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Liverpool and Chelsea set Istanbul afire for 2019 UEFA SuperCup

Champions League winners; Liverpool and their Europa League counterpart; Chelsea will be contesting in the first all-English UEFA Super Cup final Tonight in Istanbul, Turkey.

The showpiece match is the season opener for European competitions as the English rivals will be aiming to dethrone reigning champions Atletico Madrid who defeated LaLiga rivals Real Madrid in Tallinn last season.

This is the Second time since 2008 that a Spanish team will be absent in UEFA SuperCup

The Premier League has not had a Super Cup champion since Liverpool beat CSKA Moscow in 2005, but that is set to change tonight – when an English side will get their hands on the trophy for the eighth time.
The Reds currently have three wins to their name in this fixture, having featured five times in the competition.

Liverpool won in 1977 (vs Hamburg) and 2005 (CSKA Moscow) as European champions and in 2001 (vs Bayern Munich) as UEFA Cup holders.

Chelsea will be competing in their fourth UEFA Super Cup final match this week, and will be looking to add to their solitary win against Real Madrid in 1998, under new Coach; Frank Lampard, twice a losing finalist as a player with the Blues in 2012 (vs Atletico Madrid) and 2013 (vs Bayern Munich).
Lampard will be hoping he can lift his first silverware as Chelsea head coach if they can overcome their domestic rivals in Turkey.

August 14, 2019 El-Zakzaky decries state of Indian Hospital, seeks  return to Nigeria.

El-Zakzaky decries state of Indian Hospital, seeks return to Nigeria.

Shi’ite leader Ibraheem El-Zakzaky has alleged in a Viral audio that the conditions at the Indian hospital he was taken to is worse than that of Nigeria, and as a result intends to return to Nigeria.

The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), was flown to India on Monday following a Kaduna court order to allow him and his wife seek treatment abroad.

He had requested to be allowed to travel to India for advanced medical treatment following the deterioration of his health and that of his wife, Zeenah, in detention where they had been since 2015.

In the audio, Mr El-Zakzaky accused the Nigerian government of frustrating his medical treatment in India. Speaking in Hausa, he said the situation at the Medanta Hospital, New Delhi is “pathetic and worrisome situation.”

“The hospital officials received us well they told us that they parked two ambulance vehicles, deceiving the crowd while taking us out through another way, saying that it was for our own safety.

“On getting to the hospital, we are placed under a tighter security situation worse than what we have been witnessed in Nigeria. We are currently more confined than when we were in Nigeria, worse than prison setting.

“Contrary to what was agreed before our arrival, that our own personal doctors would supervise this treatment. Now they’ve changed the arrangement. So, we objected receiving treatment from strange doctors without the supervision of our own trusted physicians,’’ he noted.

In the audio, the IMN leader said he wants to return to Nigeria to source for a reliable and trusted hospital among those countries which include Malaysia and Turkey that have offerred help.

August 5, 2019 Harry Maguire Pens Emotional tweet to Leicester City Fans on Completing Manchester Move.

Harry Maguire Pens Emotional tweet to Leicester City Fans on Completing Manchester Move.

After concluding his record transfer to Manchester United, Harry Maguire has penned an emotional tweet to Leicester City Management and Fans.

Manchester United have paid a world-record fee for a defender to sign Harry Maguire from Leicester City. Maguire moves to United on a six-year deal with an option for a seventh year, for a fee understood to be around £80m.

“I am delighted to have signed for this great club,” Maguire said after completing his move to the red side of Manchester.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Leicester and would like to thank everyone at the club, and the fans, for their fantastic support over the past two seasons. However, when Manchester United come knocking on your door, it is an incredible opportunity.

“From my conversations with the manager, I am excited about the vision and plans he has for the team. It’s clear to see that Ole is building a team to win trophies. I am now looking forward to meeting my new team-mates and getting the season started.”

England centre-back Maguire has been Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s prime transfer target to reinforce United’s defence this summer.

“He is a great reader of the game and has a strong presence on the pitch, with the ability to remain calm under pressure – coupled with his composure on the ball and a huge presence in both boxes – I can see he will fit well into this group both on and off the pitch.
Maguire was in Manchester over the weekend to complete the final details of his transfer and meet with Solskjaer and his new team-mates at the club’s Carrington training ground on Sunday.

The 26-year-old was Formally unveiled as a Manchester United player on Monday and could make his debut for his new club when Chelsea visit Old Trafford

Court in Kaduna Grants El-Zakzaky Bail

The High Court sitting in Kaduna State has granted the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife Zeenat, leave to seek medical attention in India.

In its Monday Ruling, the court ordered that the IMN leader and his wife be accompanied abroad by officials of the Kaduna State government. The presiding judge, Justice Darius Khobo ruled that El-Zakzaky and his wife should proceed to India for medical treatment.

He, however, did not give any time frame as to how long they will stay in India. No date has been fixed for the defendants to embark on the medical trip.

Counsel to the Kaduna State government, Dari Bayero, said the prosecution team would go back and study the judgement to see if there were grounds for appeal. Counsel to the El-Zakzakys, Mr Femi Falana, however, clarified the ruling of the cour saying , the judgement is just to grant the IMN leader and his wife leave to seek medical attention abroad and not an outright bail The trial of El-Zakzaky and his wife is expected to resume as soon as they return from their medical treatment.

Mr Falana, a human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, filed the application on behalf of his clients on July 18, 2019

You will recall that El-Zakzaky and his wife are facing an eight-count of culpable homicide, unlawful assembly, disturbance of public peace, charges which were filed against them by the Kaduna State Government and the duo were first arraigned in May 2018.

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