Chelsea in pole position to secure Osimhen’s signature
Nigeria’s Victor [FILES] Osimhen (Photo by Pius Utomi EKPEI / AFP)
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Algeria second team after Morocco to qualify for African Cup
CAPE TOWN: Striker Baghdad Bounedjah’s early goal was enough for Algeria to beat Niger 1-0 in African Cup of Nations qualifying on Monday and book its place at the tournament in Ivory Coast next year. Algeria is the second team to qualify after World Cup semifinalist Morocco. Bounedjah struck in the sixth minute, putting a shot in the bottom right corner after he was played in by Riyad Mahrez.
Chelsea FC hosts open iftar for Muslims at Stamford Bridge
LONDON: Chelsea football club hosted its first Open Iftar on Sunday, bringing Muslims together to break their fast at the Stamford Bridge stadium.
Madrid face Chelsea, City to play Bayern in Champions League draw
Serie A leaders Napoli take on AC Milan in an all-Italian showdown and Inter Milan face Portuguese league leaders Benfica.
Klopp and Potter accentuate positives after Anfield stalemate
Jurgen Klopp and Graham Potter looked for the positives after Liverpool and Chelsea cancelled each other out in a drab goalless draw on Saturday.
Potter: Owners 'smart' enough to keep me on as manager
Graham Potter vehemently denied implications that he might not see out the season at Chelsea despite their disappointing record under his tenure.
Magpies soar to inflict third straight loss on Chelsea
Joe Willock ensured Newcastle will head into the World Cup break sitting proudly in the top three after beating Chelsea to claim a fifth-successive Premier League victory.
Chelsea star Gallagher admits 'Brighton wanted it more than us'
Conor Gallagher admits Chelsea's players must accept blame and be self-critical after conceding Brighton "wanted it a bit more" during Saturday's 4-1 Premier League thrashing at the Amex Stadium.