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Brown Ideye, a former Super Eagles forward, has retired from the game after a long and successful career that spanned more than ten years.

He left Enyimba, who was once the two-time African Champions League champions, last year.

Ideye described the decision as one filled with “mixed emotions,” revealing in a heartfelt message shared on Tuesday that it was the result of extensive reflection and reflection.

The 36-year-old forward expressed deep gratitude to everyone who assisted him in his football career, including players, sports journalists, coaches, teammates, and the faithful supporters who supported him throughout his highs and lows.

Ideye played for top clubs like Dynamo Kyiv, West Bromwich Albion, Olympiakos, and a number of others throughout his professional career, playing in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

He won titles, had memorable goals, and gained respect both on and off the field.

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In particular, Ideye was a member of the Super Eagles’ squad that won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) under late coach Stephen Keshi, enlisting him in Nigerian football history.

He claimed that playing the game gave him “incredible joy, sad days, the opportunity to travel and see the world, lifelong friendships, and so many unforgettable memories” during those times.

Ideye expressed gratitude to Nigeria for the opportunity to represent the nation, claiming that being a member of the Super Eagles was an honor.

Ideye promised that the sport would always be a part of his life as he prepared for the beginning of the chapter despite leaving the professional game.

After 30 people were killed in protests, civil society organizations in Angola on Tuesday urged the Argentine football federation and legendary player Lionel Messi to abandon planning for a friendly this year.

As part of Angola’s celebrations marking its 50th anniversary in November, the two football associations have been in talks to schedule a match in Luanda.

Four civil society organizations accused Angolan authorities of “systematic repression” in an open letter sent to the Argentine Football Association, the national team, and the Lionel Messi Foundation.

The organizations, which include Catholic, legal, and pro-democracy organizations, said that refusing to play in the planned match “would be a noble gesture of international solidarity and respect for human rights.”

READ MORE: Swiatek defeats Paolini to claim the WTA Cincinnati Open title.

The World Bank claims that Angola is one of the world’s top oil producers, but that nearly 38 million people there live in poverty, or about a third.

Late in July, protests against fuel price increases turned into violence when looters raided stores, causing a backlash from police who opened fire with live bullets.

In what was the worst unrest in the southern African nation in decades, there were at least 30 fatalities, more than 270 injuries, and roughly 1, 515 arrests.

While large-scale sporting events are attracting public funds, thousands of kids and adults are experiencing chronic hunger, severe anemia, and widespread food insecurity, according to the letter.

According to a report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for 2025, 22.5 percent of the population is undernourished.

The groups claimed that the MPLA, the party that has been in power since 1975’s independence from Portugal, was only one of the few who had business opportunities in Angola.

With a 7-5, 6-4 defeat of Jasmine Paolini, Iga Swiatek won the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open for the first time, adding to her long-awaited career tennis puzzle.

The Polish champion converted on six of her break opportunities while Paolini struggled to make the most of her break opportunities. The final, which lasted less than two hours, featured 16 break-point chances.

With her 11th career victory at the WTA 1000 level, the six-time Grand Slam champion is only a short of Serena Williams’ 13-time winning streak. Without conceding a set, Skiatek won the Cincinnati.

After her first victory in Cincinnati, Swiatek remarked to the Tennis Channel, “It’s always tough in Cincy.”

“This gives me a confidence boost,” I said. We’ve been doing a good job, and I’m pleased with it. I had to be persuaded to play in a different way by the team. After the match, everything feels even better, and I’m happy with that process. I’m pleased that my sets were straight.

The 24-year-old backed up her first Wimbledon title with the Midwest honors, and now heads to the US Open with a significant confidence boost following her 24th career title.

Beginning on Tuesday, Swiatek will compete against Norway’s Casper Ruud in the revamped mixed doubles competition.

READ MORE: [Iga Swiatek] From Wimbledon Champion to Queen of Clay.

On Flushing Meadows’ slower courts, the Pole claimed she enjoyed the challenge. I play well. She said, “I can play on any&nbsp surface.

