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The world of football will gather for a glitzy ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris to discover who will be the next winners of an award dominated for so long by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. That duo won the Ballon d'Or 13 times between them from 2008 to 2023.
Sobhi, who is well travelled and has featured for a myriad of clubs such as Al Ahly, Huddersfield Town in England and others, is in trouble for allegedly paying someone to impersonate him and take on an academic examination on his behalf.
The spirited display not only earned them a crucial away goal but also boosted morale ahead of the decisive second leg scheduled for Sunday, September 28, at the Ulinzi Sports Complex in Nairobi.
Juma made his mark on the big stage back in 2017 when he won the Kenya Premier League Golden Boot with 18 goals while playing for Kariobangi Sharks. He's previously featured for Bandari (winning the FKF President's Cup 2015 and Kenyan Super Cup 2016), Sony Sugar, Cape Town City (South Africa), Dibba Al-Fujairah (UAE), Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi (Morocco), Al-Faisaly (Saudi Arabia), Al-Jabalain (Saudi Arabia).
At the end of it all, Liverpool extended their lead at the top to five points already with just a few weeks into the season. Will they walk to the title again?
According to communication seen by Radio Generation Sport from the match organizing committee, the much anticipated qualifier was attended by a total of 10,065 fans. Tickets were segmented depending on the section in the stadium. A regular ticket retailed at Ksh 300, with VIP going for Ksh 1,000, VVIP for Ksh 3,000 and Presidential for Ksh 10,000.
The list of nominees underlines football’s diversity and depth of talent. In the men’s category, global superstars such as Ousmane Dembélé (PSG & France), Erling Haaland (Norway & Man-City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich & England), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt) and teenage sensation Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain) headline the race.
“This is my first World Championships and I am really grateful to be leaving it as the world champion,” she said. “It has been a long time coming.”
Verstappen remains very much a long shot but has cut the gap to 69 points in the space of two races with seven rounds remaining – 25 of them gained on Sunday after Piastri crashed out on the opening lap. Including three Saturday sprint races, there are 199 points still to be won.
In an East African context, Kenya and Uganda met in the first round of the preliminary rounds, with NEC hosting Nairobi United Saturday evening. It ended in a 2-2 draw in Kampala. Azam and Singida Black Stars from Tanzania also managed wins versus their opening round opponents ahead of the return legs this weekend.
Taking part in their first ever continental showing, Nairobi United took the lead on 25 minutes, against the run of play, as smart movement saw Paul Machaka get on the scoresheet with a neat finish past Benjamin Ochan in the NEC goal, and hand Nairobi United the lead, to the acceptance of their loud travelling support.
