#LunchTimeSport with #Andrew_Wamono and #Byron_Wambede …………….. Sports Club Villa new President, Eng. Ben Misagga has embarked on a massive fans recruitment drive where he targets 6000 fans in his first 90 days of tenure in office. Misagga was on 2nd August 2014 elected unopposed at the clubs elective assembly held at Ivys Motel in Wakaliga. He has established 3 special working committees under the umbrella of three distinct wings; Villa Park Committee, Welfare and fans mobilization. ……….. CECAFA REGION SPORT ………… The Kenya FA has appointed Scotsman Bobby Williamson as the new Harambee Stars head coach. Sam Nyamweya, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President, made the announcement during a press conference this afternoon in Nairobi. The former Uganda Cranes coach has been head coach of Kenya league champions Gor Mahia. Williamson, who won four regional CECAFA Senior Challenge Cups for Uganda and also guided them to qualification for the 2011 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) in Khartoum, Sudan, and won the League title with Gor Mahia last season, has reportedly signed a two-year contract. The development comes after the entire technical bench of the Harambee Stars, led by Adel Amrouche, was sacked on Sunday after Kenya failed to qualify for the group stage of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. …………. AFRICAN SPORT ………….. The Mauritania football association has sacked its national team head coach Patrice Neveu. The decision was reached after Patrice failed to guide the team past Uganda in the 2015 AFCON qualifiers. Mauritania lost 3-0 on aggregates against Uganda in the second round of the 2015 AFCON qualifier. According to Mauritaniefootball, former Benin coach Manuel Amoros is likely to take over on the bench of the ‘Mourabitounes’. …………. Asante Kotoko coach Mas-Ud Dramani has signed a new one-year deal after the expiration of his contract. Dramani’s future had been speculation after leading the Porcupine Warriors to a third consecutive league title last season. But series of meetings with the board, the former Ghana U17 girls’ team coach has decided to stay on for one more year. …………. Enyimba have signed Ranchers Bees striker Ahmed Musa Danasabe and troubled Rangers striker Meshack Chibuikem. Ahmed Musa has been prolific in the Nigeria National League with 13 goals and has trained with the Nigeria U20 team, the Flying Eagles. Chibuikem, who has played in Egypt, was sacked by Rangers for indiscipline. …………. INTERNATIONAL SPORT …………. Arsenals second-biggest shareholder Alisher Usmanov believes the club is to enter an era of winning trophies. The Gunners ended a nine-year hiatus without silverware when they lifted the FA Cup at Wembley last season. Uzbek billionaire Usmanov, who holds 30% of the shares at Arsenal, says more success will follow. I think we begin a new era for Arsenal where we win trophies. That is most important for football, the 60-year-old Russian told the Daily Telegraph. The club is very well placed to succeed. Usmanov, who has a fortune estimated to be worth £16bn and is ranked 42nd on the Forbes rich list, says the wait for a trophy could have been avoided had the Gunners not gone into debt to build the Emirates Stadium. …………. Arsenal have confirmed the appointment of World Cup winning fitness coach Shad Forsythe as they take significant steps towards preventing last seasons injury woes. Forsythe, who was part of Germanys triumphant Brazil 2014 campaign, joined up with the Gunners squad during their recent tour of New York before travelling with the team to Austria for a pre-season training camp. A series of injury problems last term raised question marks over the Gunners training methods at their London Colney HQ. …………… Arturo Vidals transfer from Juventus to Man United has hit a snag because of doubts about the Chileans fitness, according to his national team coach. Jorge Sampaoli, quoted in El Mercurio, says that United boss Louis van Gaal is wary of spending £47m because of the midfielders problematic knee injury. …………… Former Manchester United striker Michael Owen believes that new manager Louis van Gaal will guide the club back into the higher echelons of the Premier League next season. Twelve months ago David Moyes inherited a title-winning team from Sir Alex Ferguson, but United struggled to find any consistent form under the Scots management and they eventually finished the campaign in seventh place. Van Gaal has since succeeded the Scot, who was sacked in April, and the 62-year-old has achieved immediate positive results in pre-season, culminating in a 3-1 victory over rivals Liverpool in the final of the International Champions Cup in Miami last night. Although Owen has accepted that Van Gaal still needs to make additions to the playing squad at Old Trafford, the BT