Author: Daniel Duah

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has settled on Cote D’Ivoire as the host country for the 45th CAF General Assembly. The Assembly which was originally scheduled for Benin will now take place in Abidjan due to unavailability of venue in Cotonou following a recent visit by CAF General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba. The process of identifying a new venue took into account the statement by President Dr. Patrice Motsepe that ‘’the hosting of CAF competitions and events should be rotated and held in all the 6 CAF Zones without compromising the quality and the world-class infrastructure and facilities in which CAF competitions and events should take place’’. After assessing the hotels, infrastructure and facilities of some of the proposed venues, the CAF Secretariat sett...

Manchester United target Adrien Rabiot has signed a one-year contract extension at Juventus. The 28-year-old, was out of contract with Juve at the end of this month, leading to interest from United about a free transfer. But the Frenchman has decided to stay in Italy until the end of next season.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic announces retirement from football aged 41; Swedish striker scored 511 goals in 866 club games as well as 62 in 122 for his country; Ibrahimovic told fans at AC Milan's San Siro he was saying "goodbye to football, but not to you" Zlatan Ibrahimovic said on Sunday he had decided to end his football career aged 41. The striker's AC Milan contract expires at the end of June and he had already announced he would not be renewing it following an injury-plagued season. But the Swedish legend announced on Sunday that "the time has come to say goodbye to football". A clearly emotional Ibrahimovic was serenaded by the Milan fans who held up a large Tifo spelling out 'Godbye' and was then given a guard of honour by his team-mates as he left the pitch. Speaking o...

Marcus Rashford has been named the winner of our Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award for 2022/23.It's the first time the Academy graduate has claimed the prize, and rich reward for a stellar season that has produced a career-best 30 goals thus far. Fans from all over the world voted in their droves for the Wythenshawe-born forward, via both ManUtd.com and the United App. The accolade is also a proud moment for our Academy: Rashford is the first club-produced footballer to win the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award since Ryan Giggs in 1998. Rashy has now done the double, after winning our Players' Player of the Year award earlier in the evening. While Rashford's numbers alone speak volumes – in addition to the 30 goals, our no.10 has also provided 11 assists – they do not qu...