Nigeria had victories against Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, and four-time champions Cameroon in the quarterfinals.
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Angola players get cash, iPhone 15 ahead of Super Eagles clash
Angola players get cash, iPhone 15 ahead of Super Eagles clash
Ahead of Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal clash with Nigeria, players of the Angola national team have been rewarded with cash and material gifts.
The Palancas Negras, who are fresh off a commanding 3-0 victory over Namibia in the Round of 16, were also promised cash gifts if they advanced to the final.
As reported by Angola Press Agency, Banco Angolano de Investimento, a bank in Angola, announced that it would reward each Angola player and coaching staff with the sum of five million Kwanzas (equivalent to approximately N5.41 million).
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Aguinaldo Jaime, the President of the Board of Directors of UNITEL, a private Angolan mobile phone company, also gave an iPhone 15 with free calls, SMS, and internet for a year to every member of the Angolan delegation in Cote d’Ivoire.
The company Sodiam EP also pledged a substantial amount of $250,000 to both the national team and technical team if Angola secured a spot in the final of the 34th edition of the Nations Cup.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Angola at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, on Friday, February 2, 2024, by 6 pm.
Both teams come into this match with an unbeaten record in the tournament.
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Chelsea 1-0 victory against Leicester boosts top four hopes
Chelsea 1-0 victory against Leicester boosts top four hopes
Chelsea boosted their bid to qualify for the Champions League as Marc Cucurella’s rocket sealed a 1-0 win over Leicester.
Cucurella struck in the second half at Stamford Bridge to lift Chelsea above Manchester City into fourth in the Premier League.
The Blues are two points ahead of City in the race for the top four finish that guarantees a Champions League berth.
It was only Chelsea’s fourth victory in their last 12 league games as they responded to boss Enzo Maresca’s challenge to win all their remaining home matches.
Maresca believes that should be enough to ensure Champions League action, but Chelsea will have to improve on a spluttering performance against second-bottom Leicester.
Cole Palmer missed a penalty for Chelsea and was later substituted, making it seven league games without a goal or assist amid criticism of the England forward’s frustrated body language.
Maresca left Leicester at the end of last season after leading them to promotion and the Foxes look destined to return to the Championship without him.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side have lost five successive league games and sit six points from safety.
Chelsea legends Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Dennis Wise, Kerry Dixon and Ron Harris were on the pitch before kick-off to celebrate the club’s 120th anniversary.
This was far from a highlight moment in Chelsea’s illustrious history however.
Victor Kristiansen’s clumsy challenge pole-axed Jadon Sancho, earning Chelsea a first half spot-kick.
Chelsea 1-0 victory against Leicester boosts top four hopes
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Flamingos defeat South Africa 3-1 in U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier
Flamingos defeat South Africa 3-1 in U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier
Nigeria’s Flamingos secured a 3-1 victory over South Africa in Pretoria on Saturday in the first leg of the second round of the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers.
Harmony Chidi netted a brace, while Shakirat Moshood also found the back of the net, putting the Flamingos in a strong position to advance to the final qualifying round.
Moshood opened the scoring in the 20th minute, before Chidi doubled the lead in the 41st minute from the penalty spot.
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South Africa were awarded a penalty of their own, which Katlego Malebana converted in the 47th minute to make it 2-1.
The Flamingos will host South Africa in the second leg at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, Ogun State, on March 15.
The winner of the tie will move on to the final qualifying stage, where they will face either Botswana or Algeria.
Four African teams will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, set to take place in Morocco from October 17 to November 8, 2025.
Flamingos defeat South Africa 3-1 in U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier
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EPL: Amorim’s wife unhappy in Manchester United
EPL: Amorim’s wife unhappy in Manchester United
Maria João Diogo, the wife of Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim, is reportedly unhappy with her life after swapping Lisbon for Manchester, according to The Sun.
She married Amorim in 2013 and relocated to England with their two children when he succeeded Erik ten Hag in November.
However, Maria has struggled to acclimate to life in the north-west of England.
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According to reports from the United training ground, Maria, a renowned interior designer and businesswoman in her own right, is having difficulty adjusting to Manchester owing to the rain, wind, and dark evenings.
She is not the first partner of a player or staff member at the club to express dissatisfaction with the city.
After joining Manchester United for £59.7 million from Real Madrid in 2014, Ángel Di María’s wife, Jorgelina Cardoso, had a negative view of the club after only 11 months.
EPL: Amorim’s wife unhappy in Manchester United
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