The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Sunday produced the performance of their lives in the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon, beating the Pharaohs of Egypt 2-1 to lift their fifth African title. The Cameroonians came from a goal down to win the tournament after Arsenal’s Mohammed Elneny opened the […]
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Burkina Faso took third place in the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), courtesy Alain Traore’s stunning free kick against Ghana in the 89th minute of the encounter in Gabon. For the second time since Thursday when Cameroon beat them 2-0 in the semi-finals, the Black Stars disappointed again, letting the Burkinabes claim their first […]
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The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Thursday beat Ghana’s Black Stars 2-0 to book a place in Sunday’s final match of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon where they will face Egypt. Michael Ngadeu and Christian Bassogog scored in the second half in the semi-final match in Franceville to earn the ticket […]
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Egypt have qualified for the final of the Africa Cup of Nations after securing a 4-3 penalty win over Burkina Faso in the first of the semifinal games played on Wednesday. Veteran goalkeeper Essam El-Hadar was the hero for the Egyptians as he saved two penalty kicks to deny the Stallions a chance of having […]
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Manchester City on Wednesday thrashed West Ham United 4-0 in a week 23 encounter of the English Premier League (EPL). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gabriel Jesus scored his first Manchester City goal as they tore West Ham apart at the London Stadium. City, who left striker Sergio Aguero and goalkeeper Claudio […]
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Arguably one of Chelsea’s greatest, 38-year-old Frank Lampard has announced his retirement from football “after 21 incredible years.” Lampard retires with 106 England caps and scored more than 300 career goals – 211 of them during a 13-year spell with Chelsea that saw him become the club’s record scorer. Announcing his decision on Instagram, Lampard […]
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Manchester United Manager, Jose Mourinho has confirmed Bastian Schweinsteiger will be staying at Manchester United and will be added to their Europa League squad. The 32-year-old Germany made his first start of the season in the 4-0 thrashing of Wigan in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday – only his third appearance of the […]
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French Ligue 1 club, Marseille have announced the signing of Dimitri Payet from West Ham for a fee of £25 million. The club confirmed Payet has signed a four-year contract and he will be officially unveiled at a press conference at the Robert Louis-Dreyfus centre – Marseille’s training complex – on Monday at 1.30pm. The […]
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Solomon Dalung, Nigeria’s Minister for Youth and Sports in a statement announced the death of his wife, Briskila Dalung. She died in the early hours of Sunday after a brief illness. Her death which was announced on the Facebook page of the minister reads: “I am bereaved. My heart is heavy. I cannot continue. I […]
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Serena Williams overcame her older sister Venus to claim a 23rd Grand Slam title with a 6-4 6-4 victory in the Australian Open final. The 35-year-old became the oldest female Grand Slam champion in history and moved clear of Steffi Graf’s 22 Open-era titles, and just one behind Margaret Court’s all-time record with a straight […]
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