Football Talk. American businessman takes over RWDM – Salah and Egypt start with a false note at Africa Cup | Football

American businessman John Textor, co-owner of Crystal Palace, will become the majority shareholder of RWDM. The Brussels second division team announced this at a press conference. Thierry Dailly, who is now a minority shareholder, remains chairman. He will continue to be involved in the day-to-day running of the club.

“Thanks to this investment, RWDM will be able to continue its professionalization and provide itself with the means to realize its future ambitions”, says RWDM. “John Textor’s entry into the club’s shareholding will further enable the development of the current squad, the club’s infrastructure and the development of the youth academy.”

RWDM is third in 1B with 23 points from 15 games, behind Westerlo (34) and Waasland-Beveren (24). The Brussels club will receive Lommel on January 21 for the resumption of the competition after the winter break.

One corona case has been added at KV Mechelen. For example, the total balance of four players is quarantined. Two out of three players who tested positive on stage do not yet have good enough values ​​to be allowed out of isolation. They are already back in Belgium. Coach Wouter Vrancken and T2 Fred Vanderbiest are also still in quarantine. Test rounds will follow today and tomorrow. Now waiting for the results. (ABD)

Bologna ran into a sour defeat in and against Cagliari (2-1) in the closing of the 21st match day of the Serie A.

Ricardo Orsolini (54.) first gave the visitors, with basic player Arthur Theate, the lead. However, they failed to hold onto it until the final whistle. Leonardo Pavoletti (71.) equalized and to make matters worse, Gaston Pereiro (90.+4) completely turned the match well into injury time.

Bologna has to give up ground due to the late loss and is now twelfth with 27 points. It still has some catching up to do. Cagliari can only be found in eighteenth place with 16 points.

Kingsley Coman (25) will also play football in the Bayern Munich shirt in the coming seasons. The French winger extended his expiring contract by five years, until mid-2027. Coman has been playing for Bayern since August 2015, which first rented him from Juventus and paid him around €20 million after two seasons. In that period, Coman won six league titles with Bayern, once the Champions League, three German cups, five German super cups, once the World Cup for clubs and once the European super cup. Coman also became national champion with PSG and Juventus.

Sudan and Guinea-Bissau started their Africa Cup adventure on Tuesday with a goalless draw in their first group match in Group D.

Guinea-Bissau had a chance to win in the closing stages when they were awarded a penalty, but Pelé failed to get past goalkeeper Ali Abu Eshrein and Piqueti kicked the rebound off the post.

On the first day of the Africa Cup, the squatter between Nigeria and Egypt in group D resulted in a 1-0 result on Tuesday. Mohammed Salah and co had to chase after exactly 30 minutes after a goal by Kelechi Iheanacho. In the second half, the Egyptians were unable to turn the tide.

Nigeria last won the tournament in 2013, while Egypt last won the tournament in 2010, then a third time in a row; was allowed to cheer. Later today, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau will compete against each other in the same group at 8 pm. Earlier in the day, Algeria, one of the favorites for the overall victory, surprisingly choked in Sierra Leone (0-0).

Ivory Coast cannot count on Sylvain Gbohouo during the Africa Cup. The 33-year-old goalkeeper was suspended for a doping violation less than 24 hours before Ivory Coast’s first game at the African Nations Cup, against Equatorial Guinea at 8 p.m. on Wednesday in Douala (Cameroon).

French national coach Patrice Beaumelle announced at his press conference on Tuesday that Gbohouo has been provisionally suspended by World Football Association FIFA. He was caught on a banned substance in November last year after the World Cup qualifier against Cameroon (1-0 defeat). According to the coach, an ophthalmic treatment caused the positive test.

Gbohouo was the first goalkeeper of Ivory Coast, one of the favorites to win the Africa Cup. With Christian Kouamé (Anderlecht), one player from the Jupiler Pro League belongs to the selection of Ivory Coast.

Manchester United have qualified for the 1/16th finals of the FA Cup thanks to a 1-0 win against Aston Villa. An eight-minute header from Scott McTominay was enough to qualify for the Mancunians. Old Trafford breathed a sigh of relief twice after the break. Goals by Danny Ings and Ollie Watkins for the visitors were always disallowed for offside. Manchester United will meet Middlesbrough in the last 32 second division, which won 2-3 on Saturday at fourth division Mansfield Town.

The outbreak of the corona virus at Liverpool last week was probably less serious than initially thought. Trainer Jürgen Klopp told various English media that there were a number of false positives. The only one actually infected with the virus was defender Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Due to the presumed outbreak, the first leg of the League Cup semi-final against Arsenal was postponed. The club played last weekend in the FA Cup against Shrewsbury Town (4-1 win), where several players were also missing. Klopp, who also tested positive and was absent for a while, lined up several teenagers in that game. Liverpool closed its training center for several days due to the alleged corona outbreak.

Senegal, Guinea and Morocco have all won their first group match at the Africa Cup in Cameroon with 1-0. Senegal defeated Zimbabwe thanks to a penalty goal from star player Sadio Mané, seven minutes into stoppage time. Senegal, one of the top favorites at the Africa Cup, is plagued by a corona outbreak and therefore missed eleven players, including Antwerp defender Abdoulaye Seck.

The Senegalese share the lead in Group B with Guinea, which won its opening game against Malawi 1-0. Ibrahima Cisse (Seraing) and Sory Rude (OH Leuven) came in for Guinea. Morocco finally thanked Sofiane Boufal in the 1-0 win against Ghana. Boufal scored the winning goal seven minutes before the end. Selim Amallah (Standard) a half Belgian Samy Mmaee kicked off at Morocco, Tarik Tissoudali (AA Gent) came in at the end of the game. For the Buffalo it was his debut with the Moroccan national team. Finally, in Ghana there was a starting place for Joseph Paintsil (Racing Genk). Morocco is currently leading in group C with three points. In tonight’s last match, the Comoros lost 0-1 to Gabon. faiz Selemani (Kortrijk) did not play.

Three new corona cases have come to light at KV Mechelen. Coach Wouter Vrancken, Fred Vanderbiest and one player completed a positive test. They have virtually no symptoms and are quarantined. They will undergo another test on Thursday. If it is positive again, then they will certainly miss the competition match against OH Leuven next Saturday. Kevin Van Dessel will be T1 ad interim for the time being, Steven Defour will be his assistant. Which player tested positive, the club prefers to keep private. The three players who became infected on stage have now been out of quarantine. (ABD)

FC Seraing has ended the collaboration with Marc Grosjean. The 63-year-old from Liège, in the past head coach of Antwerp, Eupen, Brussels, Seraing, Al-Shabab and Union, has been the assistant of Emilio Ferrera and Jordi Condom at the Pairay since 2020. The Metallo’s new coach, Jean-Louis Garcia, chose his regular collaborator Jean-Louis Nogueira as T2. Olivier Werner will remain goalkeeper coach.

Midfielder Maldine Douane (19) comes over from FC Metz, where he recently signed his first professional contract. In the friendly match against the Luxembourg Swift Hespérange, Douane came in for Youssef Maziz after the break. Seraing won 0-5. Maziz had a foot in four of the five goals with a goal and three assists. The Mettalo’s, after five consecutive defeats slumped to the position of jump-offs, will resume the competition on Saturday with a home game against leader Union. (AR)