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Lines stretch across America (NYT) Millions of people across the country are risking their health to wait in tense, sometimes desperate, new lines for basic needs as the economic toll of the virus grips the country. In cars and on foot, they are snapping on masks and waiting for hours to stock up on groceries, file for unemployment assistance, cast their ballots and pick up boxes of donated food. The lines stretch around blocks and clog two-lane highways. In western Pennsylvania, cars stacked up for miles on Monday as hundreds of people waited to collect a week’s worth of groceries from the Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Outside Miami, some of the 16 million Americans who have lost their jobs over the past few weeks snaked around a library on Tuesday, waiting to pick up a paper application for unemployment benefits. “It was people, people, people,” one person waiting in line said.
Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules (AP) As the coronavirus pandemic throws millions out of work and devastates economies worldwide, governments are struggling with the dilemma between keeping people safe from a highly contagious virus and making sure they can still make a living. Workers in some nonessential industries were returning to their jobs Monday in Spain, one of the hardest hit countries in the coronavirus pandemic, while in South Korea, officials were warning that hard-earned progress fighting the virus could be eroded by new infections as restrictions ease. The decisions are more complicated because each nation is on its own coronavirus arc, with places like Britain, Japan and parts of the United States still seeing increasing deaths or infections; France and New York hoping they are stabilizing at a high plateau of deaths; and hard-hit nations like Italy and Spain seeing declines in the rates of new deaths and infections.
Virus-era decisions: Way too many (AP) Should you wash your hands? Are you going out to get the mail? Should you touch the mailbox? Should you touch the mail? Should you clean the mail? Should you take a walk? Should you wear a mask? What about gloves? What about neighbors--stay six feet away? Ten? Will they approach? What will you do? Will you be standoffish, or laugh it off? Should you go to the supermarket? Should you wipe down the groceries? What if you run out of wipes? Should you stop to get gas? Should you wear gloves at the pump? Should you douse your credit card in sanitizer after sticking it in the slot? Should you remove the gloves before you handle your steering wheel? Should you throw the gloves on the car floor or use the gas station trash can? Are you overreacting? Are you under-reacting? Should you wash your hands again? Not only do tiny decisions matter more, but they must be repeated--contemplated again and again--and they are changing daily. It can be exhausting.
Millions of public school students will suffer from school closures, education leaders have concluded (Washington Post) Only weeks after the coronavirus pandemic forced American schools online, education leaders across the country have concluded that millions of children’s learning will be severely stunted, and are planning unprecedented steps to help them catch up. In Miami, school will extend into the summer and start earlier in the fall, at least for some students. In Cleveland, schools may shrink the curriculum to cover only core subjects. In Columbia, Mo., this year’s lessons will be woven into next year’s. Some experts suggest holding back more kids, a controversial idea, while others propose a half-grade step-up for some students, an unconventional one. A national teachers union is proposing a massive national summer school program. “We have to have a recovery plan for education,” said Eric Gordon, chief executive for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. “I’m really worried that people think schools and colleges just flipped to digital and everything’s fine and we can just return to normal. That’s simply not the case.”
Violent storms, tornadoes shift to East Coast after leaving at least 21 dead, 1.3 million without power (Washington Post) At least 21 people were killed and dozens were injured after a swarm of destructive tornadoes and damaging winds tore across the South on Easter Sunday. Violent storms brought more than 400 reports of severe weather, including 360 reports of wind damage and dozens of tornadoes associated with a powerful storm system barreling across the country. Power was knocked out to 1.3 million customers between Texas and Pennsylvania. The workweek began with yet another day of dangerous weather, a continuous line of strong to severe storms stretching more than 700 miles from the Gulf Coast to the Mid-Atlantic on Monday morning. The Northeast was bracing for widespread damaging winds on Monday afternoon and evening.
