Eliaquim Mangala joined Manchester City from FC Porto for $A53.5 million (£30m) finishing and has finished five years with the Manchester side club.

The 28-year-old France defender has not played a first team game since February 2018. He made 79 appearances for City since his arrival from Porto in 2014 picking up a Premier League and two League Cup winners medals.

At City, Mangala was loaned to Valencia in 2016-17, where he earned 30 La Liga caps and scored twice. He made eight PL appearances for City in 2017-18.

After his spell at Valencia, Mangala joined Everton the following January but made just two appearances before suffering a serious knee injury that ruled him out for eight months.

Valencia have announced the capture of the 28-year old on a two year contract for undisclosed fee on their official website.

“The club has reached an agreement with Eliaquim Mangala,” Valencia said on their website. The agreement is pending the completion of the definitive paperwork.”

Mangala is unlikely to feature in Valencia’s La Liga opener against Real Sociedad on Saturday as he hunts match fitness.

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Jamal has left for Al Hilal Sports Club in Sudan for more competition after having much time to take the decision to switch.

“I signed a three-year deal with Al Hilal Sports Club and let us see how things move on that side” Jamal attested to Kawowo after Cranes victory in Maseru.

Jamal joined joined El Merriekh Sports Club from Kampala Capital City Authority.

Jamal is the second choice goalkeeper of the Uganda Cranes team after Denis Onyango who plays for Mamelodi Sundowns.

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Yasushi Endo put the Antlers ahead two minutes after the hour mark before Mu Kanazaki sealed it with the second in the 88th minute.

Mamelodi Sundowns, representing the African continent nearly broke the deadlock after 13 minutes when Thapelo Morena’s low effort was saved by Sogahata.

Meanwhile, Antlers started seeing more of the ball as the half went on, although they struggled mount any serious attempts at Denis Onyango’s goal in the opening 25 minutes.

Sundowns should have broken the deadlock after 29 minutes when Percy Tau missed a one-on-one opportunity, before Khama Billiat blazed over from six-yards out a minute later.

It was one way traffic as Antlers had Sogahata to thank for keeping Sundowns at bay, as he produced a number of fine saves over the course of the first half.

The Japanese outfit, meanwhile, offered very little going forward and register a single shot in the opening 45 minutes.

Antlers were the better side in the second half, as Sundowns were restricted to counter attacks.

The Japanese outfit then broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute when Endo fired past Dennis Onyango in the Sundowns goal posts.

Pitso Mosimane responded by introducing defender Siyanda Zwane for the in-effective Leonardo Castro.

Sundowns continued to push for an equalizing goal and also threw on Anthony Laffor and Sibusiso Vilakazi for the final 15 minutes.

However, Antlers sealed the win in the 87th minute, as substitute Mu Kanazaki was afford time in the box and placed the ball into the bottom corner.

Sundowns will now play in the 5th place final against Jeonbuk Motors on Wednesday.

Antlers take on Columbian side Copa Libertadores winners Atletico Nacionale in Osaka.

Line ups:

Sundowns: 36. Onyango, 27. Morena (Laffor 70′), 6. Arendse, 2. Nascimento, 4. Langerman, 8. Kekana, 13. Mabunda, 7. Dolly, 22. Tau, 28. Billiat (Vilakazi 78′), 25. Castro (Zwane 65′).

Antlers: 21. Sogahata, 3. Shoji, 6. Nagaki, 8. Shoma, 10. Shibasaki, 13. Nakamura, 16. Shuto, 18. Akasaki, 22. Daigo, 23. Ueda, 25. Endo.

The full list of fixtures:

Match 1

8th December, Yokohama: Kashima Antlers 2-1 Aukland Citya

Match 2: 11th December, Osaka: Jeonbuk Hyandai 1-2 America

Match 3: Mamelodi Sundowns 0-2 Kashima Antlers

Match 4: 14th December: Jeonbuk Hyandai vs Kashima Antlers

Match 5

Osaka: Atletico Nacionale vs Kashima Antlers

Match 6

15th December, Yokohama: Winner Match 2 vs Real Madrid

Match 7

18th December, Yokohama: (Third Place) – Loser Match 6 v Loser Match 5

Match 8

FINAL

Yokahama

Winner Match 6 vs Winner Match 5

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Micho battles it out with DR Congo coach Florent Ibenge, Mamelodi Sundowns Pitso Mosimane and Mo Bejaia coach Nacer Sandjak with the other being Florence Omagbemi, the coach of Nigeria’s women national team.

