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You will never guess which 35-year-old Prem journeyman striker has been nominated in the FIFA Best Awards

Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane, Rodri... oh, and a West Brom hero, of course

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Deandre Yedlin has invested in football boots made of corn waste, castor beans, wood fibres, sugarcane and bamboo, he explains why to FourFourTwo

Sokito boots are the first in football to be certified as fully vegan by the Vegan Society. FourFourTwo tested them and spoke to their highest-profile ambassador who also happens to be an investor

FourFourTwo

Africa Cup of Nations bosses investigate Nigeria squad's Libyan airport debacle

African football chiefs launched an inquiry on Tuesday into an incident in which a plane carrying the Nigeria football squad and its technical advisers was diverted from its scheduled destination and landed at an airstrip hundreds of kilometres away from the venue of their Africa Cup of Nations clash against…

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Nigeria return from Libya as Algeria and Cameroon qualify for AFCON 2025

Nigeria’s claims about mistreatment in Libya are being investigated by the Confederation of African Football.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria boycott AFCON qualifier against Libya as CAF launch investigation

Super Eagles were stranded in an airport for 20 hours in ‘disturbing conditions’ with no food or water provided

Evening Standard

Nigeria boycotts AFCON 2025 qualifier in Libya over ‘inhumane treatment’

Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong says his team have been left at an abandoned airport for more than 17 hours.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria to boycott Libya AFCON qualifier after 'disgraceful' 12-hour airport nightmare

Super Eagles were stranded in an airport for 20 hours in ‘disturbing conditions’ with no food or water provided

Evening Standard

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Nigeria boycott Libya match after players ‘locked in airport without food or drink for 12 hours’

Nigeria were due to play an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya on Tuesday but have pulled out after ‘disgraceful’ treatment

The Independent UK

Nigeria boycott fixture, with government called in to rescue team after 'disgraceful behaviour'

Nigeria are refusing to play against Libya in an AFCON qualification match after being abandoned in an airport without food or water

FourFourTwo

Scouting, WhatsApp messages and Messi – my two weeks as Argentina assistant coach

Nothing will make a journalist doubt himself more than the knowledge that their work will be read by actual football people – but I had to give it a go

The Guardian - UK

Sébastien Haller Bags AFCON Final Winner For Ivory Coast One Year After Cancer Recovery

Ivory Coast now catch up to Nigeria on three AFCON wins and will be looking to defend their crown in 2025 when the tournament heads to Morocco.

International Business Times UK

Ivory Coast’s 2023 AFCON defeat of Nigeria caps ‘a story for the ages’

We examine why Ivory Coast’s defeat of Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations may have just marked the greatest AFCON yet.

Al Jazeera

Ivory Coast people ‘deserve’ dramatic 2023 AFCON title win against Nigeria

The Ivory Coast complete their own tournament of comebacks to beat Nigeria 2-1 in the 2023 AFCON final in Abidjan.

Al Jazeera

Party begins as Ivory Coast rallies to beat Nigeria 2-1 and win Africa Cup of Nations

Ivory Coast wins Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria, led by late goal from Sébastien Haller.

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AFCON 2023: Ivory Coast's remarkable road to title after 4-0 loss to Equatorial Guinea and sacking coach

Ivory Coast came from behind to beat Nigeria 2-1 and claim the Africa Cup of Nations title on home soil in incredible scenes

International Business Times

Haller Hits Winner As Ivory Coast Beat Nigeria To Take AFCON Title

Sebastien Haller scored a dramatic late winner as hosts Ivory Coast fought back to beat Victor Osimhen's Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final and complete the most remarkable of major tournament turnarounds by claiming their third continental title.

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Nigeria vs Ivory Coast as it happened! How to watch AFCON final, live minute-by-minute updates, teams

Here's how to watch a Nigeria vs Ivory Coast live stream free online from anywhere — follow all the action here on our minute-by-minute from the AFCON final in Abidjan

International Business Times

Nigeria Set Up AFCON Final Against Hosts Ivory Coast

Substitute forward Kelechi Iheanacho and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali played key roles as Nigeria beat South Africa 4-2 on penalties on Wednesday in an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final thriller.

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Evening Standard

Nigeria 1-1 South Africa (4-2 pens): Super Eagles through to AFCON final after shootout win over Bafana Bafana

Bafana Bafana took the semi-final into extra time in dramatic fashion but fell just short from the spot

International Business Times

Egypt Lose Salah To Injury As Nigeria Down AFCON Hosts Ivory Coast

Egypt face an anxious wait on the extent of Mohamed Salah's injury sustained in a lively 2-2 draw with Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, while Nigeria defeated hosts Ivory Coast 1-0.

The Guardian - UK

William Troost-Ekong: ‘All players and clubs should make transfers climate neutral’

Defender planted olive trees to compensate for emissions from his Watford to Salernitana loan and wants football to educate and act

Chronicle Live

Watford 2-2 Sunderland report as Jewison Bennette strikes late to earn Sunderland a point

Sunderland twice came from behind to take a point against Watford at Vicarage Road

The Independent UK

Chelsea vs Watford confirmed line-ups ahead of Premier League fixture today

All you need to know ahead of the Premier League match

The Independent UK

Chelsea vs Watford prediction: How will Premier League fixture play out today?

All you need to know ahead of the Premier League match

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Cup African Qualifiers Roundup

Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted a shoot-out penalty on Tuesday to take African champions Senegal to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the expense of Egypt. Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia also booked their places in the finals on a frantic night of play-off action. Senegal won the second…

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