Mexico President Faces Threats of Tax Revolts in Some States (Bloomberg) Mexico’s president is facing threats from some state business chambers to withhold taxes to protest the government’s refusal to provide aid to offset the impact of the lockdown, Reforma reported on Sunday. The protests by business groups follow complaints by governors from the states of Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Coahuila and Jalisco, who claim their states’ economic activity accounts for a bigger share of federal tax revenue than they get back from government transfers. Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro threatened to pull out of an agreement to provide tax revenue if the concerns of businesses were not heeded. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has refused to promise fiscal aid to companies affected by shutdowns as a result of the pandemic and has focused his economic response on using existing cash aid programs to the poor, as well as providing 2 million $1,000 loans to small businesses. Data on Sunday showed Mexico has lost more than 130,500 jobs in March and some economists see the country sinking into an even deeper recession than a devastating crisis in the mid-1990s.
Promising ‘better days,’ Macron extends France’s lockdown until May 11 (Reuters) French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced he was extending a virtual lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak until May 11, adding that progress had been made but the battle not yet won.
In India, Coronavirus Fans Religious Hatred (NYT) After India’s health ministry repeatedly blamed an Islamic seminary for spreading the coronavirus--and governing party officials spoke of “human bombs” and “corona jihad”--a spree of anti-Muslim attacks has broken out across the country. Young Muslim men who were passing out food to the poor were assaulted with cricket bats. Other Muslims have been beaten up, nearly lynched, run out of their neighborhoods or attacked in mosques, branded as virus spreaders. In Punjab State, loudspeakers at Sikh temples broadcast messages telling people not to buy milk from Muslim dairy farmers because it was infected with coronavirus. Here in India, no other group has been demonized more than the country’s 200 million Muslims, minorities in a Hindu-dominated land of 1.3 billion people.
China new cases rise to highest since beginning of March (Foreign Policy) China recorded its biggest rise in coronavirus infections in the past six weeks, as 108 new cases were reported yesterday. China’s Health Commission said that 98 of those cases involved someone entering China from another country. Just last week, China began reopening the city of Wuhan, where the outbreak began.
As Ramadan approaches, coronavirus continues to unsettle the Middle East (Washington Post) The number of coronavirus cases and fatalities rose Monday across the Middle East as health ministries in the region went through the now near-daily ritual of announcing their latest death tolls. In Iran, the hardest-hit country, authorities said that the number of fatalities had risen to 4,585, with 111 new deaths and 1,617 new cases identified in the last 24 hours. Oman announced 128 new cases, and Morocco 85, with 2 fatalities. Curfews or near-total lockdowns have been imposed across much of the region. For many governments, a key question now is what to do about Ramadan, the Islamic holy month due to start in late April that would normally see group gatherings each night inside houses and out on city streets.
Nigerians shake off coronavirus lockdown boredom with group exercise (Reuters) The bored and the brave have taken over the six-lane highways of Nigeria’s capital, now on coronavirus lockdown. Vehicles in Abuja are mostly gone. In their place: hundreds of people doing group workouts with little concern for a disease that has so far killed 10 and infected 300 in Nigeria. “Since the lockdown, we are just at home doing nothing, no work, no food, nothing, nothing, so we decided to come and exercise our body instead of us sitting at home and just getting fat,” said Akinyemi Busayo, a trader, who was doing aerobics and other exercises in a group. Behind Busayo, dozens of people lined a footbridge spanning one of Abuja’s massive highways, doing sit-ups as a stream of runners jogged between them.
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Morocco Largest African Beneficiary of France’s AFD Funding
Morocco Largest African Beneficiary of France’s AFD Funding
AFD’s country manager for Morocco, Pascal Collange.
Rabat – As a testament to the strong political and economic relations between Morocco and France, the French Development Agency (AFD) announced that Morocco receives the bulk of the agency’s funding in Africa, with €2.9 billion as of October 15, 2018.
In 2017, AFD provided Morocco with €431 million in loans for project funding, AFD’s country…
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African Champions on European grounds
After a long exceptional season that witnessed long stoppage in some countries, and even cancelling competitions in others because of COVID-19 pandemic, finally the 2019-20 season of European football was concluded, with some African players leaving their mark with their respective teams.
CAFOnline.com takes a look on some African footballers who had champions’ medals with their European sides this season.
