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16, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Barrow converts late penalty to snatch draw for Gambia 0
Musa Barrow converted a 90th-minute penalty for Gambia to snatch a 1-1 draw against Mali with the matchday 2 result set to take both teams through to the second round of the Africa Cup of Nations. Mali went ahead after 79 minutes in Limbe when Ibrahima Kone scored from another penalty, both of which were […]
16, January 2022
Former president of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies at 76 0
Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who led the West African country from 2013 until he was ousted in a coup in 2020, died at the age of 76 in Bamako Sunday, his family said. Keita was two years into his second five-year term when in 2020 he faced widespread street protests against his government […]
16, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Nigeria dominate in 3-1 victory over Sudan, sailing to knockouts 0
Nigeria showed why they are one of the favourites to win the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations as they played a confident attacking game to thump Sudan 3-1 on Saturday – giving themselves an early ticket to the knockout rounds. Nigeria dealt Sudan a fierce blow early on as Samuel Chukwueze scored in the 3rd […]
15, January 2022
Cameroon Football fans are set to be forced into stadiums without a vaccine passport 0
Cameroon football fans are set to be forced into stadiums without a vaccine passport to attend Africa Cup of Nations matches – and the new directive from the Prime Minister could be in place as soon as Monday. After thousands of both English and French speaking Cameroonians decided not to go to the stadiums, the […]
15, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Aubameyang has ”cardiac lesions” after contracting virus 0
It ruled Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang out of Friday’s game against Ghana and put the rest of his African Cup in doubt. Gabon and Arsenal forward It ruled Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang out of Friday’s game against Ghana and put the rest of his African Cup in doubt. He has been diagnosed with heart lesions at the African Cup […]
15, January 2022
Italian Football: Genoa sack Shevchenko after only two months in charge 0
Andriy Shevchenko has been sacked by struggling Genoa after just over two months in charge, the Serie A club announced on Saturday. In a statement, Genoa said that Under-17 coach Abdoulay Konko would be caretaker manager until the club finds a permanent replacement for the Ukrainian. Former AC Milan and Chelsea striker Shevchenko had only […]
15, January 2022
Don’t be fooled, this is the most disorganized Africa Cup of Nations of the modern era 0
Not many football fans remember Cameroon’s game against Ethiopia, and there are reasons for that. Cameroon’s fine victory was played out in front of vast swathes of empty seats at the 60,000-capacity Olembe Stadium and Gabon’s match against Ghana ended in chaos and resulted in Ghana’s Benjamin Tetteh being shown a red card. In the […]
15, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Gabon v Ghana ends in chaos with on-pitch scuffle 0
It was a game of two halves and two great goals as a magnificent 25-yard strike by ex-Marseille striker André Ayew put Ghana 1-0 up against Gabon in the 18th minute – then Jim Allevinah equalised with a similarly magnificent shot in the 88th minute. However, the match ended in chaos and resulted in Ghana’s […]
15, January 2022
UK: Prime Minister Johnson fights for survival after fresh revelations over Downing Street parties 0
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting for his political future Friday as outrage mounted after his belated apology for attending a party during lockdown and as a fresh report emerged of other raucous gatherings at his office. Revelations that Johnson and Downing Street staff breached restrictions at the height of Britain’s coronavirus lockdown have […]
16, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Salah scores, Egypt escapes with 1-0 win 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Sports
Mohamed Salah squeezed a volley under the goalkeeper to give a nervous Egypt a 1-0 win over tiny Guinea-Bissau, which was denied maybe its biggest result at the African Cup of Nations on Saturday when it had a brilliant late equalizer contentiously disallowed after a VAR check. Salah’s breakthrough came in the 69th minute after […]