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Social media users troll Obour after parliamentary defeat

Thousands of Ghanaians have taken to Twitter and Facebook to express their excitement after reports that Bice Osei Kufour, also known as Obour, the former president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has  lost the Asante Akyim South New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries. The parliamentary primaries held today, June 20, 2020, saw Obuor polling 296 votes out of 656 total votes cast. He lost to the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) Kwaku Asante-Boateng after a recount The former entertainer has become a subject of ridicule on social media. He was highly criticized for not working well enough to improve the entertainment industry while he served as the president of MUSIGA. Some social media users labeled him as a ‘stomach politician’ who has nothing good to offer to Ghana’s parliamentary institution

Man City face defining week as appeal against European ban begins

Manchester City head into one of the biggest weeks in their recent history, knowing their reputation, their Champions League place and, possibly, the make-up of their squad are on the line. On Monday, their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) against their two-year ban from European club competition begins. On 14 February, Uefa’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB)  banned City  and fined the club 30m euros (£25m) after ruling it had committed “serious breaches” of Uefa’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations between 2012 and 2016. The CFCB also said City had failed to cooperate with the investigation. City immediately signalled their intention to appeal to Cas. They believe the CFCB was not independent and ended up being distrustful of it, partly due to the amount of secretive information the club felt was leaked to the media. They are adamant that what they consider an independent judiciary will clear them. The appeal will be heard by three Cas lawyers, held in private