Austria
League & Cup: Red Bull Salzburg
Six African players won the domestic double with Red Bull Salzburg this season. Cameroonian defender Jerome Onguene, Ghanaian midfielder Majeed Ashimeru, Malian duet Sekou Koita and Mohamed Camara, and Zambian pair of Enock Mwepu and Patson Daka all played roles in seeing the Salzburg based side winning Austrian Bundesliga and The ÖFB-Cup.
But it was Daka who grabbed all attention. The 21 years old Zambian scored 24 goals in the Bundesliga, coming second in top scorers chart. He added two more in the cup to cap a remarkable season.
Belgium
League: Club Brugge
The Belgian First Division A season was cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak, but it was decided that Club Brugge would be handed the title, having topped the charts with 70 points, 15 more than second-placed Gent when the season was annulled.
A total of 11 African players had the champions’ medals with Brugge, including Senegalese quartet of Amdou Sagna, Krepin Diatta, Mbaye Diagne and Youssouph Badji, Ivoirian duo Simon Deli and Odilon Kossounou, and Nigerian duet David Okereke and Emmanuel Dennis. The others are Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco), Percy Tau (South Africa) and Clinton Mata (Angola).
Cup: Antwerp
Royal Antwerp win Belgian Cup for the third time in their history; claiming their first trophy since 1992. Eight African players participated in the campaign, led by DR Congo prolific forward Dieumerci Mbokani. The others were his compatriot Luet Ava Dongo, Cameroon trio Didier Lamkel Ze, Frank Boya and Martin Hongla, Senegal duo Abdoulaye Seck and Amara Baby, and Nigerian Junior Pius.
England
League: Liverpool
The Reds ended a 30 years drought when they won their 19th English Premier League title this season. Under the guidance of Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool finished the season on top, securing the title with seven games to spare.
As usual in the past couple of seasons, Liverpool are thankful to the efforts of their top stars, including Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Senegal’s Sadio Mane. Naby Keita (Guinea) and Joel Matip (Cameroon) complete the Africans in the Champions’ lineup.
Salah scored 19 goals, one more than Mane in the League. The African Liverpool quartet capped an amazing season that saw The Reds also winning UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
Cup: Arsenal
The Gunners extended their record in FA Cup-winning their 14th title this season. Arsenal had two Africans in their winning squad, including Gabonese skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameuang and Ivoirian Nicolas Pepe.
Aubameyang was undoubtedly Arsenal’s hero, having scored a brace in the semifinal and another in the final, guiding Mikel Arteta’s side to their season-saving title.
France
League & Cup: Paris Saint Germain
The French League (Ligue 1) was the first of the top European leagues to be annulled because of COVID-19 pandemic. The title was handed on points per game (PPG) rule to Paris Saint Germain (PSG) who were topping the charts when the league was stopped.
PSG completed the domestic double by adding French Cup later on in the season. Two African players claimed the double with PSG in the form of Senegal’s Idrissa Gueya and Cameroon’s Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
Greece
League: Olympiacos
Olympiacos extended their record in Greek Super League, winning their 45th title this season. On their road to glory, 9 African players took part with the Red Whites, although some of them only appeared in the first half of the season.
Algerian duo Hillal Soudani and Yassine Benzia, Senegal’s duet Ousseynou Ba and Pape Abou Cisse, along with Mady Camara (Guinea), Youssef El Arabi (Morocco), Ahmed Hassan “Koka” (Egypt), Yassine Meriah (Tunisia) and Bruno Gaspar (Angola) all helped Olympiacos to the title.
Italy
Cup: Napoli
Napoli secured their sixth Coppa Italia title and their first since 2014. The Italian south side had two African defenders taking part in their victorious campaign, in the form of Senegal’s Kalidou Koulibaly and Algeria’s Faouzi Ghoulam.
Portugal
League & Cup: Porto
It was a remarkable season for FC Porto who claimed the domestic double securing Portuguese League and Cup titles. The Dragons had six African players playing their role in their victorious season, including Senegalese goalkeeper Mouhamed Mbaye, his compatriot Mamadou Loum, Mali’s Moussa Marega, Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar, Cape Verde’s Ze Luis and DR Congo’s defender Chancel Mbemba, who had a glorious season finale scoring a brace in the Cup final to see Porto completing the double.
