Persepolis's Alipour Nominated for Best Forward of ACL2018 Team
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6 August 4, 2020 Tokyo 2020 Sitting Persepolis’s Alipour Nominated for Volleyball Schedule Best Forward of ACL2018 Team Announced AFC Champions League Best XI confirmed. Persepolis’ run to the final was built on a solid backline، with goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand and defenders Shojae Khalizadeh and Jalal Hus- seini already included in the relevant categories for the Best 2018 XI، but defense alone does not win games، and Ali Alipour was the main outlet up front for the Tehran giant. Having scored just one goal in his previous two Continental campaigns، Alipour netted a brace in the 2018 opener against Nasaf before adding another against Al Wasl as Persepolis topped Group C. Alipour saved his next two goals for vital TOKYO (Dsipatches) – The the preliminary round will fea- moments in the knockout stages as he scored Tokyo 2020 Organizing Com- ture both men’s and women’s against Al Jazira in the Round of 16 and Al Sadd mittee of the Olympic and events، followed by a full day in the semi-finals to help his club into their first Paralympic Games confirmed of the men’s event on August 31 AFC Champions League final. the men’s and women’s sitting and a full day of the women’s The Iranian striker will compete with Bagh- volleyball competition schedule event on September 1. TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Persepolis football team After deciding the top goalkeeper، the best de- dad Bounedjah، Dejan Damjanovic، Youssef El for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic The men’s classification and Ali Alipour has been shortlisted for the best strik- fense in front of him and the playmakers in mid- Arabi، Mame Thiam، Kim Shin-wook، Yuma Games that will be held at the semifinal matches will be on -er of the ACL2018 Team. field، the-afc.com has eight players of the 2018 Suzuki، and Alexandre Pato to win the award. Makuhari Messe Hall A from September 2، while the wom August 27 to September 5, en’s classification and final four 2021. will be on September 3. Tunisia Resume, Zambia Falter, Algeria Cancel in African Leagues Sitting volleyball is among The women’s bronze medal the most popular events that match and the men’s medal JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - double in the east African coun- have been scheduled at family- matches are scheduled on Sep- Tunisia have become the second try by defeating Namunga 2-1 in friendly times to allow as many tember 4، and women’s gold elite African league after Mo- western city Sumbawanga. people as possible to experience medal match will be one of the rocco to restart amid the coro- Mozambican Luis Miquissone them، worldparavolley.org re- highlight events on the closing navirus pandemic and four-time and John Bocco scored for Sim- ported. day of the Paralympic Games African champions Esperance ba during the first half before a The men’s and women’s pre- on September 5. stretched their lead to 12 points packed crowd that did not prac- liminary round will be held Iran is the most decorated team by winning. tice social distancing. from August 27-September in the Paralympics with six gold But Zambia, who resumed in Edward Manyama halved .The first four days of medals .2021 ،1 mid July, will end their season the deficit on 56 minutes, but this Thursday due to a surge of Namunga had to settle for the COVID-19 cases, having com- consolation of competing in the FIFA: pleted only 27 of 34 rounds. Confederation Cup for the first Algeria have cancelled their time next season. championship while Tanzania, In mid-June, Tanzania became Criminal Proceedings Against the first Africa country to restart Monastir lie third, three points ALGERIA the first African country to re- after shutting down in March, behind Sfaxien, after drawing start a league halted by the coro- Infantino Grotesque, Absurd crowned FA Cup winners. 0-0 at home to fifth-place Club The north African nation is navirus. Here, AFP Sport looks at the Africain, who have conceded among the hardest hit by the situation in five countries ahead only five goals in 17 league pandemic and has decided not to MOROCCO of highly anticipated restarts matches. resume league and cup competi- in Egypt and South Africa this tions that were shut down early A thrilling struggle for the week. ZAMBIA in the year. title is developing between arch An average-points-per-game Casablanca rivals Raja and Wy- TUNISIA Napsa Stars are one victory system was used to decide final dad after the season resumed last away from a first Zambia Super placings in the Algerian Ligue Monday behind closed doors. Esperance came from behind League title after overcoming Professionnelle 1 and table-top- Three-time African