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It is 15 days to the kick-off of the 2017/18 English Premier League, the world’s most followed domestic football league. The transfer market has been bubbling. Speculations and rumours are rife of players who have either changed clubs are suspected to be anticipating moves. In alphabetical order, we bring to you all completed moves as at the morning of Thursday July 27. The only English Premiership club without a new signing as at Thursday is Tottenham Hotspur.

 

1. AFC BOURNEMOUTH

 

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Asmir Begovic (Chelsea) £10m

Nathan Ake (Chelsea) £20m

Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) Free

Connor Mahoney (Blackburn) Free

 

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DEPARTURE:
Ryan Allsop (Blackpool) Loan

Callum Buckley (Released)

Jake McCarthy (Released)

Matthew Neale (Released)

Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) Loan

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  1. ARSENAL

 

ARRIVAL:
Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) £45m

Sead Kolasinac (Schalke) Free

 

DEPARTURE:
Marc Bola (Bristol Rovers) Loan

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Stefan O’Connor (Newcastle) Free

Stefan O’Connor (Released)

Kristopher da Graca (Released)

Kostas Pileas (Released)

Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus) £10m

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Chris Willock (Benfica) Undisclosed

Kaylen Hinds (Wolfsburg) Undisclosed

Takuma Asano (Stuttgart) Loan

Yaya Sanogo (Toulouse) Free

Glen Kamara (Dundee) Free

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  1. BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION

 

ARRIVAL:
Markus Suttner (Ingolstadt) Undisclosed

Mathew Ryan (Valencia) Undisclosed

Pascal Gross (Ingolstadt) Undisclosed

Josh Kerr (Celtic) Undisclosed

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DEPARTURE:
Christian Walton (Wigan) Loan

David Stockdale (Birmingham) Free

Rob Hunt (Oldham) Undisclosed

Jordan Maguire-Drew (Lincoln) Loan

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Elvis Manu (Genclerbirligi) Free

 

 

  1. BURNLEY

 

ARRIVAL:

 

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Jonathan Walters (Stoke) £3m

Charlie Taylor (Leeds) Tribunal Fee

Jack Cork (Swansea) £10m

 

DEPARTURE:
Joey Barton (Released)

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George Green (Released)

RJ Pingling (Released)

Christian Hill (Released)

Taofiq Olmowewe (Released)

Paul Robinson (Retired)

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Michael Keane (Everton) £25m

Josh Ginnelly (Lincoln City) Loan

George Boyd (Sheffield Wednesday) Free

Michael Kightly (Southend) Free

Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Dusseldorf) Free

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  1. CHELSEA

 

ARRIVAL:
Ethan Ampadu (Exeter) Undisclosed

Willy Caballero (Manchester City) Free

Tiemoue Bakayoko (AS Monaco) £39.7m

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Antonio Rudiger (Roma) £34m

Alvaro Morata (Real Madrid) £60m

 

DEPARTURE:
Nathan Ake (AFC Bournemouth) £20m

Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) £17m

Asmir Begovic (AFC Bournemouth) £10m

Bertrand Traore (Lyon) £8.8m

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Christian Atsu (Newcastle) £6.2m

Dominic Solanke (Liverpool) Compensation

Mukhtar Ali (Vitesse) Undisclosed

Bradley Collins (Forest Green) Loan

Charlie Colkett (Vitesse) Loan

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Ike Ugbo (Barnsley) Loan

Jay Dasilva (Charlton) Loan

Kurt Zouma (Stoke) Loan

Lucas Piazon (Fulham) Loan

Marco van Ginkel (PSV Eindhoven) Loan

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Ola Aina (Hull City) Loan

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) Loan

Tammy Abraham (Swansea) Loan

Todd Kane (Groningen) Loan

Alex Kiwomya (Doncaster) Free

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John Terry (Aston Villa) Free

Alex Davey (Released)

 

 

 

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  1. CRYSTAL PALACE

 

ARRIVAL:

Jairo Riedewald (Ajax) £7.9m

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) Loan

 

DEPARTURE:

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Jonathan Benteke (Released)

