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Premier League clubs agree to resume contact training
Premier League clubs have unanimously agreed to resume contact training as they prepare for the season to resume. Earlier this week, the UK government gave teams the green light to resume contact […]
Coronavirus: Africa’s confirmed cases surpass 115,000
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the African continent were 115,616 by Tuesday afternoon with 3,479 deaths connected with the […]
South Africa to reopen places of worship on 1st June
South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that places of worship will be reopened on 1 June. Worshippers will have to adhere to strict guidelines to curb the spread of coronavirus. Temples, […]
AFC Bournemouth goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale confirms he tested positive for Coronavirus
Bournemouth goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has confirmed he tested positive for coronavirus. In the second wave of tests carried out in the Premier League last week, 996 players and club staff were tested […]
Uganda to begin easing coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday
Uganda will ease restrictions as from Tuesday, with shops and restaurants reopening and private cars expected back on the roads. Each and every one is expected to wear face masks in public. […]
Odion Ighalo likely to return to China
Forward Odion Ighalo is likely to return to China when his loan deal expires on 31st May. The Red Devils are struggling to agree an extension with his parent club Shanghai Shenhua. […]
Nigeria has ‘no money’ to import food, Says President Buhari
Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari says that Nigerian farmers need to produce enough food for the country as the West African country has no money to import food. Nigeria is densely populated and […]
Burundi: Evariste Ndayishimiye set to take over as president
Burundi’s election commission has announced Evariste Ndayishimiye of CNDD-FDD party as the winner of last week’s presidential election, the Daily nation reports. Evariste Ndayishimiye won the election with 68.7% beating opposition rival […]
Mauritius records first cases for a month
Mauritius recorded two coronavirus cases on Sunday after 28 days without any new cases. The two patients are among the 149 Mauritians who were repatriated from India on May 9th on a […]
Ghana ‘can’t be under restrictions forever’, Says President Nana Akufo-Addo
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has hinted at relaxing restrictions, citing the need for normalcy. He announced during an address on Eid celebrations on Sunday that he’s still making consultations after which hell […]
Coronavirus: US deaths approach the 100,000 mark
The death toll in the United States has risen by 638 in the past 24 hours to a total of almost 98,000, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. Early in […]
Nigeria fines a British company for flouting flight ban
Nigeria has fined a British aviation company Flairjet after its plane contravened a ban on commercial flights put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus. The Flairjet plane was held back […]
Australia curve nearly flat for five weeks
Australia has manage to sustain its coronavirus flat curve for more than a month. For five consecutive weeks, the growth rate of new coronavirus cases has been under 0.5%. Australia Health Minister […]
Premier League clubs cleared for contact training by the UK government
Premier League clubs have been given a green light for contact-training by the UK government amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League was suspended in mid-March, but officials are eying mid-June restart. […]
Fiji airways lays off 51% of staff
Fiji airways has laid off more than half of its staff as travel restrictions have cut the airlines revenue to ‘’virtually zero.’’ The 758 people were laid off on Monday amid the […]
Hull City confirm two positive COVID-19 tests
Championship side Hull City have confirmed that two people tested positive for coronavirus at the club. Hull City can confirm that two people have tested positive for COVID-19 following the first round […]
Bournemouth player tests positive for coronavirus
AFC Bournemouth have confirmed that one of their players tested positive for coronavirus. https://twitter.com/afcbournemouth/status/1264488822093611008 The club has not named the player and he’ll be required to self-isolate for the next seven days. […]
Coronavirus: Two more positive COVID-19 tests at two Premier League clubs
Two individuals returned positive results in the 2nd round of coronavirus testing in the Premier League, the Premier League has confirmed. 996 coronavirus tests were carried out across Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. […]
International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns of undetected virus outbreaks in Africa
According to International Rescue Committee (IRC), African countries are at risk of having undiscovered coronavirus outbreaks due to low testing rates. South Africa, Mali, Chad and Nigeria are listed as having the […]
Japan FA approves loans to clubs affected by Covid-19
Japan Football Association has approved 210Million yen in loans to 115 football clubs in Japan whose finances have been hit due to the coronavirus pandemic, Kyodo news agency has reported. Football activities […]
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Coronavirus: Africa’s confirmed cases surpass 115,000
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the African continent were 115,616 by Tuesday afternoon with 3,479 deaths connected with the […]
Uganda to begin easing coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday
Uganda will ease restrictions as from Tuesday, with shops and restaurants reopening and private cars expected back on the roads. Each and every one is expected to wear face masks in public. […]
