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Ousmane Dembele: Barcelona Winger out for six months after hamstring surgery   Barcelona winger,Ousmane Dembele has been ruled out for six months after undergoing successful surgery on a hamstring injury.    The 22-year old has not played since November 27 when he came off in tears in the first half of the 3-1 champions League win over former club Borussia Dortmund.     Dembele has been in recovery over the past few weeks but then aggravated the injury last week in training and underwent surgery in Finland on Tuesday.     The club said in a statement: "Dembele has successfully undergone surgery in Turku,Finland where he was operated on by Dr.Lasse Lempainen for a ruptured tendon in his proximal hamstring in his right thigh the Frenchman will be out in action for around six months .      The striker was continuing his recovery from the hamstring injury when he was forced to retire from a training session at the ciutat Esporti...

CAF Super Cup: South Africa's Gomes to officiate Zamalek -Esperance clash    South African Soccer League (PSL) referee Victor Gomes will officiate the CAF Super Cup Clash Involving Esperance de Tunis and Zamalek .    The encounter will be played on Friday at the Thani bin jassim stadium in Al Rayyan,Qatar and he will be assisted by another PSL official Zakhele Siwela.    Siwela will be the first assistant referee whilst Lesotho's Souru Phatsoane will serve as the second assistant referee and Maguette Ndiaye of Senegal will be the fourth official.   The Tunisian giants overcame Morocco's Wydad Casablanca in the CAF Champions League final last year while the White knights defeated RS Berkane to lift the CAF Confederation Cup title .       This year's CAF Super Cup will be the 28th edition and it will be staged in Qatar for the second season in a row following a three-year agreement with CAF.

Man Utd consider changing preseason trip to China over fear of coronavirus      MANCHESTER UNITED have postponed talks over their preseason plans because of the coronavirus outbreak,according to reports.     The Red Devils have been approached about returning to China in the summer to play more high profile fixtures following their success last season   United faced Tottenham in Shanghai in July but chiefs want the Red Devils to spend more time in Asia before the start of next campaign.     Talks are on hold following the outbreak which originated in China and has infected more than 40,000 people across the world .         Over 1,000 people have died since the first outbreak in Wuhan and numbers are expected to rise as they struggle to contain the virus.     Many parts of China have been on lockdown with airline companies stopping flights in and out of country.   United could now be forced to play ma...

Bayern munich line up 75m pounds bid for Liverpool forward Roberto Firmion      Liverpool are bracing themselves for a bid of 75m pounds from Bayern Munich for Brazilian striker,Roberto Firmino this summer,according to reports .       The German giants want to solidify their legacy as the best side in Germany amid challenges from the likes of RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund,with Firmino seen as the man to lead them into the next generation.          The 28-year-old has been Identified by boss,Hansi Flick as the perfect striker to replace Robert Lewandowski,who will be 32 by the start of next season .

Next Big Thing :Arteta's Supporting cast at Arsenal -The Good Cop,The Ideals man and the Goalkeeping Innovator    How does a manager go about assembling his backroom staff? These are the people who will accompany you everyday of your life .they are your advisers and your confidants ,your delegates and your advocates .    For Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta,these choices feel particularly important .this is the Spaniard's first Job as a No 1,and such he stands to benefit enormously from the sounding board and support the coaching unit can offer.    He's had plenty of time to think about its composition,Arteta first interviewed for his new job in 2018,and the make-up of his staff would have been a subject of discussion even then.in the 19 month between Unai Emery being appointed as Arsene Wenger's Successor and Arteta finally landing the job, he must have considered various combinations,trying to hand on an ideal blend of Experience and Innovation.

Konan Ruffini N'Gouan scored the only goal from the penalty spot in the 67th minutes after Emotan Cletus was brought down inside the box ,as Rivers united move to fourth in the league table after defeating Kwara united 1-0 in NPFL matchday 19 played this evening at Yukubu Gowon stadium, Portcourt. Stanley Dimagba strike again, as He scored the winning goal for the Enyimba in their 2-1 home win against Bitter Rivals,Abia Warriors in their fourth Oriental Derby game of the season . Austin Oladapo gave the people's Elephants the lead inside 45+2mins with a long range strike to make it 1-0 in the first Half . Okon Otop leveled it 1-1 in the 58th minutes with  a close range strike after 15 minutes I side the second half .the win moved Enyimba to 13th in the log with 19 points after 15 NPFL games with four games in hand to play . In other Matchday 19 Results Adamawa 1-0 Heartland Akwa Utd 0-0 Enugu Rangers Jigawa GS 1-0 Nasarawa Utd Katsina Utd 2–1 Warri Wolves Lobi Stars...

the only Nigerian Professional Football League matchday 19 game played on Saturday, League leaders,Plateau united on the road held Dakkada FC at the Nest of champions, Uyo to a goalless draw . 9 more games will be played today across all centres in the NPFL included the Oriental Derby between bitter rivals Enyimba Int'l taken on Abia warriors at the Enyimba Stadium, Aba. Akwa united will be at the nest of champions, will battle Enugu Rangers in matchday 19 encounter .Ranger are 18th on the log after playing 13 games with four (4) games in hand to play. The rest of the matchday 19 Fixtures today (4pm) MFM FC vs Kano Pillars Adamawa united vs Heartland FC Sunshine Stars vs FC Ifeanyi Ubah Rivers united vs Kwara united Jigawa Golden Stars vs Nasarawa united Lobi stars vs Wikki Tourists Katsina united vs Warri Wolves All matches kick-off 4:00pm Today .