Mathieu Flamini (Released)

Ryan King-Elliott (Released)

Joe Ledley (Released)

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Steve Mandanda (Marseille) £1.8m

Kwesi Appiah (AFC Wimbledon) Free

Luke Croll (Exeter) Free

Zeki Fryers (Barnsley) Free

Frazier Campbell (Hull City) Free

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Corie Andrews (Released)

Randell Wiliams (Released)

Ben Wynter​ (Released)

 

 

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  1. EVERTON

 

ARRIVAL:
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Undisclosed

Michael Keane (Burnley) £25m

Jordan Pickford (Sunderland) £25m

Davy Klaassen (Ajax) £23.6m

Henry Onyekuru (Eupen) £7m

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Sandro Ramirez (Malaga) £5.25m

Josh Bowler (QPR) £1.5m

Natangelo Markelo (FC Volendam) Undisclosed

Boris Mathis (Metz) Undisclosed

Cuco Martina (Southampton) Free

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DEPARTURE:
Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) £75m

Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona) £10.6m

Tom Cleverley (Watford) Undisclosed

Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) Undisclosed

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Courtney Duffus (Oldham) Undisclosed

Delial Brewster (Chesterfield) Free

Russell Griffiths (Motherwell) Free

Conor McAleny (Fleetwood) Free

Josef Yarney (Newcastle) Free

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Arouna Kone (Sivasspor) Free

Henry Onyekuru (Anderlecht) Loan

Tyias Browning (Sunderland) Loan

Matthew Pennington (Leeds) Loan

Jack Bainbridge (Released)

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Michael Donohue (Released)

Tyrone Duffus (Released)

Connor Hunt (Released)

Josef Yarney (Released)

James Yates (Released)

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  1. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN

 

ARRIVAL:

 

Steve Mounie (Montpellier) £11.44m

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Tom Ince (Derby) £8.5m

Aaron Mooy (Manchester City) £8m

Laurent Depoitre (FC Porto) Undisclosed

Mathias Jorgensen (FC Copenhagen) Undisclosed

Jonas Lossl (Mainz) Loan

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Kasey Palmer (Chelsea) Loan

Danny Williams (Reading) Free

 

DEPARTURE:
Tareiq Holmes-Dennis (Portsmouth) Loan

Joe Murphy (Released)
Flo Bojaj (Released)

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Ronan Coughlan (Released)
Jamie Spencer (Released)
Sam Warde (Released)
Frank Mulhern (Released)

Owen Brooke (Released)
Harry Clibbens (Released)
Callum Elliott (Released)
Alfie Raw (Released)

 

  1. LEICESTER CITY

 

ARRIVAL:
Harry Maguire (Hull City) £17m

Vicente Iborra (Sevilla) £10.5m

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Eldin Jakupovic (Hull City) £2m

Sam Hughes (Chester) Undisclosed

 

DEPARTURE:
Ron-Robert Zieler (VfB Stuttgart) £2.5m

Bartosz Kapustka (SC Freiburg) Loan

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Marcin Wasilewski (Released)

Michael Cain (Released)

David Domej (Released)

Brandon Fox (Released)

Cedric Kipre (Released)

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Matty Miles (Released)

Kairo Mitchell (Released)

  1. LIVERPOOL

 

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Mohamed Salah (Roma) £34m

Andrew Robertson (Hull City) £8m rising to £10m

Dominic Solanke (Chelsea) Compensation

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DEPARTURE:

Kevin Stewart (Hull City) £8m
Lucas Leiva (Lazio) £5m

Andre Wisdom (Derby) Undisclosed

Ryan Fulton (Hamilton) Free

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Tom Brewitt (Released)

Jake Brimmer (Released)

Jack Dunn (Released)

Madger Gomes (Released)

Kane Lewis (Released)

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Adam Phillips (Released)

Alex Manninger (Retired)

 

 

  1. MANCHESTER CITY

 