Scotland
League: Celtic
Celtic won their 51st Scottish Premier League title, the ninth in a row, on points per game (PPG) rule due to seeing the season annulled because of COVID-19 pandemic. Celtic were on top with 80 points from 30 games, 13 more than arch-rivals Rangers.
Ivoirian forward Vakoun Issouf Bayo took place in The Celts campaign, scoring twice in 16 appearances, while his compatriot Ismaila Soro who joined in January didn’t feature in any game.
Switzerland
League: Young Boys
As Young Boys retained their Swiss Super League title, winning it for the 14th time in their history, they had five African players taking place on the road to glory. Cameroonian forward Jean-Pierre Nsame was their top hit, scoring 32 goals in as many matches and finishing the season as league’s top scorer. The others are Nsame’s compatriot Nicolas Moumi Nfamaleu, Guinea’s Mohamed Camara, DR Congo’s Meschak Elia, and Cote d’Ivoire’s Roger Assale who was loaned to Spanish side Leganes in January.
Turkey
League: Istanbul Basaksehir
Istanbul Basaksehir celebrated their maiden Turkish League glory this season, winning 2019-20 Super Lig for the first time in their history. Basaksehir had three African players to thank in their glorious campaign, in the form of Senegal’s Demba Ba, Nigeria’s Azubuike Okechukwu and Cape Verde’s Carlos Ponck.
Cup: Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor won their 9th Turkish Cup title, with the help of African players including Morocco’s Manuel da Costa, Senegal’s Badou Ndiaye, Ghana’s Caleb Ekuban and Nigeria’s Anthony Nwakaeme. Nigerian duet John Obi Mikel and Ogenyi Onazi took part in some games before leaving the club in mid-season.
Ukraine
Cup: Dynamo Kyiv
Giants Dynamo Kyiv claimed their 12th Ukrainian Cup title, with Ghana’s Mohamed Kadiri and Nigerian Benito making the squad during the season.
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It's just as well for Southampton there's no truth to Sofiane Boufal exit report - opinion
This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…
The Daily Echo has reported that a story by L’Equipe (subscription required) that said Southampton attacker Sofiane Boufal was set to join Nice in a €10 (£9m) deal is wide of the mark, and it’s just as well for the south coast outfit.
What’s the word, then?
Well, L’Equipe reported late on Monday that the Ligue 1 outfit were in advanced negotiations with the Premier League side over a move for the Morocco international, with a transfer likely to be completed by the end of the week.
However, The Daily Echo said on Tuesday that the rumour linking the 25-year-old with a return to France isn’t true, and that he is expected to report for pre-season training following an extended break after his exertions for his county at the African Cup of Nations.
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The winger has just returned to St Mary’s following a season-long loan spell with La Liga club Celta Vigo, having fallen out with with former Saints boss Mark Hughes towards the end of the 2017/18 campaign.
Why is it just as well for Southampton?
To be frank, they shouldn’t be considering selling Boufal for that sum of money.
Southampton’s new man Moussa Djenepo divides opinion amongst fans in the video below…
Yes, he has had his issues since being in a red and white shirt and has ultimately failed to deliver on his £16m price tag with four goals and three assists in 59 appearances in all competitions, but to sell him for less than £10m would be downright wrong.
The African is a game-changer on his day and showed with his moment of magic against West Bromwich Albion exactly what he is capable of, while only Lionel Messi (185) completed more successful dribbles than his tally of 144 in La Liga last term, according to WhoScored.
In a day and age where Leicester City are demanding £80m for Harry Maguire, Southampton should be asking for far more than £9m for a talented player who is aged 25 and still has two years left on his contract at St Mary’s.
In truth, if that is the only offer and his head is right, they would be better off keeping him and giving him a second chance to prove that he can give something to Ralph Hasenhuttl, who is still yet to see him in action on the training pitch.
