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Former England international Andy Carroll has spoken publicly for the first time about being sexually assaulted by a man in 2021, revealing the traumatic experience in his new autobiography, Owning It.The 37-year-old was granted automatic anonymity as the victim of a sexual assault, but has now chosen to disclose what happened. The incident occurred at his home during his second spell at boyhood club Newcastle United and ultimately resulted in the perpetrator receiving a three-year prison sentence.Carroll, who is now a player and co-owner of non-league side Dagenham & Redbridge, explained that he only decided to write about the ordeal “at the very last minute”, after lengthy conversations with his girlfriend, Lou Teasdale.🚨 BREAKING: Former England and Liverpool striker Andy Carroll has revealed he was sexually assaulted in 2021.The attacker was later convicted of sexual offences and sentenced to three years in prison.Carroll has opened up about the traumatic experience in his new… pic..

Sudan etched themselves into the annals of history after edging hosts Tanzania 4-3 on penalties to win their maiden CECAFA U20 Championship after a dramatic 1-1 draw at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe final had already carried the significance of regional silverware after both teams secured qualification to the 2027 CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ghana with their semi-final victories. Tanzania had beaten Burundi 2-0, while Sudan overcame Uganda 3-2.Tanzania started nervously, with Sudan’s Mutaz El Faki and Wail Galal causing early problems through their physicality and direct running.McCarthy admits work permit issues could cost him dream Manchester United jobJuma ‘Chuga Boy’ Abushiri thought he had a case for a penalty after going down inside the box in the 20th minute, but Djibouti referee Mahamoud Nasser waved play on.Abushiri came close moments later when his fierce free kick forced Sudan goalkeeper Mustafa Fahoud i..

Shabana organising secretary Stephen Kiama has backed Egyptian head coach Ahmed Fathi Abdalla Ibrahim to end the club’s 26-year wait for a return to CAF competitions.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsFathi was appointed at the start of July, taking charge of a Shabana side that finished fifth in the FKF Premier League last season with 53 points from 34 matches after briefly challenging Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards for the title.The Egyptian tactician arrived following a turbulent spell that saw Peter Okidi leave the club in March 2026 after a slump in results, with Osborne Monday taking charge on an interim basis before Fathi’s appointment.##NAJAVA_MECA_9981888##Kiama believes the arrival of an Arab coach has given Tore Bobe a major boost as they target a return to either the CAF Champions League or CAF Confederation Cup.“Getting an Arab coach who accepted to come and be part of Shabana is a big advantage. I will say ten-plus chances of winning the league,” said the outspoken a..

Life sometimes isn’t fair, and neither is football.Just when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had made a flying start to the new season, scoring five goals in the opening seven La Liga games and guiding Deportivo A Coruna to seventh place, his superb run was cut short by a serious knee injury.Auba quits Gabon duty: “This was the last straw”The Gabonese played 25 minutes in a 1-1 draw against Real Betis four days ago and felt some pain during the game, which intensified afterward. An MRI scan revealed a partial tear of his lateral meniscus.Yesterday, Auba arrived in Madrid on crutches, and earlier today, he underwent surgery and is expected to miss around six weeks.21.00: (2.15) Qatar (3.15) Bahrain (3.35)The injury itself is a tough blow for the striker, but the timing makes it even more disheartening, as he was starting to turn heads in the football world, despite being 37 years old.His absence will pose a major problem for Deportivo’s manager, Antonio Hidalgo, as Auba has accounted for half..

Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy fears his lack of a Kenyan work permit could one day cost him the chance to realise his dream of coaching Manchester United.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe boyhood United fan has never hidden his desire to return to club management and is now concerned that his stint in Kenya could count against him if an opportunity to take charge at Old Trafford ever comes his way.##NAJAVA_MECA_9980414##“I am very worried for myself and my team, because I don’t ever want that to be the stumbling block to us getting the job one day of becoming a Man United coach. That’s my aspiration, my ambition. I don’t ever want that to be the challenge why I never make that dream come true, because of what I did when I was in Kenya. Where I worked here, and I didn’t have my work permit to do that,” McCarthy said.BREAKING: Government moves to clear outstanding Harambee Stars allowancesThe South African previously worked at United as part of Erik ten Hag’s coa..

