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Four football officials have been given lifetime bans after accepting a bribe of just $20, in what seem to be one of the most extraordinary match-fixing scandals ever seen. The incident took place in Malawi, southeastern Africa, in a national cup match between Nchalo United and Chitipa United. The four officials were instructed to fix a match, however, the team they accepted the bribe from lost the tie and they were forced to pay back $15, leaving the guilty officials with just $5 to share between the four of them. Referee Aziz Nyirenda, as well as assistant referees Limbani Chisambi and Stephano Gomani, and fourth official Jimmy Phiri, were found guilty by the Malawian referees association after the team they accepted the bribe from, Nchalo United, lost in a penalty shootout. So far there have been no charges brought to Nchalo United, however, there is a case against the team pending. One of the assistant referees found guilty of match-fixing, Limbani Chisambi, claimed: “I neve...

Two people were killed when a convoy of civilian vehicles hit landmines in northeast Nigeria, a driver and a local militia member said on Wednesday. Babakura Kolo, from the Civilian Joint Task Force helping the military with security, said the blasts happened at Koibe village on the Mafa to Dikwa road in Borno state. “In the first incident which occurred around 12:00 pm (1100 GMT) a car carrying five people hit a mine. Two people died and three others sustained injuries,” he told AFP. “Three minutes later a truck carrying passengers hit another explosive, resulting in the several injuries among the passengers. It is not clear how many people were wounded.” A driver who gave his name only as Umar corroborated the account. The vehicles were under military escort and heading from the Borno state capital to Dikwa 90 kilometres (50 miles) away at the time. Nigeria’s military has said roads are reopened to traffic in and out of Maiduguri but many routes still require escorts because ...

Foluke Daramola-Salako has spoken about Aliko Dangote’s humility - The Nollywood actress said the wealthiest man in Africa stood to greet her at an event Nollywood actress Foluke Daramola-Salako has spoken on how homely and humble Aliko Dangote is despite his status in the continent. Salako who was in total awe of the wealthiest man in Africa recalled a time they met and how warm he was towards her. They had met at Festus Keyamo’s event when he was made a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The event which took place on Sunday, September 24, at Victoria Island became a memorable one for the Yoruba actress who rained all sorts of praises on Dangote with the way he responded when Festus Keyamo introduced her to him. Foluke Daramola being introduced to Aliko Dangote at an event. Source: Laila's Blog. She said she was on her feet when she was introduced to him. To her utmost surprise, Dangote stood up to greet her. It was hard for her to believe the wealthiest man in Afr...

UEFA Champions League tables after Wednesday ’s second round of games ( played , won , drawn, lost, goals for , goals against , points) : Group A Manchester United 2 2 0 0 7 1 6 Basel 2 1 0 1 5 3 3 CSKA Moscow 2 1 0 1 3 5 3 Benfica 2 0 0 2 1 7 0 Group B Paris SG 2 2 0 0 8 0 6 Bayern Munich 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 Celtic 2 1 0 1 3 5 3 Anderlecht 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 Group C Chelsea 2 2 0 0 8 1 6 Roma 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 Atletico Madrid 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 Qarabag 2 0 0 2 1 8 0 Group D Barcelona 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 Sporting Lisbon 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 Juventus 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 Olympiakos 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 Group E Sevilla 2 1 1 0 5 2 4 Liverpool 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 Spartak Moscow 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 Maribor 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 Group F Manchester City 2 2 0 0 6 0 6 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 Napoli 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 Feyenoord 2 0 0 2 1 7 0 Group G Besiktas 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 FC Porto 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 RB Leipzig 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 Monaco 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 Group H Tottenham 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 Real Madrid 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 Dortmund 2 0 0 2 ...