Sport pundit has told Sports Mole that he would be very surprised if they werent in the top three next year. …………. Manchester United fitness coach Tony Strudwick has revealed that he had to lend Phil Jones money during the clubs tour of the United States. The defender forgot to take cash with him during a trip around Washington, leaving the coach to pick up the bill for two taxi journeys and a coffee. Strudwick wrote on Twitter: Had a good afternoon shopping with @PhilJones4. Paid his cab fares either way and bought him a Starbucks coffee. Shock he had no cash! Gave him My card doesnt work abroad shout. Teammate Ashley Young replied to the coachs tweet, claiming that it was no shock that Jones found himself without cash. …………. Brendan Rodgers has warned new Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal that the fierce competitiveness of the Premier League will make it difficult for him to win the title in his first season. The Liverpool manager believes that, despite Van Gaals experience of winning titles in Holland, Spain and Germany with clubs such as Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, he will be surprised when the Premier League kicks off again on August 16. Van Gaal, who arrived in Manchester fresh from leading Holland to the semi-finals of the World Cup, has enjoyed a strong start to life at Old Trafford with his side unbeaten so far in his first pre-season campaign. ………… Liverpool FC defender Sebastian Coates admits that he could be forced to leave Anfield if he does not play regularly. Coates has made just 12 Premier League appearances for Liverpool since arriving at the club from Nacional in 2011, with a serious knee injury forcing him to miss most of last season. …………. Steffen Freund has been appointed international technical coordinator at Tottenham, the Barclays Premier League club has announced. Former Tottenham and Germany midfielder Freund formed part of Tim Sherwoods back-room coaching staff, but has been handed a development role under new boss Mauricio Pochettino. Pochettino brought his coaching team from Southampton to the north London club after making the switch from Saints in the close season. …………. The Premier League is to introduce new rules on how to deal with head injuries from the start of the 2014-15season. A player suffering a head injury must now leave the pitch and the club doctor must decide if a player is capable of continuing, not the team management. Home teams also have to have a third tunnel doctor on match-days. Last season, Tottenham were criticised for letting keeper Hugo Lloris continue playing after he lost consciousness in a goalless draw against Everton. …………. Barcelona did not insist on a biting clause in Luis Suarezs contract despite fears he could bite again, according to Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu. ……….. Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi Hernandez has announced his retirement from international football. The 34-year-old won the World Cup and two European Championships with his country. He was capped 133 times, more than any other Spanish outfield player, and scored 13 goals. Xavi told a news conference in Barcelona on Tuesday: Im grateful for all those years. It has been a fantastic time. He made his full Spain debut on 15 November 2000, aged 20, against the Netherlands. ………… Former Chelsea keeper Hilario has announced his retirement after being released by the Blues this summer but has hinted he could stay on at Stamford Bridge. The 38-year-old had been with the west London outfit since signing on a free transfer from Nacional in 2006, and could extend his stay at the club in a coaching capacity. Hilario took to Instagram to announce his retirement, posting a long message with pictures of his triumphs with Chelsea down the years. ………… Romanian giants Steaua Bucharest are one of four clubs ordered by Uefa to close part of their stadium following racist behaviour from supporters. Footballs European governing body has also sanctioned Hungarys Debrecen, FC Chikhura Sachkhere of Georgia and Slovenian club NK Maribor. The incidents all took place in Champions League and Europa League games last month. The fight against racism is a high priority for Uefa, a spokesman said. The punishments will take effect in the next home European tie played by those clubs. ……….. The opening weekend of the new league season in Macedonia was marred by horrific scenes after a fan tragically had his hand blown off by a police stun grenade. According to local reports the incident occurred deep into injury-time of the match between local rivals Pelister and Vardar locally known as the Eternal derby of Macedonia. As the game entered the closing stages local riot police decided to pen in the visiting Vardar fans. That consequently led to disputes between the away fans and the police. A police officer is then believed to have dropped a stun grenade into the stand causing significant unrest in the Vardar end, before one supporter attempted to pick up the grenade. Tragically that supporter lost his hand with many others suffering injuries as a result of the incident. Vardar consequently won the match 1-0, however their manager Sergey Andreyev told reporters after the game that this win means nothing when a fan loses a hand. …………. Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has told CNN that Luis Suarezs contract does not contain a no biting clause. The 27-year-old Uruguay striker joined Barca from Liverpool for a reported 94 million euros (75 million pounds) last month but will not play for the Catalan club until October as he is the subject of a four-month ban from football. The punishment was handed to Suarez after he bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup match, and could yet be reduced subject to an appeal lodged with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. FIFA DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE REPORT ………….. FIFA banned former Greece coach Fernando Santos for eight international games on Monday for verbally abusing match officials at the World Cup. Santos was banished from the dugout after extra time of Greeces second-round match against Costa Rica, which finished 1-1. His team then lost the penalty shootout. Santos displayed several acts of unsporting conduct toward the match officials, FIFA said on Monday in a statement. FIFA said Santos must serve the ban in official competitive matches played by the next national team he coaches. The sanction likely ends the Portuguese coachs top-level international career, though he can appeal. His Greece contract expired after the World Cup in Brazil, and last month he was replaced by Italian coach Claudio Ranieri. ………….. FIFA disciplinary committee also suspended Italy medical official Aldo Esposito for six matches. Esposito was sent from the dugout for unsporting conduct during Italys 1-0 loss against Uruguay. That group-stage match was made infamous by Luis Suarez biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini. ………….. In a roundup of World Cup disciplinary cases on Monday, FIFA noted that Suarez has eight competitive Uruguay matches left on his nine-match ban. FIFA also banned him from all football for four months. However, the new Barcelona recruit has appealed all sanctions to the Court of Arbitration of Sport which expects to give a verdict on Friday. ………….. FIFAs disciplinary panel also ruled on suspensions for red-card offences from the World Cup, which must be served in teams next official competition matches. Italy midfielder Claudio Marchisio, who was sent off against Uruguay, will miss Italys opening 2016 European Championship qualifier in Norway on Sept. 9. ………….. Croatia, who plays in the same qualifying group as Italy, will be without Ante Rebic at home to Malta on the same date. Rebic was sent off in a 3-1 loss against Mexico. ………….. Antonio Valencia will miss Ecuadors first match at the Copa America in Chile next June. The Manchester United winger was dismissed in a 0-0 draw against France. ………….. Cameroons Alex Song will serve the rest of his three-match ban during African Nations Cup qualifiers in September against Congo and Ivory Coast. Song was sent off in Cameroons 4-0 loss against Croatia and was suspended for his teams 4-1 loss against Brazil. …………. DONE DEALS. …………. Cardiff city midfielder Jordon Mutch has completed a move to newly-promoted Queens Park Rangers. The 22-year-old joins on a four-year deal for a fee understood to be in the region of £6m. …………. Sunderland has signed Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell on a five-year deal. The England international, 23, has joined the club for an undisclosed fee, thought to be in the region of £10m. …………. West Bromwich Albion has signed defenders Jason Davidson and Cristian Gamboa for undisclosed fees. Australia left-back Davidson, 23, moves to The Hawthorns from Dutch side Heracles Almelo on a two-year deal. Rosenborg defender Gamboa, 24, has signed a three-year contract after his work permit was approved. …………. Norwich Citys Ricky van Wolfswinkel has completed a season-long loan move to French Ligue 1 side St Etienne. The 25-year-old Netherlands international striker joined for a club-record £8.5m fee last summer, but only scored one goal in 27 games. ……….. Trabzonspor have completed the signing of striker Oscar Cardozo from Benfica. The 31-year-old has moved to the Turkish side for an initial fee believed to be in the region of £3.2m …………. Villarreal have completed the signing of Racing Club forward Luciano Vietto on a five-year contract. The 20-year-old, who is seen as one of the best youngsters in South American