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Marouane Chamakh: Ex-Arsenal star retires from football

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Former Arsenal forward, Marouane Chamakh, has hang his boots after an illustrious football career.

Chamakh announced his retirement from football at the age of 35 after not playing for more than two years.

“Today I can say that I really retired from football,” he divulged go BeIn Sports.

Born in France, the former Morocco international plied his trade with French outfit, Bordeaux, with whom he spent eight years with before moving to Arsenal in 2010.

Chamakh made over 40 Premier League appearances for the Gunners, netting eight goals in the process before joining West Ham.

He also had brief stints with Crystal Palace and Cardiff City during his stay in the English Premier League.

In the international scene, Chamakh featured for France U-19, before switching allegiance to Morocco in 2003.

He made more than 60 appearances for the north African nation, scoring 18 goals and helping them emerge runners-up during the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations.

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Milton Nyakundi

Milton Nyakundi is a veteran multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience across broadcast, digital, and print media, who relocated to the United States in 2022 and is now the Senior International Correspondent for Kurunzi News based in Washington, DC, USA. He has previously worked with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), among other high-profile roles with Kenya's first privately-owned media outlet - Kenya Television Network. His experience also include prominent roles as Media Consultant for Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and StarTimes Kenya. His career spans high‑stakes political reporting covering legislative and constitutional issues, elections, governance, and accountability across Kenya, Africa, and global arenas. He also boasts extensive sports journalism experience, covering local and international sports events, including leagues, tournaments and sports governance. He is well-known for his investigative depth, editorial leadership, and evidence-driven journalism that guides his consistent delivery of public‑interest storytelling across platforms.

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