“They&nbsp, are slowing down the courts&nbsp, kind of, so I’m not sure how it is now&nbsp, there. But tennis is all about “adjusting,” not “but”.

Swiatek also surpassed Aryna Sabalenka, the current WTA number one, by 500 points, with the top spot likely to be in play at Sunday’s Open.

Swiatek has only the Canadian tournament, where she hasn’t made the final at a 1000 event, after she had failed twice in the semi-finals of her previous two competitions.

We were both tight on both ends, but that happens in finals, Swiatek said. “Today was tough. In the end, I was pleased to close things out. Although not everything was perfect, I still had the best of my tennis skills. We engaged in a lot of mental exercise. I had a very composed and consistent approach to my game.

Swiatek started badly when she lost her serve and lost the game 0-3. The former number one immediately began her turnaround, though the situation was only temporary.

With two breakups of serve, the Pole took a 5-3 lead.

In the tenth game, Paolini saved a Swiatek set point to square the final at five-all before taking a break of sorts.

Paolini dropped serve for 5-6, giving her opponent the chance to turn a love game into a 7-5 victory after just under an hour of action on the court.

The pair twice exchanged break points before Swiatek saved a pair of break points to take the lead 5-3 before handing the match winner away two games later.

The Italian champions announced on Monday that Romelu Lukaku will miss Napoli’s opening game of their Serie A title defense because of a thigh injury that could keep the Belgium international out for months.

Lukaku had a “serious” tear in his left thigh during Thursday’s pre-season friendly against Olympiakos, according to a statement from Napoli, who will travel to promoted Sassuolo on Saturday.

Napoli provided no information regarding Lukaku’s potential suspension until November, but Italian media reported that the player might not play until November.

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Lukaku, 32, may need surgery, according to Napoli’s suggestion.

Lukaku scored 10 Serie A goals in addition to the 14 that he had already scored under Antonio Conte, which helped Napoli win their fourth league title last year.

In a statement released on Monday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino blasted the alleged racial abuse that took place over the weekend during two German Cup games as “unacceptable.”

“I keep repeating myself,” he says. In the statement, Infantino said, “There is no place for racism in football.”

After winger Christopher Antwi-Adjei claimed he was racially abused by home spectators, a match between Lokomotive Leipzig and Schalke was postponed on Sunday.

Racist abuse was publicly announced on the stadium PA. The home support repeatedly booed the winger after the game ended, and Lokomotive apologized later on Sunday.

A Kaiserslautern player also alleges racial abuse from a crowd member at club RSV Eintracht on Sunday.

Infantino promised to work with the German FA (DFB) “in the fight against racism” and that FIFA would “continue to closely monitor these incidents.”

In Friday’s Premier League opener against Liverpool, Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo claimed he was attacked by a member of the crowd and that he was racially attacked.

Semenyo reported being abused by a member of the crowd during Liverpool’s 4-2 win, and Merseyside Police later made him a suspect for a racially aggravated public order offence.

Semenyo later added that the incident “would stay with him forever” and that “football showed its best side when it mattered most” in response to players and officials.

It is “absolutely unacceptable that racist abuse has occurred at football matches for the second time in recent days,” Infantino said on Monday, which was also published on Sunday following the Semenyo incident.

Sebastien Haller was confirmed as a permanent player by Borussia Dortmund on Monday.

Haller, who had already been given the opportunity to end his Dortmund contract a year early, reportedly signed for free.

The Ivory Coast international, 31, loaned out of Utrecht, the club he played for between 2015 and 2017, for the second half of last season.

There were a lot of interest from other clubs this summer, but FC Utrecht was the ideal choice, according to Haller in a statement posted on the club’s website.

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Haller’s turbulent time at Dortmund is come to an end with the departure.

After receiving a 31 million euro ($36 million) deal from Ajax in 2022, Haller was diagnosed with testicular cancer and missed six months of treatment.

In a 2-2 home draw against Mainz, which earned Bayern Munich the Bundesliga title, he missed a penalty on the final day of the 2022-23 season.

In the Africa Cup of Nations final against Nigeria last year, the former West Ham and Eintracht Frankfurt forward scored the winning goal.