ARRIVAL:
Douglas Luiz (Vasco da Gama) £10m

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Danilo (Real Madrid) £26.9m

Ederson (Benfica) £34.7m

Bernardo Silva (AS Monaco) £43m

Kyle Walker (Tottenham) £50m

Benjamin Mendy (AS Monaco) £51m

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DEPARTURE:
Nolito (Sevilla) £8m
Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield) £8m

Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) £4.5m

Olivier Ntcham (Celtic) £4m

Enes Unal (Villarreal) Undisclosed

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Bruno Zuculini (Verona) Undisclosed

Angus Gunn (Norwich) Loan

Ashley Smith-Brown (Hearts) Loan

Bersant Celina (Ipswich) Loan

Joe Hart (West Ham) Loan

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Pablo Zabaleta (West Ham) Free

Willy Caballero (Chelsea) Free

Gael Clichy (Istanbul Basaksehir) Free

Joe Coveney (Nottingham Forest) Free

Jesus Navas (Released)

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Bacary Sagna (Released)

Callum Bullock (Released)

Thomas O’Brien (Released)

Kane Plummer (Released)

 

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  1. MANCHESTER UNITED

 

ARRIVAL:

Romelu Lukaku (Everton) £75m

Victor Lindelof (Benfica) £31m

 

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DEPARTURE:

Wayne Rooney (Everton) Undisclosed

Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) £9.8m

Josh Harrop (Preston) Undisclosed

Regan Poole (Northampton) Loan

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Dean Henderson (Shrewsbury) Loan

Sam Johnstone (Aston Villa) Loan

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Released)

 

 

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  1. NEWCASTLE UNITED

 

ARRIVAL:

 

Jacob Murphy (Norwich) £12m

Florian Lejeune (Eibar) £8.7m

Christian Atsu (Chelsea) £6.2m

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Javi Manquillo (Atletico Madrid) £4.5m

Stefan O’Connor (Arsenal) Free

Josef Yarney (Everton) Free

 

DEPARTURE:

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Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) £2m

Yoan Gouffran (Goztepe) Undisclosed

Florian Thauvin (Marseille) Undisclosed

Kevin Mbabu (BSC Young Boys) Undisclosed

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Matz Sels (Anderlecht) Loan

Alex Gilliead (Bradford) Loan

Tom Heardman (Bury) Loan

Adam Armstrong (Bolton) Loan

Sean Longstaff (Blackpool) Loan

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Vurnon Anita (Leeds) Free

Haris Vuckic (FC Twente) Free

Lubomir Satka (DAC 1904) Free

Sammy Ameobi (Bolton) Free

Steven Taylor (Released)

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Jamie Cobain (Released)

Louis Johnson (Released)

Adam Laidler (Released)

Ben Pollock (Released)

Lewis Suddick (Released)

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Jake Trodd (Released)

 

  1. SOUTHAMPTON

 

ARRIVAL

 

Jan Bednarek (Lech Poznan) Free

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DEPARTURE:

 

Jay Rodriguez (West Brom) £12m

Jason McCarthy (Barnsley) Undisclosed

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Lloyd Isgrove (Barnsley) Free

Olufela Olomola (Yeovil) Loan

Harrison Reed (Norwich) Loan

Harry Lewis (Dundee United) Loan

Ryan Seager (MK Dons) Loan

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Cuco Martina (Everton) Free

Lloyd Isgrove (Released)

Harley Willard (Released)

Martin Caceres (Released)

 

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  1. STOKE CITY

 

ARRIVAL:

 

Josh Tymon (Hull) Undisclosed

Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) Loan

Darren Fletcher (West Brom) Free

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DEPARTURE:

 

Jonathan Walters (Burnley) £3m

Daniel Bachmann (Watford) Free

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Shay Given (Released)
Liam Edwards (Released)
Harry Isted (Released)
Joel Taylor (Released)
George Waring (Released)

 

 

  1. SWANSEA CITY

 

ARRIVAL:

 

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Roque Mesa (Las Palmas) £11m

Cian Harries (Coventry) £500k

Erwin Mulder (Heerenveen) Free

Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) Loan

 

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DEPARTURE:

 

