Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast make winning start under new coach
CAPE TOWN : Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast beat Zambia 3-1 at home on Friday to hand new coach Jean-Louis Gasset a winning start to his tenure.
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Depay double sees Dutch hand out four-goal thumping to hosts Belgium
BRUSSELS : Memphis Depay scored a double as the Netherlands ended 25 years without success against neighbours Belgium with a 4-1 thumping of their hosts in the Nations League in Brussels on Friday.
Soccer-Kuyt named new coach of Dutch second division side ADO Den Haag
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Former Liverpool striker and Netherlands international Dirk Kuyt was named the new coach of ADO Den Haag on Thursday, tasked with helping the side back to the top flight of Dutch football after they missed out on promotion in a playoff at the weekend.
Poland come from behind to beat Wales as Nations League kicks off
WROCLAW, Poland : Poland came from behind to snatch a 2-1 win over Wales on Wednesday at the start of the Nations League and deny the visitors a morale-boosting result ahead of their weekend bid to reach the World Cup finals for the first time in 64 years.
Shaqiri on the bench for Swiss clash in Prague
ZURICH : Key Swiss attacker Xherdan Shaqiri will be left out of the starting line-up for his country's opening Nations League clash against the Czech Republic in Prague on Thursday, coach Murat Yakin said.
Soccer-Champions League final hero Courtois out of Belgium Nations League squad
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has withdrawn from the squad for their four Nations League matches over the next fortnight just days after his Champions League heroics with Real Madrid.
Injured Mahrez pulls out of Algeria's African Nations Cup qualifiers
ALGIERS : Algeria's captain Riyad Mahrez has withdrawn from their two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers next month, citing injury, the Algerian Football federation said on Friday.
Three newcomers for Senegal with an eye on the World Cup
DAKAR : Senegal on Friday named three new players in a 26-man squad for Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers next month as they look to expand their options ahead of the World Cup in Qatar later this year.