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What a season Raphinha is having for Barcelona since the start of the new campaign! The Brazilian keeps finding the back of the net in every game, and tonight he completed his second consecutive hat-trick, this time away at Sevilla, where he inspired his side to a valuable victory. Barcelona have now collected a perfect 21 points from their seven games.Barcelona started brightly at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, with Lamine Yamal coming within inches of opening the scoring in the seventh minute. The Barca No. 10 cut inside and unleashed one of his trademark left-footed efforts from outside the box, but the ball struck the post after a slight touch.Sevilla responded in the 19th minute and took the lead through Fofana. Correia delivered an excellent cross from the left, and the midfielder, on loan from AC Milan, met it perfectly with a powerful header into the top corner to score his first goal for the Andalusian side.GOAL! Sevilla 1-0 Barcelona pic.twitter.com/VLyxxrbCXV— Only Football (@da..

At 48, Gianluigi Buffon is going back to school.The legendary Italy and Juventus goalkeeper has already collected virtually every major honour the game has to offer, but there is one chapter of his life that was never properly completed. Now, almost three decades after leaving school behind, Buffon has decided to finally earn his high-school diploma.His destination is the Marconi institute in Piacenza, a place that is far from unfamiliar to him. During his early years as a professional footballer, Buffon took an eligibility exam there as an external candidate while studying towards the third year of an accounting course.🗣️ Gigi Buffon admits he paid a bribe to get his high school diploma:“I’ve made a lot of mistakes, especially, especially when I was young. What I’m least proud of is that I bought myself a diploma.I wouldn’t do it again because there’s a note of incorrectness and shortcuts… pic.twitter.com/DUC1hpgHq4— Football Talk (@FootballTalkHQ) February 11, 2024 This time, however..

It was a fantastic evening and a thrilling game at the Olimpico as Roma and Inter, the two leading teams in the Italian top flight, played out a draw. After the first half, everything seemed to be going the hosts’ way, but the champions showed their fighting spirit to erase the deficit, giving us a glimpse of just how exciting a season awaits us.Roma made a dream start against Inter and took the lead after just six minutes. Dybala played a clever ball towards the far post, where Molina managed to reach it and head it back into the middle. Manu Kone reacted brilliantly to beat Martínez and put the hosts in front.🟡🔴 | The moment Manu Koné celebrates his goal for Roma against Inter! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/VAvZ9Hw1OR— The Moment Football (@themomentfooty) September 19, 2026 Roma continued to look dangerous, with Dybala involved in almost everything. His corner was flicked on by Cristante in the 13th minute, but nobody arrived at the far post, while Dybala himself fired over moments later after ..

Kenya’s hopes of qualifying for the 2027 U20 Africa Cup of Nations ended in disappointment after Rising Stars were eliminated from the CECAFA qualifiers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, without winning a single match.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsKenya drew 1-1 with South Sudan on Saturday in their second and final Group C match, having opened their campaign with a 2-0 defeat to Burundi. The two results left Kenya with one point from two matches, and only one goal scored.The elimination came after expectations had been raised by the previous U20 cohort, who qualified for the 2025 AFCON in Egypt after reaching the final of the 2024 CECAFA U20 qualifiers.Anthony Akumu on resisting Ksh500k to fix Harambee Stars game while earning Ksh10k at Gor MahiaThat team went on to compete at the continental tournament, earning a point from a 2-2 draw against Nigeria after defeats by Morocco and Tunisia.However, the bulk of that squad was no longer available to Selebwa for the current qualify..

Tanzania and Uganda have booked their places in the semi-finals of the 2027 CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations CECAFA qualifiers after completing the group stage with victories in Dar es Salaam on Saturday.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsHosts Tanzania delivered the most emphatic performance, thrashing Ethiopia 4-0 at Uhuru Stadium to finish top of Group A with a perfect six points from two matches.Selebwa issues recommendations after Kenya’s early exit from U20 AFCON qualifiersBashiri Salum Kibaila opened the scoring in the 30th minute after reacting quickest to a rebound from Juma Sagwe’s effort that had struck the post. Kibaila doubled Tanzania’s advantage before half-time, with Sagwe providing the assist.Sagwe then took over after the break, scoring in the 54th minute before completing his brace three minutes later to seal Tanzania’s second consecutive victory.##NAJAVA_MECA_9968559##The result followed Tanzania’s 3-0 win over Rwanda in their opening match, leaving the hosts ..