champions to defeat mid-table Soliman 2-1 lowly Buildcon 2-0 through a ping Chabab Riadhi Belouizdad Raja overcame mid-table Yous- and increase their lead to 12 brace from Collins Sikombe. were declared winners. soufia Berrechid 2-0 to move points in the Tunisian Ligue Pro- The Lusaka club bankrolled It is the first time since 2001 within two points of leaders Wy- fessionnelle 1 to 12 points with by the National Pension Scheme that the Algiers club have won dad, who have played one match nine rounds to go. Authority and previously called the league and qualified for the more. All the goals came during the Profund Warriors will seal top CAF Champions League. While Raja have collected first half with national team spot if they defeat fellow title Belouizdad will be joined in seven points from three matches forward Taha Yassine Khenis- contenders Forest Rangers. the elite African club competi- since the resumption, Wydad FIFA president Gianni Infantino si scoring the winner for the Napsa are poised to succeed tion by runners-up Mouloudia were held 1-1 at home by fourth- ‘Blood and Gold’ 11 minutes be- despite 19 of the staff testing Alger while third-place Entente place Mouloudia Oudja in their BERN (Reuters) - Global soc- both FIFA and the FIFA president fore half-time. positive for COVID-19 -- the Setif go into the second-tier CAF lone appearance. cer body FIFA has described the simply because of the existence of CS Sfaxien from Mediterra- second most affected team after Confederation Cup. Raja and Wydad are also eye- decision by Swiss authorities to this criminal investigation.” nean industrial city Sfax were ing African glory with both clubs Rangers with 28 cases. open criminal proceedings against The AB-BA watchdog, which held 1-1 at bottom-half Tata- The alarming number of cases TANZANIA having reached the semi-finals its president Gianni Infantino last oversees the Attorney General’s ouine, who levelled eight min- and the failure of some clubs to of the 2019/2020 CAF Champi- utes after falling behind during follow health protocols resulted Dar es Salaam outfit Simba ons League along with Egyptian week as grotesque and absurd. office (OAG), said Thursday that the second half. in officials shortening the season. SC completed a league and cup giants Al Ahly and Zamalek. Swiss authorities said on Thurs- special prosecutor Stefan Keller day that proceedings had been had found indications of criminal launched against the current FIFA conduct related to their meetings. boss by a special prosecutor look- Keller was appointed in June to Bernal, Froome Keep Pace as Colbrelli Wins Occitanie Second Stage ing into meetings he had with review complaints against the two Britain’s Chris Froome and Co- others face a real test on Monday’s Swiss Attorney General Michael men and others. lombian Tour de France champion third stage which culminates with a Lauber. Lauber and Infantino have The proceedings concerned Egan Bernal are warming up on the long, tough climb. already denied wrongdoing. abuse of public office, breach of race for the upcoming Tour which Ineos sports director Gabriel “There is no factual basis whatso- official secrecy, assisting offend- embarks from nearby Nice on Au- Rasch said the first two days had ever for this criminal investigation,” ers and “incitement to these acts,” gust 29. been about protecting Bernal. After embarking from the forti- Bernal is 12th overall with fel- FIFA deputy general secretary Alas- it said. fied city of Carcassonne with its low Tour de France winner Froome dair Bell told a news conference “If someone opens a criminal medieval citadel the pair finished down in 85th spot. held by video on Monday. investigation there needs to be a with the main pack being cheered Rasch has taken over the role of “There is no description of good reason and we don’t have on by a scattering of masked locals affable Frenchman Nicolas Por- criminal conduct of any kind that any reasons,” said Bell. “We have at the finish line at an adventure tal, who died from heart failure in has been communicated to FIFA. some anonymous complaints but park. March. There is something a little gro- we don’t know who made them.” Saturday’s stage winner, French Ineos team principal Dave Brails- tesque and unfair in all this be- FIFA said that, at the time of the sprinter Bryan Coquard, came ford said that for the Tour, a new Italy’s Sonny Colbrelli of team Bahrain-Mclaren celebrates after cause we are 100% confident there meetings held in 2016 and 2017, home second and keeps hold of the arrangement would be found. taking the second stage of the Route d’Occitanie overall lead until Monday’s moun- Some sections of Monday’s sum- will never be a criminal charge the OAG was conducting investi- TOULOUSE, France (AFP) - four-day French Route d’Occitanie tain stage.