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Yahoo
an hour ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
🎥 A look back on Mané's debut Liverpool strike vs Arsenal
The pathway from RB Salzburg to greener pastures has proven reliable over recent years at the highest level in Europe, and Sadio Mané's journey is no different. After coming through the youth ranks at Senegalese production factory Génération Foot, Mané would break the continental plain with Metz before heading to Salzburg where he made head turns for two seasons, ultimately opening the Premier League door with Southampton. Advertisement Alongside the likes of Graziano Pelle, Dušan Tadić, and future Reds colleague Virgil van Dijk, Mané shone again, helping the south coast club finish seventh and sixth from 2014-16 before finally securing passage north to Anfield. And it was there that the Bambali-born winger would be molded into one of the best wingers in the world, hitting the ground running with a debut goal against Arsenal during a 4-3 away win to open the 2016-17 Premier League campaign. Picking up possession on the rightside touchline, Mané danced his way around Calum Chambers and Nacho Monreal before rifling his effort past Petr Cech in what would ultimately be the match-winner. Advertisement And the rest, as they say, is history. And plenty of it. 📸 AFP
The Sun
2 hours ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Sunderland to smash transfer record to sign Senegal star Habib Diarra as Jobe Bellingham's replacement
SUNDERLAND will smash their transfer record to sign Senegal star Habib Diarra as Jobe Bellingham's replacement. The Black Cats have agreed a deal with French side Strasbourg worth an initial £27million up front with a further £3.5m in add-ons for the 21-year-old midfielder. 1 A medical has been scheduled next week and personal terms are expected to be finalised without any expected hitches. Diarra showed his capabilities this month on the international stage when scoring for Senegal in their historic 3-1 victory over England at the City Ground. The 11-capped ace caught the eye under Liam Rosenior in Ligue 1 last term and helped them finish seventh. A host of Premier League clubs have been monitoring Diarra. The player's representatives have also held talks with fellow Prem new boys Leeds United while Everton and Brighton are also keen. Though Sunderland are confident they have won the race to sign him in a move that beats the previous £20m record fee they paid Roma for Enzo Le Fee last month. Meanwhile, Sunderland are also closing in on a deal for Polish international goalkeeper Marcin Bulka. The Nice shot stopper has his heart set on a move to England and negotiations between the two clubs are at an advanced stage. Bulka spent three years in Chelsea 's youth academy between 2016 and 2019. He failed to make a professional appearance before making a switch to Paris Saint-Germain. Christian Norgaard to Arsenal LATEST | Transfers Exposed
New York Times
3 hours ago
- Business
- New York Times
Sunderland set to sign Strasbourg's Habib Diarra in club-record transfer
Sunderland are set to sign midfielder Habib Diarra from Strasbourg in a club-record transfer. Sources, speaking on the basis of anonymity to protect relationships, say the fee will represent a record incoming for Sunderland and a club-high sale for Strasbourg. The 21-year-old has spent the entirety of his professional career at the Ligue 1 club, with whom he scored 10 goals across 99 first-team appearances. Advertisement The Senegal international, who scored in his nation's 3-1 friendly win over England earlier this month, is set to become Sunderland's most expensive ever signing after the £20m (€23.4m) arrival of Enzo Le Fee from Roma earlier this summer following a successful loan spell. The midfielder had also attracted from Sunderland's fellow newly-promoted rivals Leeds United, who The Athletic reported had lodged a bid of a bid of €26m (£22m) earlier in June. Diarra's arrival comes after Sunderland sold midfielder Jobe Bellingham to Borussia Dortmund in a deal worth up to €38m (£32m). Sunderland are back in the Premier League for the first time since 2017 having defeated Sheffield United in the promotion play-off final. (Sathire Kelpa/Eurasia)
Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
QPR addition on importance of morale and Reading 'family' during off-field crisis
Queens Park Rangers defender Amadou Mbengue has spoken about his time at Reading and the lesson he learnt during a turbulent three years at the club. The 23-year-old joined the Royals from Metz in 2022 and suffered relegation in his first season, but 'Cheeseburger' has become a cult hero in Berkshire for his on-field commitment and personality. Advertisement From his post-match orchestrating of the crowd to spending time in Club 1871 for a game when injured, few players have left the legacy the Senegal Under-21 international has in a little over a century of appearances. Signing a long-term deal at Loftus Road after turning down a new contract with the Royals, Mbengue has spoken out about the difficulties of the situation at Reading during his time, with the club mired in financial difficulties for almost the entirety of his spell. From being paid late to almost having the training ground sold from under their feet, it has been no smooth journey for the versatile defender. However, Mbengue believes squad morale and friendship is what got them through the tough times to finish seventh in League One last year. Advertisement "It's [morale] really important," he told "In situations like that, you need to be together as a family. I learnt a lot of things in that situation. "As a family, when you pull everything together, it is much better than doing things by yourself. It was important to be in good spirits and on the same page." Mbengue's exit came on the same day as striker Jayden Wareham, who signed a two-year deal at League One side Exeter City.
