Lweza united FC player dies Footballer, Frank Lutalo a.k.a Majja, a striker for newly promoted super league side, Lweza Fc has died. Lutalo, 23, suffered a blood clot in the brain after collusion in training at Uganda Clays sports grounds in Kajjansi. He was admitted at the national referral hospital in Mulago where he pronounced dead after 2 days. He has previously featured for Katale football club now Artland Fc in the Wakiso first division and the FUFA Big league. Rest in Peace Frank Lutalo. …………. TZ’S Young Africans kicked out of 2014 CECAFA Tanzanian league champions Young Africans have been locked out of the 2014 CECAFA Kagame Club Championships which start on Friday in Kigali, Rwanda. Nicholas Musonye, the Secretary General of CECAFA, told AfricanFootball on Wednesday that they had decided to keep Young Africans out because the Tanzanian side planned to field a B side at the tournament. “All other champions from the region are bringing their top teams and for Young Africans to opt to field a second team would be an insult,” he said. He further explained that they had replaced Young Africans with Azam FC. Last year Young Africans also skipped the tournament in Darfur, Sudan, citing security concerns. ………….. CECAFA GROUPS Group A: Rayon Sport (Rwanda), Azam FC (Tanzania), Adamma FC (Ethiopia), Atlabara FC (South Sudan), KMKM (Zanzibar) Group B: APR (Rwanda), KCCA FC (Uganda), Gor Mahia (Kenya), Athletico (Burundi), Telecom (Djibouti) Group C: El Merreikh (Sudan), Vita’ O (Burundi), Police (Rwanda), Banadir (Somalia) …………. Oscar Pistorius trial resumes today The murder trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has resumed for the closing arguments after months of courtroom evidence closely followed by domestic and world media. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel is the first to make his concluding comments. The defence is due to follow on Friday. Mr Pistorius denies murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He says he mistook her for an intruder, but the prosecution says he deliberately shot her after a row. Ms Steenkamp was killed at Mr Pistorius home in South Africas capital, Pretoria, on 14 February last year. …………. NFF congress to move elections after FIFA order The executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will meets today to call for a congress that will move elections into by at least a month. Polls for the executive committee are fixed for August 26, but following a rash of complaints concerning the electoral process, AfricanFootball reports that world football governing body FIFA have directed a congress to address these issues. …………. Zambia FA appoint new coach Football Association of Zambia has appointed Honour Janza as the new coach of Chipolopolo replacing Patrice Beaumelle, who left earlier this week. Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) President Kalusha Bwalya said: It is a huge challenge, but we believe Janza has the credentials to excel.”It is also an opportunity for a local coach to show what he has learned in the last five years associated with Herve Renard and company. Janzas first challenge will be the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Zambia is placed in Group F and will open their campaign at home to Mozambique on 6 September, followed by a trip to Cape Verde four days later. ………… Zimbabwe coach resigns Zimbabwe coach Ian Gorowa has resigned from his post over differences with the countrys football association and the non-payment of his salary. In a letter published in the Herald newspaper in Zimbabwe, Gorowa said he had not been paid for seven months. He also said he is owed a bonus payment for taking Zimbabwe to the semi-finals of the African Nations Championship earlier this year. The former international replaced German Klaus Dieter Pagels last July. Gorowa lost only two of his 17 matches in charge of the team, but one of those defeats came in a qualifier for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations against Tanzania that eliminated Zimbabwe from the preliminaries. ………… Ghana football cancels Spain tour Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko are likely to call off their intended training tour of Spain, according to reports. The uncertainty of the local football calendar is what has affected the pre-season plans of the league and FA Cup double. With the Ghana Premier League tentatively set to begin on 21 September, head coach Mas-Ud Dramani prefers to camp in the country and prepare with some low-keyed friendlies. The club is therefore looking at abandoning its intended trip to Spain to give the side more time to prepare for their season opener. ………….. INTERNATIONAL SPORT ………… Argentine FA appoint Martino Argentine FA president Luis Segura has confirmed that