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Rony Lopes, Hakim Ziyech and Gerard Moreno
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Rony Lopes, Hakim Ziyech and Gerard Moreno
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Scouting Spotlight profiles players across Europe who have caught the eye. This week, Monaco’s rising star, an Ajax attacker and an Arsenal target starring in La Liga feature in our round up.
Rony Lopes — Monaco
Having progressed through the Benfica academy alongside Bernardo Silva, Lopes joined Manchester City in 2011 and made several appearances during a four-year spell in England. He moved to Monaco for a reported £9 million in 2015, but found his path to the first team blocked by his former youth teammate before Silva departed for Manchester last summer.
Playing style
Lopes was highlighted as a special talent by Patrick Vieira during the Frenchman’s coaching spell with City’s elite development squad, and the 22-year-old has continued to demonstrate his ability under Leonardo Jardim at Monaco.
A technical wide forward with devastating acceleration and impressive upper-body strength, Lopes is most frequently deployed as an inverted winger on the right of Jardim’s 4-2-3-1 system. The Brazilian-born attacker possesses excellent close control and awareness, constantly assessing his options to find the right pass or a direct route to goal.
Favouring his left foot, Lopes likes to bend shots towards the far post from the edge of the box. His decision-making is a little rushed at times, but he can dribble in-field or on the outside of the full-back, and is strong enough on his weaker foot to slide dangerous balls across the six-yard box.
Form
With 26 starts in all competitions, Lopes has proven himself to be an important player for Monaco this season. He has managed four goals and four assists in 24 Ligue 1 appearances, despite playing the full 90 minutes on only five occasions.
The forward has impressed most against an exciting young Lyon team who have rivalled Monaco for a Champions League place. He scored and set up another in a last-gasp 3-2 defeat to Bruno Genesio’s side in October and found the net when Lyon triumphed 3-2 again in the Coupe de France in January.
On Sunday Monaco finally gained revenge, claiming a 3-2 victory of their own at the Stade Louis II despite trailing 2-0 at one stage and being reduced to ten men in the first half following Keita Balde’s red card. Lopes scored a fine winning goal in the 88th minute, driving a left-footed half-volley across the goalkeeper and into the corner.
Where would he fit in?
It was assumed that Lopes would eventually earn a regular first-team role at City, having scored on his debut as a 17-year-old against Watford in the FA Cup.
Tottenham were reported to have rivalled Monaco for his signature in 2015, while there was interest in the Portugal international from Serie A last summer after he spent the season on loan at Lille. It now appears that Lopes’ immediate future lies at Monaco, however, with the youngster performing well in the starting XI and tied to the club until 2020.
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Hakim Ziyech — Ajax
An €11m signing from Twente in 2016, Ziyech helped Ajax finish as runners-up in the Eredivisie and Europa League last term. The midfielder declared his international allegiance to Morocco in 2015, and will play at the World Cup in Russia while his native Netherlands stay at home.
Playing style
A languid dribbler with exceptional vision, Ziyech roams across the midfield for Ajax, often finding space in wide areas to cause problems. The 24-year-old isn’t blessed with pace, but possesses remarkable balance and quick feet to protect the ball as he drives forward.
Ziyech’s greatest strength is his ability to play defence-splitting passes. He is adept at spotting his teammates’ runs in the final third, often sliding perfectly weighted through-balls inside the full-backs. Although a composed finisher inside the penalty area, he likes to shoot from distance, with almost three-quarters of his attempts in the Eredivisie this season coming from outside the box.
Form
Ziyech is one of the most productive attackers in the Netherlands, scoring 30 league goals in two years at Twente and claiming 27 assists over the same period. He led the assists chart in his first year at Ajax last season, creating more chances per game than any other player in the Eredivisie and laying on 11 goals.
Ziyech also claimed seven strikes of his own, and has contributed five goals and eight assists in the current campaign as Ajax look to rein in PSV Eindhoven at the top of the table. The Morocco international demonstrated his set-piece ability at the weekend, scoring a late free-kick to seal a 3-1 victory over NAC Breda.
Where would he fit in?
Everton, Arsenal and West Ham were all linked with Ziyech in 2016 before he chose Ajax as the next step in his career. Having maintained his impressive form at the Netherlands’ most decorated club, it has been reported that Liverpool are considering the 24-year-old as a potential replacement for Philippe Coutinho.