In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, few football grounds carry the history of Uhuru Stadium.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsBuilt around the time Tanzania achieved independence in 1961, the stadium has spent decades at the heart of the country’s football story, hosting Taifa Stars matches, domestic derbies and major international fixtures.Today, it is entering another chapter as Tanzania prepares to co-host AFCON 2027 alongside Kenya and Uganda.Harambee Stars secure friendly to make it 3 matches in 9 daysWhere does Uhuru fit into 2027 AFCON plansUhuru Stadium is not currently listed among Tanzania’s three proposed AFCON 2027 match venues. Those are Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam, the planned new stadium in Arusha and Fumba Stadium in Zanzibar.Its role is instead part of the wider infrastructure supporting Tanzania’s preparations for the tournament.The government has been rehabilitating Uhuru alongside Benjamin Mkapa, with improvements covering areas including the playing s..

The Government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, has confirmed that it has cleared all outstanding allowances and salaries owed to the senior men’s national football team, Harambee Stars.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsAccording to a statement released by the Ministry’s Head of Communications, the payments cover the team’s assignments staged in Zambia, South Africa and Turkey, as well as the U-20 national team’s recent 2027 U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) CECAFA region qualifying matches in Tanzania.End in sight as Kariobangi Sharks, Mombasa United reach playoff breakthroughThe ministry further stated that it is undertaking the requisite administrative processes in consultation with the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to settle any remaining outstanding payments.More to follow…

Two-time Kip Keino Classic winner Camryn Rogers was one of six athletes who donated personal career items to the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) during a special Heritage Lunch in Budapest, Hungary, held as part of the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsRogers, winner of the Kenyan gold-label event in 2025 and 2026, donated the throwing glove she wore at the Tokyo 2025 World Championships, which saw her clinch her second successive World gold with a championship record of 80.51m.##NAJAVA_MECA_9981518##“Giving such a big part of ourselves and our career and our lives over to something that will be honoured and treasured and immortalised as being part of the history of sport is just an honour,” Rogers told World Athletics. “And for me to be standing up here and representing throws, and my sport, as a hammer thrower truly is a joy. It takes an entire village of people that allows us to do the thing that we love to do so much; that ..

More than 200 golfers from Nairobi and its environs are expected to converge at Ruiru Sports Club this Saturday, 26 September, for the third edition of the Swing and Wine Golf Tournament, organised by the immediate past Ruiru Sports Club Lady Captain, Rodah Mukami, and her friends.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe tournament will bring together some of the region’s top amateur golfers for a day of competitive golf, networking and social interaction on Ruiru Sports Club’s 18-hole course.##NAJAVA_MECA_9978907##Golfers will compete for honours across several categories, all playing from course 2, including the Gross Winner, Overall Winner, Men’s Winner, Ladies’ Winner, Seniors Winner, Guest Winner, and Junior Winner.Speaking ahead of the tournament, organiser Rodah Mukami said: “We are delighted to host the third edition of the Swing and Wine Golf Tournament and to welcome more than 200 golfers to Ruiru. President Ruto watches as Madina Okot leads Dream to fourth playoff see..

World Athletics Cross Country Tour returns on Saturday, 26 September, with one of the discipline’s most distinctive events providing the starting point for the 2026-2027 season featuring 20 meetings.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsHaving previously been a Silver level fixture, the TCS Lidingöloppet in Lidingö, Sweden, has been upgraded to Gold for this season as it joins the top tier of a tour that will take athletes to some of the world’s most prestigious cross-country races over the coming months.##NAJAVA_MECA_9981886##Unlike most other stops on the Tour, athletes can tackle the event’s famously demanding 30km course, the longest race on this season’s tour, alongside the 15km races. The 30km races bring together several athletes with proven form on Lidingö’s challenging course.Kenya’s William Nyarondia Morwabe will defend the men’s title after making a remarkable winning return last year. Returning to racing after a six-year break, he covered the course in 1:37:15 to beat..