Marseille lose 3-1 to Nice, Monaco triumph to keep pressure on
PARIS: Second-place Marseille saw their unbeaten run end as they lost 3-1 at home to Nice on Sunday to slip eight points behind French league leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
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Senegal complete African double by winning CHAN shootout
Senegal completed a double when they beat hosts Algeria 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw to win the African Nations Championship (CHAN) final on Saturday.
Ronaldo scores first goal for Al-Nassr to salvage a late point against Al-Fateh
AL-HASA, Saudi Arabia: Finally, it happened. In an action-packed game, after having a goal disallowed, hitting the woodwork and missing a great chance, Cristiano Ronaldo finally scored for Al-Nassr with a stoppage time penalty that secured a 2-2 draw at Al-Fateh and sent them back to the top of the Roshn Saudi League. It was the Portuguese international’s first competitive goal for the club since his move to Riyadh.
Nigeria draws Morocco, South Africa, Zambia in Group B
Five-time world champions, Nigeria, must successfully negotiate a tricky Group B that includes Morocco, South Africa and Zambia to be eligible for a spot at this year’s FIFA U-17 World Cup finals in Peru. At the draw ceremony conducted inside the Cercle Nationale d’Armee in Algiers, yesterday, host nation, Algeria, birthed in Group A and must be in attrition with Senegal, Congo and Somalia. Cameroun, Mali, Burkina Faso and South Sudan make up Group C.
African football media officer suspended for alleged 'indecent conduct'
ALGIERS : The Confederation of African Football has banned one of its media officers from any football activity for five years and sent him home from the African Nations Championship in Algeria after he was accused of "indecent conduct".
Senegal, Ivory Coast win to reach CHAN quarter-finals
ALGIERS: A successful night for west Africa saw regional powerhouses Senegal and the Ivory Coast qualify for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarter-finals on Sunday in Algeria. Senegal, who began the final round in Group B lying second, trounced two-time former champions the Democratic Republic of Congo 3-0 in the eastern city of Annaba. The surprisingly comfortable victory elevated the Senegalese to first, and a last-eight showdown with the Group D winners, probably Mali, this Friday.
SA and 5 other nations bid to replace Guinea as 2025 Afcon hosts
Algeria, Morocco, South Africa, Zambia and Benin-Nigeria want to replace Guinea as hosts of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, CAF president Patrice Motsepe confirmed on Saturday.
Eagles missing as Okocha, other legends light up CHAN in Algeria
President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)