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Nigeria defeat South Africa, qualify for AFCON final

 Nigeria's forward #9 Victor Osimhen (C) and teammates celebrate the victory at the end of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 semi-final football match between Nigeria and South Africa at the Stade de la Paix in Bouake on February 7, 2024.Nigeria’s Super Eagles have qualified for the final of the African Cup of Nations after defeating South Africa in Wednesday’s semi-final clash.The match was decided on penalties after 120 minutes of football ended 1-1.The Super Eagles scored four of their penalties while Bafana Bafana missed two of theirs.This is the first AfCON final for the Super Eagles in 11 years.Want to know more about football flame check our article 
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Aubameyang: Klopp would be “incredible”, Barça fans should “trust Xavi”

 Pierre-Emerick AUBAMEYANG of Olympique de Marseille during the Ligue 1 Uber Eats match between Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille at Groupama Stadium on February 4, 2024 in Lyon, France.Even though his time in Catalonia only lasted over six months, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will always be a Barcelona fan favorite. The Gabon international had a very productive time as the Blaugrana’s top striker before his departure in the summer of 2022, and he’s still very much in tune with what’s going on at the club.He recently spoke to Gerard Romero and was asked about the search for a managerial replacement for Xavi, who’s leaving at the end of the season. Barça’s dream is Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp, who’s also departing his current club in the summer. Klopp coached Aubameyang at Bor...
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Mallorca, Sociedad can’t be separated in Copa del Rey

 Javier Galan (L) of Real Sociedad competes for the ball with Abdon Prats of RCD Mallorca during the Copa Del Rey Semi Final Leg One match between RCD Mallorca and Real Sociedad at Estadi de Son Moix on February 06, 2024 in Mallorca, Spain. Real Mallorca and Real Sociedad have cancelled each other out in a cagey 0-0 draw in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final at a packed Son Moix stadium.Visiting Sociedad had the better of the few clear-cut chances, with Umar Sadiq somehow failing to score from point-blank range in a second half with marginally more incident than the first.Mallorca talisman Abdon Prats went closest for the islanders with a volley midway through the opening period and another low shot just off target early in the second half.Socieded will be favourites ...
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Jordan stun South Korea to reach Asian Cup final

 Mousa Tamari of Jordan celebrate after scoring his team's second goal during the AFC Asian Cup semi final match between Jordan and South Korea at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on February 6, 2024 in Doha, Qatar.Mousa Tamari scored a brilliant curling strike to stun two-time winners South Korea and send Jordan to their first Asian Cup final.Yazan Al-Naimat put Jordan ahead at the start of the second half with a clever dink, before Tamari doubled their lead with a superb solo effort.Jordan had never gone beyond the quarter-finals before this year's tournament.They will face hosts Qatar or Iran in Saturday's final.With Bayern Munich's Kim Min-jae absent through suspension, South Korea's defence struggled to cope with a high-pressing Jordan side in the opening half.Son Heung-min found the back o...
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Ivan Rakitic: I want to give back to the people here

 Ivan Rakitic of Sevilla FC al during the La Liga Santander match between Sevilla FC and Granada CF at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on April 08, 2022 in Seville, Spain.Ivan Rakitic says he cannot wait to get on the pitch for Al Shabab after joining the Roshn Saudi League side earlier this week.The former Barcelona midfielder moves to the Kingdom having spent 13 hugely successful years in Spain’s La Liga.Rakitic, a FIFA World Cup finalist with Croatia in 2018, moves to Al Shabab from Sevilla – highlighting his second stint with the Andalusian club by guiding them to last season’s UEFA Europa League title.Rakitic, 35, was an integral component at Barcelona from 2014-2020, helping the Nou Camp side to the treble – the UEFA Champions League, La Liga and the Copa del Rey – in the 2014-15 ...
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Cape Verde ‘a tougher game than against Morocco’: Bafana’s 1996 captain Tovey

 South Africa's defender #20 Khuliso Johnson Mudau, South Africa's forward #10 Percy Tau, South Africa's midfielder #4 Teboho Mokoena and South Africa's goalkeeper #1 Ronwen Williams leave the field after South Africa won the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 group E football match between South Africa and Namibia at Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo on January 21, 2024.Verde are not even ranked as high as Bafana Bafana, but former South Africa internationals have cautioned that the islanders, in Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal, could on form be a tougher prospect than Morocco.On paper, in pedigree and national strength of football Africa’s top-ranked and the word’s 13-ranked team Morocco, who Bafana shocked 2-0 in the last 16 in San Pedro, Ivory Coast on Tuesday ni...
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Ivory Coast stun AFCON holders Senegal, Cape Verde into quarter-finals

