Ivory Coast out of Africa Cup of Nations

by | Jan 25, 2017 | sports

Title-holders Ivory Coast were dumped out of the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday after a superb Rachid Alioui goal gave Herve Renard–coached Morocco a 1-0 win in Gabon. Clinching a quarter-finals place was particularly sweet for Frenchman Renard, the coach of the...

Gabon exit the Africa Cup of Nations

by | Jan 23, 2017 | sports

Gabon became only the fourth hosts to exit the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage after a 0-0 draw with Cameroon, who reach the quarter-finals. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a great chance for Gabon early on when he bundled the ball wide from two yards. His...

Can Warriors Upset the Carthage Eagles?

by | Jan 23, 2017 | sports

Tunisia need just a point from their final Group B clash with Zimbabwe in Libreville on Monday to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2017 African Nations Cup finals and at the same time knock out North African rivals Algeria. Tunisia are second in the pool with three...

Hull midfielder fractures skull in head clash at Chelsea

by | Jan 23, 2017 | sports

Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason has had surgery after fracturing his skull during Sunday’s game at Chelsea. Mason, 25, clashed heads with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill 13 minutes into the Premier League match. He was carried off on a stretcher wearing an oxygen...