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Preview Galatasaray will have to rewrite history here on Tuesday if they are to overturn a three-goal deficit against Real Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final, second-leg clash. The odds are stacked against the Turkish champions with Madrid having advanced … read more »
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Tagged Cristiano Ronaldo, Dany Nounkeu, Didier Drogba, Fatih Terim, Galatasaray S.K. (football team), IndepthAfrica, madrid, Real Madrid C.F, Xabi Alonso
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By Prince Charles Dickson “it is 9 o’clock, do you know where your children are?” Frank Olizeh, popular retired NTA anchorman || My working title for this week’s admonition to beloved Nigerians ordinarily was ‘The Nigerian Child’, sadly as I … read more »
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Tagged Ahmadu Bello, bokoharam, Didier Drogba, Harry Porter, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IPad, Nigeria, Stella
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RESULT: Real Madrid 3 (Ronaldo 9′, Benzema 29′, Higuain 73′) Galatasaray 0 Galatasaray paid the price for an admirable but ultimately reckless attacking approach as they suffered an almost certainly fatal 3-0 defeat in the first leg of their quarter-final … read more »
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Tagged Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, Fernando Muslera, IndepthAfrica, Karim Benzema, madrid, Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder, Xabi Alonso
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(Reuters) – African kings Nigeria were rescued by a last-gasp equalizer on Saturday while other heavyweight contenders Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Tunisia won their games to remain on course for World Cup qualification. Samuel Eto’o scored twice to lead Cameroon … read more »
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Tagged 2014 Word Cup Qualifiers Round Up, africa cup nations, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Adebayor, Nigeria, nigerian newspapers, Salomon Kalou, Togo
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Burkina Faso are in trouble having taken only one point from two Group E games, and that was later forfeited because they fielded ineligible defender Herve Zengue in a 0-0 home draw with Congo Brazzaville. Belgian coach Paul Put’s side … read more »
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Tagged Africa 2014 World Cup qualifiers Preview, Dany Nounkeu, Didier Drogba, Jonathan Pitroipa, Nations Cup, Nigeria, Sabri Lamouchi, Siyabonga Sangweni, South Africa
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be hoping to haunt his former employers after Paris Saint-Germain drew Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the BBC has reported. The Swedish striker, who spent four seasons at Camp Nou, will be suspended … read more »
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Tagged Antonio Conte, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, champions league, Didier Drogba, IndepthAfrica, Paris Saint-Germain F.C., spain, Zlatan Ibrahimović
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An in-form Schalke will be confident of progressing to the quarter-finals of the Champions League when they host Galatasaray on Tuesday. The German side will go into the second-leg match with a slight advantage after managing to score an away … read more »
By all accounts, things have been going quite well for Didier Drogba since he began his career at Galatasaray. But on Friday night the legendary hitman had a fall from grace against Genclerbirligi. He went down easily (no, really?) in … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Europe Soccer, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba, Drogba, Galatasaray, Galatasaray S.K., Gençlerbirliği S.K., Ivory Coast, Whoops (film)
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A look ahead to tonight’s Champions League fixture at the Turk Telecom Arena Galatasaray proudly sit six points clear at the top of the Turkish Super Lig and will be confident ahead of this tie after a productive January transfer … read more »
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Tagged Braga, Didier Drogba, Fatih Terim, FC Schalke 04, IndepthAfrica, Jens Keller, Transfer window, Uefa Champions League, Wesley Sneijder
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By Gowon Akpodonor, who was in Jo’burg HE stormed the dressing room of the Super Eagles looking cheerful despite his team’s unexpected elimination in the quarterfinal. His teammates, many of them looking dejected and frustrated, had to wait inside the … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Article, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged champions league, Chelsea, Didier Drogba, Drogba, Galatasaray, IndepthAfrica, Shanghai, Uefa Champions League, Wesley Sneijder
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FIFA has provisionally cleared Didier Drogba to play for Galatasaray, though it says his contractual dispute case with Shanghai Shenhua remains open. Drogba can play in a Champions League last-16, first leg at home to Schalke next Wednesday. He can … read more »
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Tagged Akhisar, Didier Drogba, Drogba, FIFA, Galatasaray S.K. (football team), Shanghai Shenhua F.C., Turkish Football Federation, Wesley Sneijder
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The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ended Sunday with Nigeria taking the title and AFP reviews who said what during the three-week competition: You don’t want to know what was going through my mind in the last few minutes — … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, Africa Nations Cup, african cup, African Nations Cup, Burkina Faso, cup of nations, Didier Drogba, Issa Hayatou, Mali, Nations 2013 Africa Cup, nations cup 2013, Nigeria, Stephen Keshi
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Former winners David Beckham, Nicolas Anelka, Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba are among 39 players newly registered in squads named by clubs for the knockout phase. The UEFA Champions League round of 16 contenders have finalised their squad changes for … read more »
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Tagged Chelsea FC, David Beckham, Didier Drogba, IndepthAfrica, Nicolas Anelka, Paris Saint-Germain FC, Real Madrid CF, Shanghai Shenhua FC, Uefa Champions League
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Nigeria reach the final with a convincing 4-1 win over Mali. The Eagles go out at the semi-final stage for the second tournament running. The Nigeria players, with an average age of 23.5 years, gather around in a huddle to … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Europe Soccer, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Soccer, South Africa, Sports, Tunisia
