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CAF Postpones September Qualifiers

The Confederation of African football, CAF, on Sunday confirmed that matchdays 3 and 4 have been postponed.

According to a statement released by the African body, matchdays 3 and 4 that were scheduled for September have now been pushed to march 2023 to allow African teams that have qualified for the 2022 world cup to prepare adequately.

This decision came just a month after CAF had postponed the 34th edition of Africa’s biggest football showpiece scheduled to hold in ivory coast from June 2023 to January 2024.

The super eagles are currently top of group with six points.

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The three-time African champions began the qualifiers with a 2-1 win over Sierra Leone before trouncing Sao Tome and Principe 10-0 in matchday two fixtures.

Ghana, who beat Nigeria to the world cup slot, are also affected by the qualifier postponement. Their fixture against Angola has also been moved to next year.

The black stars top group E with four points from two games.

South Africa, who are in group k, have also seen their fixture against Liberia put on hold owing to the latest decision by CAF.

Singer Iyanya on Lunch Time Show

Kukere crooner, Iyanya was live on Your Number One Family Radio, Inspiration FM for an exclusive interview and radio tour of his latest song titled “Like” featuring Davido and Kiss Daniel.

The Nigerian born artist spoke with our OAPs on "Lunch Time" about his life as a politician and the progress he has made in his musical career.

Although, he mentioned that music comes first for him and his life revolves around music but he took up the political role to support his clan back home in Cross River.

Recall that Iyanya took a significant break music industry after he left the Mavins Record in 2018 and taking up a role as a Senior Special Assistant to Cross River Governor in 2021.

The first winner of the talent hunt show, Project Fame season 1, who lost his family in the space of months in 2008 stated that he tries everything he can to avoid facing the reality of losing his father, mother, and brother so quickly. Additionally, he believes that fame was meant to illuminate his path and make it less dark. He is thankful for life and every second of it.

Iyanya appears as someone who easily get collaborations from other artists, which could be as a result of his personality. He has worked with Davido, Kiss Daniel, Praiz, Terry G, among others. In his next album he intends collaborate with Asake and a few more major artists.

When asked if he had any regrets regarding his career, he replied that he would marry before becoming famous.

“Fame comes with the attraction, you don’t know who is real anymore, it doesn’t scare me; that’s life” he said.

A listener dropped a message to describe himself in 3 sentences and he said: I am Blessed, I am favored, I am loved.

Iyanya's Word For Upcoming Artist

It is not going to be easy don’t expect it to be easy. Wake up with the idea that is not not easy but I will get through it.

Advice For Youth

Get up and do something for yourself…don’t wait for the government…reach out to people in your community. People on your street, it’s a crazy time…I’m positive its gonna get better.

We described Ladipoe as the friendliest and down to earth personalities in the Nigerian music industry, now we describe Iyanya as the most chilled artist we know and that’s on period!

Barcelona Agree Deal With Sevilla To Sign France Defender

Barcelona have agreed to sign France centre-back Jules Kounde from Sevilla for a reported transfer fee of 50m euros (£41.85m).

However, Barcelona says the deal is subject to the 23-year-old passing a medical.

Kounde, who has won 11 France caps since his debut in 2021, had recently been linked with a move to Chelsea.

The defender has made 133 appearances for Sevilla, and won the Europa League in his first season there after joining from Bordeaux in 2019.

Kounde's imminent arrival at the Nou Camp follows Barcelona's signing of Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich for £42.6m, and Brazil winger Raphinha's arrival from Leeds in a £55m move.

Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie and Denmark defender Andreas Christensen have also joined manager Xavi's side on free transfers from AC Milan and Chelsea respectively, while France winger Ousmane Dembele has signed a contract extension.

Pogba Doubtful For 2022 FIFA World Cup

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba could be ruled out of this year’s World Cup in Qatar with a knee injury he suffered in training, according to reports.

Pogba, who officially rejoined the Italian giants earlier this month, will visit a specialist consultant to determine what treatment is needed.

The former Manchester United star has been diagnosed with a tear of the lateral meniscus in his right knee after limping off the training field in Los Angeles last week.

The 29-year-old was expected to have surgery while in the United States instead of travelling with the Serie A giants as they continue their pre-season tour.

There are two potential approaches for his injury and one could see him miss the World Cup as it may keep the midfielder on the sidelines until 2023.

One option would be to remove a piece of the meniscus, which would rule Pogba out for 40 to 60 days roughly, but that operation is suited to younger players and could affect his mobility.

The other option would be to suture the lesion, but that could require a lengthy four to five months on the sidelines, and with the World Cup fast approaching in November and December it would seem unlikely that he would feature for France.

Pogba will now visit a specialist before making a decision on what approach to take with his latest injury.

Pogba’s injury may also force Juventus into a rethink over their transfer business with a void to fill in midfield.

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