Jack Cork (Burnley) £10m

Bafetimbi Gomis (Galatasaray) £2.5m

Alex Samuel (Stevenage) Free

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Liam Edwards (Hull) Free

Josh Vickers (Lincoln) Free

Liam Shephard (Peterborough) Free

Daniel James (Shrewsbury) Loan

Borja Baston (Malaga) Loan

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Jordi Amat (Real Betis) Loan

Connor Roberts (Middlesbrough) Loan

Keston Davies (Yeovil) Loan

Franck Tabanou (Released)

Gerhard Tremmel (Released)

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Marvin Emnes (Released)

Owain Jones (Released)

Tom Dyson (Released)

Tom Holland  (Released)

 

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  1. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

 

ARRIVAL:

 

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DEPARTURE:
Kyle Walker (Manchester City) £50m

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Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke) £16.8m

Clinton Njie (Marseille) £8m

Luke McGee (Portsmouth) Undisclosed

Federico Fazio (Roma) Undisclosed

Connor Ogilvie (Gillingham) Loan

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Filip Lesniak (Released)

Tom McDermott (Released)

Joe Muscatt (Released)

Charlie Owens (Released)

Zenon Stylianides (Released)

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  1. WATFORD

 

ARRIVAL:
Will Hughes (Derby) £8m

Tom Cleverley (Everton) Undisclosed

Daniel Bachmann (Stoke) Free

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Kiko Femenia (Alaves) Free

 

DEPARTURE:

 

Mario Suarez (Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng FC) Undisclosed

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Dennon Lewis (Crawley) Loan

Rene Gilmartin (Colchester) Free

Mathias Ranegie (Released)

Ola Adeyemo (Released)

Charlie Bannister (Released)

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Ogo Obi (Released)

Rhyle Ovenden (Released)

 

 

  1. WEST BROMWICH ALBION

 

ARRIVAL:
Jay Rodriguez (Southampton) £12m

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Yuning Zhang (Vitesse) Undisclosed

Ahmed Hegazi (Al Ahly) Loan

 

DEPARTURE:

 

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Darren Fletcher (Stoke) Free

Sebastien Pocognoli (Standard Liege) Free

Yuning Zhang (Werder Bremen) Loan

Daniel Barbir (Released)

Zachary Elbouzedi (Released)

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Callam Jones (Released)

Jack Rose (Released)

Andre Wright (Released)

 

 

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  1. WEST HAM UNITED

 

ARRIVAL:

 

Javier Hernandez (Bayer Leverkusen) £16m

Pablo Zabaleta (Man City) Free

Joe Hart (Man City) Loan

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DEPARTURE:
Enner Valencia (Tigres) £5m

Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough) £4m

Havard Nordtveit (Hoffenheim) Undisclosed

George Dobson (Sparta Rotterdam) Undisclosed

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Reece Oxford (Borussia Monchengladbach) Loan

Stephen Hendrie (Southed) Free

Sam Howes (Released)

Sam Ford (Released)

Kyle Knoyle (Released)

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Sam Westley (Released)

Alvaro Arbeloa (Retired)

 

 

 

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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Enugu Rangers vs Bendel Insurance: A Historic President Federation Cup Clash

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The star match of the President Federation Cup Round of 16 is the potentially epic confrontation of Enugu Rangers and Bendel Insurance.

The history of the Nigerian National Cup is littered with the epic duels of the two who have three times contested the final matches in 1978, 1981 and recently in 2023.

They clash again four steps before the final match. The two teams were involved in two of the most memorable final matches of Nigeria’s Cup competition in its 80-year history, with honours shared in 1978 and 1981.

The Benin Arsenal tore apart the form books to shock the nation’s football fraternity by spanking Rangers 3-0 in the final in Lagos in 1978, but the Flying Antelopes somewhat repaid the compliment with a 2-0 win at the same venue in 1981.

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The setting for this Round of 16 clash is also in Lagos, though a different venue. But fireworks are expected by the waterfront from two teams aspiring for continental football.

Two-time CAF Champions League winners Enyimba FC, who eliminated Cup holders El-Kanemi Warriors in the Round of 32, will take on Abakaliki FC at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba.

