FA Cup - The African Mirror

Jan

2024

Liverpool strike late to knock Arsenal out of FA Cup, Man City cruise

AN own goal by Jakub Kiwior and a thumping late strike by Luis Diaz sealed a 2-0 victory for Liverpool at Arsenal in the weekend's headline FA Cup third-round tie as the hosts' dismal form extended into the New Year. Arsenal wasted a sackful of chances in the first half and was made to pay as Liverpool skipper Trent Alexander-Arnold's free-kick glanced off the head of Kiwior in the 80th minute. Diaz then made sure of eight-time winners Liverpool's place in the fourth-round draw as he lashed home in stoppage time. Earlier on Sunday, Manchester City romped to a 5-0…

Jan

2024

By LORI EWING

Man United keeper Onana available for Wigan Cup game

FOOTBALL

MANCHESTER United will have goalkeeper Andre Onana available for their FA Cup third-round match against Wigan Athletic, manager Erik ten Hag said, following talks to delay his departure to the Africa Cup of Nations. United play third-tier Wigan on Monday and Cameroon have a friendly scheduled for Tuesday against Zambia before they kick off the tournament against Guinea on January 15. "We're talking with the Cameroon federation, it was an issue during the talks with Andre when he came in here (in July from Inter Milan)," Ten Hag told reporters. "It's constructive." United, languishing eighth in the Premier League nine…

Apr

2021

By The African Mirror

England trials vaccine passport

COVID-19

ENGLAND will launch a vaccine passport trial in a comedy club, a nightclub and FA Cup matches at Wembley in the coming weeks to determine how it can reopen the economy and host mass events safely. The government said a COVID-status certification system was being developed that would show whether a person had had a vaccine, a recent negative test or natural immunity from a positive test taken in the last six months. The trial, to be run at nine events including the FA Cup semi-final and final, will be used to assess whether large events can be held in…