The Cranes team has been shortlisted alongside Nigeria U-23, Senegal and Guinea Bissau national teams, the Nigerian Women’s football team and DR Congo – the CHAN winners.

The winners will be decided by votes from the CAF Technical & Development, Media Committees and a panel of 20 experts (Journalists, TV consultants) except Fair Play, Legend and Platinum awards, which are not subject to vote. For this year, there will be no votes for the Youth National Team of the Year.

Meanwhile, the Referee of the Year will be voted only by the CAF Referees Committee. The winners will be announced at the Glo-CAF Awards Gala scheduled for Thursday, January 5, 2017 in Abuja, Nigeria.

African Player of the Year

• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund)
• Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Leicester City)
• Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
• Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Roma)
• Islam Slimani (Algeria & Leicester City)

African Player of the Year (Based in Africa),

• Khama Billiat (Mamelodi Sundowns & Zimbabwe)
• Keegan Dolly (Mamelodi Sundowns & South Africa)
• Rainford Kalaba (TP Mazembe & Zambia)
• Hlompho Kekana (Mamelodi Sundowns & South Africa)
• Denis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns & Uganda)

Women’s Player of the Year

• Asisat OSHOALA (Nigeria & Arsenal Ladies)
• Elizabeth Addo (Ghana & Kvarnsvedensik)
• Gabrielle ABOUDI ONGUENE (Cameroon & Rossiyanka)
• Janine VAN WYK (South Africa & JVW)
• Raissa FEUDJIO TCHUANYO (Cameroon & Aland United)

Most promising Talent

• Elia MESCHAK (DR Congo & TP Mazembe)
• Kelechi IHEANACHO (Nigeria & Manchester City)
• Naby KEITA (Guinea & RB Leipzig)
• Oghenekaro ETEBO (Nigeria & CD Feirense)
• Ramadan SOBHI (Egypt & Stoke City

Youth Player of the Year

• Alex IWOBI (Nigeria & Arsenal)
• Eric AYIAH (Ghana U-17)
• Franck KESSIE (Cote d’Ivoire & Atalanta)
• Sandra OWUSU-ANSAH (Ghana & Supreme Ladies)
• Sidiki MAIGA (Mali U-20)

Coach of the Year

• Florent IBENGE (DR Congo)
• Milutin ‘Micho’ SREDOJEVIC (Uganda)
• Pitso MOSIMANE (Mamelodi Sundowns)
• Nacer SANDJAK (MO Bejaia)
• Florence OMAGBEMI (Nigeria women’s national team)

Referee of the Year

• Papa Gasama, Gambia
• Grishea Gehead, Egypt
• Malang Diedhiou, Senegal

Club of the Year

• Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
• MO Bejaia (Algeria)
• TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
• Zamalek (Egypt)
• Zesco United (Zambia)

National Team of the Year

• DR Congo
• Guinea Bissau
• Nigeria U-23
• Senegal
• Uganda

Women’s National Team of the Year

• Cameroon
• Ghana
• Nigeria
• South Africa
• Zimbabwe

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Mandela National Stadium, Namboole

Members of Parliament have demanded for allocation of sufficient funds to the sports sector to nurture talent sports sector development . MPs pledged to use their power to allocate more funds to the sports sector even if government fails to allocate much money. Members of parliament are concerned that government promised to give some allowances but this promise was not fulfilled.

MPs say that the sports ministry should be headed by a minister who has excelled in sports. The member of parliament for Otuke county in Lira district Julius Acon blames sports authority for allowing more officials traveling for torments than athletes, adding that the officials also get more money than sports women and men.

While MPs are debating the status of sports in Uganda brought by the MP for Makindye West Allan Sewanyana,
Acon who was a world junior championship runners up  in 1994 in 1500 metres, with emotions says that neglect of sports personalities is demoralizing the persons with talent to give out the best and win medals for the country.

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Onduparaka players celebrate a victory

The member of parliament for Ayivu county in Arua district Bernard Atiku has asked government to make the construction of sports infrastructure in the country a priority to give youth employment through sports.nAtiku made this plea while receiving 7 million shillings from Westnile foundation head by a senior Kampala city lawyer Karebu Alaka meant for the newly promoted Onduparaka football Uganda premier league for players welfare so as the club is run professionally.