 Ivory Coast's midfielder #8 Franck Kessie (C) celebrates after scoring his team's first goal from the penalty spot during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 round of 16 football match between Senegal and Ivory Coast at the Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro on January 29, 2024.Hosts Ivory Coast stunned Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, knocking out the reigning champions on penalties in the last 16 to keep their hopes of winning the title on home soil alive. A week ago it looked as if the Ivorians were set for a humiliating group-stage exit from their own AFCON, but now they are into the quarter-finals after beating Senegal 5-4 on penalties following a tie that finished 1-1 at the end of extra time.The Elephants scraped into the knockout phase with the worst re...
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Liverpool overpower Norwich to make FA Cup last 16

 Darwin Nunez of Liverpool scores his side's second goal during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Liverpool and Norwich City at Anfield on January 28, 2024 in Liverpool, England. Liverpool reached the FA Cup fifth round with an entertaining victory over Norwich in their first game since manager Jurgen Klopp announced he will leave at the end of the season.Klopp, who revealed his impending departure on Friday, was given a rousing reception by the home supporters before kick-off, and his team wasted little time in moving through the gears against the Championship play-off hopefuls.Darwin Nunez had already struck the post with a magnificent curling drive by the time Curtis Jones nodded the hosts in front from full debutant James McConnell's cross.The Canaries equalised ...
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Nigeria beat Cameroon in last 16 with Lookman double

 Victor James Osimhen of Nigeria and Oumar Gonzalez of Cameroon battle for the ball during the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 match between Nigeria and Cameroon at Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium on January 27, 2024 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Nigeria reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after Ademola Lookman scored twice to beat a disappointing Cameroon 2-0 in the last 16 in Abidjan.The Atalanta forward opened the scoring nine minutes before the break after Victor Osimhen forced Oumar Gonzalez into a mistake and then teed up Lookman to fire past goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa, who was preferred to Andre Onana.Former England Under-21s forward Lookman sealed the win in the 90th minute after one of the game's best moves, volleying home Calvin Bass...
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Late Ake winner ensures Man City knock out Spurs

 Nathan Ake of Manchester City scores his team's goal during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on January 26, 2024 in London, England. Nathan Ake's late goal gave Manchester City their first victory in six visits to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and a place in the FA Cup fifth round.City looked likely to have to settle a replay after missing a succession of chances before Ake scored their first goal at this stadium after five successive defeats with two minutes left as Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario failed to hold Kevin de Bruyne's corner under pressure from Ruben Dias.It was a bitter blow to Spurs after a defiant rearguard action but just reward for City, who had been the better side only to miss the opp...
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Bournemouth hammer Swansea to reach fifth round

 Harrison Ashby of Swansea City and Lloyd Kelly of AFC Bournemouth chase the ball during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between AFC Bournemouth and Swansea City at Vitality Stadium on January 25, 2024 in Bournemouth, England.Premier League Bournemouth became the first team to confirm their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup as they hammered Championship side Swansea 5-0.Bournemouth needed just 14 minutes to race 3-0 ahead through goals from Lloyd Kelly, Alex Scott and Luis Sinisterra.Kelly and Scott's goals were both created by David Brooks, who produced a superb individual display.Brooks capped his performance to make it 4-0 on 34 minutes and Dominic Solanke added a fifth before half-time.Swansea improved after the interval and managed to limit the damage, with Bournemout...
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Barcelona knocked out of Copa del Rey by Bilbao

 (L-R) Inaki Williams of Athletic Bilbao, Hector Fort of FC Barcelona during the Spanish Copa del Rey match between Athletic de Bilbao v FC Barcelona at the San Mames Stadium on January 24, 2024 in Bilbao Spain.Barcelona were knocked out of the Copa del Rey by Athletic Bilbao after losing their quarter-final 4-2 at San Mames.Gorka Guruzeta gave Bilbao a first-minute lead but Barca were ahead just after the half-hour mark as Robert Lewandowski equalised and Lamine Yamal made it 2-1Bilbao equalised in the 49th minute with Oihan Sancet.Inaki Williams scored in extra-time before brother Nico Williams sealed victory at the death.Xavi's Barcelona side dominated possession, but Bilbao looked the most dangerous and had 27 shots on goal.However, 16-year-old Yamal, who became the competition's ...
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Bamford nets winner as Leeds United beat Norwich City

 Patrick Bamford of Leeds United scores his team's first goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Norwich City at Elland Road on January 24, 2024 in Leeds, England.Leeds United have climbed to within two points of the Championship's automatic-promotion places with a 1-0 win against Norwich at Elland Road.Patrick Bamford scored the game's solitary goal with a thumping first-half header and that was enough to seal Leeds their fifth straight win in all competitions and keep the pressure on their promotion rivals.Norwich were not without their chances - Gabriel Sara's first-half effort was the best of them - but they slipped to their first defeat in six games and failed to climb into the play-off places.In a fixture brought forward because both sides are in FA C...
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Ivory Coast fire coach, edge into Africa Cup’s last 16

