Tanzanian international Malaika Meena has said she is very excited signing for Barclays Women’s Championship side, Bristol City Women FC.

The midfielder signed few days ago for Bristol City on a two-and-a-half-year deal with the option of a further year.

“I’m very excited to sign for Bristol City, especially with the ambition of this club, fighting for promotion,” she said.

Meena came through the academy systems at both Arsenal and then Chelsea before signing for Wake Forest University in North Carolina. The midfielder spent three and a half years in the USA before returning to England to sign for the Robins.

The 21-year old joins after successful season with Wake Forest University.

Meena has also been summoned ahead of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2026 qualifiers where Tanzania face Equatorial Guinea in the first round.

Tanzanian International Clara Cleitus Luvanga netted a hat-trick in Al-Nassr FC’s 7-0 win against Eastern Flames FC in a Saudi Arabia Women’s Premier League match played on Friday night.

Al-Nassr’s French import Nesrine Bahlouli gave her team the lead after only three minutes at their Al-Nassr Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Duda Francelino from Brazil later converted a penalty after 14 minutes to increase Al-Nassr’s lead.

A goal hungry Luvanga later netted three goals before the interval. Kathellen Sousa and Rinas Saleh Hetrsh Al Yami added two second half goals to ensure Al-Nassr registered a big win to maintain their lead on the log.

Luvanga’s team leads the table with 39 points from 13 matches played a 55 goals scored. Al-Ahli are second on the 10-team log with 31 points.

Luvanga joined the Saudi Arabian Women’s Premier League side in October 2023 and went on to win the League title.

Uganda’s rising star Travis Mutyaba has signed a 3-year contract with French Championnat National 2 side FC Girondins de Bordeaux.

Mutyaba signed the deal on Monday just few weeks after he terminated his contract with top Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek FC.

The youngster in May this year became the first Ugandan player to win the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup when the Egyptian team defeated RS Berkane (Morocco).

Mutyaba is considered the next big Ugandan star because of his high dribbling abilities and speed. He last featured for a Uganda Premier League side, SC Villa in the 2022/2023 season before heading to join Georgian outfit Dinamo Tbilisi.

He has also participated in several CECAFA Junior tournaments with the recent where he guided Uganda U-18 team to win the regional CECAFA U-18 Championship in Kisumu, Kenya last November.

Mutyaba also helped Uganda’s U-15 team win the CECAFA U-15 Championship held in Eritrea in 2019 and the CECAFA U-17 Championship held in Rwanda in 2020.

Mutyaba’s new team won six Division 1/Ligue 1 titles before, the last in 2009. Bordeaux have also won four Coupe de France titles, three Coupe de la Ligue titles, and three Trophée des champions titles as well. In 1996, Bordeaux reached the UEFA Cup final losing to Bayern Munich.

Former French star player and coach Zinedine Zidane also played for FC Girondins de Bordeaux between 1992-1993.

The President of Kenya, William Samoei Ruto has thanked the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for giving East Africa the opportunity to host the 2027 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Ruto was speaking before the start of the CAF Executive Committee meeting at the Kempinski Hotel in Nairobi on Monday morning.

Few months ago CAF announced that the PAMOJA bid of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya had won the bid to host the 2027 AFCON.

The Kenyan President made it clear that as East Africans they are happy that CAF has given them the opportunity to host the Africa Cup of Nations in 2027. Ruto assured the CAF Exco that for starters the Kasarani Stadium and Nyayo Stadium will be ready by the end of this year for TotalEnergies African Nations Championships 2025,

“By allowing us Kenya to hosts AFCON, you have given us a brand new Stadium without knowing. This will help us create more jobs and many other opportunities. Dr Patrice and your team let me assure you that I will always be available when needed,” added President Ruto.

He also made it clear that there are things that we Africans can do better as Africans inorder to elevate each other.

Dr. Patrice Moptsepe on behalf of CAF thanked the President of Kenya for hosting them in Nairobi. On Sunday the CAF President also had the opportunity to inspect Kasarani, Nyayo and Talanta Stadiums to check on the construction progress ahead of CHAN 2025 and AFCON 2027 finals that East Africa will host.