Atiku said that government promised to construct Inzikuru stadium in Arua when Docus Inzikuru won the world steeplechase champion in 2005 but to date nothing is going for this sports facility to be available for developing youth talent so as are expose youth to world sports market. He said that should sport clubs like Onduparaka be constructed they will enable youth develop their talent through sports and earn a living to avoid drug abuse which destroys their entire life.

Westnilers across the country fundraised for Onduparaka football club and raised 17 million shillings; a west Nile business man Moshen Ashiraf Musema pledged to give the club a bus on condition that it’s  not relegated from the league in their first season.

Mp Atiku who is also the patron of Onduparaka football club pledged to give  500,000 shillings to this club every month – the money he has been giving to FDC party per month as its member of parliament since this time he came as an independent member of parliament.

Onduparaka football club was founded in 2003 and promoted to Uganda top league from big league and its one of the four teams which with Entebbe FC, Vipers SC and KCCA FC make up the semi- final  in the 2016 Uganda Cup.

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The agreement has been made after the appointment of Antonio Conte as the new club manager and consultation between Terry, Conte, Roman Abramovich the club owner and the board.

In a speech after Chelsea drew with the champions Leicester on May 15,  the 35-year-old, who was out of contract in the summer, said he wanted to remain at the club.

Terry promised to cooperate with the new manager and thanked  fans for their continued support at him.

“I am looking forward to next season under the new manager and hopefully we can make it a successful one”.

” A special mention to the fans for their continued support, you’re the best in the world”, he said.

The agreement will take Terry into his 22nd year with the Blues having signed in 1998 at the age of 14. He has since made 703 first-team appearances, the third-highest in the club’s history , with a club-record of 570 matches as captain.

Chelsea’s Chairman Bruce Buck said:”We are delighted John will spend another year at the club. He has been the leader of the Chelsea squad throughout the most successful period in our history. He recently reached the 700-appearance mark, which is testament to his professionalism and dedication as well as his undoubted talent”.

Director Marina Granovskaia added that the club look forward to another year with John at the club and believes he will be an important figure in the dressing room and on the pitch in order to bring success back to the club next season.

Terry has won four Premier League titles, five FA Cups, three League Cups,  Champions League  and Europa League honours with Chelsea.  

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According to the Commissioner Physical Education and Sports in the Education Ministry, Lamex Omara Apitta, the old law emphasizes sports leaving out physical activity. If passed, the bill will see professional aerobics instructors in gyms and schools among the physical activities areas. However, the Sports Minister, Charles Bakabulindi advised the citizenry to always go for physical activities as it helps them build strong immunity.

Still, the Commissioner Non-communicable Diseases in the Health Ministry, Dr. Gerald Mutungi said if all Ugandans are taken through the drills government will be able to save some very good money which it has been spending on treating non-communicable disease which come as a result of not having physicals.

This was revealed at a news conference where the government was announcing the launch of the National Physical Gala slated for 14^th June this year.

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Full International Scholarships in UK; University of East London (UEL) is known as one of the fastest growing universities in the United Kingdom. The students come from one hundred and twenty countries around the world with a student population of approximately 28,000.

UEL has announced some scholarships for international students including some with full tuition fee waivers.

Sports Scholarships – International Basketball Scholarships

Applicants must have an offer without any further academic conditions (Only English Language results can be pending) for a one year Taught Master’s programme or a three year Bachelor’s programme.

Successful applicants will be expected to represent their specific sports club at UEL, and assist in the club’s development.

Amount – Up to 100% tuition fee scholarships

Scholarship Application Deadline – Ongoing

Sports Scholarships – International Rowing Scholarships

Applicants must have an offer without any further academic conditions (Only English Language results can be pending) for a one year Taught Master’s programme or a three year Bachelor’s programme.

Successful applicants will be expected to represent their specific sports club at UEL, and assist in the club’s development.

Amount – Up to 100% tuition fee scholarships

Scholarship Application Deadline – Ongoing

Tuition Fee Scholarships

This will be upto £5,000 scholarships to study any taught Masters at University of East London.

Dean’s Scholarships

These scholarships will be in the form of full tuition fee waiver. The eligible courses are any taught Masters Degree course at the University of East London.

All international students are eligible to apply for these scholarships but the students coming from “conflict zones” are preferred and are encouraged to apply.

For scholarship information, see; Full International Scholarships in UK

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Alupo says that unlike in the previous years, Mathematics and Information Communication Technology subjects will be compulsory for all Senior Five (S.5) and Senior 6 students across the country. The academic year for Senior 5 and Senior 6 begins on Monday next week.

Ultimate Media

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