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Cape Verde coach quits, joins Morocco champions
After leading his side to it’s first World cup in USA, Cape Verde head coach, Bubista, has resigned from his post
Bubista who guided the island nation to the last 32 of the World Cup last month, where the Blue Sharks were beaten 3-2 by eventual runners-up Argentina after extra time, has agreed terms to resume as coach of Morrocan club, RS Berkane
The 56-year-old, who took charge of Cape Verde in January 2020, had also led the country to the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
He has signed a two-year deal with RS Berkane, who finished second in the Moroccan top flight last season, taking over from Moin Chaabani, who has since been appointed as Tunisia’s new head coach.
Cape Verde’s football federation thanked Bubista for his dedication, professionalism and contribution to developing the national team’s sporting project, and wished him success in his future endeavours.
His departure comes on the back of a rising profile across the continent, following a campaign that saw Cape Verde qualify for the World Cup for the first time ahead of Cameroon, emerging as one of the standout underdog stories of this year’s finals.
Although RS Berkane are not traditionally regarded as one of Morocco’s biggest clubs, they have enjoyed considerable success in recent years, winning their first domestic league title in the 2024-25 season and claiming the CAF Confederation Cup three times.
The club, based in the north-east of Morocco, previously courted controversy in 2024 after wearing a shirt in the Confederation Cup featuring a map of Morocco that included the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
Meanwhile, Ivory Coast have turned to Renard, who has won the Africa Cup of Nations twice as a coach, including with the Elephants in 2015, and famously led Zambia to a fairytale title in 2012.
His contract length has not been disclosed, but the Frenchman is expected in Abidjan in the coming days to begin his official duties.
Former Chelsea midfielder, Ruud Gullit, believes that England international, Marcus Rashford’s return to Manchester United could be the best Premier League signing of the summer.
Rashford recently returned to Manchester United after his loan spell at Barcelona ended.
Barcelona were expected to make the 28-year-old’s loan deal permanent in a £26million deal.
But the LaLiga champions ended up signing Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United and didn’t sign Rashford permanently.
Rashford has already joined up with Michael Carrick’s side at pre-season training after his World Cup break ended.
Speaking to Sport Witness, Gullit said, “Marcus Rashford could end up being the best signing.
“He learned a lot at Barcelona and played much better, with far more freedom, than he ever did at Manchester United.”
Ghana and South Africa have clinched the two African slots for the Inter-Confederation play-offs ahead of the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
This follows their victories in the African play-offs on Thursday night.
The Black Queens came from a goal down to defeat Ivory Coast 2-1 in the first game.
Bayana Bayana also held on to beat Nigeria 2-1 despite going down to 10 men in stoppage them.
They both advance to a six-team preliminary round in the Inter-Confederation play-offs.
From there, two countries will progress to a final play-off phase alongside four nations that receive direct byes.
The Galatasaray management has sent a clear message to clubs interested in signing Victor Osimhen that their top striker is not for sale.
Osimhen has been linked with Arsenal and Al-Hilal this summer transfer window.
Reports emerged that Al-Hilal have entered the race to sign the Nigerian international as they aim to sell former Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema
Also, it was reported that Arsenal have asked about the 27-year-old, with the Gunners and Galatasaray currently in talks over a possible transfer of the Super Eagles attacker.
However, according to Erdem Açıkgöz’s report (via Habersarikirmizi), the Galatasaray management has now responded, insisting, “Our stance is clear; no matter what, we are not selling Osimhen.”
Osimhen joined Galatasaray on a permanent transfer from Napoli last year and helped them to win the Turkish Super Lig for a second consecutive season.
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