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Cristiano Ronaldo might be leaving Manchester United

Football transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano just hinted Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to quit Manchester United.

With the arrival of Erik Ten Hag, the Red Devils will change their playing style massively and this new play style might not suit Ronaldo’s position on the pitch.

According to his analysis, Ten Hag is looking forward to restructuring so as to fit in the classic Dutch play style he used at AFC Ajax.

Ronaldo does not seem to fit into this system hence would be willing to leave the institution.

Chances of playing at a different club point to a possible return to Sporting Clube Lisbon, where Ronaldo’s career started. However, nothing is certain at the moment as the striker featured in last Sunday’s friendly against Celta de Vigo.

Another reason that could prompt Ronaldo to leave Man United is if he still desires to keep his record in the UEFA Champions League.

Manchester United will not be playing in the Champions League this coming season since they finished the 2021-22 Premier League season with Just 58 points and in the sixth position, and could only make the Europa.

And since Ronaldo has just a year left on his contract, Cristiano might think a year is too much to stay off the pitch of the champions league.

With age not being on his side, the player might see the need to exploit every little time he has left on the pitch to extend his record.
Keep in mind he wants to remain competitive in order to play probably his last World Cup in December.

The World Cup only comes after 4years.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has ruled out on any possible return of the prolific striker. With the current climate inside the Real Madrid dressing room, Ronaldo’s presence could mess up the bond between players.

The team has relied on the shoulders of Karim Benzema since Ronaldo’s exit and they have been pretty successful, since his departure, winning the last UEFA champions league. it would be risky to jeopardize the cohesion and trust that exist within this unit with a possible Ronaldo return.

If Italian sports journal La Republicca is correct about Ronaldo’s intention to leave Manchester United, then the future is pregnant.

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CAF AWARDS 2022

Recipients of the 2022 CAF awards were announced on Wednesday, July 22. Sadio Mané scooped the coveted men’s African Player of the year award following his heroic exploits for Liverpool fc and the Senegalese national team.

The event hosted in Rabat Morocco graced the presence of legendary African footballers like Samuel Eto’o, Jay Jay Okoche, Emmanuel Adebayo, El Hadj Diouf, Rigobert Song, and Claude Makelele.
It was rather unfortunate for Cameroon football lovers as no Cameroonian won in any of the categories even after the country hosted the last AFCON, with nominees like Nchout Ajara, Vincent,Aboubakar, Toko Ekambi and Zambo Anguissa, all lost to favored opponents.

The following awards were awarded and received :

Men’s club of the year- wydad AC (Morocco)
women’s inter-club player of the year- Evelyn Badu (Ghana)
Men’s inter-club player of the year- Mohammed El Shennawy (Egypt)
Women’s young player of the year-Evelyn Badu (Ghana)
men’s young player of the year- Pape Sarr (Senegal)
Men’s national team of the year-Senegal
Goal of the year-Pape Sahko (Senegal)

Women’s coach of the year- Desirée Ellis (South Africa)
Men’s coach of the year- Aliou Cissé (Senegal)
Women’s player of the year- Asisat Oshoala ( Nigeria)
Men’s player of the year- Sadio Mané (Senegal)

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Super Didier backs a Ph.d

Ivorian football legend, Didier Drogba is now a Ph.D. holder.

The former footballer was awarded an honorary degree at the Réseau des Universités des Sciences et Technologies des pays d’Afrique (RUSTA).

Drogba received the degree in the company of his mother, Clotilde, at a ceremony organized at the university’s premise on Thursday.

The 44-year-old played many times Ivory Coast and was a key member of the team that qualified for the country’s first-ever World Cup in 2006.

His international career spanned over a decade, as he rose to become the Elephants’ all-time top scorer with 65 goals, and also one of the all-time greats of English football club Chelsea where he presently plays an ambassador role.

Off the pitch, Drogba has also been a very influential figure in his home country, helping to stop a three-year civil war in 2005.