The final English Premier League match before the international break sees Fulham host Manchester United at Craven Cottage in a high-stakes clash.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsBoth managers find themselves under immense scrutiny early in the campaign; Álvaro Arbeloa is still searching for his first league victory as Fulham boss, while Michael Carrick is under pressure to steady the ship at Old Trafford following consecutive defeats against Manchester City and Brighton.Fulham enter this fixture sitting 18th in the table with just one point, but they showed great resilience in a goalless draw at Liverpool before earning a spirited 3-2 victory over West Ham United in the midweek EFL Cup.##NAJAVA_MECA_9968580##Manchester United, currently 13th with four points, have struggled for consistency and clean sheets.However, history heavily favours the Red Devils in this fixture, as they remain unbeaten in their last 10 visits to Craven Cottage.Kick-off: 6:30 PM (Kenyan Time), Sunday..

CAF president Patrice Motsepe has hinted at when the continental football governing body could step in to address the leadership wrangles that have plunged the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) into months of turmoil.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe South African administrator says the priority for now should be unity within Kenyan football, suggesting that CAF could turn its attention to the dispute after the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).Speaking on Friday, 18 September, after touring Talanta and Kasarani Stadium as part of preparations for Kenya’s co-hosting of AFCON 2027, the CAF chief called on the country’s football stakeholders to put their differences aside and work together.##NAJAVA_MECA_9968490##“I need the Kenyan national team to succeed and do well. That is the same message I give to every one of the 54 countries. Part of the issue is unity and togetherness,” Motsepe said.The FKF leadership has been sharply divided since April, when a section of the Nation..

Kenya Police Bullets FC posted a blistering start to their title defense after cruising to a comfortable 6-0 win over Bungoma Queens in an FKF Women’s Premier League (WPL) match played on Saturday, 19 September at Police Sacco Stadium.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe encounter was part of WPL’s match week one, coming on the back of a four-month hiatus following the conclusion of last season.Motsepe reveals when CAF will step in to mediate FKF leadership wranglesPolice Bullets began the match on a high, dominating early proceedings through strong midfield presence of Lorna Nyarinda as well as new signings Lydia Okoth and Airin Madalina.The Law Enforcers’ bright start paid off in the 16th minute through Faith Mboya, whose shot went past Doreen Ouma to break the deadlock.##NAJAVA_MECA_9968580##The early strike gave Police even more impetus in the match and in the 24th minute, they added a second through Madalina, who scored her debut goal from a header.Bungoma responded wit..

Brighton fans had one reason to celebrate earlier in the day, but that number has now risen to two. On a day when the hosts were marking the 125th anniversary of their first official match, and with Arsenal visiting for what was a huge occasion, Fabian Hurzeler’s side put on a superb performance. Arsenal were badly wounded already in the first half, before being completely knocked out in the second.THREE GOALS & THREE POINTS AT HOME! 💙🤍 pic.twitter.com/ng3vyJSPJx— Brighton & Hove Albion (@BHAFC) September 19, 2026 Brighton have produced a stunning first-half performance against Arsenal and take a deserved 2-0 lead into the break at the Amex. The Seagulls started brightly and immediately put the visitors under pressure, with Kadioglu firing over after Brighton worked the ball into a dangerous position. Moments later, David Raya had to make a big save to deny Kostoulas after the Brighton forward found himself in the box following a fortunate ricochet.Arsenal struggled to settle and were ..

A few hours before Harambee Stars faced Egypt in the semi-final of the 2011 Nile Basin tournament in Cairo, Anthony ‘Teddy’ Akumu received a phone call that would leave him with one of the most disturbing memories of his early international career.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsAkumu, then a young midfielder making his mark with Gor Mahia and the national team, says he and his regular roommate, defender Musa Mohammed, were summoned to a hotel room by two men from Malaysia.What followed was an extraordinary proposition: deliberately lose the match by a specific scoreline, 5-1, and each player would walk away with Ksh500,000.Kenya’s U20 Africa Cup of Nations hopes extinguished after winless qualifier campaignThe two men, according to Akumu, appeared to know that both players were expected to start after featuring in all of Kenya’s matches in the tournament.“They showed us wads of cash in different denominations and requested that if we agreed to lose the match by 5-1, we wou..