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Chelsea have been banned from the transfer market for two windows after Fifa found them guilty of a serious and systemic breach of the rules regarding their dealings with foreign players under the age of 18. The governing body announced the sanction on Friday at the end of a lengthy investigation into the club and how they have registered players at their academy over a number of years. Fifa had looked into more than 100 player cases at Chelsea. Fifa said that the club had been found guilty of 29 breaches of Article 19 – the most serious infringements relating to the registration of minors and several others. Chelsea have been fined 600,000 Swiss francs (£460,000) and given 90 days to “regularise the situation of the minor players concerned”, which could involve them being forced to move on anyone brought to the club in contravention of the regulations. The club have the right to appeal to Fifa and then to the court of arbitration for sport (Cas). It is possible they could del...

The sports commission of GIJ-SRC wishes to inform the students body of the postponement of the annual sports week celebration. This decision comes as a result of the clash  between the sports week celebration and the launch GIJ@60 which happens the same week. Students are hereby notified to take note of the new date: ⚽ *4th March-8th March 2019* All arrangements have finalised. All teams are encouraged to continue training towards the big event. _sports week celebration,unity through games_ ©SPORTS COMMISSION 2019

Ghana U20 side lost to Senegal U20 in the ongoing African Cup of Nations tournament in Niger by two goals to zero in their second group B match. Senegal opened the scoreline through Badji Aliou in the 11th minute of the game after heading home a cross from the right flank of the field. Badji went on to score in the 45th minute to give Senegal U20 the needed confident into the break. In the second half of the game, Ghana came back strong but could not break the defence of Senegal. Senegal U20 now lead the table with six points and have qualified into the next stage of the tournament. The fight is now left with Ghana U20 and Mali U20 to battle out the second place spot. A draw will be okay for Ghana to qualify because they have a goal difference of zero and Mali U20 with a -1 goal.

COMMON DISTORTIONS IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM BY Henry Dongotey Political campaigns have seen numerous distortion elements which tend to sway electorates into accepting or believing "untruths" Here are a few of the many distortion elements you should look out for in your attempt to make certain of electing a right candidate for that political office. NAME CALLING/ APPEAL TO PREJUDICE: These are attacks on an opponent based on characteristics that will not affect performance in office. References to race, ethnicity or marital status can be subtly used to instill prejudice. In your attempt to critically validate a candidate for any political office, do not allow your judgement to be  influenced or clouded by utterances from opposition quarters. You are critical and fit enough to ask questions to satisfy your curiosity of any candidate. I bet any aspirant will gladly meet you for a personal discussion concerning her or his candidature. RUMOUR MON...

Kevin-Prince Boateng the journeyman is all but set to make his debut for Barcelona in the Spanish Copa Del Ray Quarter final first leg match against Sevilla Fc. Prince Boateng completed a shocked move from Us Sassuolo in the Italian Series A. He will play on loan until the end of the season for €2m and an option to buy in the summer for €8m. Prince appeared 13 times for Sassuolo in all competitions and scored 4 goals in total for the club he moved to from Frankfurt in the Germany Bundesliga. Before his move to Eintracht Frankfurt, Prince Boateng has played Las Palmas in the Spanish La Liga. He has also played for Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Ac Milan, Schalke 04, Hertha Berlin and Borrusia Dortmund as well in the Bundesliga. Below are the clubs Boateng has played for. Prince Boateng has represented Ghana at the international level appearing for the first time in a 1-0 win against Latvia. Now, Fifa cleared Boateng to be able to play Ghana at the 2010 FIFA Worl...

Former Manchester United and Chelsea manager  Jose Mourinho says he "fell in love" with Mo Salah when he first watched him play at Basel and denies being the reason the Egyptian star left Stamford Bridge. Salah signed for Chelsea from Basel for around £15 million in 2014, but was loaned to Fiorentina after just one year with the Blues and eventually sold to Roma in 2016 for less than what they originally paid for the pacey winger. The 26-year-old has since signed for Liverpool for £34 million, scored a 38-game Premier League season goal-scoring record of 32 goals and helped the club to the 2017/18 Champions League final.   Mourinho's transfer policy has been criticised throughout his illustrious career, particularly over his unwillingness to play and develop young players, but the Portugese said Salah's departure in particular was outside of his control. "Let me start with Salah, because lots of things have been told that are not true...

Prosper Kasim plays as a winger for United Soccer League Championship side Birmingham Legion.