Egypt under-23's take on Uganda

Ramy Rabia features in the Egyptian under-23 squad list for a Saturday’s encounter with Uganda, in third round of the Africa Cup of Nations.

The winner over the two legs will qualifiy for the finals, to be hosted by Senegal.

André Geraldes on loan

Sporting Clube de Portugal, Futebol, SAD has reached an agreement for the loan of the player André Geraldes to Os Belenenses – Sociedade Desportiva de Futebol, SAD until the end of the 2015/16 sports season.

Sporting SAD wishes André Geraldes the best of professional and personal success.

Sporting SAD statement on William Carvalho

Sporting SAD hereby expresses its indignation for the fact that the football player William Carvalho returned from the national under-21 team with a stress fracture to his tibia, without this fact having been communicated by the team’s clinical department or to any of Sporting Clube de Portugal’s clinical directors.

It was only yesterday, on returning to training ,that the injury to William Carvalho was discovered by Sporting Clube de Portugal’s medical department, at which time the Portuguese Football Federation curiously transmitted clinical reports for the seven players who took part in the under-21 European Championships.

The clinical update for the player William Carvalho states that the player did not show any signs of a physical problem. The player denies this and states that the clinical department was aware of the issue.

As a result, William Carvalho is expected to be sidelined for 10 to 12 weeks

Signing of João Pereira

Sporting Clube de Portugal, Futebol, SAD has reached an agreement for the signing of the player João Pereira on a two-year contract, with a buy-out clause of 45,000,000.00€.

Sporting SAD wishes João Pereira the best of professional and personal success.

Sporting’s main squad took on their B team colleagues this Saturday

Sporting’s main squad took on their B team colleagues this Saturday, in a match which saw Jorge Jesus’ side come out 3-0 winners courtesy of strike from Wallyson, Fredy Montero and Slimani.

The session was divided into two parts of more than 45 minutes, giving the coaches the chance to stop play and fine-tune positioning and strategy. Although João de Deus’ side were unable to find the mark, they did create several dangerous opportunities. The match also marked the debut in the Sporting goal for the Slovenian shotstopper Azbe Jug.

A formação principal do Sporting venceu esta manhã por 3-0, na Academia, o treino conjunto realizado frente à equipa B. Os golos foram apontados no decorrer do segundo tempo, por intermédio de Wallyson, Fredy Montero e Slimani.

Clinical update on Ewerton

The athlete Ewerton underwent an arthroscopy on his left ankle this week, due to a ruptured ligament.

The surgery was performed at Hospital CUF Descobertas, under the supervision of Dr. Manuel Sousa and do Dr. Pedro Pessoa.

The procedure was completed as planned and the player is expected to recover in 12 weeks.

Sporting Clube de Portugal Clinical Directorate

Agreement for the player Bryan Ruiz

Sporting Clube de Portugal, Futebol, SAD and Fulham FC have reached an agreement for the player Bryan Ruiz, with the player representing Sporting for the next three seasons.

The agreement also agrees a buy-out clause of 60,000,000.00€.