Gerardo Martino is in line to become the new Argentina coach. Argentina are searching for a new coach after Alejandro Sabella tendered his resignation, and Martino who is out of work after leaving Barcelona now appears to be the sole candidate for the role. Segura, who became AFA president following Julio Grondona’s death, said his predecessor had already approached Martino about leading the World Cup finalists and hoped a deal would be agreed at a meeting on Thursday. ………… Real Madrid to appeal High Court decision Real Madrid plans to appeal the decision by a Spanish High Court to suspend the proposed €400 million renovation of the Santiago Bernabeu. Los Blancos disclosed plans for the spectacular project in January, revealing that the redeveloped stadium would include a shopping centre complex and a new hotel, as well as further improvements to the current structure, such as a retractable roof. But the club was hit with the news on Friday that the High Court had halted the proposals, after the European Commission opened an investigation into alleged public help from the Madrid government. The city authorities released a statement that same day claiming there were no grounds to halt the proposed plans, while the club was given 10 days to challenge the High Court decision. Madrid hopes to complete the brand-new Santiago Bernabeu stadium by 2018. ………… Liverpool manager admits LVG help Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits he studied the work of Louis van Gaal as he was developing his own coaching career. Rodgers said he looked up to the Dutchman, now a rival as Manchester United manager. When you come through as a coach, you look at the guys who have a vision and a philosophy, and he was obviously one of those guys, said Rodgers. Ive obviously been an admirer of his work and his career. He added: Hes a very experienced manager and a very good manager who has worked at some big clubs. …………….. Phil Neville turns down Louis van Gaal offer Phil Neville has turned down the chance to work under Louis van Gaal at Manchester United to sit on the television sofa next season for Match of the Day. After being announced as one of the MOTD team in their 50th anniversary season, Neville told his one million Twitter followers that he no longer held a coaching position at Manchester United where he worked as David Moyes’ first-team coach last season. When asked: Phil, are you still on the coaching team at United? and replied: No. Besides Neville, host Gary Lineker will be joined on the sofa by newcomers Ruud Gullit and Rio Ferdinand, and Alan Shearer, Robbie Savage, Danny Murphy. …………. Sagna reveals transfer secret Bacary Sagna has revealed that Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy convinced him to join Manchester City from Arsenal. The France international completed his move to the Premier League champions in June, having rejected the Gunners offers for him to stay at the Emirates Stadium. Nasri and Clichy both left the north Londoners to join City in 2011 and Sagna claims he was persuaded to link up with Manuel Pellegrinis side by his French team-mates. I did (speak to Nasri and Clichy), many times, he told Citys official website. They said - because they knew I was free and they knew I wanted to move - they said to me, you should come, because we have a great team and we have a great mentality. The players are here to work really hard and to win trophies. …………. Howard Webb retires at 43 Howard Webb has retired from refereeing to become technical director at Professional Game Match Officials Limited. Webb, 43, started his refereeing career in 1989 and oversaw his first Premier League match in October 2003, before being added to Fifas international referees list two years later. In 2010, he took charge of the Champions League final between Inter and Bayern Munich and then the World Cup final in South Africa as Spain beat Netherlands, where midfielder Nigel de Jong escaped punishment for a lunging high challenge on Xabi Alonso before Johnny Heitinga was sent off. Webb also took part in the finals in Brazil this summer, where he took charge of the hosts last-16 clash with Chile in Belo Horizonte. Webbs new role will include overseeing the technical direction and standards that govern the on-field performance of PGMOLs match officials, according to an official statement. He will also be responsible for the training and coaching of referees, as well as informing and educating the public on refereeing issues. …………. Llorente scores first-half hat- trick Fernando Llorente scored a first-half hat-trick as Juventus thrashed an Indonesian Super League all-stars team 8-1 on Wednesday. Srdjan Lopicic gave the home side a shock lead after just three minutes before Andrea Pirlo equalized from the penalty spot barely a minute later, and the Italian champions took control for the remainder of a contest in front of a packed crowd in Jakarta. …………. Dortmund slams Bayern over Reus talk. Borussia Dortmund have reacted angrily to FC Bayern Münchens attempts to sign star forward Marco Reus. Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has told German media that Reus has a buyout clause in his contract, which could see the player leave next year for £20m. Dortmunds chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke says his club has noted with “certain anger Rummenigge statements. …………. Englands bid to host semi-finals Englands bid to host the semi-finals and final of Euro 2020 at Wembley may be completely unchallenged at next months vote with Germany FA chiefs considering dropping Munichs rival bid. Germany wants to stage Euro 2024 and its football association (DFB) may now only bid for Munich to host group games at Euro 2020 so as not to harm its campaign for the tournament four years later. UEFA is holding Euro 2020 in 13 different countries to mark the 60th anniversary of the tournament and only Wembley and Munichs Allianz Arena have put in bids to host the climax of the competition - the semi-finals and final - ahead of the vote on 19 September. …………. MOTOR SPOR …………. Lewis Hamilton says Daniel Ricciardo is one of the best drivers on the grid after a string of impressive showings in his debut year with Red Bull Racing. The Australian is the only non-Mercedes driver to have won a race in 2014, taking victory in Canada and Hungary. …………. DONE DEALS …………. Liverpool has signed right-back Javier Manquillo on a two-season loan from La Liga champions Atletico Madrid. The Spain Under-20 international is Liverpools seventh summer signing after Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana, Emre Can, Lazar Markovic, Dejan Lovren and Divock Origi. …………. Germany international Shkodran Mustafi has completed a move to Valencia from Sampdoria, signing a five year contract, the Spanish club has confirmed. …………. Real Madrid has announced that Karim Benzema has sealed a new contract with the club which expires in 2019. The Frenchman has been at the club since 2009, when he moved to the Santiago Bernabeu from Olympique Lyonnais for a fee of around €35 million. …………. Championship side Blackpool has secured the services of free agent Ishmael Miller. …………. The 27-year-old had been without a club since the end of last season when he was released by Nottingham Forest. …………. Newly-promoted Premier League side Queens Park Rangers has signed Juventus defender Mauricio Isla on a season-long loan. …………. Inter have completed the signing of Pablo Daniel Osvaldo from Southampton, with Saphir Taider moving to the Premier League on a season-long loan. …………. Derby County has signed Omar Mascarell on a season-long loan basis from Real Madrid. The 21-year-old made the switch following his return from the International Champions Cup in the USA, where he made appearances against Inter Milan and Roma. …………. Atletico Madrid midfielder Josuha Guilavogui will spend the 2014-15 campaign on loan at Wolfsburg after the two clubs agreed a deal for the Frenchman. …………. Peterborough United’s Congolese striker Britt Assombalonga completed a move to Championship outfit Nottingham Forest for a club-record £ 5-million fee on Wednesday. …………. Middlesbrough has confirmed that they have retained the services of Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo for a season-long loan ahead of the new Championship campaign, which gets underway this weekend. …………. Huddersfield Town has completed the signing of former England Under-20 captain Conor Coady from Liverpool for £500,000. …………. TRANSFER GOSSIP …………. Inter Milan are willing to let Colombian midfielder Fredy Guarin, 28, leave the club and join Manchester United. Fredy Guarin has been at Inter Milan since his 2012 move from Porto. …………. And United have also been given hope in their bid to sign £30m-rated Roma defender Mehdi Benatia, 27, but they face competition from Chelsea and Real Madrid. …………. Manchester United is prepared to sign Ajax wing back Daley Blind before Premier League bow against Swansea City on August 16. …………. Manchester United is ready to up their offer for Thomas Vermaelen to £15m in a bid to beat Barcelona to the Belgians signature. Arsenal would prefer to see the centre-back join the Catalan club, forcing the Red Devils to pay a premium. …………. Manchester United has made the first move in a bid to sign Netherlands international Nigel de Jong in a €10 million deal. …………. Marco Reus could join Liverpool or Manchester United for just £19.8million after details of his release clause were leaked. The highly-rated German winger has Europes top clubs circling after two successful years at Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. …………. Fiorentina attacker Juan Cuadrado is set to meet with Viola chief Diego Della Valle on Friday to resolve his future, with the Colombia international the subject of interest and bids from both Manchester United and La Liga giants Barcelona. …………. Manchester City expects to complete the £32m signing of Portos France international defender Eliaquim Mangala, 23, by the weekend. …………. Manchester City is reportedly ready to rival Real Madrids bid to sign Radamel Falcao on loan. The Italian daily newspapers also say that should the Colombia striker join City, then Stevan Jovetic will be off to Juventus. According to Gazzetta City, like Real, will only take Falcao on loan to ensure they fall in line with UEFAs Financial Fair Play rules. …………. Liverpool is reportedly leading the chase to sign Monaco striker Radamel Falcao. The 28-year-old Colombia international, who missed this summers World Cup through injury, has been linked with a move away from the French club this summer as they look to balance out their spending. …………. Manchester City will offer Captain Vincent Kompany a new £65m six-year contract worth £200,000 per week to stay with the club. …………. Arsenal has placed Manchester City centre-back Matija Nastasic at the top of their wishlist as they prepare for life without Thomas Vermaelen. The Gunners are preparing an offer for a player who is surplus to requirements at the Etihad. …………. Arsenal could step up their pursuit of Shakhtar Donetsk attacking midfielder Douglas Costa, 23, after failing to land Portos Juan Quintero, 21. …………. West Ham want Stokes former England striker Peter Crouch, 33year old but have baulked at the London clubs £3m asking price. …………. West Ham United is reportedly interested in signing FC Basel skipper Marcos Streller. The 33-year-old, who has had two separate spells with Basel, is regarded as one of the most decorated players in Swiss football history. …………. A tearful Daniel Agger has begged Brendan Rodgers to let him leave Liverpool, with Barcelona the 29-year-old central defenders likely destination. …………. Tottenham are ready to offer £9m and Nacer Chadli, 25, to land PSVs Dutch winger Memphis Depay, 20. …………. Tottenham have agreed a fee, and payment structure, with Villarreal for defender Mateo Musacchio. The Argentine has agreed personal terms on the deal and the transfer could be rubber-stamped by Friday. …………. Newcastle midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa, 27, is pondering a return to France this summer. …………. West Brom manager Alan Irvine says he wants two or three more signings, despite the Baggies already having brought in eight players this summer. …………. Aston Villa defender Alan Hutton, 29, says he gets on well with manager Paul Lambert despite not playing for Villas first team for two years. …………. Former Portsmouth and QPR defender Sam Magri, 20, looks set to find out on Thursday if he will be offered a contract by Crystal Palace after spending the last three weeks with the club on trial. …………. Fulham have had two bids rejected for Costa Rica World Cup defender Giancarlo Gonzalez. …………. Real Madrid wants to sign Chelsea goalkeepers Petr Cech, 32, and Thibaut Courtois, 22. …………. Napoli boss Rafael Benitez will go back to former club Liverpool and try to sign midfielder Lucas Leiva, 27. …………. Swansea is preparing to move for 25-year-old Napoli centre-back Federico Fernandez. …………. Atletico Madrid is close to the signing of Malaga captain Jesus Gamez, according to reports in Spain. …………. Bayern Munich has rejected several enquiries from sides in England and Italy for attacking midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, according to Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. …………. Juventus are in the market for a big striker and have made three offers; A €2m loan deal plus a €6m ownership option for Javier Hernandez, €2m plus €13m for Ezequiel Lavezzi and €17m for Stevan Jovetic, though Man City want €25m. …………. Newcastle United is closing in on Lyon attacker Alexandre Lacazette after agreeing a €19 million (£15m) fee for the French striker. The Magpies, though, still need to convince the 23-year-old to move to St Jamess Park. …………. Southamptons hopes of signing Feyenoord playmaker Jordy Clasie have been boosted after the Dutch side crashed out of the Champions League. The Eredivisie giants are now resigned to losing the Netherlands international this summer. …………. Howard Webb ended his 25-year refereeing career after being appointed technical director of the official referees association. 500 Premier League and Football League matches and the 2010 UCL and FIFA World Cup final. Where does Webb rank among the greatest football referees?
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