Nasarawa United and Bayelsa United will square up to each other in the university town of Anyigba, while Warri Wolves and Wikki Tourists battle things out in the Federal Capital, Abuja.

Two great entertainers, Ikorodu City and Beyond Limits will be at each other’s jugular at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, where Solution FC will tango with Kwara United in an earlier game. Plateau United will confront Osun United in Anyigba.

 Akwa United and Inter Lagos are at loggerheads in Abuja.       

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Round of 16 fixtures (Men) on Wednesday

  • Enyimba FC (Abia) Vs Abakaliki FC (Ebonyi) – Asaba – 4pm
  • Nasarawa United (Nasarawa) Vs Bayelsa United (Bayelsa) – Anyigba 10am
  • Warri Wolves (Delta) Vs Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) – Area 3 Abuja – 1 pm
  • Ikorodu City (Lagos) Vs Beyond Limits (Ogun) – Benin City – 4 pm
  • Akwa United (Akwa Ibom) Vs Inter Lagos (Lagos) – Area 3 Abuja – 4 pm
  • Solution FC (Anambra) Vs Kwara United (Kwara) – Benin City – – 10 am
  • Plateau United (Plateau) Vs Osun United (Osun) – Anyigba – 1 pm
  • Bendel Insurance (Edo) Vs Rangers Int’l (Enugu) – MJA Lagos – 4 pm

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Key Upgrades at Mohammed V Complex for Upcoming AFCON 2025

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The Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca, which underwent a significant renovation, reopened on Saturday as Wydad and Raja played to a 1-1 draw during the 26th matchday of the Botola Pro D1 “Inwi” football league.

The stadium is one of the designated venues for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations holding in December.

The redevelopment project of the iconic stadium in Morocco’s economic capital is part of the broader program to upgrade sports venues in preparation for upcoming major sporting events, notably the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Launched in March 2024 and completed in March 2025, the works included, according to the National Agency for Public Facilities (ANEP), the replacement of 45,000 seats in this temple of Moroccan football, the upgrading of the press stand, sound system, video surveillance, and access control systems.

The renovations also covered the development of four changing rooms and warm-up areas, the creation of a mixed zone and a new central players’ tunnel, the replacement of the turf with the latest-generation hybrid grass, refurbishment of the athletics track, lighting upgrades, and replacement of the advertising screens.

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Additionally, the project involved the construction of a regulation building to manage and fully separate different access flows, the development of a new ramp for team buses, VIP and VVIP parking areas, and the TV compound.

The works also included the renovation of VIP and media lounges, the construction of a new press conference room, the creation of private boxes, the upgrading of restrooms, food and beverage areas, and public infirmaries, as well as an increase in the number of gates and access control points.

Outside the stadium, the renovations focused on the refurbishment of sidewalks and green spaces, upgrading of exterior lighting, renovation of the surrounding fence, and refurbishment of the annex area.

Officially inaugurated in 1955, the Mohammed V Sports Complex has hosted the greatest sporting events and tournaments in the Kingdom. Morocco, a true land of sports and athletes, is increasingly positioning itself as a leader in the sports sector—not only in Africa but also on the global stage.

Indeed, under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Morocco is pursuing an ambitious policy of developing its sports infrastructure in preparation for hosting the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which it will co-host with Spain and Portugal.

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This proactive strategy aims to meet the international standards required by FIFA and CAF, while strengthening Morocco’s position as a continental, regional, and global sports hub.

In this regard, Morocco continues to invest heavily in its sports infrastructure to host large-scale international events such as the AFCON and the 2030 World Cup.

Ongoing projects include the construction of the Hassan II Stadium in Benslimane, the reconstruction of the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat, and the expansion and upgrading of the Grand Stade of Tangier in accordance with FIFA’s specifications.

The rehabilitation of the main stadiums in Fez, Marrakech, and Agadir is also underway, initially to meet CAF standards, followed by a second phase aimed at aligning with FIFA’s requirements. Studies for this second phase are already complete, with work scheduled to begin right after AFCON 2025.