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Gerard Moreno — Espanyol
After climbing through the ranks at Villarreal, Gerard joined Espanyol in 2015 on a five-year contract. With 12 goals in 28 appearances this season, he is enjoying his best campaign to date.
Playing style
A busy left-footed striker, Gerard likes to drop deep to get involved in Espanyol’s build-up play. He is confident with the ball at his feet, twisting and turning away from his marker, and likes to defend from the front, pressing the opposition into making mistakes — a tactic he scored from recently in a 1-1 draw with Athletic Bilbao.
Gerard also has an eye for a killer pass, which he demonstrated with a brilliant assist for Leo Baptistao in Espanyol’s 2-0 Copa del Rey win over Levante. Around the box, the 25-year-old is proficient at finding space, sneaking between Barcelona’s defence to head home the opening goal in Sunday’s 1-1 derby draw.
Form
Gerard’s fine header against Barca was his ninth goal in 22 La Liga appearances this season as Espanyol fight to avoid being dragged into a relegation battle.
The striker’s goals have directly contributed to nine of the Catalan club’s 25 points, with winners against Real Betis and Getafe. Gerard’s strikes are usually typical of a penalty box poacher, displaying the positioning sense to profit from his teammates’ deliveries.
Where would he fit in?
In November, Espanyol extended Gerard’s contract until 2022, with Villarreal retaining 50 percent of the player’s rights as well as a buyback clause.
He was strongly linked to Arsenal in 2015 before leaving Villarreal, while Newcastle expressed an interest last summer. A €25m release clause will test any club that intends to make a bid.
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African footballers who had champions’ medals with their teams this season.
After a long exceptional season that witnessed long pause in some countries, and even canceling competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finally the 2019/20 season of European football was concluded, with some African players leaving their mark with their respective teams.
Below are the players and their teams celebrating
Cup: Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor won their 9th Turkish Cup title, with the help of African players including Morocco’s Manuel da Costa, Senegal’s Badou Ndiaye, Ghana’s Caleb Ekuban and Nigeria’s Anthony Nwakaeme. Nigerian duet John Obi Mikel and Ogenyi Onazi took part in some games before leaving the club in mid-season.
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Ukraine
Cup: Dynamo Kyiv
Giants Dynamo Kyiv claimed their 12th Ukrainian Cup title, with Ghana’s Mohamed Kadiri and Nigerian Benito making the squad during the season.
Photo @DynamoKyiv
Austria
League & Cup: Red Bull Salzburg
Six African players won the domestic double with Red Bull Salzburg this season. Cameroonian defender Jerome Onguene, Ghanaian midfielder Majeed Ashimeru, Malian duet Sekou Koita and Mohamed Camara, and Zambian pair of Enock Mwepu and Patson Daka all played roles in seeing the Salzburg based side winning Austrian Bundesliga and The ÖFB-Cup.
But it was Daka who grabbed all attention. The 21 years old Zambian scored 24 goals in the Bundesliga, coming second in top scorers chart. He added two more in the cup to cap a remarkable season.
Belgium
League: Club Brugge
The Belgian First Division A season was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but it was decided that Club Brugge would be handed the title, having topped the charts with 70 points, 15 more than second-placed Gent when the season was annulled.
A total of 11 African players had the champions’ medals with Brugge, including the Senegalese quartet of Amdou Sagna, Krepin Diatta, Mbaye Diagne, and Youssouph Badji, Ivoirian duo Simon Deli and Odilon Kossounou, and Nigerian duet David Okereke and Emmanuel Dennis. The others are Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco), Percy Tau (South Africa), and Clinton Mata (Angola).
Cup: Antwerp
Royal Antwerp win Belgian Cup for the third time in their history; claiming their first trophy since 1992. Eight African players participated in the campaign, led by DR Congo prolific forward Dieumerci Mbokani. The others were his compatriot Luet Ava Dongo, Cameroon trio Didier Lamkel Ze, Frank Boya and Martin Hongla, Senegal duo Abdoulaye Seck and Amara Baby, and Nigerian Junior Pius.
