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How 2013 Africa Cup of Nations affects English Premier League – Group D review

Algeria, Ivory Coast, Togo and Tunisia are in Group A of the African Cup of Nations and their involvement has either directly or indirectly affected teams such as Manchester City, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic, Charlton Athletic, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, … read more »

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African Soccer Stars who will miss 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

West Brom striker Osaze Odemwingie is not the only star that will be missing when the 2013 Africa Nations Cup begins in South Africa, writes OLUFEMI ATOYEBI  Super Eagles coach Steven Keshi did not surprise many Nigerians when he omitted … read more »

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Shola Ameobi scores only goal for Newcastle

Relentless rain, a hissy fit from Papiss Cisse and yet another booking for Cheik Tiote seemed to be adding up to a bad afternoon for Newcastle United when, not for the first time, Shola Ameobi came to their rescue. The … read more »

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Zambia captain Katongo named 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year

Christopher Katongo has won the 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year award. The 30-year-old Zambia captain beat off competition from Demba Ba, Didier Drogba, Younes Belhanda and Yaya Toure to become the first winner from southern Africa in the … read more »

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Senegal disqualified from the African Nations Cup

Senegal have been disqualified from the African Nations Cup after the riot that caused their play-off against the Ivory Coast to be abandoned. Missiles, stones, bottles and firecrackers were thrown onto the pitch and tear gas was used during the … read more »

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2012/13 English Premier League Round up

Manchester United surged into second place in the Premier League with a 3-0 demolition of Newcastle, while Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers suffered another Anfield nightmare as his struggling side were held to a 0-0 draw by Stoke on Sunday. Sir … read more »

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2012/13 EPL Preview: Newcastle v Manchester United

Newcastle could be boosted for their clash with Manchester United as Hatem Ben Arfa appears likely to take his place in Sunday’s game. Coming off an impressive 3-0 victory over Bordeaux in Thursday night’s Europa League clash, Newcastle manager Alan … read more »

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EPL Round-Up: Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, Everton and Tottenham cruise to victory

Luis Suarez netted a Carrow Road hat-trick for the second straight season as Liverpool romped to a 5-2 success against Norwich as the Reds recorded their first league win under Brendan Rodgers. The Uruguay striker opened the scoring with a clinical right-footed finish … read more »

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2013 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers: Ivory Coast v Senegal Preview

Time is running out for Didier Drogba and other Ivory Coast ‘golden generation’ stars to capture the Africa Cup of Nations trophy. The ‘Elephants’ were favourites to win the last four tournaments only to fall short each time with the … read more »

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Chelsea v Newcastle: Premier League preview

Chelsea will host Newcastle on Saturday in what is shaping up to be one of the matches of the round. Chelsea will be looking to continue their solid early season form which has seen them defeat Wigan and Reading, while … read more »

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Tottenham Hotspur planning swoop for Demba Ba

Tottenham Hotspur are allegedly planning to table a bid for Newcastle United’s Demba Ba. The Senegal striker could be keen to exit St James’ Park before the end of July as he will earn a cut of his transfer fee … read more »

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Chelsea out of next year Champions League with a 2-0 lost to Newcastle

On a night when Papiss Cissé scored an unbelievable goal for Newcastle that defied physics, Chelsea realised that their chance of qualifying for next season’s Champions League almost defies mathematics. They probably now need to win the final against Bayern … read more »

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Senegal out of Nations Cup

Favourites Senegal crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations after a 2-1 loss to minnows Equatorial Guinea. Despite creating plenty of chances throughout the game, Senegal struggled to stamp their authority and were punished by a second-half goal from … read more »

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Newcastle close to signing Cisse, Demba Ba’s Senegal strike partner

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew was on Tuesday closing in on a deal to sign Papiss Demba Cisse, a strike partner of Demba Ba with Senegal. The Freiburg forward, who has scored nine Bundesliga goals this season, has flown to Tyneside … read more »

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