Finally, ongoing efforts also include the reconstruction of the Al Barid Stadium and the Prince Héritier Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat.

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LA28 to award most Olympic medals

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The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will feature 351 medal events —22 more than at Paris 2024— the International Olympic Committee Executive Board confirmed this week in a press conference in Lausanne. 

The Executive Board has approved the event programme and athlete quotas for the LA Games, with gender equality in mind. For the first time, all team sports will have at least the same number of women’s teams as men’s teams. The LA28 programme also added 698 quotas for the five sports proposed by the LA28 Organising Committee (baseball/softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse and squash), in addition to the core athlete quota of 10,500.

“We are opening the door for more athletes to compete, win, and live out their Olympic dream at the LA28 Games where athletes have always been, and always will be, the heart of the Games. 

“We are proud to champion an athlete-centric vision that celebrates excellence and the unifying spirit of the Olympic Movement,” LA28 Chief Athlete Officer, Janet Evans, said in the organisation’s official press release.

New medal opportunities

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In addition to the new sports set to debut at the Los Angeles Games, exciting new podium opportunities will be available for the established sports on the Olympic programme.

Coastal rowing will debut at the Games with the women’s solo, men’s solo and mixed double sculls in Beach Sprints, which will see competitors sprint across the sand, before navigating waves and surf for the top prize. 

Also making a splash are swimming’s fast-paced 50m distance swim and water polo. There will be six additional medal opportunities for the fastest swimmers in the world with the women’s and men’s 50-metre competitions in backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. The women’s water polo tournament will expand to 12 teams, matching the men’s —making it gender-equal for the first time at the Games. 

Sport climbing also gained two medal opportunities by separating a previously combined event and creating three distinct medal events: speed, boulder and lead. The sport will have a total quota of 76 athletes (38 women and 38 men).

“From the very beginning of our Olympic journey, we have always had the target of three sets of medals for our athletes. Each of our disciplines has its own unique strengths, and now everyone will see these at LA28,” IFSC President Marco Scolaris said in the federation’s press release.

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While the medal events will stay the same, basketball 3×3 will also expand to include 12 teams per gender, from eight teams at the previous Olympics. This expansion reflects the sport’s growth over recent years and further highlights the sport’s global appeal and development.

“The additional quota allows more National Federations and players from all around the world to dream that they can make it from the streets to the Olympics. Los Angeles is one of the world’s most iconic basketball cities and has a thriving 3×3 basketball culture. We are very excited to be once again at the heart of a vibrant, urban sport festival atmosphere during the Games,”said FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis, according to FIBA’s press release.

Spotlight on women’s sport

Just weeks after boxing was approved for the Olympic programme after its controversial run at the Paris Games, the sport is set to achieve full parity at the next Olympics with an additional weight class added to the women’s competition: resulting in seven weight classes for both the women’s and men’s tournaments.

Women’s football will be showcased in LA28, with a record 16 teams, while adjusting the men’s tournament to 12 teams to maintain the overall tournament size consistent with previous Olympic Games.

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“We’ve seen incredible growth in women’s participation in team sport and in popularity and visibility in women’s team sport, with football being an absolute leader in that regard,” The IOC’s Kit McConnell said. “Women’s football and men’s football have been hugely successful in the Olympic Games in terms of ticketing and broadcast audiences, and media coverage around the world. And what better place to increase the number of women’s teams than the USA itself?”

More mixed-teams

Six new mixed-gender team events will be part of the competition in Los Angeles. Compound archery will be at the Olympic Games in the form of a mixed-team event. It joins the five recurve events currently in the programme. 

Athletics will feature a mixed 4x100m, becoming the second mixed-gender event in the sport, joining the 4x400m relay. Golf, table tennis and artistic gymnastics will also add a mixed-team event at LA28.

Overall, the LA28 programme will bring together 10,500 Olympians across the 31 sports on the initial sports program, with up to 700 more athletes competing in the five new sports proposed by LA28 and added to the Olympic sports programme by the IOC.

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