 Ivory Coast's French coach Jean-Louis Gasset (C) getsures to Ivory Coast's forward #10 Karim Konate during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 group A football match between Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium in Ebimpe, Abidjan on January 22, 2024.Host nation Ivory Coast have squeezed into the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations on the day they fired their coach.Morocco's 1-0 win over Zambia in Group F on Wednesday (local time) ensured Ivory Coast finished among the four best third-placed teams, thus qualifying for the knockout stage.Zambia's defeat left the Copper Bullets with two points after three games, one fewer than Ivory Coast, who failed to secure their own progress when they were beaten 4-0 by Equatorial Guinea in their final group g...
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Algeria dumped out of Afcon by minnows Mauritania

 Algeria's forward #9 Baghdad Bounedjah fights for the ball with Mauritania's defender #21 El Hassen Houeibib during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 group D football match between Mauritania and Algeria at Stade de la Paix in Bouake on January 23, 2024. Algeria crashed out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as minnows Mauritania claimed a famous first ever win at the finals to snatch a spot in the last 16.Centre-back Yali Dellahi swept home the winning goal late in the first half to stun the two-time Afcon winners.Defeat means 2019 champions Algeria exit the tournament at the group stage for the second successive edition.They finish bottom of Group D while Mauritania will definitely progress as one of the best third-placed teams.Mauritania will face surprise Group B winners C...
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Cristiano Ronaldo says Saudi League ‘More competitive’ than French

 Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal in action during the Group J - UEFA EURO 2024 European Qualifiers match between Portugal and Iceland at Estadio Jose Alvalade on November 19, 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal.Cristiano Ronaldo insisted Friday that the often derided Saudi Pro League was "more competitive" than French Ligue 1. "To be honest, I think the Saudi championship isn't worse than the French championship.I think it's more competitive," five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo told the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai. Ronaldo was the first major star to move to Saudi Arabia when he penned a deal with Al-Nassr last January.The likes of France's Karim Benzema, Brazilian star Neymar and Senegalese striker Sadio Mane have also left Europe behind for bumper pay packets in the Gulf kingdom.Asked about t...
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Inter sweep past Lazio to reach Italian Super Cup final

 Marcus Thuram of FC Internazionale in action during the Italian EA Sports FC Supercup Semifinal match between FC Internazionale and SS Lazioat Al-Awwal Stadium on January 19, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Goals from Marcus Thuram and Davide Frattesi, along with a Hakan Calhanoglu penalty, have propelled Inter Milan to a 3-0 victory over Lazio in the Italian Super Cup semi-final.Friday's impressive victory secures a place for the Nerazzurri in the final against Napoli.After 17 minutes of continuous Inter pressure, Federico Dimarco conjured up a moment of magic with a skilful heel flick, setting up Thuram, who effortlessly tapped in the ball to break the deadlock.Inter continued to press after the break, with Calhanoglu doubling the lead five minutes in from the penalty spot after Lazio...
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Afcon host Ivory Coast hopes striker Sebastien Haller can return for final group game

 Ivory Coast's forward #22 Sebastien Romain Teddy Haller attends a training session at the technical's highschool stadium of Abidjan, on January 12, 2024, on the eve of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) football match between Ivory Coast and Guinea Bissau. Ivory Coast are hoping to have striker Sebastien Haller back from injury for their last Africa Cup of Nations group game next week after their coach Jean-Louis Gasset admitted they were outmuscled against Nigeria on Thursday.The host nation lost 1-0 in their second Group A game and are under pressure to get a result when they conclude the opening phase of the tournament against Equatorial Guinea on Monday.The Ivorians are third in the group standings with three points, one behind both Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria, and will ...
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2026 World Cup final venue to be revealed Feb. 4

 Lionel Messi C of Argentina celebrates after winning 2026 World Cup qualifier match between Brazil and Argentina at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Nov. 21, 2023.The match schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada will be unveiled Feb. 4, FIFA announced Thursday.As part of the announcement, FIFA will also officially announce the site for the final, which sources have confirmed has been narrowed down to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.In the wake of report from The Sun in the United Kingdom on Wednesday that Arlington/Dallas had been selected, sources told ESPN on Thursday that neither potential host has been officially notified of a decision."We remain optimistic about our c...
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Everton Advances in FA Cup with Victory over Crystal Palace

Nathaniel Clyne of Crystal Palace and Andre Gomes of Everton during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round Replay match between Everton and Crystal Palace at Goodison Park on January 17, 2024 in Liverpool, England.In an exhilarating display of football, Everton secured their spot in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a hard-fought victory over Crystal Palace. The match, held at Goodison Park on January 17, 2024, saw Everton assert their dominance, advancing further in the prestigious cup competition.This win is a significant boost for Everton’s campaign and morale, a testament to the relentless nature of knockout competitions like the FA Cup.Everton’s Triumph over Crystal PalaceEverton emerged victorious in a nail-biting 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in their FA Cup third round replay. The lone go...
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