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Knockout stage matches will kick off on Sunday with Burkina Faso facing Gabon in Limbe Yaoundé, Cameroon | Xinhua | Knockout stage fixtures for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) were confirmed Thursday evening after Tunisia, Gambia, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Equatorial Guinea booked their places in the last 16. Cote …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Motorsport Uganda-FMU clubs has canceled round one of the National Rally Championship 2022 that was scheduled to take place in Mbarara over the weekend. According to a statement signed by Irene Blick, the General Secretary FMU to all stakeholders, the organizers of …

✳ Gambia 1 Tunisia 0 ✳ Ivory Coast 3 Algeria 1 ✳ Mali 2 Mauritania 0 Younde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Cote d’Ivoire beat Algeria 3-1 to finish top of Group E and eliminate the title holders from the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. In the other match, debutants Gambia continued to …

✳ Nigeria 2 Guinea Bissau 0 ✳ Egypt 1 Sudan 0 Younde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Nigeria made it full mark, after beating Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in the third and final round of Group D of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021, thus breaking the dream of Djurtus moving forward in …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Robert Lewandowski has no regrets not having received a vote from Lionel Messi for this FIFA’s Best male player awards of 2021. While Portuguese superstar Ronaldo placed the later winner in his voting on position one, the Argentine striker left out the Bayern forward in his …

✳ Comoros 3 Ghana 2 ✳ Morocco 2 Gabon 2 ✳ Senegal 0 Malawi 0 ✳ Zimbabwe 2 Guinea 1 Younde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | The Comoros beat Ghana 3-2 at the Roumdé Adjia Stadium on Tuesday in the third and final day of Group C, rekindling their hopes. Ghana are officially out …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski was crowned The Best FIFA Men’s Player of Year 2021 on Monday, winning the award for the second year in succession. The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 ceremony was held as a virtual TV show from the Home of FIFA in …

✳ Sierra Leone 2 Ivory Coast 2 ✳ Tunisia 4 Mauritania 0 ✳ Algeria 0 Equatorial Guinea 1 Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | The Sierra Leone team showed character and determination as they fought back to hold Cote d’Ivoire 2-2 in a Group E match played Sunday evening at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa …

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Everton have announced the departure of manager Rafael Benitez. The Spaniard’s exit came after Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Norwich City left Everton in 15th position. Benitez was appointed in the summer of 2021 and the former Liverpool, Chelsea and Newcastle United manager enjoyed a good …

✳ Liverpool 3 Brentford 0 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Liverpool kept the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester City with a 3-0 victory over Brentford at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s team, who remain 11 points behind City, started quickly, with Virgil van Dijk’s effort superbly saved by Brentford goalkeeper Alvaro Fernandez. …