- orward Breel Embolo, 25, has pace and power in abundance and is hoping to take his early-season form with him to Qatar after leaving Borussia Moenchengladbach for Monaco in the summer.
- Serbia have formidable attacking options, nore more so than Dusan Vlahovic. The 22-year-old forward is a robust presence up front but does not lack for pace or skill.
- Wesonga’s sentiments come barely days after Namwamba held a meeting with FKF officials led by its president Nick Mwendwa in an attempt to find a common ground towards the lifting of football sanction slapped on Kenya by Fifa.
- Cameroon sacked Portuguese Toni Conceicao after a third-place finish as 2021 Cup of Nations hosts and coaching rookie Song masterminded a shock World Cup play-off victory over Algeria.
- The Premier League star is accused of a string of sexual offences including rape, attempted rape and sexual assault, while his co-accused and "fixer", Louis Saha Matturie, is accused of six counts of rape and three of sexual assault.
- Eriksen spent eight months out of the game after collapsing in Denmark's opening game of the European Championships against Finland in Copenhagen on June 12 last year, remaining lifeless for long minutes.
- City have become the dominant force in English football, lifting six Premier League titles along with a glut of other silverware since 2008 but have yet to win the Champions League.
- The stage of the competition features eight runners-up from their Europa League groups, which includes United, playing the eight teams who were third in their Champions League group.
- Omollo reckons his team has gelled well from the pre-season matches they have played, having not lost a single match, and is relishing their title chances
- Coach Walid Regragui, 47, has had little time to prepare the Atlas Lions having replaced Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic on the last day of August this year.
- Chana savoured a 20-point advantage going into the penultimate round at the expansive Lisa Ranch but Karan’s Power Stage win and outright victory saw him rekindle hopes of a maiden title.
- Belgium, under the tutelage of Coach Roberto Martinez has enjoyed six strong years in charge but is yet to deliver an elusive first major tournament title
- Key player: Luka Modric - The veteran midfielder won the player of the tournament award as he led Croatia to their first ever World Cup final in Russia.
- Leopards resumed training on Monday after having Sunday off as they race to fill the squad’s voids ahead of the 2022-2023 FKF- Premier League kick off.
- The handicap 10 player shrugged off spirited competition from his namesake David Mwangi (handicap 18) who carded 39 points to claim the runner-up position in the category.
- For Canada, Alphonso Davies, Bayern Munich's star man, will be the man of the show for a team that has forged a close-knit men's squad based on hard work, discipline and a clear tactical framework
- Croatia, runners-up at the last World Cup to France, will again be led in midfield by the evergreen Luka Modric as they hope to surpass expectations again.
- United had gone unbeaten at Villa Park in the Premier League - the longest undefeated away run a team has had against another in English league history
- Nondies stunned Menengai Oilers 16-11 in the other last four contest played two hours earlier and now stand as the final hurdle to KCB’s title defence bid
- China continues to adhere to a strict zero-Covid policy, with harsh lockdowns, quarantines and testing regimens imposed after even the smallest outbreaks
- Zetech, who have won nine of their opening 10 games, can cement second spot with a win against UON Dynamites whom they face in the final game of the league's first leg round
- They are expected to liven up the opening ceremony and to post positive social media comments about the host country, according to supporters' accounts and documents seen by AFP
- A former goalkeeper -- Lopetegui played for Real Madrid and Barcelona and won one cap for Spain -- he had arrived in June 2019 and took the Andalusian side to a record sixth Europa League title in his first season.
- The enormity of the task facing Jalel Kadri was laid bare a month ago in Paris when record five-time world champions Brazil trounced Tunisia 5-1 in a warm-up match.
- Kenyan athletes have won every major men's marathon this season -- Eliud Kipchoge taking the honors in Tokyo and Berlin, Amos Kipruto winning in London and Benson Kipruto triumphing in Chicago.
- Chelsea's N'Golo Kante is out with a hamstring injury that required surgery, and earlier this week it was confirmed that Paul Pogba will also play no part.
- Denmark's players will travel to the World Cup without their families as a protest against the country's human rights record, the Danish FA (DBU) told local media last month
