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Egyptian captain Salah renews Liverpool contract worth £350,000 weekly

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2 years ago

July 2, 2022

Egyptian national team captain, Mohamed Salah, has ended speculations on his stay at English Premier League giants, Liverpool, by extending his contract for another three years worth £350,000 per week.

Before putting pen to paper to stay with the Reds till 2025, there were rumours that Salah could follow fellow African Sadio Mané out of the club but on Friday, Liverpool announced they have reached an agreement to renew the player’s contract.

With the new deal, the Pharaohs star will now rank among the top earners in the history of the six times European champions.

Shortly after signing the new contract, Salah said:

“I feel great and I am excited to win trophies with the club. It’s a happy day for everyone. It takes a little bit of time, I think, to renew, but now everything is done so we just need to focus on what’s next.

“I think we have won good trophies together. And I think we can do it again. We won so many things together. We had some disappointments, but this is football. I have enjoyed my football here at the club and hopefully I will continue to enjoy it and win many trophies.”

The contract extension also puts an end to speculations over the future of the Egyptian player who has scored 156 goals in 254 appearances so far in his career with the Reds since his arrival from AS Roma in 2017.

Salah is one of the most important players in Liverpool and his departure would have been seriously felt after the club lost Senegalese captain Mané to perenial German champions Bayern Munich.

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South Africa’s FA president Danny Jordaan arrested on fraud, theft allegations

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21 hours ago

November 13, 2024

Isaac Dachen

The President of South African Football Association (SAFA), Danny Jordaan, has been arrested on allegations of fraud and theft.

Jordaan, who was pivotal to the country hosting the first-ever FIFA World Cup tournament in Africa in 2010, is being accused of using about R1.3 million ($72,372) of SAFA funds to hire a PR firm and a private security company for his personal benefit.

His arrest follows a raid carried out by the country’s Special Investigating Unit (SPU) at the offices of SAFA in March where it was alleged that an assortment of electronic gadgets and files were seized for further investigation, thus leading to the arrest.

SA Police spokesperson, Katlego Mogale, who confirmed Jordaan’s arrest, told journalists that he was
arrested along with one other official and a businessman and are expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

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Ghana Black Stars in disarray as 8 players withdraw from 2025 Afcon qualifiers

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2 days ago

November 12, 2024

Isaac Dachen

The chances of the Black Stars of Ghana qualifying for the 2025 AFCON seems slimmer by the day with the withdrawal of eight first team players from the squad as the team prepares for crucial qualifiers against against Angola on November 15 in Luanda and against Niger at the Accra Sports Stadium on November 18.

The latest to pull out of the double headed qualifiers are Inaki Williams and Antoine Semenyo due to injuries, with the withdrawals forcing head coach Otto Addo, to scramble for last minute replacements to reshape his squad with little time to spare.

Other top stars who have withdrawn from the team are Thomas Partey, Tariq Lamptey and Jerome Opoku

Others are Jonas Adjetey, Alexander Djiku and Joseph Paintsil, all of whom have been sidelined due to injuries or personal reasons.

Ghana currently sits in third place in Group F with two points, trailing Angola, who leads with 12 points, and Sudan with seven points.

To stand any chance of qualifying, the Black Stars must win all their remaining matches and hope Sudan stumble in their final games.