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In Summary Latest: Mali 1-4 Nigeria Nigeria were 3-0 up at half-time Burkina Faso v Ghana (1830) [View the story "Afcon matchday 15: live blog" on Storify] As the dust settles after the quarter-finals, the landscape looks strangely unfamiliar. … read more »
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Didier Drogba and Ivory Coast’s ‘golden generation’ headed off into the sunset having come up short yet again in their quest to be crowned kings of Africa. For Drogba, who turns 35 next month, this was the last opportunity to … read more »
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Nigeria have knocked favorites Ivory Coast out of the Africa Cup of Nations. With a 2-1 win, the Super Eagles move into the semifinal for the sixth time in the last eight tournaments. It was an impressive performance from Nigeria … read more »
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, africa cup nations, african cup, African Nations Cup, Boubacar Barry, Côte d'Ivoire, cup of nations, Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Emenike, nations cup 2013, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, Stephen Keshi
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The likes of Boubacar Barry, Yaya Toure and Gervinho are expected to return after being rested against Algeria. Nigeria’s Fedor Ogude is suspended but John Mikel Obi can play after it was confirmed he has been booked only once. Super … read more »
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Agnieszka Flak, Reuters – Ivory Coast are treating their African Cup of Nations quarter-final against fellow heavyweights Nigeria like a title match as the tournament favourites bid to end a decade of disappointment. The West African giants set up Sunday’s … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged africa cup nations, Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba, Didier Zokora, Ethiopia, John Obi Mikel, Nigeria, Rustenburg
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(Reuters) – Ivory Coast have emerged as clear favourites as the African Nations Cup enters its knockout stages but if past finals are anything to go by, the tournament remains ripe for more surprises. Following 12 days of intense action … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, Africa Nations Cup, african cup, African Nations Cup, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, cup of nations, Didier Drogba, nations cup 2013, Nigeria, Sabri Lamouchi, Togo
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FULL-TIME – Algeria 2-2 Ivory Coast The other game in the group ends all square – Ivory Coast top the group with seven points, Togo second on four, Tunisia third, also on four, and Algeria bottom on one. Togo finish … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, Soccer, South Africa, Sports, Tunisia, Zambia
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Africa Cup of Nations Venue: Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg Date: Wednesday 30 January Kick-off: 17:00 GMT Ivory Coast plan to make changes against Algeria, but are yet to decide whether star striker Didier Drogba will return to the starting side. … read more »
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(Reuters) – Ivory Coast captain and former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has left Shanghai Shenhua to sign a 1-1/2 year contract with Galatasaray, Turkish broadcaster CNN Turk said on Sunday. The channel did not give any more information and Galatasaray … read more »
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, champions league, Chelsea, Chelsea FC, Didier Drogba, IndepthAfrica, Nicolas Anelka, Shanghai Shenhua F.C., Wesley Sneijder
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(Reuters) – Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba dismissed concerns he may not be in top form after starting Saturday’s African Nations Cup 3-0 win over Tunisia on the bench, the first time he was dropped in his international career. Drogba … read more »
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Tagged africa cup nations, Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba, Didier Ya Konan, Drogba, IndepthAfrica, Salomon Kalou, Togo, Tunisia
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Ivory Coast kick off the Africa Cup of Nations as firm favourites once again and with no major injury concerns ahead of their Group D opener. Captain Didier Drogba will once again lead the Elephants, as they seek to add … read more »
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Tagged AFCON 2013, africa cup nations, Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Adebayor, ivory coast soccer, Ivory Coast Togo Preview, Ivory Coast v Togo live, Ivory Coast v Togo Preview, Premier League, Sabri Lamouchi, Serge Akakpo, Togo
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Manchester City’s Yaya Touré talks about the Africa Cup of Nations – his memories and thoughts on what makes the tournament different and so unique. He also says the Ivory Coast players are desperate to win the tournament for their … read more »
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You can’t bet against the Ivorians but, with Ghana, Algeria and Nigeria looking strong, it would still be no surprise if they failed once more. Ivory Coast can call upon Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou for their Africa Cup of … read more »
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The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in South Africa on Saturday with Didier Drogba’s hugely gifted yet trophyless Ivory Coast favourites again to march off with the continental soccer crown. The competition has grown from humble beginnings into … read more »
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AT LEAST half the field are viable contenders for the African Nations Cup crown, including, as unlikely as it might seem now, Bafana Bafana. The tournament has a long tradition of paying no heed to the form book. Almost always … read more »
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, africa cup nations, african nations cup 2013, Asamoah Gyan, Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba, IndepthAfrica, Morocco, Sabri Lamouchi, Sulley Muntari
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Ask any average person on the street if they’re aware that a continental football showpiece is about to kick off in South Africa in just a few days, and chances are at least a few of them will raise their … read more »
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