Football: Salah breaks record in Liverpool’s win over Manchester United
Mohamed Salah has become Liverpool’s all-time leading scorer in the Premier League, surpassing the legendary Fowler! The Pharaoh scored a double in Liverpool’s 7-0 win over Manchester United yesterday. He now has 11 goals this season
Ivory Coast player dies in the Middle of a match
Tragedy struck the Ivorian soccer championship on Sunday as Sylla Moustapha, a player for Racing Club d’Abidjan, passed away during a match at Champroux Stadium in Marcory.
The 21-year-old defender collapsed on the left side of the Racing defense while backing up to get a better position, as the opposing team SOL FC was taking the ball out of their camp.
Despite the paramedics’ best efforts to transport him to the nearest health center, Moustapha tragically passed away during his evacuation to the hospital.
Club president Logossina Cisse confirmed the news, stating that Moustapha had joined Racing Club d’Abidjan in September 2020 and was only 21 years old.
The team, which was the national champion in 2020, is currently ranked seventh in the championship. This is a heartbreaking loss for both the club and the Ivorian soccer community as a whole.
Volleyball: Kwanthanze crowned African champions in Morocco
Kwanthanze, the Federation of East and Central Africa Secondary Schools Games volleyball champions, have emerged as the winners of the girls’ volleyball competition at the African Schools Championship in Casablanca, Morocco. The Kenyan school beat the hosts Morocco by straight sets in the final of the five-team competition to lift the title in the inaugural continental event.
Two Kenyan schools secured a place in the competition after Kwanthanze defeated Kesogon 3-0, and Cheptil beat Standard High School of Uganda 3-1 in the East Africa Games held in Arusha in September 2022.
The five teams registered for the girl’s category were divided into two groups, with Kwanthanze being pooled alongside Morocco B, while Morocco A, Niger, and Senegal were in the other pool. It was a remarkable achievement for Kwanthanze, who had to overcome tough competition to emerge as the champions of the African Schools Championship.
