- CAMEROON
The Real Madrid
Foundation will be launching its Madrid Rumbo al Sur project in
Cameroon this week, which consists of inaugurating and equipping a
football academy in the country.
- DR CONGO
TP Mazembe have
inaugurated their new stadium which is entirely owned by the
Congolese club and has also been certified by Caf, thus making it
possible for the team to host Ghana’s Berekum Chelsea on July 22 in
the Caf Champions League group phase's second match day.
The Mazembe Stadium is
a 19,500 all-seater facility including 6628 VIP seats, a well
equipped media area, a lift, and a synthetic turf.
Other facilities in the
compound are a supermarket, a sportswear store, a swimming pool and a
rehabilitation centre. [via GOAL]
- GHANA
ISAAC COFIE, 20, has
signed a four-year deal with Italian Serie A side Chievo Verona.
Cofie was unveiled on
Monday after passing a medical in a co-ownership deal with Genoa.
Striker ASAMOAH GYAN
ends the self-imposed international exile that he took following a
missed penalty at the 2012 Nations Cup.
Another man making a
comeback is midfielder ANTHONY ANNAN. He has returned to
German side Schalke 04 for pre-season training.
Annan, 24, spent last
season on loan at Dutch Eredivisie side Vitesse Arnhem, trained with
the Royal Blues in Gelsenkirchen under coach Huub Stevens.
Midfielder MUBARAK
WAKASO, 21, has joined Spanish La Liga side Espanyol from Villarreal
on a four-year deal.
According to
MTNFootball he passed a medical examination on Wednesday morning at
the Creu Blanca Clinic in Barcelona.
Wakaso will be
presented to the club's fans at a ceremony on Thursday.
Another Ghanaian that
has been unveiled is KWADWO ASAMOAH, 23.
The midfielder has been
handed the number 22 shirt at Juventus after he was unveiled by the
2011/12 Italian champions on Wednesday.
- NIGERIA
Former African
footballer of the year, NWANKWO KANU, is in Nigeria refusing to
return to England as his controversial Pompey absence continues.
The veteran striker
yesterday missed training for a second day, while his team-mates took
part in a double session.
The motivation behind
the Nigerian's stance remains unclear.
Interestingly, the
former Ajax, Inter Milan, Arsenal and West Brom man has demanded a
compromise £300,000 to rip up the final year of his Pompey contract.
SETBACK: Defender
KENNETH OMERUO will miss Chelsea pre-season in the US because his
visa to the UK will come through late.
The European champions
had planned to have a closer look at the Nigeria U-20 star after he
shone on loan to Dutch club ADO Den Haag last season. [via
MTNfootball]
Striker IBUKUN
OGUNSEYE, 17, has been promoted to the Inter Milan first team.
Ogunseye has Italian
nationality as he was born in Mantova.
He was part of the
Inter Milan training match on Monday as coach Andrea Stramaccioni
threw the teenager into the deep end.
- MOROCCO
Morocco midfielder ADEL
TAARABT signs a three-year extension to his contract with English
Premier League side Queens Park Ranger.
Taarabt, who was close
to joining French side PSG last sunmmer, has signed a new contract
tying him to the London club until 2016. He will also wear the
number 10 shirt next season.
Italian side Fiorentina
sign Morocco striker MOUNIR El HAMDAOUI from Dutch champions Ajax
Amsterdam.
The striker, who turns
28 on Saturday, still had two years of his contract with Ajax left to
run and joins the Italian outfit for an undisclosed fee.
BUT his compatriot
HOUSSINE KHARJA has been released from the final year of his contract
with the Italian side, by mutual consent.
Fiorentina confirmed
Kharja's release on their website and it means he can now join Qatari
club Al Arabi, after agreeing to sign for them in June.
-------> GOSSIPS
Turkish side Bursaspor
want to negotiate lower fee for Man City and Ivorian defender KOLO
TOURE. VERDICT - 50/50
Dutch side Heerenveen's
Moroccan winger OUSSAMA ASSAIDI is reportedly a transfer target for
Marseille. VERDICT - 50/50
Turkish giants Besiktas
and Galatasaray have joined Inter Milan in the race to sign Nigeria
striker OBAFEMI MARTINS, according to a source close to the player.
VERDICT - BIG MISS
Hull boss Steve Bruce
is ready to offer old club Sunderland £1.75million for Egyptian
winger AHMED ELMOHAMADY. VERDICT - HIGHLY POSSIBLE.
Ivorian YAYA TOURE has
rejected a shock return to Barcelona and pledged his future to
Manchester City.
Nigerian NWANKWO KANU
faces a fine from Portsmouth after failing to turn up for the start
of pre-season training.
