporting this week after attempting to force through the transfer when the English club had a reported bid of 16 million pounds rejected. ……………. Reports claim representatives from the German champions are currently in Madrid to negotiate a deal for Diego Godin. The Atletico defender could leave the club if FCB offer €36 million for his services. ……………. The Dutch club wants to offer the Netherlands international an improved deal as reward for his development, but the midfielder will not make a decision until he sees how the Eredivisie side performs in the transfer market. ……………. Micah Richards is no longer part of Manuel Pellegrinis plans at Manchester City, prompting Roma to consider a €5 million move for the English right-back. ……………. Man United are closing in on Angel Di Maria, with Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti having agreed to let the Argentine leave though the Red Devils will need to fork out more than €80 million. Compatriot Marcos Rojo will join him at Old Trafford. ……………. Arsenal are closing in on a €7.5 million deal for Greek defender Kostas Manolas as Arsene Wenger attempts to sign a replacement for Thomas Vermaelen who has left for Barcelona. ……………. Liverpool have made a second enquiry about PSG forward Edinson Cavani and will look to sign the Uruguay international if they fail to lure Radamel Falcao from Monaco. ……………. Tottenham are happy to let Benoit Assou-Ekotto leave White Hart Lane on a free transfer. The defender has one year left on his contract but Spurs are keen to trim their squad. ……………. Manchester City new boy Bruno Zuculini is poised to join Valencia on loan after red tape prevented a temporary move to Sunderland. ……………. Fiorentina head coach Vincenzo Montella is confident sought-after winger Juan Cuadrado will remain with the Serie A club this season. ……………. Celtic is set to sign Ghanaian 24-year-old Rubin Kazan winger Mubarak Wakaso on a one-year loan deal. ……………. Manchester United is prepared to offer £16m and winger Nani, 27, to Sporting Lisbon for Argentina World Cup defender Marcos Rojo, 24. ……………. Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus, 25, could yet join Manchester United next summer, according to Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer. ……………. Liverpool remains keen on a deal for Monacos Colombian striker Radamel Falcao, 28, but face competition from Italian side Juventus. ……………. Arsenal is targeting a £6m deal to buy Greece defender Kostas Manolas, 23, from Olympiakos. ……………. Southampton is set to reject a new offer of £17m for France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 24. ……………. Barcelona is willing to let midfielder Alex Song leave on a season-long loan without receiving any fee. Everton, Manchester United and Tottenham could be interested in the 26-year-old. ……………. QPR are close to beating Sunderland to the loan signing of 24-year-old Chile winger Eduardo Vargas from Italian side Napoli. ……………. Swansea is on the verge of completing the £8m capture of Napoli centre-back Federico Fernandez, 25. #Mulembe
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