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Senegal beat Burkina Faso 5-4 on penalties in U17 AFCON semifinals

Senegal on Sunday qualified for their first ever Under 17 Africa Cup of Nations final after beating Burkina Faso 5-4 in a heart-wrenching penalty shoot-out.

Skipper Amara Diouf scored the fifth and winning penalty for the Senegalese, after missing a regulation time spot kick. Burkina Faso’s Souleymane Alio sent his kick crashing against the crossbar to hand the ticket to Senegal.

The game was forced to penalties after a 1-1 draw in regulation time, Burkina Faso scoring the equaliser in 84th minute.

On penalties, Serigne Fallou Diouf, Pierre Dorival, Ibrahima Sory and Mamadou Sawane scored for Senegal then Diouf stepped up for the winner.

Before Alio’s kick that went against the bar, Emmanuel Ouedraogo who had scored the late equalizer slotted home for Burkina Faso with Arouna Ouattara, Idrissa Sore and Landry Yameogo scoring the next three.

Abdou Aziz Fall had given the Teranga Cubs the lead in the 15th minute. The midfielder slotted home with a low shot inside the box after Papa Ndiaye and Mamadou Sadio had seen their shots from inside the box brilliantly saved by the Burkina keeper Isidore Traore.

The goal came just four minutes after the Senegalese had dodged a bullet, Aboubacar Camara arriving just seconds late at the backpost running to an Ousmane Camara’s defense splitting pass.

Burkina Faso were faster off the blocks, but conceding the goal hugely punctured their fight. After conceding, they struggled to get their feet back on. Senegal had a chance in the 22nd minute when skipper Amara Diouf stepped behind a freekick, but he curled his effort inches wide.

With a minute to the break, Burkina Faso almost drew level when Ousmane ran on to a cross from the left, but his glancing header was inches wide with the keeper beaten.

In the second half, Senegal should have sealed the victory, but skipper Diouf missed from the penalty spot.

Aly Sokondou had been adjudged to have handled the ball as he went to the floor to block Papa Ndiaye’s shot. The referee had to refer to the pitchside VAR monitor before he confirmed the penalty.

The miss motivated Burkina Faso and they pressed Senegal in their own half.

They were finally rewarded with six minutes left on the clock when Ouedraogo drilled home a low shot from the edge of the box.

Senegal summoned some late energy to try win the game at the death, but it had to be decided from penalties.

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BREAKING: Super Eagles qualify for AFCON 2025

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BREAKING: Super Eagles qualify for AFCON 2025

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have secured their qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco, following Libya’s 1-0 victory over Rwanda in Kigali.

This result leaves Rwanda with five points from five matches, rendering them unable to surpass Nigeria in the standings, even if they win their upcoming match against the Super Eagles in Uyo.

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Currently, Nigeria leads Group D with 10 points, followed by Benin with six points, Rwanda with five, and Libya at the bottom with four points.

Benin remains in contention for the second qualification spot and will face Nigeria in a crucial match tonight.

Libya is set to host Benin in the final Group D game on Monday.

 

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Mike Tyson back in ring to face Youtuber Paul

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Mike Tyson back in ring to face Youtuber Paul

Nearly 40 years after making his professional debut, and 19 years after being battered into retirement, a 58-year-old Mike Tyson will climb back into the ring on Friday for a Netflix-backed bout that has drawn widespread condemnation across the boxing world.

Tyson, who terrorised the heavyweight division during an imperious reign in the late 1980s, is lacing up the gloves once more to take on Youtuber Jake Paul, 27, in an officially sanctioned fight at AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, Texas.

The fight, which will be comprised of eight two-minute rounds, was initially due to take place in July but was postponed in May after Tyson required medical treatment on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles after vomiting blood due to a bleeding ulcer.

That gory mid-air emergency has provided another piece of ammunition for the numerous critics who have condemned Friday’s contest as a macabre circus act that poses an unacceptable level of risk for Tyson, who last graced a professional ring in 2005, when he was beaten via a technical knockout after quitting on his stool against Irish journeyman Kevin McBride.