England
League: Liverpool
The Reds ended a 30 years drought when they won their 19th English Premier League title this season. Under the guidance of Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool finished the season on top, securing the title with seven games to spare.
As usual in the past couple of seasons, Liverpool are thankful to the efforts of their top stars, including Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Senegal’s Sadio Mane. Naby Keita (Guinea) and Joel Matip (Cameroon) complete the Africans in the Champions’ lineup.
Salah scored 19 goals, one more than Mane in the League. The African Liverpool quartet capped an amazing season that saw The Reds also winning UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
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Cup: Arsenal
The Gunners extended their record in FA Cup-winning their 14th title this season. Arsenal had two Africans in their winning squad, including Gabonese skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameuang and Ivoirian Nicolas Pepe.
Aubameyang was undoubtedly Arsenal’s hero, having scored a brace in the semifinal and another in the final, guiding Mikel Arteta’s side to their season-saving title.
France
League & Cup: Paris Saint Germain
The French League (Ligue 1) was the first of the top European leagues to be annulled because of COVID-19 pandemic. The title was handed on points per game (PPG) rule to Paris Saint Germain (PSG) who were topping the charts when the league was stopped.
PSG completed the domestic double by adding French Cup later on in the season. Two African players claimed the double with PSG in the form of Senegal’s Idrissa Gueya and Cameroon’s Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
Greece
League: Olympiacos
Olympiacos extended their record in Greek Super League, winning their 45th title this season. On their road to glory, 9 African players took part with the Red Whites, although some of them only appeared in the first half of the season.
Algerian duo Hillal Soudani and Yassine Benzia, Senegal’s duet Ousseynou Ba and Pape Abou Cisse, along with Mady Camara (Guinea), Youssef El Arabi (Morocco), Ahmed Hassan “Koka” (Egypt), Yassine Meriah (Tunisia) and Bruno Gaspar (Angola) all helped Olympiacos to the title.
Italy
Cup: Napoli
Napoli secured their sixth Coppa Italia title and their first since 2014. The Italian south side had two African defenders taking part in their victorious campaign, in the form of Senegal’s Kalidou Koulibaly and Algeria’s Faouzi Ghoulam.
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Portugal
League & Cup: Porto
It was a remarkable season for FC Porto who claimed the domestic double securing Portuguese League and Cup titles. The Dragons had six African players playing their role in their victorious season, including Senegalese goalkeeper Mouhamed Mbaye, his compatriot Mamadou Loum, Mali’s Moussa Marega, Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar, Cape Verde’s Ze Luis and DR Congo’s defender Chancel Mbemba, who had a glorious season finale scoring a brace in the Cup final to see Porto completing the double.
Scotland
League: Celtic
Celtic won their 51st Scottish Premier League title, the ninth in a row, on points per game (PPG) rule due to seeing the season annulled because of COVID-19 pandemic. Celtic were on top with 80 points from 30 games, 13 more than arch rivals Rangers.
Ivoirian forward Vakoun Issouf Bayo took place in The Celts campaign, scorig twice in 16 appearances, while his compatriot Ismaila Soro who joined in January didn’t feature in any game.
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Switzerland
League: Young Boys
As Young Boys retained their Swiss Super League title, winning it for the 14th time in their history, they had five African players taking place on the road to glory. Cameroonian forward Jean-Pierre Nsame was their top hit, scoring 32 goals in as many matches and finishing the season as league’s top scorer. The others are Nsame’s compatriot Nicolas Moumi Nfamaleu, Guinea’s Mohamed Camara, DR Congo’s Meschak Elia, and Cote d’Ivoire’s Roger Assale who was loaned to Spanish side Leganes in January.
Turkey
League: Istanbul Basaksehir
Istanbul Basaksehir celebrated their maiden Turkish League glory this season, winning 2019-20 Super Lig for the first time in their history. Basaksehir had three African players to thank in their glorious campaign, in the form of Senegal’s Demba Ba, Nigeria’s Azubuike Okechukwu and Cape Verde’s Carlos Ponck.
source: CAF
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