The two-time African Footballer of the Year has also supported children and invested massively in health infrastructure in his country in recent years.

The former Ivory Coast international is widely respected across the world for his excellence on and off the pitch.

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Andre Onana Seals Inter Deal

Cameroon national team’s first-choice goalkeeper Andre Onana on Friday, July 1 2022 completed his historic move from FC Ajax Amsterdam to Italian Serie A juggernaut Internazionale Milano.

The news was confirmed on the club’s official site and renowned football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claims it is a long-term deal that will see the short stopper earn approximately 140000 euros (92 million FCFA) per week.

The news was received with much delight by fans and football lovers around the world following the keeper’s tweet ‘dreams do come true, excited to join my new club inter’.

We remember the footballer’s illustrious career almost came to a collapse after he failed an anti-doping test in 2020. He was issued a 9 monthly ban by football’s governing body FIFA.

He describes this period as the worse moment of his football career and many Cameroonians wondered if he would retain his position as number 1 on the national team upon return.

His long absence from the goal post eventually led to his demotion as the second-choice keeper at Ajax in 2021.

It was during this period that the Italian giants capitalized on events and convinced the stopper to make a switch to Milan.

Andre Onana joins fellow compatriot Nchout Njoya Ajara as they seek to emulate the exploits of the legendary Samuel Eto’o who was inaugurated into Inter Milan’s Hall of Fame early this.

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Eto’o Headbutts Coq Sportif

Cameroon’s football governing body FECAFOOT has announced the termination of the long-term partnership deal with French sports ‘Le Coq Spotif’.

The information was contained in a press release signed by FECAFOOT president Samual Eto’o on Friday, July 1, 2022.

The decision is one among numerous drastic measures and decisions that have been put in place since Eto’o ascended the FECAFOOT hierarchy.

He noted, “The President of FECAFOOT intends to explore as soon as possible, the avenues of a new collaboration with an equipment manufacturer respectful of its commitments and proud to associate its image with the label of the national football teams of Cameroon”.

However, this decision has not been warmly received by the sports manufacturing firm.

The company was surprised and says this decision is unilateral and brutal. According to the company, it has delivered all its contractual commitments for more than three years. In addition, FECAFOOT validated the jerseys developed by Le Coq Sportif for the World Cup in Qatar.

The French company is now startled by this sudden change of mind. Coq Sportif has implored FECAFOOT and its President, Samuel Eto’o, to engage in ”necessary discussions, in a constructive and respectful spirit in order to have reciprocal commitments” and progressive collaboration.

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SAMUEL ETO’O ACCUSED OF TAX FRAUD BY BARCELONA

Former Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o was handed a 22-month suspended prison sentence by a Spanish court on Monday after admitting tax fraud of 3.8 million euros ($4.00 million) while he was playing for Barcelona.

Samuel Eto’o who was playing from the years 2006 to 2009 didn’t pay his taxes according to the Spain court of Barcelona.

The legend striker Amidst to the fact that he was not paying because he was wrongly advised.

In his own words:

“I admit the facts and I am going to pay what is due, but let it be known that I was just a child then and did only what my former agent Jose Maria Mesalles, whom I considered like a father, asked me to do at that time”

Eto’o, who is now 41, told the court in Barcelona on Monday.

Both Samuel Eto’o and Jose Maria Mesalles ( who was Eto’o agent during that period ) were sued. Mesalles was given a one-year suspended jail term.

But the prosecutor had requested prison sentences of four years and six months each for Eto’o and Mesalles

It should be noted that this is a tax on the income he received from the transfer of image rights from Puma to Barcelona.

The sentence was suspended as neither Eto’o nor Mesalles has a criminal record and the terms are under two years.

Eto’o shall be paying A total of 3,872,621 euros (£3,330,514) for the dues not paid and another sum of 1,810,310 euros (£1,556,894) as fine to avoid jail time