– ‘It shouldn’t be happening’ –

“Twenty years ago, Mike Tyson retired from boxing, and was shot to pieces, right? I mean, completely shot,” the prominent British fight promoter Eddie Hearn said this week.

“If anyone thinks that Mike Tyson should be in a ring at this age, you either have absolutely no emotional feelings toward the man, or you’re an idiot. It shouldn’t be happening.”

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Hearn’s rival promoter Frank Warren echoed those sentiments.

“Mike Tyson is 58 years of age and he shouldn’t be fighting,” Warren said after the bout was announced. “It’s as simple as that.

“Anyone with an ounce of brains knows that it is ridiculous. You can be on a motorway stuck in a traffic jam and you get to the end of it and all it is is people who have stopped to look at a crash — and that’s what this is.”

Tyson, who US reports say is being paid around $20 million for Friday’s contest, has brushed off the concerns for his wellbeing, insisting when critics from the boxing world are motivated by jealousy.

“I’m beautiful, that’s all I can say,” he said earlier this year. “The people who said that wish they were up here. No-one else can do this.”

At an open workout in Texas this week, Tyson declared that a gruelling training camp had left him with the conviction “that I’m tougher than I believed I was.”

“When I agreed to this fight and started training, I thought ‘What was I thinking of?’ But I’ve finished the process. The fight is the party. All the hard work is done.”

At a final press conference in Texas on Wednesday, a stony-faced Tyson pointedly declined to engage in the pre-fight hype.

“I’m just ready to fight,” he said. “I’m looking forward to fighting.”

– Injury fears –

A global audience of several million watching on Netflix, and tens of thousands inside the AT&T Stadium, will be watching on Friday to see whether Tyson’s hard work pays off.

His opponent Paul — who was born six months before Tyson bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield’s ear in their infamous 1997 rematch — rose to prominence as a Youtuber, before turning his attention to boxing.

Since his first fight against a fellow Youtuber in 2018, Paul’s opponents have included a basketball player, mixed martial arts fighters and other professional boxers. In 11 fights he has won 10 (seven by knockout) and lost one.

“I feel really good, sharp, powerful and explosive. It’s going to be a short night for Mike,” Paul said at Tuesday’s open workout, where he appeared wearing a bizarre head-dress in the form of a rooster.

It goes without saying that a prime, 1980s-era Tyson would almost certainly have dealt with Paul within a few minutes.

Does he retain enough residue of the talent and destructive power that made him the youngest heavyweight champion in history in 1986, at the age of 20 years and four months? Bob Arum, the legendary 92-year-old boxing promoter who has seen it all, is unequivocal.

“The answer is no,” Arum told Secondsout.com last month. “A 58-year-old guy, no matter how good they were, no matter how athletic they were, are not gonna be able to fight.

“You can’t throw punches like you’re supposed to, you can’t do a lot of things. I hope Mike doesn’t get hurt, but I really give him relatively no chance.”

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Alleged fraud: South Africa FA President, Danny Jordaan, arrested

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Alleged fraud: South Africa FA President, Danny Jordaan, arrested

South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan was arrested on Wednesday amid allegations that he misused the organization’s funds for personal purposes, as reported by local media.

Jordaan, renowned for his pivotal role in securing South Africa as the host for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, sought to block his arrest on Tuesday by filing an urgent application.

However, the Johannesburg High Court is scheduled to hear his case only on Thursday, leaving him vulnerable to arrest.

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The arrest stems from a raid by police on the SAFA offices in March, after which police spokesperson Katlego Mogale said the allegations are that “between 2014 and 2018, the president of SAFA used the organisation’s resources for his personal gain, including hiring a private security company for his personal protection and a public relations company, without authorisation from the SAFA board.”

Jordaan, 73, and his reported co-accused, SAFA chief financial officer Gronie Hluyo and businessman Trevor Neethling, are due to appear in court later on Wednesday.

Neither Jordaan nor SAFA responded to a request for comment from Reuters, but in his affidavit to court seeking to block his arrest, he denies any wrongdoing.

Alleged fraud: South Africa FA President, Danny Jordaan, arrested

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