Zawya
a day ago
- General
- Zawya
"West Africa has the potential to sustainably transform its food systems," says Ms. Bintia Stephen-Tchicaya, Acting Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Subregional Coordinator for West Africa
The 2025 Regional Report on Food and Nutrition Security in the Sahel and West Africa, reveals that nearly 52 million people in the region are affected by food insecurity. In an interview with the African Press Agency (APA news), Ms. Bintia Stephen-Tchicaya, Acting Subregional Coordinator of the FAO Office for West Africa said that despite the alarming figures reported, "the region has all it takes to sustainably transform its food systems," said. Recently appointed to head the office overseeing 15 West African country programs, she focuses on innovation, resilience, and inclusion to address the structural and cyclical challenges facing West African agriculture. During the interview, Ms. Tchicaya presented the priorities of her mandate. She outlined her vision and ambition for the subregion to "build more inclusive, sustainable, competitive, and nutrition-sensitive food systems, based on the "Four Betters" strategy promoted by the FAO: better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life." She also emphasized that despite the combined effects of conflict, climate change, and economic volatility, viable solutions can be found. These include participatory approaches such as Farmer Field Schools (FFS), support for nutrition-sensitive agricultural policies, and the implementation of green hubs as part of the Great Green Wall initiative. "In Senegal, for example, we contributed to updating the agro-sylvo-pastoral orientation law, which now includes the fisheries sector, food systems and the climate change dimension," she explained. "On the operational front, FAO has developed participatory approaches such as Farmer Field Schools and Dimitra clubs, which after years of implementation, have proven effective in driving behavior change and strong community engagement. These approaches are now being scaled up by the government and civil society organizations', she said, adding 'On the environmental front, the FAO supports the Senegalese government in implementing the Reforestation Agency and the Great Green Wall program, a bold initiative aiming to establish seventy resilient green hubs across arid and semi-arid areas between 2023 and 2032.' Faced with the decline in traditional funding, Ms. Stephen-Tchicaya calls for increased and diversified resource mobilization, focusing on: "Public-Private Partnerships, a multi-donor approach, climate and green financing, strengthened engagement with non-traditional donors (emerging countries, philanthropic foundations, regional financial institutions), increased inter-agency cooperation, community and civil society involvement, as well as South-South and triangular cooperation." Ms. Stephen-Tchicaya also emphasized FAO's strategic role in strengthening early warning systems, supporting agricultural governance, and using digital technologies and artificial intelligence to increase productivity, improve livestock traceability, and combat livestock theft, a phenomenon that is on the rise in the region. "FAO actively contributes to surveillance and early warning, particularly in the area of food security, through its participation in the regional system for the prevention and management of food crises (PREGEC), coordinated by the CILSS. FAO also has tools such as the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS), which enables precise monitoring of the agricultural season and provides harvest forecasts. FAO will continue this support while investing more in disaster risk prevention and reduction, particularly through anticipatory actions implemented before crises worsen. FAO's true added value in the region lies in this connection between early warning and rapid response.' Furthermore, Ms. Tchicaya emphasized the importance of digital solutions for securing pastoral livelihoods: "We are convinced that the digitalization of the livestock sector constitutes an innovative and essential solution to protect pastoralists in the face of this unprecedented phenomenon in West Africa," she argued. In her closing remarks, Ms. Tchicaya issued a strong call for collective mobilization. "We must act together—governments, technical and financial partners, the private sector, and civil society—to build resilient and sustainable food systems that meet the aspirations of West African populations," she pleaded. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): Regional Office for Africa.
