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Nigeria edge Guinea-Bissau 1-0 to seal last-16 place

ABIDJAN :Nigeria booked their passage into the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations after a first-half own goal from Guinea-Bissau's Opa Sangante handed them a 1-0 victory on Monday, which was enough to earn them second place in Group A.

AFCON 2023 – Nigeria 1-0 Guinea Bissau: Super Eagles finish second in Group A

Nigeria’s forward #15 Moses Simon (C) celebrates with teammates after Guinea-Bissau’s defender #22 Opa Sangante (unseen) scored an own-goal during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 group A football match between Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on January 22, 2024. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by FRANCK FIFE has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [after Guinea-Bissau’s defender #22 Opa Sangante (unseen) scored an own-goal] instead of [scoring his team’s first goal]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.

Kansas State 4th in women's Top 25, South Carolina still No. 1 - ESPN

Kansas State has its best ranking in 21 years after the Wildcats moved up to fourth in The Associated Press' women's basketball poll Monday.

Plans for 1,000 homes on green belt land get the go-ahead

A controversial development of 1,000 homes on green belt land at Mosley Common in Wigan has been approved following a six-hour session of the town’s planning committee. Peel L&P’s proposal got the go-ahead in the face of a 4,000-name petition and opposition from local councillor Jess Eastoe.