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Salah unavailable for Liverpool’s clash with Burnley

Salah unavailable for Liverpool’s clash with Burnley

Mohamed Salah will be unavailable for Liverpool’s Premier League game with Burnley as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury he suffered while on international duty with Egypt at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The 31-year-old picked up the injury in the first half of the Pharaohs’ 2-2 Group B draw with Ghana and missed the rest of the tournament as the seven-time AFCON...

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AFCON 2023: Three Nigerians confirmed dead during Nigeria vs South Africa game

Three Nigerians have been confirmed dead while watching the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final game between Nigeria and South Africa on Wednesday. An Igbo businessman identified as Chief Osondu ‘Angus’ Nwoye slumped inside the Stade de la Paix in Bouake after South Africa scored a late penalty on the stroke of full-time to force the game into extra-time. A politician named Cairo Ojougboh who previously...

AFCON 2023: Why Jean-Louis Gasset won’t get a medal with Ivory Coast

AFCON 2023: Why Jean-Louis Gasset won’t get a medal with Ivory Coast

French coach Jean-Louis Gasset will not be getting any medal for Ivory Coast's success at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The competitions department of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), confirmed that the mutual termination of Gasset's contract in the group stage will not allow him to add to his list of coaching achievements. Gasset led the Elephants into the tournament that's been staged on...