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Bradford City play host to Championship giants Burnley in the EFL Cup second round on Wednesday night.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsWhile the Bantams breezed past Rochdale in their opening tie of the competition, the Clarets required penalties to see off Notts County.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915540##Kick-off: 9:45 PM (Kenyan Time), Wednesday 26 AugustVenue: University of Bradford Stadium (Valley Parade), BradfordGroup: EFL Cup (Second Round)Current standings: EFL League One: Bradford City (1st), EFL Championship: Burnley (18th)Qualification implications: The winner advances to the EFL Cup Third Round, while the loser is eliminated from the competition.BETTING GUIDE: Viking FK vs Dinamo Zagreb, Match Preview, Team News and PredictionForm GuideBradford City✅ Win vs Sheffield Wednesday (1-0)✅ Win vs Peterborough United (2-0)✅ Win vs Rochdale (2-0)➖ Draw vs Salford City (2-2)✅ Win vs Preston North End (3-2)##NAJAVA_MECA_9915605##Burnley❌ Loss vs West Bromwich Albion (1-3)➖ Draw vs West..

Behind every English Premier League academy graduate are years of coaching, state-of-the-art facilities and millions in investment, with our recent trip to London revealing that West Ham United, who suffered relegation to the EFL Championship last season, spent nearly Ksh177 million to develop a single player.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsDuring our tour of London, Mozzart Sport was taken behind the scenes to witness first-hand what it takes to develop a player from a tender age all the way to breaking into the first team.Blow for Gor Mahia as midfielder suffers injury ahead of key Champions League assignmentOur first stop was the London Stadium, home to relegated Premier League side West Ham.According to The Hammers’ stadium guide, Michael Tilling, the club admits 80 players into its Academy every year.##NAJAVA_MECA_9916686##But while at the Academy, the competition is so stiff that only two players make it to the first team squad after five years.“We pick them when they..

APS Bomet will play their home matches at the Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay during the 2026-2027 FKF Premier League season.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe club confirmed the change of venue following a pitch inspection by Chief Executive Officer Chemutai Rose and the team’s technical manager.The team visited the facility and gave it the green light to host home matches.“Today, our technical Manager and CEO visited Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay and officially made it our new home ground.A new home. A new chapter. The journey continues,” the club announced.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915626##The move comes as AP Bomet’s preferred home venue, IAAF Bomet Stadium, remains under construction. Their alternative venue from last season, Kericho Stadium, is also undergoing upgrade works, leaving the club with the need to identify another suitable facility ahead of the new campaign.Raila Odinga Stadium now provides Bomet with a temporary home as they seek to build on an encouraging debut..

Trabzonspor have officially confirmed the signing of Brazilian midfielder Fabinho on a two-year contract, setting up a high-profile reunion with his ex-Liverpool colleague Mohamed Salah in the Turkish Süper Lig.According to a financial disclosure submitted to the Turkish stock exchange on Monday, the 32-year-old will earn a guaranteed annual salary of €2.6 million ($3.03M) alongside an additional yearly signing-on bonus of €1.4 million ($1.63M). Confirming the transfer, the club shared on X: “An agreement has been reached for a two-year contract with … Fabinho, who is currently in free status.”🚨| NEW: Fabinho off to Trabzonspor on a free. Go on then, guess I’ve got a Turkish team to keep an eye on now! Up the Trabzon. pic.twitter.com/pKU51oSgZ5— centrekop. (@centrekop) August 24, 2026 Fabinho arrives in Turkey following a stint with Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Ittihad, where he won a league title after ending his successful five-season run on Merseyside.Speaking to reporters upon landin..

Uganda are guaranteed to extend their dominance of FEASSSA girls’ football after Rines Secondary School and Amus College School booked places in Saturday’s final in Morogoro, Tanzania.The all-Ugandan final means the title will remain in Uganda for a sixth consecutive edition, extending a remarkable run that has seen the country establish itself as the dominant force in East African secondary school girls’ football.##NAJAVA_MECA_9901535##Uganda’s current streak began with Kawempe Muslim Secondary School’s triumph in 2019 before the competition was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.When the games resumed in 2022, St. Noa Girls took over the mantle, winning the title three times, while Kawempe Muslim added another crown.The latest success is particularly interesting because none of those two schools, despite qualifying for the regional competition in Uganda eventually travelled to Morogoro.Mozzart Sport established that the schools’ owners were unhappy with their performance at the Under..

