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  Abidjan, IVORY COAST  | THE INDEPENDENT |  DR Congo head coach Sébastien Desabre says his side have “points” to win the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations after finally recording their first victory of the tournament against Guinea in the quarter-finals. The Leopards had drawn all four previous games …

HONG KONG | Xinhua | Lionel Messi’s failure to take to the field in a Sunday friendly between Inter Miami and a Hong Kong League XI infuriated fans at the Hong Kong Stadium. The stadium was fully packed with about 40,000 fans, many of whom were eager to watch Messi …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kisoro municipality and district leaders are feuding over development of the Saza playground by a businessman. Last month, Hamza Kent Rwendegye, a businessman in Kisoro town started fencing part of Saza ground to start constructing business structures. However, Rwendegye met resistance from Municipality authorities who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya retained honours in the prestigious Victoria Golf Cup on Saturday despite being held to a draw at the 6th editon at the par 72 Kitante golf course. Uganda had to win 6 of the 10 singles games to overtake Kenya and claim the trophy, …

MADRID | Xinhua | Real Madrid have injury problems in defense, while Atletico Madrid have to look to the future when the two sides play the third Madrid derby of 2024 in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday night. So far, it’s honors even, with Real beating Atletico 5-3 after …

LONDON | Xinhua | There is a potentially decisive game in the Premier League on Sunday as league leaders Liverpool travel to play Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Liverpool travel to north London in fine form, despite the recent news of Jurgen Klopp’s departure at the end of the season, …

Nigeria 1 Angola 0 SATURDAY South Africa vs Cape Verde Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT | Nigeria are through to the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations after a hard-fought 1-0 win over giant-killers Angola in Abidjan on Friday. The Super Eagles had to work hard …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Team Uganda will be eyeing a second win at the prestigious Victoria Cup, a team tournament that will be held from February 1-3 at the Uganda Golf Club. This team tournament matches the best golfers of Uganda against those of Kenya. The Victoria Cup, …

MADRID | Xinhua | FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are both in La Liga action on Wednesday night in two matches that are vital to see who will qualify for next season’s Champions League. Wednesday’s games, along with Real Madrid’s visit to Getafe on Thursday night, were postponed from the …

LONDON | Xinhua | Arsenal moved to the second place in the Premier League standings on Tuesday night following a 2-1 win away to Nottingham Forest. The home side defended solidly for 65 minutes until a loss of concentration from a long throw that allowed Gabriel Jesus to collect the …