football, had been linked with a number of European clubs this summer. …………. AC Milan’s Guinean full-back Kévin Constant has officially joined Turkish outfit Trabzonspor on Tuesday. Targeted by Newcastle United, the 27-year-old is finally heading to the Super Lig, where he will work under former Algeria boss Vahid Halilhodzic. ………… Blackpool has finally signed a goalkeeper, four days before they start the new Sky Bet Championship campaign, by bringing in Joe Lewis on loan. ………… Norwich has completed the signing of Gary ONeil on a free transfer after he was released by QPR at the end of last season. ………… Fiorentina have completed the signing of Argentina international Jose Maria Basanta from Monterrey. The 30-year-old defender made two appearances for his country at this summers World Cup and is believed to have cost the Italian club €2.5m (£1.98m). …………. TRANSFER GOSSIP. …………. New Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has halted the clubs move to sign Arturo Vidal over concerns regarding the Chileans long-standing knee injury. The Dutch boss doubts he can fully recover and wont pay £50 million. ………… Manchester United is keen to sign Atletico Madrid star Arda Turan and are ready to include Shinji Kagawa and Javier Hernandez in a potential deal. ………… Manchester United want to buy Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado, 26, from Fiorentina but fear the Italian club may raise the asking price beyond their offer of £29m. ………… Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado is reportedly close to joining Barcelona after the players agent confirmed that there had been talks held between the two parties. The 26-year-old, enjoyed an impressive World Cup with Colombia this summer, has also been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United of late. ………… Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is eyeing a loan move for Manchester United youngster Demetri Mitchell, according to a report. The 17-year-old has impressed for Uniteds youngsters in the Milk Cup competition as he scored four goals against Gold Coast Academy, and played a pivotal role in helping his side win the tournament. …………. Inter Milans Saphir Taider is poised to be announced as a Southampton player on an initial loan with a view to a £7million permanent deal. ………… Bayern Munich has agreed a deal to sign Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina. Goalkeeper Pepe Reina set for move from @LFC to FC Bayern. Medical to follow, the German club announced on Twitter. ………… Barcelona is poised to offer £10m for Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen. The Belgium international is also wanted by Manchester United. ………… Real Madrid could be willing to listen to offers for Xabi Alonso amid concerns the midfielders lost too much weight, say reports in Spain. ………… Southampton are poised to complete a £7million deal for keeper Fraser Forster if Celtic crash out of the Champions League on tonight. ………… Fabio Borini will decide on his future within the next 48 hours as Sunderland continues to pursue the Liverpool striker. ………… QPR midfielder Joey Barton has welcomed Mauricio Isla to the club on Twitter after the Juventus utility man announced he was joining them. ………… Atletico Madrid is to make a big-money bid for Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle. The Blues need to remove one foreign player from their Premier League squad list and Diego Simeone is keen on the World Cup winner. ………… Arsenal is plotting a surprise move to sign Liverpool centre-back Daniel Agger. The Gunners are resigned to losing Thomas Vermaelen this summer and are ready to bid for the Dane, who will be allowed to leave Anfield by Brendan Rodgers. ………… Newcastle United is hoping to use exiled attacker Hatem Ben Arfa as bait in their bid to land Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette. The 23-year-old would be keen on a move to St Jamess Park and would cost around £15 million. ………… Southampton have agreed a fee of £8 million for Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster, though are sweating on the Scottish champions being eliminated from the Champions League qualifiers. The Saints also want Virgil van Dijk. ………… West Ham have had a £7m offer for Bosnia-Herzegovina striker Vedad Ibisevic, 29, rejected by German club Stuttgart as manager Sam Allardyce seeks back-up for injured forward Andy Carroll. ………… Diego Lopez could leave Real Madrid for AC Milan after both sides have opened negotiations over a one-year loan deal. ………… Santos and Milan have reached an agreement over the transfer of Robinho. The tricky attacker will return to the Brazilian side on a one-year loan deal. ………….. Do you think Manchester united will sign Arturo Vidal with knee problem? #Mulembe
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