Yan Diomande has spoken candidly about his “dream” transfer to Real Madrid, while also revealing just how much respect he already has for Jose Mourinho. The teenage winger moved to the Spanish capital after a remarkable breakthrough season in Germany and admitted he could barely believe it when the legendary manager personally reached out to help bring him to the Bernabeu.Now officially a Real Madrid record signing, Diomande has shared his first thoughts on completing the move, making no secret of how proud he is to have joined the Spanish giants. The 19-year-old emerged as one of the brightest young players in European football, but even he was taken aback when Madrid showed serious interest.African record breaker: Diomande finally in Real Madrid!”It was like a dream because there is no bigger club,” Diomande told SportyTV. “From the moment I found out, I couldn’t sleep. I couldn’t believe it. I spoke with Juni Calafat and then I spoke with the coach. I was surprised because he spoke ..

Charlton Athletic head coach Nathan Jones has appeared to once again rule out Harambee Stars midfielder Timothy Ouma from making his EFL Championship debut, labeling him as a ‘work in progress.’Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsJones, speaking ahead of The Addicks’ match against West Ham at London Stadium on Saturday, 22 August (1700 EAT), noted that Ouma was still undercooked, pointing to the direction that he needed to get more training sessions to be in a position to play for the first team.##NAJAVA_MECA_9907070##“Ouma was fine the other day in the U21s,” the Welsh manager said of the on-loan signing from Czech side Slavia Prague, who played the first 45 minutes of Charlton’s U21 Professional Development League match against Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday, 18 August.“The intensity of a Championship fixture and an U21s fixture are vastly different, he has hardly trained, and had visa issues early on. That wait prolonged us from being able to bring him back over from Kenya, so h..

From their most expensive addition, Morgan Rogers, who cost €138 million, to free agent Jordan Henderson – the list of Chelsea’s signings in this transfer window includes 11 names.Naturally, it’s now time to trim the squad and offload some surplus players. As things stand, the Blues’ strikers should be the easiest to move on, as they seem to be in high demand.With a €25 million signing, Emmanuel Emegha, viewed as a young prospect, Danny Welbeck bringing plenty of Premier League experience, and ruthless Joao Pedro the first-choice option, there is little room for more centre-forwards in Xabi Alonso’s squad.Is Chelsea exaggerating? Give them £100 million and you’ll get Pedro NetoTherefore, some of them – and by some, we mean Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson – will likely have to leave Stamford Bridge.And offloading the two shouldn’t be a difficult task, especially given the latest rumours.Reputable talkSPORT journalist, Alex Crook, claims that Leeds and Nottingham Forest have joined the ra..

Beneath the towering Uluguru Mountains, Morogoro moves at its own pace, a city where the streets are dusty, the evenings can be surprisingly cold and life appears to slow down as the sun disappears behind the hills.Yet there is one thing that keeps the city moving, and that is football, which seems to have found its way into almost every corner of life.##NAJAVA_MECA_9901535##From the smallest roadside eatery to the biggest supermarket, from dusty training grounds to television screens everyone seems to like the game. You do not have to look for football in Morogoro because football finds you.Walk into a small eatery, the kind Kenyans would casually call a kiosk, and there is a good chance the television above the counter will be showing the Tanzanian Premier LeagueDownload our Mozzart Sport App for more newsMove to a shop or supermarket and the story is much the same.If there is a television, chances are it is carrying football, while Mishike Mishike, a popular local football programme..

Clem Imbayi’s future remains uncertain, with his current club Fortune Sacco SC unwilling to release the midfielder without an agreement that meets their expectations.The Kirinyaga-based side is yet to reach an agreement with Kakamega Homeboyz over the transfer of Imbayi, despite the player having spent the entire preseason with the FKF Premier League outfit.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsFortune Sacco’s position remains clear, Imbayi will only be allowed to leave if the right offer comes in, leaving Homeboyz with more work to do if they are to secure the midfielder’s services on a permanent basis.##NAJAVA_MECA_9901906##Imbayi has already become familiar with life at Homeboyz, having been part of coach Edward Manoah’s squad throughout the preseason.The midfielder featured in all of the club’s friendly matches including a 2-0 fall to AFC Leopards, giving the technical bench an extended opportunity to assess his qualities and integrate him into the team.CS Mvurya provides time..