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Lozitha Spurs and Manzini Wanderers drew in Eswatini’s national football second division in Big Bend. An altercation between a Lozitha official and security members required police intervention, the Times of Eswatini reports.
Source: Times of Eswatini
Ghana’s U17 team beat Togo 1-0 in Ouagadougou, thanks to a goal from David Kwarteng in the seventh minute of the 2026 WAFU B Championship. Coach Kassim Ocansey said he was pleased with the three points, while calling for greater attacking efficiency, according to MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Benin began the UFOA-B qualifying tournament for the 2027 U17 Africa Cup of Nations with a 0-0 draw against Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou. The Guépards will face Ghana on 13 October before ending the group stage against Togo, according to Beninwebtv.
Source: Beninwebtv
Moroccan international Abdessamad Ezzalzouli scored in Real Betis’s 5-2 victory over Osasuna in the Spanish league, taking his season total to two goals. Betis, third with 19 points after eight matches, won thanks in particular to Isco’s brace, Libe reports.
Source: Libe
Frenchman Enzo Gangi Garcia and Hong Kong’s Ka Hei Ma won the boys’ and girls’ singles titles at the Djibouti J30 international tournament. The doubles titles went to pairs from Pakistan and India in the boys’ draw, and to Ellie Chauk and Ka Hei Ma in the girls’ draw, according to Rtd.
Source: Rtd
Five young Mauritanians took Team Mauritania to sixth place in the world alliance rankings at the FIRST Global Challenge 2026, held in Incheon, South Korea. The team was also recognised as Africa’s top performer in individual events, with support from the Mauritanian embassy, according to Initiatives News.
Source: Kassataya
Many Liverpool supporters accused Manchester City of financial cheating before their league meeting at Anfield. An independent commission found that the club had artificially inflated its revenue by £830 million between 2009-10 and 2017-18, according to Vetogate.
Source: Vetogate
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